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Enderandrew it CAN be (if U take time)
"Windows has made great strides in security over the past 10 years, but that doesn't make it a secure OS." - by Enderandrew (866215) on Monday November 21, @02:19PM (#38127292) Homepage
That's when YOU THE USER have to "make it so" (ala Jean Luc Picard)... soooo, how to do THAT? Easy, with 1-2 hours of your time, ala:
OR
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
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I've been writing guides for that since 1997 in fact, & yes, they CAN & DO actually work (e.g.-> I haven't been "hit" by a malware since 1996, & because of what's in the guide - in fact, I WROTE IT because of that (really PISSED ME OFF is why, & when that happens, with anything? If I have the means, I do something about it))...
Also, neither have my friends, family, or paying customers that apply + follow its principles.
To "immunize" a Windows system, I effectively use the principles in "layered security" possibles!
I.E./E.G.-> I have done so since 1997-1998 with the most viewed, highly rated guide online for Windows security there really is which came from the fact I also created the 1st guide for securing Windows, highly rated @ NEOWIN (as far back as 1998-2001) here:
http://www.neowin.net/news/apk-a-to-z-internet-speedup--security-text
& from as far back as 1997 -> http://web.archive.org/web/20020205091023/www.ntcompatible.com/article1.shtml which Neowin above picked up on & rated very highly.
That has evolved more currently, into the MOST viewed & highly rated one there is for years now since 2008 online in the 1st URL link above...
Which has well over 500,000++ views online (actually MORE, but 1 site with 75,000 views of it went offline/out-of-business) & it's been made either:
---
1.) An Essential Guide
2.) 5-5 star rated
3.) A "sticky-pinned" thread
4.) Most viewed in the category it's in (usually security)
5.) Got me PAID by winning a contest @ PCPitStop (quite unexpectedly - I was only posting it for the good of all, & yes, "the Lord works in mysterious ways", it even got me PAID -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/ (see January 2008))---
Across 15-20 or so sites I posted it on back in 2008... & here is the IMPORTANT part, in some sample testimonials to the "layered security" methodology efficacy:
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SOME QUOTED TESTIMONIALS TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SAID LAYERED SECURITY GUIDE I AUTHORED:
"I recently, months ago when you finally got this guide done, had authorization to try this on simple work station for kids. My client, who paid me an ungodly amount of money to do this, has been PROBLEM FREE FOR MONTHS! I haven't even had a follow up call which is unusual." - THRONKA, user of my guide @ XTremePcCentral
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"APK, thanks for such a great guide. This would, and should, be an inspiration to such security measures. Also, the pc that has "tweaks": IS STILL GOING! NO PROBLEMS!" -
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Actually, for decades now?
I have done my BEST to help try to educate & inform users VS. problems in security (& all OS have them, see my p.s. below regarding LINUX "fine showing" (not) recently on that very front, security, for example & for comparison!):
E.G. -> To "immunize" a Windows system, I effectively use the principles in "layered security" possibles!
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
I.E./E.G.-> I have done so since 1997-1998 with the most viewed, highly rated guide online for Windows security there really is which came from the fact I also created the 1st guide for securing Windows, highly rated @ NEOWIN (as far back as 1998-2001) here:
http://www.neowin.net/news/apk-a-to-z-internet-speedup--security-text
& from as far back as 1997 -> http://web.archive.org/web/20020205091023/www.ntcompatible.com/article1.shtml which Neowin above picked up on & rated very highly.
That has evolved more currently, into the MOST viewed & highly rated one there is for years now since 2008 online in the 1st URL link above...
Which has well over 500,000++ views online (actually MORE, but 1 site with 75,000 views of it went offline/out-of-business) & it's been made either:
---
1.) An Essential Guide
2.) 5-5 star rated
3.) A "sticky-pinned" thread
4.) Most viewed in the category it's in (usually security)
5.) Got me PAID by winning a contest @ PCPitStop (quite unexpectedly - I was only posting it for the good of all, & yes, "the Lord works in mysterious ways", it even got me PAID -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/ (see January 2008))---
Across 15-20 or so sites I posted it on back in 2008... & here is the IMPORTANT part, in some sample testimonials to the "layered security" methodology efficacy:
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SOME QUOTED TESTIMONIALS TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SAID LAYERED SECURITY GUIDE I AUTHORED:
"I recently, months ago when you finally got this guide done, had authorization to try this on simple work station for kids. My client, who paid me an ungodly amount of money to do this, has been PROBLEM FREE FOR MONTHS! I haven't even had a follow up call which is unusual." - THRONKA, user of my guide @ XTremePcCentral
AND
"APK, thanks for such a great guide. This would, and should, be an inspiration to such security measures. Also, the pc that has "tweaks": IS STILL GOING! NO PROBLEMS!" - THRONKA, user of my guide @ XTremePcCentral
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"Its 2009 - still trouble free! I was told last week by a co worker who does active directory administration, and he said I was doing overkill. I told him yes, but I just eliminated the half life in windows that you usually get. He said good point. So from 2008 till 2009. No speed decreases, its been to a lan party, moved around in a move, and it still NEVER has had the OS reinstalled besides the fact I imaged the drive over in 2008. Great stuff! My client STILL Hasn't called me back in regards to that one machine to get it locked down for the kid.
