Davey Brain wrote:

>htravis{at}attglobal.net wrote:
>  
>
>>Indeed. Further, viruses may be like epidemic diseases, but
>>cycle-robbing spyware and adware have become something like hookworms
>>in the winny population. You wouldn't believe it until you touch a few
>>of these machines.
>>
>>With no tools to fight these infections or root them out, we'd better
>>be truly immune.
>>
>Hi guys,
>It's pretty much my understanding that if you don't load win32k.sys your 
>config.sys then you are only vulnerable in the program you are running, 
>such as AR5 or OOo. But if you DO load win32k.sys in then it is possible 
>(but unlikely) that a Win32 program could run automatically. That is why 
>the Odin group is recommending discontinuing the use of win32k.sys and 
>using PE.EXE or the Innotek Odin runtimes.
>
>WarpDavey
>  
>

Hi Davey,

I always thought that that was the recommendation for about the past 4 
years!

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Regards,
Mike

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