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to: Rich
from: Randy
date: 2005-07-05 07:54:50
subject: Re: An Army of Soulless 1`s and 0`s

From: "Randy" 

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Still insufficient.=20
  "Rich"  wrote in message news:42ca00ea{at}w3.nls.net...
     Proof by example.  People here other than I have done it.  Haven't =
you?

  Rich

    "Randy"  wrote in message news:42c9d965{at}w3.nls.net...
    Sice you haven't proven it the answer is still no.

    "Rich"  wrote in message news:42c9b036{at}w3.nls.net...
         The answer to his question is yes so by your definition it is =
also spin, spin, spin.

      Rich

        "Randy"  wrote in message news:42c9748c{at}w3.nls.net...
        It's not spin if this does happen. So far, you haven't proven =
that it doesn't.
          "Rich"  wrote in message news:42be01f9$1{at}w3.nls.net...
             Spin, spin, spin.  How very typical mike miller.

          Rich

            "Mike '/m'"  wrote in message =
news:jsvrb1lgj40fibn8e53pkn96m98oos4p78{at}4ax.com...

            Yup.  The question is: can you install Windows on a PC that =
is connected
            to the internet via broadband, and get that system patched =
before it is
            infested?

              /m

            On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 21:27:30 -0400, "Tony Ingenoso" =

            wrote:

            >So?  That means nothing if they're exploited within a =
matter of minutes
            >anyway.
            >
            >"Rich"  wrote in message
news:42bde926$1{at}w3.nls.net...

               Did you read the article lead in that was posted.  Let me =
quote it again

              For thousands of Internet users, the offer seemed all too =
alluring: revealing pictures of Jennifer Lopez, available at a mere = click
of the mouse.

              But the pictures never appeared. The offer was a ruse, and =
the click downloaded software code that turned the user's computer into = a
launching pad for Internet warfare.


            Whether or not people reinstall or use firewalls makes no =
difference when users go out of their way to infect themselves.  =
Antivirus and antispyware applications that use rules to block user =
action can help here but those won't block something they don't know =
about and if they do warn the user and require confirmation likely many =
users will approve that just as they confirmed their action when warned =
for the initial download attempt.

            Rich
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Still insufficient. 
"Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:42ca00ea{at}w3.nls.net... Proof by example. = People here=20 other than I have done it. Haven't you? Rich
"Randy" <{at}> wrote in message news:42c9d965{at}w3.nls.net... Sice you haven't proven it the answer is still=20 no. "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:42c9b036{at}w3.nls.net...
The answer to his = question is=20 yes so by your definition it is also spin, spin, = spin. Rich
"Randy" <{at}> wrote in message news:42c9748c{at}w3.nls.net... It's not spin if this does happen. So far, = you haven't=20 proven that it doesn't.
"Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:42be01f9$1{at}w3.nls.net... Spin, spin, = spin. How=20 very typical mike miller. Rich "Mike '/m'" <mike{at}barkto.com>">mailto:mike{at}barkto.com">mike{at}barkto.com> = wrote in=20 message news:jsvrb1lgj40= fibn8e53pkn96m98oos4p78{at}4ax.com...Yup. =20 The question is: can you install Windows on a PC that is=20 connectedto the internet via broadband, and get that = system=20 patched before it isinfested? /mOn = Sat, 25=20 Jun 2005 21:27:30 -0400, "Tony Ingenoso" <admin{at}spamcop.net>wrote:=">mailto:admin{at}spamcop.net">admin{at}spamcop.net>wrote:= >So? =20 That means nothing if they're exploited within a matter of=20 minutes>anyway.>>"Rich" <{at}> wrote = in=20 message news:42bde926$1{at}w3.nls.net...= Did you read = the article=20 lead in that was posted. Let me quote it = again For = thousands of=20 Internet users, the offer seemed all too alluring: = revealing=20 pictures of Jennifer Lopez, available at a mere click of = the=20 mouse. But = the pictures=20 never appeared. The offer was a ruse, and the click = downloaded=20 software code that turned the user's computer into a = launching pad=20 for Internet warfare. Whether or not people = reinstall or use=20 firewalls makes no difference when users go out of their way = to=20 infect themselves. Antivirus and antispyware = applications that=20 use rules to block user action can help here but those won't = block=20 something they don't know about and if they do warn the user = and=20 require confirmation likely many users will approve that = just as=20 they confirmed their action when warned for the initial = download=20 attempt. Rich ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C58136.D2A6C8D0-- --- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-5
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