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There's NO DENYING the current data I put up
Regarding Linux & it's "fine security" (not - ESPECIALLY ANDROID (a linux variant)), here http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2504516&cid=37914046 that's VERY CURRENT on all points I posted (of sites running linux being cracked into, including ironically enough LINUX.COM &/or KERNEL.ORG as well, amongst others... including the extremely recently breached CA's too!)
Now, on this note from you? Hehe, ok:
"But yeah, continue to use that toy called Windows and consider yourself secure, I'm sure the hackers will enjoy just how easy you are making it to hack you" - by antifoidulus (807088) on Tuesday November 01, @07:28PM (#37914134) Homepage
You're talking to "the guy that wrote the book" practically, on how to secure Windows, per this evidence thereof, & yes, it really works and CAN be done (patching, security hardening, & 'smart/judicious' websurfing - user education etc. + more):
To "immunize" a Windows system, I effectively use the principles in "layered security" possibles!
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
I.E./E.G.-> I have done so since 1997-1998 with the most viewed, highly rated guide online for Windows security there really is which came from the fact I also created the 1st guide for securing Windows, highly rated @ NEOWIN (as far back as 1998-2001) here:
http://www.neowin.net/news/apk-a-to-z-internet-speedup--security-text
& from as far back as 1997 -> http://web.archive.org/web/20020205091023/www.ntcompatible.com/article1.shtml which Neowin above picked up on & rated very highly.
That has evolved more currently, into the MOST viewed & highly rated one there is for years now since 2008 online in the 1st URL link above...
Which has well over 500,000++ views online (actually MORE, but 1 site with 75,000 views of it went offline/out-of-business) & it's been made either:
---
1.) An Essential Guide
2.) 5-5 star rated
3.) A "sticky-pinned" thread
4.) Most viewed in the category it's in (usually security)
5.) Got me PAID by winning a contest @ PCPitStop (quite unexpectedly - I was only posting it for the good of all, & yes, "the Lord works in mysterious ways", it even got me PAID -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/ (see January 2008))---
Across 15-20 or so sites I posted it on back in 2008... & here is the IMPORTANT part, in some sample testimonials to the "layered security" methodology efficacy:
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SOME QUOTED TESTIMONIALS TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SAID LAYERED SECURITY GUIDE I AUTHORED:
"I recently, months ago when you finally got this guide done, had authorization to try this on simple work station for kids. My client, who paid me an ungodly amount of money to do this, has been PROBLEM FREE FOR MONTHS! I haven't even had a follow up call which is unusual." - THRONKA, user of my guide @ XTremePcCentral
AND
"APK, thanks for such a great guide. This would, and should, be an inspiration to such security measures. Also, the pc that has "tweaks": IS STILL GOING! NO PROBLEMS!" - THRONKA, user of my guide @ XTremePcCentral
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Very good, & a tidbit on Dr. R.
Which is the MAIN "WHY" of why "tuning guides" like I've been doing since 1997 online for users of NT-based OS (& far before that on Win9x/DOS before it), worked for so many others over time. To wit:
"Reducing memory usage in Windows 8 is more about reducing the churn of pages through the various kernel data structures in the memory manager. " -by tgd (2822) on Saturday October 08, @10:19AM (#37647620)
Per the above, in fact, as I told another user here in another thread in this article here?
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2466512&cid=37649154
I have literal, actual, concrete & verifiable data from a benchmark test that shows cutting services you DO NOT NEED actually boosted benchmarks bigtime!
(Simply because services are programs, & they consume MORE THAN RAM, they also consume hWnds, many forms of I/O to disk/memory etc.-et al, & CPU cycles (boosting work for the kernel mode memmgt subsystem's one YOU "hit on" in fact)).
Lessen the workload on the OS? All else has a MORE than "potential gain"...
See, I've been into & "tuning" NT-based OS since they came out, around 1992... & I can say just 1 thing "IT WORKS"... for better performance, & yes, even security!
* It ALL "boils/distills down" to 1 concept, a solid one -> "DOING MORE WITH LESS" = Good Engineering!
Period...
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"As the article says, that involves things like optimizing old code to not trigger page faults all the time, or to suspend threads or otherwise idle background services that aren't being used. (A thread waking up, and going immediately back to sleep because it has nothing to do will still ptentially cause a page to be re-loaded from disk.)" -by tgd (2822) on Saturday October 08, @10:19AM (#37647620)
I totally agree here, & have been aware of it forever, per the above... heck, on these Windows NT-based OS since nearly "day #1" of them releasing. E.G.:
To "immunize" a Windows system vs. attack (and yes, to save memory/cpu time/other forms of I-O etc. also for speed/performance/efficiency, et al), I effectively use the principles in "layered security" possibles!
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
I.E./E.G.-> I have done so since 1997-1998 with the most viewed, highly rated guide online for Windows security there really is which came from the fact I also created the 1st guide for securing Windows, highly rated @ NEOWIN (as far back as 1998-2001) here:
http://www.neowin.net/news/apk-a-to-z-internet-speedup--security-text
& from as far back as 1997 -> http://web.archive.org/web/20020205091023/www.ntcompatible.com/article1.shtml which Neowin above picked up on & rated very highly.
