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to: Rich
from: Randy
date: 2005-07-04 12:38:24
subject: Re: An Army of Soulless 1`s and 0`s

From: "Randy" 

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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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It's not spin if this does happen. So far, you =
haven't proven=20
that it doesn't.
"Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:42be01f9$1{at}w3.nls.net... Spin, spin, spin. = How very=20 typical mike miller. Rich "Mike '/m'" <mike{at}barkto.com>">mailto:mike{at}barkto.com">mike{at}barkto.com> wrote in = message news:jsvrb1lgj40= fibn8e53pkn96m98oos4p78{at}4ax.com...Yup. =20 The question is: can you install Windows on a PC that is = connectedto the=20 internet via broadband, and get that system patched before it=20 isinfested? /mOn Sat, 25 Jun 2005 21:27:30 = -0400,=20 "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 = message news:42bde926$1{at}w3.nls.net...= Did you read the = article lead in=20 that was posted. Let me quote it again For thousands of = Internet=20 users, the offer seemed all too alluring: revealing pictures of = Jennifer=20 Lopez, available at a mere click of the mouse. But the = pictures never=20 appeared. The offer was a ruse, and the click downloaded software = code=20 that turned the user's computer into a launching pad for Internet=20 warfare. Whether or not people reinstall or = use=20 firewalls makes no difference when users go out of their way to = infect=20 themselves. Antivirus and antispyware applications that use = rules to=20 block user action can help here but those won't block something they = don't=20 know about and if they do warn the user and require confirmation = likely many=20 users will approve that just as they confirmed their action when = warned for=20 the initial download attempt. Rich ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C58095.458D7CB0-- --- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-5
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