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How to make your Windows machine more stable and secure
MrX:
i knew you were going to hammer me on the sp2 thing. it was a pre sp1 release of xp pro.
that's why I prefer an OS without virus' or malware. welcome to warez world. i mean BeOS. damn i love that. ive gotta register that domain.
Mr X :beos: :beos:
muzzy:
You knew I was going to hammer you with it, because you knew beforehand that the damn thing was vulnerable to various worms and you'd get spanked for staying on the net for only few minutes with it? For this reason, you also figured it'd be better to not mention it? It doesn't help your anti-windows cause if you purposedly hide facts which you find significant.
You should've known better about using ancient unpatched version, and you should've known better to not try to use it as an example here. The malware was your own damn fault and you know it. Undeniably the old versions are vulnerable, but full well knowing it going to the internet with it makes it your fault, not the system's fault.
Please format and reinstall, with network cable unplugged. Once done, enable windows firewall, after which it's safe to connect to network and patch your system. Thanks.
MrX:
...the damn thing was vulnerable to various worms...
there's Microsoft for yeah.
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but full well knowing it going to the internet with it makes it your fault, not the system's fault.
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Vancouver Sun, Monday March 21
just today, the front page of the newspaper warned:
Computer working when you're not? It may be a Zombie
it talks about how windows computers get turned into zombies, especialy because they are windows machines (okay, i put the last part in :p )
side fact sheet:
"7360 new win32 viruses and worms documented in the six months, an increase of 64% of over the first half of the year."
"Vulerabilities in web applications made up 48 percent of all documented vulnerabilities, up from 39% . "
"97 percent of vulnerabilities disclosed were rated as moderately or highly servere."
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i feel sorry for you and your shattered windows.
but i have a phd in pain . your welcome.
Mr X
muzzy:
Fine. Go install Firefox 0.8 and then I'll make you a website to browse, let's see if you'll whine about firefox sucking ass when your system gets brutally owned.
NEWSFLAWS: Old software contains bugs.
This is in no way specific to microsoft or windows. Old linux distros are equally vulnerable, old browsers, old web servers, old php scripts, old everything. Bugs are found, bugs are fixed. The only way to stay secure is to stay recent. If you are using some age old version of software AND YOU KNOW IT, it's your own fault.
I suspect you are only trying to blame microsoft for your own faults. You can't possibly believe it's microsoft's fault if you know shit is going to happen and then it happens. I recommend you try walking in front of cars and suing everyone you can, because it's so obvious that cars are a health hazard and properly designed cars shouldn't hurt you even if you jump in front of them.
Calum:
good call, muzzy, i don't know how anybody could argue with that.
the reason there's a firefox 1.0 is because firefox 0.8 and 0.9 were not stable (although you say they are not secure either, perhaps this is true for some versions, i wouldn't know. that's not the point anyway, the point is i agree with you here)
but
--- Quote ---most linux users weren't running any sort of firewall. They were loudly stating that linux doesn't need firewall because it's secure.
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hmm, this doesn't really sound like linux users. are you sure linux users weren't loudly stating that they didn't need a virus checker? to me it seems like anybody using the internet should know they need a firewall, and i am hardly the most educated computer user.
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