That has evolved more currently, into the MOST viewed & highly rated one there is for years now since 2008 online in the 1st URL link above...
Which has well over 500,000++ views online (actually MORE, but 1 site with 75,000 views of it went offline/out-of-business) & it's been made either:
---
1.) An Essential Guide
2.) 5-5 star rated
3.) A "sticky-pinned" thread
4.) Most viewed in the category it's in (usually security)
5.) Got me PAID by winning a contest @ PCPitStop (quite unexpectedly - I was only posting it for the good of all, & yes, "the Lord works in mysterious ways", it even got me PAID -> http://techtalk.p -
ALL OS' ARE "minus-minus", & HOW/WHY
Because NEITHER Microsoft, Apple, or Linux (or others) ships their Operating Systems as SECURED AS THEY CAN BE, period!
Proof? Ok:
How come there is something called:
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1.) The "CIS Tool" for Windows (& other OS' too)
2.) The Microsoft Baseline Security Advisor
3.) SeLinux
4.) Apple has a security guide also that pretty much follows the SAME DAMNED GENERAL GUIDELINES as what I do for Windows users here then:
http://www.apple.com/support/security/guides/
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???
(Ask yourselves that... if these OS' are "So Secure" then...)
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To "immunize" a Windows system, I effectively use the principles in "layered security" possibles!
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
I.E./E.G.-> I have done so since 1997-1998 with the most viewed, highly rated guide online for Windows security there really is which came from the fact I also created the 1st guide for securing Windows, highly rated @ NEOWIN (as far back as 1998-2001) here:
http://www.neowin.net/news/apk-a-to-z-internet-speedup--security-text
& from as far back as 1997 -> http://web.archive.org/web/20020205091023/www.ntcompatible.com/article1.shtml which Neowin above picked up on & rated very highly.
That has evolved more currently, into the MOST viewed & highly rated one there is for years now since 2008 online in the 1st URL link above...
Which has well over 500,000++ views online (actually MORE, but 1 site with 75,000 views of it went offline/out-of-business) & it's been made either:
---
1.) An Essential Guide
2.) 5-5 star rated
3.) A "sticky-pinned" thread
4.) Most viewed in the category it's in (usually security)
5.) Got me PAID by winning a contest @ PCPitStop (quite unexpectedly - I was only posting it for the good of all, & yes, "the Lord works in mysterious ways", it even got me PAID -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/ (see January 2008))---
Across 15-20 or so sites I posted it on back in 2008... & here is the IMPORTANT part, in some sample testimonials to the "layered security" methodology efficacy:
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That gets testimonials like this after applying it:
SOME QUOTED TESTIMONIALS TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SAID LAYERED SECURITY GUIDE I AUTHORED:
"I recently, months ago when you finally got this guide done, had authorization to try this on simple work station for kids. My client, who paid me an ungodly amount of money to do this, has been PROBLEM FREE FOR MONTHS! I haven't even had a follow up call which is unusual." - THRONKA, user of my guide @ XTremePcCentral
AND
"APK, thanks for such a great guide. This would, and should, be an inspiration to such security measures. Also, the pc that has "tweaks": IS STILL GOING! NO PROBLEMS!" - THRONKA, user of my guide @ XTremePcCentral
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"Its 2009 - still trouble free! I was told last week by a co worker who does ac
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Agreed, 110%: Hence, this, since 1997
From/By "Yours Truly" -> http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
To "immunize" a Windows system, I effectively use the principles in "layered security" possibles!
I.E./E.G.-> I have done so since 1997-1998 with the most viewed, highly rated guide online for Windows security there really is which came from the fact I also created the 1st guide for securing Windows, highly rated @ NEOWIN (as far back as 1998-2001) here:
http://www.neowin.net/news/apk-a-to-z-internet-speedup--security-text
& from as far back as 1997 -> http://web.archive.org/web/20020205091023/www.ntcompatible.com/article1.shtml which Neowin above picked up on & rated very highly.
That has evolved more currently, into the MOST viewed & highly rated one there is for years now since 2008 online in the 1st URL link above...
