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to: Antti Kurenniemi
from: Rich
date: 2005-03-09 15:09:52
subject: Re: malicious software detection tool

From: "Rich" 

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   For your trap system you should turn off all updates if you don't =
want it to reflect a typical users machine.  If you do want it to = reflect
a typical user then you shouldn't filter updates.

Rich
  "Antti Kurenniemi"  wrote
in message =
news:422f361b$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  I don't want it pushed to me. I appreciate MS giving it a way, but I =
want to=20
  choose when I get it - and I want others to run it for at least half a =
year=20
  before I give it a try .

  It's mostly an irritation reflex from my part, since it's not an =
update and=20
  it's being delivered through windows update.


  Antti Kurenniemi
  (and at the office I have a "trap" system that I specifically want to =
get=20
  infected whenever possible, to see what's floating around - there, =
too, I'd=20
  rather not have the tool automatically pushed)

  "Rich"  wrote in message news:422e8bdc{at}w3.nls.net...
     I'm curious.  Why don't you want it to run?

  Rich

    "Antti Kurenniemi"  wrote
in message=20
  news:422e8727{at}w3.nls.net...

    Now how handy a way is that for not getting an update that really =
isn't an
    update that you don't want? 


    Antti Kurenniemi



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   For your
trap system you =
should turn=20
off all updates if you don't want it to reflect a typical users =
machine. =20
If you do want it to reflect a typical user then you shouldn't filter=20
updates.
 
Rich

  "Antti Kurenniemi" <NOantti{at}SPAManttikPLEASE.com=">mailto:NOantti{at}SPAManttikPLEASE.com">NOantti{at}SPAManttikPLEASE.com=
>=20
  wrote in message news:422f361b$1{at}w3.nls.net...I=20
  don't want it pushed to me. I appreciate MS giving it a way, but I =
want to=20
  choose when I get it - and I want others to run it for at least =
half a=20
  year before I give it a try
<g>.It's mostly an =
irritation=20
  reflex from my part, since it's not an update and it's being =
delivered=20
  through windows update.Antti
Kurenniemi(and at the =
office I=20
  have a "trap" system that I specifically want to get infected =
whenever=20
  possible, to see what's floating around - there, too, I'd rather =
not have=20
  the tool automatically pushed)"Rich"
<{at}> wrote in =
message news:422e8bdc{at}w3.nls.net...&nbs=
p; =20
  I'm curious.  Why don't you want it to =
run?Rich =20
  "Antti Kurenniemi" <NOantti{at}SPAManttikPLEASE.com=">mailto:NOantti{at}SPAManttikPLEASE.com">NOantti{at}SPAManttikPLEASE.com=
>=20
  wrote in message news:422e8727{at}w3.nls.net...=
 =20
  Now how handy a way is that for not getting an update that really =
isn't=20
  an  update that you don't want?
<g>  =
Antti=20
 
Kurenniemi

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