Re: Non-existent Windows malware
- From: "Edwin" <thorne25@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: 13 Oct 2005 14:58:29 -0700
TravelinMan wrote:
> One of our salesmen has had a problem with ad popups on his computer, so
> I had a look at it. He says he didn't visit any 'bad' sites and I
> believe him - particularly after what I learned.
>
> Furthermore, we had antivirus software (Sophos) installed and kept up to
> date at all times.
Adware isn't a virus.
> First, I had to buy two different packages (Norton Internet Security and
> McAfee Internet Security) since the Norton package didn't find the
> problem. $190 down the drain.
Why didn't you just adjust IE's pop up blocker settings? Or download
the free pop blocking toolbars from MS, Yahoo, or Google? Or download
Ad Aware, or any of the other free anti-malware programs that you've
been told about umpteen times in this group?
> I had to spend 2 hours on the problem. During that 2 hours, installing
> and updating the software required 3 reboots (see more below).
Two hours??? What the hell were you doing that took two hours?
> The problem appeared to be one of the newer trojan variants that can
> damage your computer just from visiting a web site. You don't have to
> click on anything on the web site.
So why wasn't the firewall turned on? Why was IE's pop-up blocker
turned off?
> Oddly, you have to install the software before you can use it. On the
> Mac, almost all software can be run from the CD. Even better, you can
> usually insert the CD and boot to startup from the CD so that you can
> access all files without worrying about which ones might be open. Either
> zero or one reboot, depending on whether you run from your normal
> startup disk or the CD's startup disk.
The Mayor and Steve did a good job of addressing this.
> Of course, none of that time would have been necessary if he had been
> using a Mac. We have one more infrastructure change to make and I just
> might switch all the sales people (who need to access the Internet
> remotely) to Macs. After all the PC crap they've been putting up with,
> most of them are ready to change.
You mean they have gotten tired of being "empowered" by their PCs?
Snicker. So how many salesmen are we talking about, one, maybe two?
> So much for the 'there's no malware on Windows' crap you hear here.
Who did you hear that from? Give names and quotes.
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