Which has well over 500,000++ views online (actually MORE, but 1 site with 75,000 views of it went offline/out-of-business) & it's been made either:
---
1.) An Essential Guide
2.) 5-5 star rated
3.) A "sticky-pinned" thread
4.) Most viewed in the category it's in (usually security)
5.) Got me PAID by winning a contest @ PCPitStop (quite unexpectedly - I was only posting it for the good of all, & yes, "the Lord works in mysterious ways", it even got me PAID -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/ (see January 2008))---
Across 15-20 or so sites I posted it on back in 2008... & here is the IMPORTANT part, in some sample testimonials to the "layered security" methodology efficacy:
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SOME QUOTED TESTIMONIALS TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SAID LAYERED SECURITY GUIDE I AUTHORED:
"I recently, months ago when you finally got this guide done, had authorization to try this on simple work station for kids. My client, who paid me an ungodly amount of money to do this, has been PROBLEM FREE FOR MONTHS! I haven't even had a follow up call which is unusual." - THRONKA, user of my guide @ XTremePcCentral
AND
"APK, thanks for such a great guide. This would, and should, be an inspiration to such security measures. Also, the pc that has "tweaks": IS STILL GOING! NO PROBLEMS!" - THRONKA, user of my guide @ XTremePcCentral
AND
"Its 2009 - still trouble free! I was told last week by a co worker who does active directory administration, and he said I was doing overkill. I told him yes, but I just eliminated the half life in windows that you usually get. He said good point. So from 2008 till 2009. No speed decreases, its been to a lan party, moved around in a move, and it still NEVER has had the OS reinstalled besides the fact I imaged the drive over in 2008. Great stuff! My client STILL Hasn't called me back in regards to that one machine to get it locked down for the kid. I am glad it worked and I am sure her wallet is appreciated too now that it works. Speaking of which, I need to call her to see if I can get some leads. APK - I will say it again, the guide is FANTASTIC! Its made my PC experience much easier.
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Not if you "Security-Harden" it... apk
To "immunize" a Windows system, I effectively use the principles in "layered security" possibles!
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
I.E./E.G.-> I have done so since 1997-1998 with the most viewed, highly rated guide online for Windows security there really is which came from the fact I also created the 1st guide for securing Windows, highly rated @ NEOWIN (as far back as 1998-2001) here:
http://www.neowin.net/news/apk-a-to-z-internet-speedup--security-text
& from as far back as 1997 -> http://web.archive.org/web/20020205091023/www.ntcompatible.com/article1.shtml which Neowin above picked up on & rated very highly.
That has evolved more currently, into the MOST viewed & highly rated one there is for years now since 2008 online in the 1st URL link above...
Which has well over 500,000++ views online (actually MORE, but 1 site with 75,000 views of it went offline/out-of-business) & it's been made either:
---
1.) An Essential Guide
2.) 5-5 star rated
3.) A "sticky-pinned" thread
4.) Most viewed in the category it's in (usually security)
5.) Got me PAID by winning a contest @ PCPitStop (quite unexpectedly - I was only posting it for the good of all, & yes, "the Lord works in mysterious ways", it even got me PAID -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/ (see January 2008))---
Across 15-20 or so sites I posted it on back in 2008... & here is the IMPORTANT part, in some sample testimonials to the "layered security" methodology efficacy:
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SOME QUOTED TESTIMONIALS TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SAID LAYERED SECURITY GUIDE I AUTHORED:
"I recently, months ago when you finally got this guide done, had authorization to try this on simple work station for kids. My client, who paid me an ungodly amount of money to do this, has been PROBLEM FREE FOR MONTHS! I haven't even had a follow up call which is unusual." - THRONKA, user of my guide @ XTremePcCentral
AND
"APK, thanks for such a great guide. This would, and should, be an inspiration to such security measures. Also, the pc that has "tweaks": IS STILL GOING! NO PROBLEMS!" - THRONKA, user of my guide @ XTremePcCentral
AND
"Its 2009 - still trouble free! I was told last week by a co worker who does active directory administration, and he said I was doing overkill. I told him yes, but I just eliminated the half life in windows that you usually get. He said good point. So from 2008 till 2009. No speed decreases, its been to a lan party, moved around in a move, and it still NEVER has had the OS reinstalled besides the fact I imaged the drive over in 2008. Great stuff! My client STILL Hasn't called me back in regards to that one machine to get it locked down for the kid. I am glad it worked and I am sure her wallet is appreciated too now that it works. Speaking of which, I need to call her to see if I can get some leads. APK - I will say it again, the guide is FANTASTIC! Its made my PC experience much easier. Sandboxing was great. Getti
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This MAY interest you also (all I do/use)
The "FULL GAMUT" of what I use for BOTH added online security AND SPEED (& have done since 1997 or so, in the form of guides for Windows users (but the principles apply to other OS' too, & so does the CIS multiplatform security test it uses to help "guide a user" & make it "fun-to-do" as well, like a benchmark almost (albeit for security, not speed only))) is below:
To "immunize" a Windows system, I effectively use the principles in "layered security" possibles!
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
I.E./E.G.-> I have done so since 1997-1998 with the most viewed, highly rated guide online for Windows security there really is which came from the fact I also created the 1st guide for securing Windows, highly rated @ NEOWIN (as far back as 1998-2001) here:
http://www.neowin.net/news/apk-a-to-z-internet-speedup--security-text
& from as far back as 1997 -> http://web.archive.org/web/20020205091023/www.ntcompatible.com/article1.shtml which Neowin above picked up on & rated very highly.
That has evolved more currently, into the MOST viewed & highly rated one there is for years now since 2008 online in the first link above...
Which has well over 500,000++ views online (actually MORE, but 1 site with 75,000 views of it went offline/out-of-business) & it's been made either:
---
1.) An Essential Guide
2.) 5-5 star rated
3.) A "sticky-pinned" thread
4.) Most viewed in the category it's in (usually security)
5.) Got me PAID by winning a contest @ PCPitStop (quite unexpectedly - I was only posting it for the good of all, & yes, "the Lord works in mysterious ways", it even got me PAID -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/ (see January 2008))---
Across 15-20 or so sites I posted it on back in 2008... & here is the IMPORTANT part, in some sample testimonials to the "layered security" methodology efficacy:
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SOME QUOTED TESTIMONIALS TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SAID LAYERED SECURITY GUIDE I AUTHORED:
"I recently, months ago when you finally got this guide done, had authorization to try this on simple work station for kids. My client, who paid me an ungodly amount of money to do this, has been PROBLEM FREE FOR MONTHS! I haven't even had a follow up call which is unusual." - THRONKA, user of my guide @ XTremePcCentral
AND
"APK, thanks for such a great guide. This would, and should, be an inspiration to such security measures. Also, the pc that has "tweaks": IS STILL GOING! NO PROBLEMS!" - THRONKA, user of my guide @ XTremePcCentral
AND
"Its 2009 - still trouble free! I was told last week by a co worker who does active directory administration, and he said I was doing overkill. I told him yes, but I just eliminated the half life in windows that you usually get. He said good point. So from 2008 till 2009. No speed decreases, its been to a lan party, moved around in a move, and it still NEVER has had the OS reinstalled besides the fact I imaged the drive over in 2008. Grea
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Immunization it is then... apk
To "immunize" a Windows system, I effectively use the principles in "layered security" possibles!
I.E./E.G.-> I have done so since 1997-1998 with the most viewed, highly rated guide online for Windows security there really is which came from the fact I also created the 1st guide for securing Windows, highly rated @ NEOWIN (as far back as 1998-2001) here:
http://www.neowin.net/news/apk-a-to-z-internet-speedup--security-text
& from as far back as 1997 -> http://web.archive.org/web/20020205091023/www.ntcompatible.com/article1.shtml which Neowin above picked up on & rated very highly.
That has evolved more currently, into the MOST viewed & highly rated one there is for years now since 2008 online:
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
Which has well over 500,000++ views online (actually MORE, but 1 site with 75,000 views of it went offline/out-of-business) & it's been made either:
---
1.) An Essential Guide
2.) 5-5 star rated
3.) A "sticky-pinned" thread
4.) Most viewed in the category it's in (usually security)
5.) Got me PAID by winning a contest @ PCPitStop (quite unexpectedly - I was only posting it for the good of all, & yes, "the Lord works in mysterious ways", it even got me PAID -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/ (see January 2008))---
Across 15-20 or so sites I posted it on back in 2008... & here is the IMPORTANT part, in some sample testimonials to the "layered security" methodology efficacy:
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SOME QUOTED TESTIMONIALS TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SAID LAYERED SECURITY GUIDE I AUTHORED:
"I recently, months ago when you finally got this guide done, had authorization to try this on simple work station for kids. My client, who paid me an ungodly amount of money to do this, has been PROBLEM FREE FOR MONTHS! I haven't even had a follow up call which is unusual." - THRONKA, user of my guide @ XTremePcCentral
AND
"APK, thanks for such a great guide. This would, and should, be an inspiration to such security measures. Also, the pc that has "tweaks": IS STILL GOING! NO PROBLEMS!" - THRONKA, user of my guide @ XTremePcCentral
AND
"Its 2009 - still trouble free! I was told last week by a co worker who does active directory administration, and he said I was doing overkill. I told him yes, but I just eliminated the half life in windows that you usually get. He said good point. So from 2008 till 2009. No speed decreases, its been to a lan party, moved around in a move, and it still NEVER has had the OS reinstalled besides the fact I imaged the drive over in 2008. Great stuff! My client STILL Hasn't called me back in regards to that one machine to get it locked down for the kid. I am glad it worked and I am sure her wallet is appreciated too now that it works. Speaking of which, I need to call her to see if I can get some leads. APK - I will say it again, the guide is FANTASTIC! Its made my PC experience much easier. Sandboxing was great. Getting my host file updated, set
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Re:U FAIL AGAIN (multiple times, lol)
Did you check your links?
Well, let's see, your first "proof" link, leads to:
"The page you were looking for could not be found"
Guess neowin didn't think it was important enough to keep around, huh?
And the second leads to a thread that starts out with a section on "securing telnet" that was posted in 2008.
Really? You're trying to secure telnet 3 years ago? Anybody with a lick of sense hasn't been using telnet at all in any environment with secure requirements for well over a decade, and 3 years ago you're giving advice on how to secure this decade-broken, unsecurable protocol?
ULTIMATE FAIL
There's really, absolutely nothing else that needs to be said. You are a complete and total loser when it comes to security. You know nothing. You understand nothing. You are incapable of doing anything technical with any competence whatsoever.
Not only that, but you bitched about my "1 hit wonder" cd (while knowing nothing at all about it) that "must have used other people's software", as if you wrote everything you've ever done from scratch, including all libraries, and probably your own compiler, FFS.
The first section of this thread shows this information actually comes from " a Mr. Markuss Jansson on his point on TELNET service", and "He also has more on things like "EFS" (encrypting filesystem) ".Not only are you a complete loser, you're a complete hypocrite, also.
(BTW, my CD will let a tech run the recovery console on a machine remotely, over the Internet, with no KVM over IP hardware. No technical knowledge is required by the end user. Network connections, encryption, etc, are all handled automatically. It will also allow remote repair of corrupt filesystems that prevent the computer from booting with an UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME error. It can also do remote investigation on a computer, with forensically sound methods, transferring a hard drive image over the network from a remote PC for local analysis, if required. It can also do a pile of other things, most of which are probably beyond your comprehension. Even if it was the only thing I'd ever done, which it's not, it's so versatile, it could never be called "1 hit".)
The version of your guide that I read was the first link on your Bing search that you're ever so proud of. You know, this one?
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
This is the one I read:
http://forums.pcpitstop.com/index.php?showtopic=150310
This was posted in 2007, so it's not like it's really old, or anything.
In it, you recommend to run the Remote Registry, and telnet (which I didn't notice the first time) as the LocalService Account, rather than LocalSystem. You do not recommend to turn them off, as you claim in your post I'm replying to.
These services require, for their only functionality, to have network access. Running them as LocalService therefore kills their entire useful functionality, while still leaving the service running, taking resources, slowing the system down, and potentially offering local exploits.Why do you *THINK* I put "remote registry" running as a LocalService for? It can still function that way,
But that's the whole point. It can't function that way. Its function requires network access, which running as LocalService denies. It will not work for it's intended function. Same with telnet. Both services cannot function that way, at all.
but if it were to be activated again by some interloper malware, it'd be SAFE(r) because it was set as "LocalService" logon entity - "get it"?):
Ok..so let's assume for now that you completely messed up your security guide, and you actually meant to have people turn this service off, whi
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U sound like a hacker-cracker/malware maker
Teun: That's "arguments" they'd use (or a pedophile FREAK would also)... but, on that note:
See subject-line, & this -> http://nortondns.com/ It's got a very easy to navigate page, and on it, it has good detailed explanations that aren't "too technical for the avg. joe" either!
* ENJOY!
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"I can see you are a Norton troll." - by Teun (17872) on Sunday July 10, @03:06AM (#36709544) Homepage
No, per my subject-line? I just tell it how it is, & the truth!
In fact, I wrote the MOST viewed security guide & most highly rated ones there are, since 1998 online:
Fact is, unlike most of you trolls around here TRY to imply?
I "preach" layered security, & have since 1997-1998 with the most viewed, highly rated guide online for Windows security there really is which came from the fact I also created the 1st guide for securing Windows, highly rated @ NEOWIN (as far back as 1998-2001) here:
http://www.neowin.net/news/apk-a-to-z-internet-speedup--security-text
AND, more currently, the MOST viewed & highly rated one there is for years now since 2008 online:
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
Which has well over 500,000++ views online (actually MORE, but 1 site with 75,000 views of it went offline/out-of-business) & it's been made either:
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1.) An Essential Guide
2.) 5-5 star rated
3.) A "sticky-pinned" thread
4.) Most viewed in the category it's in (usually security)
5.) Got me PAID by winning a contest @ PCPitStop (quite unexpectedly - I was only posting it for the good of all, & yes, "the Lord works in mysterious ways", it even got me PAID -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/ (see January 2008))---
Across 15-20 or so sites I posted it on back in 2008... have YOU done better, troll?
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SOME QUOTED TESTIMONIALS TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SAID LAYERED SECURITY GUIDE I AUTHORED:
"I recently, months ago when you finally got this guide done, had authorization to try this on simple work station for kids. My client, who paid me an ungodly amount of money to do this, has been PROBLEM FREE FOR MONTHS! I haven't even had a follow up call which is unusual." - THRONKA, user of my guide @ XTremePcCentral
AND
"APK, thanks for such a great guide. This would, and should, be an inspiration to such security measures. Also, the pc that has "tweaks": IS STILL GOING! NO PROBLEMS!" - THRONKA, user of my guide @ XTremePcCentral
AND
"Its 2009 - still trouble free! I was told last week by a co worker who does active directory administration, and he said I was doing overkill. I told him yes, but I just eliminated the half life in windows that you usually get. He said good point. So from 2008 till 2009. No speed decreases, its been to a lan party, moved around in a move, and it still NEVER has had the OS reinstalled besides the fact I imaged the drive over in 2008. Great stuff! My client STILL Hasn't called me back in regards to that one machine to get it locked down for the kid. I
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Fuzzing != what U said (who looks stupid?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzz_testing
"Fuzzing" won't protect you for long." - by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 08, @06:52PM (#36700664)
It is a method for finding "bugs" in applications
And, you said this? LMAO:
"as you seem to be doing a pretty good job of making yourself look stupid." - by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 08, @06:52PM (#36700664)
Who's stupid now? LOL, not I! See above on "fuzzing" you fool!
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"Your focus on "security by obscurity" highlights that you may also be guilty of it." - by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 08, @06:52PM (#36700664)
LMAO - no, definitely NOT on that account per THAT accusation from yourself (along with your numerous troll-like attacks on my writing etc. while you post as TRULY AC):
I "preach" layered security, & have since 1997-1998 with the most viewed, highly rated guide online for Windows security there really is which came from the fact I also created the 1st guide for securing Windows, highly rated @ NEOWIN (as far back as 1998-2001) here:
http://www.neowin.net/news/apk-a-to-z-internet-speedup--security-text
AND, more currently, the MOST viewed & highly rated one there is for years now since 2008 online:
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
Which has well over 500,000++ views online (actually MORE, but 1 site with 75,000 views of it went offline/out-of-business) & it's been made either:
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1.) An Essential Guide
2.) 5-5 star rated
3.) A "sticky-pinned" thread
4.) Most viewed in the category it's in (usually security)
5.) Got me PAID by winning a contest @ PCPitStop (quite unexpectedly - I was only posting it for the good of all, & yes, "the Lord works in mysterious ways", it even got me PAID -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/ (see January 2008))---
Across 15-20 or so sites I posted it on back in 2008... have YOU done better, troll?
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SOME QUOTED TESTIMONIALS TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SAID LAYERED SECURITY GUIDE I AUTHORED:
"I recently, months ago when you finally got this guide done, had authorization to try this on simple work station for kids. My client, who paid me an ungodly amount of money to do this, has been PROBLEM FREE FOR MONTHS! I haven't even had a follow up call which is unusual." - THRONKA, user of my guide @ XTremePcCentral
AND
"APK, thanks for such a great guide. This would, and should, be an inspiration to such security measures. Also, the pc that has "tweaks": IS STILL GOING! NO PROBLEMS!" - THRONKA, user of my guide @ XTremePcCentral
AND
"Its 2009 - still trouble free! I was told last week by a co worker who does active directory administration, and he said I was doing overkill. I told him yes, but I just eliminated the half life in windows that you usually get. He said good point. So from 2008 till 2009. No speed decreases, its been to a lan party, mov
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HOSTS are versatile & help here too
IF you have the hosts-domain name for the C&C servers this botnet uses!
(And, I do have all of them for TDSS, Zeus, SpyEye, CoreFlood, & MANY others, & ones for this one also that are known from past models of it mind you)
In fact, as of RIGHT NOW (slow day today on updates, but it's a holiday weekend too)?
My HOSTS file protects me vs. 1,466,975++ known bad sites/servers/adbanners/hosts-domains... as of this writing & checking its temp file before OVERWRITE COMMIT to my actual HOSTS file (not in std. location either, I point it to another location in fact, to fool most malware that don't do the correct check for it beyond std. default location (QHosts being an example virus that did that in fact in the past)).
Then, yes - HOSTS can help see this from a
"Ever since I've installed a host file (http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm) to redirect advertisers to my loopback, I haven't had any malware, spyware, or adware issues. I first started using the host file 5 years ago." - by TestedDoughnut (1324447) on Monday December 13, @12:18AM (#34532122)
HOSTS, work, & help... especially in combination with:
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A.) DNSBL protection I get from Norton DNS which filters vs. malware and updates around every 1/2 hr. or so, & that I can attest to with proof if needed
B.) Firewall rules tables (software or hardware type, vs. IP Addressed threats that do NOT use hosts-domain names)
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* It's ALL about "layered security" & I've been practicing it, & remained infestation free, since 1996 or so in fact... because of this:
I "preach" layered security, & have since 1997-1998 with the most viewed, highly rated guide online for Windows security there really is which came from the fact I also created the 1st guide for securing Windows, highly rated @ NEOWIN (as far back as 1998-2001) here:
http://www.neowin.net/news/apk-a-to-z-internet-speedup--security-text
AND, more currently, the MOST viewed & highly rated one there is for years now since 2008 online:
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
Which has well over 300,000 - 500,000++ views online, last I checked (actually MORE, but 1 site with 75,000 views of it went offline/out-of-business) & it's been made either:
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1.) An Essential Guide
2.) 5-5 star rated
3.) A "sticky-pinned" thread
4.) Most viewed in the category it's in (usually security)
5.) Got me PAID by winning a contest @ PCPitStop (quite unexpectedly - I was only posting it for the good of all, & yes, "the Lord works in mysterious ways", it even got me PAID -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/ [pcpitstop.com] (see January 2008))---
Across 15-20 or so sites I posted it on back in 2008... have YOU done better, troll?
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SOME QUOTED TESTIMONIALS TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SAID LAYERED SECURITY GUIDE I AUTHORED:
"I recently, months ago when you finally got this guide done, had authorization to try this on simple work station for kids. My client, who paid me an ungodly amount of money to do this, has been PROBLEM FREE FOR MONTHS! I haven't even had a follow up call which is unusual." - THRONKA, user of my guide @ XTremePcCentral
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My "PROACTIVE MEASURES" inside...
Norton DNS or my HOSTS file would block it, but I wouldn't worry about that (say if my nephew or brother who uses my system @ times infest it by accident)?
Well - Typical virus/spyware/trojans/malware-in-general, I'd knock it off using Process Explorer IF I had to!
(That's my "never fail tool" that can be used vs. malware-in-general that possibly std. tools like antivirus/antispyware doesn't kill - that IS because their signatures/mugshots of known offenders sometimes doesn't HAVE new stuff in it (&, that's usually only a matter of time too with submissions from millions all over the globe & what-not)).
Process Explorer (for std. "Ring3/RPL 3/UserMode" malware that is) is EXCELLENT for killing unknown ones (& you can always spot them, even IF they hide beneath another exe they hook (via libs) or services (libs or exes)).
You tell it to "freeze" the culprit, which it sends HLT commands to, & then? You destroy it on disk... simple!
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Many times here in the past, I have said most security is "reactive" in nature before here, antivirus/antispyware too - but the rest of it, comes from the user being diligent patching OS & apps, PLUS, being smart about surfing!
Case in point?
E.G.-> Another PROACTIVE measure that cuts of a vector of infestation @ the root?
Disabling javascript's "all the time" - only use it, where you absolutely NEED it!
Say for ecommerce or reputable sites only!
(Opera allows for this excellently, as it has a BY SITE PREFERENCES setup, & globally I surf w/ out script active by default, plugsins too (e.g.-> Adobe Flash going thru hell all the time is why with bugs)) another PROACTIVE way to avoid trouble too!
E.G.-> Since 2004, I can show you a slew of reports on adbanners ALONE that infected folks by the 1,000's if not millions via malicious scripting, & bogusly scripted sites (which Norton DNS' DNSBL & HOSTS files block & my hosts file? Updated EVERY 15 minutes, automatically for me as I stated, via a Python system I built/co-built/rebuilt))
The rest of what I do "PROACTIVELY"? Is in my p.s. below... it works!
Would you like tesimonials to that effect? Ok:
I "preach" layered security, & have since 1997-1998 with the most viewed, highly rated guide online for Windows security there really is which came from the fact I also created the 1st guide for securing Windows, highly rated @ NEOWIN (as far back as 1998-2001) here:
http://www.neowin.net/news/apk-a-to-z-internet-speedup--security-text
AND, more currently, the MOST viewed & highly rated one there is for years now since 2008 online:
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
Which has well over 300,000++ views online (actually MORE, but 1 site with 75,000 views of it went offline/out-of-business) & it's been made either:
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1.) An Essential Guide
2.) 5-5 star rated
3.) A "sticky-pinned" thread
4.) Most viewed in the category it's in (usually security)
5.) Got me PAID by winning a contest @ PCPitStop (quite unexpectedly - I was only posting it for the good of all, & yes, "the Lord works in mysterious ways", it even got me PAID -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/ [pcpitstop.com] (see January 2008))---
Across 15-20 or so sites I posted it on back in 2008... have YOU done better, troll?
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SOME QUOTED TESTIMONIALS TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SAID LAYERED SECURITY GUIDE I AUTHORED:
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Time 2 BLOW U AWAY erroneus (part #2)
NOW: IF I were a "malware maker/hacker-cracker"? I'd have to be the STUPIDEST one there is, because I also created the 1st guide for securing Windows, highly rated @ NEOWIN (as far back as 1998-2001) here:
http://www.neowin.net/news/apk-a-to-z-internet-speedup--security-text
AND, more currently, the MOST viewed & highly rated one there is for years now since 2008 online:
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
Which has well over 400,000++ views online (actually MORE, but 1 site with 75,000 views of it went offline/out-of-business) & it's been made either:
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1.) An Essential Guide
2.) 5-5 star rated
3.) A "sticky-pinned" thread
4.) Most viewed in the category it's in (usually security)
5.) 2.) Got me PAID by winning a contest @ PCPitStop (quite unexpectedly - I was only posting it for the good of all, & yes, "the Lord works in mysterious ways", it even got me PAID -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/ (see January 2008))---
APK
P.S.=> That's Across 15-20 or so sites I posted it on back in 2008... have YOU done better, troll?
No, obviously.
(So much for your attempts @ "discrediting me" with "std. troll disinformation protocol", because it falls apart in the light of FACTS... easily! Just "too, Too, TOO EASILY" in fact!)
... apk
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LMAO - Please, you're making me LAUGH boy!
In terms of overall experience at ALL levels (Operating System security, programming & analysis, degrees & more? Boy, you're a NOOB compared to me... show me 1/10th of what I've done to YOUR credit, & before I did them especially then... ok? You can't and YOU KNOW IT!).
I've been at these things since 1982 little boy, and at ALL LEVELS noted above... how about you?
"Now go read a few security manuals, get a few years experience in OSes and security, then you can set your sights on one day being able to speak to me at the same intellectual level. Hell, I may even reach down and help pull you up those last few steps of your very tiring climb." - by pandrijeczko (588093) on Tuesday May 31, @03:52PM (#36300818)
You're a "BIG TALKER" & that's about it! I've done the "security consultant" bit for both camps (NIX & Windows) & know EXACTLY what I'm talking about!
In fact, so much so, that the guide I've written up for Windows security is the:
You MAY wish to refer to the link below that shows a security guide I did for Windows (from 1997-current) as it is:
http://www.neowin.net/news/apk-a-to-z-internet-speedup--security-text
AND, more currently, the MOST viewed & highly rated one there is for years now since 2008 online:
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
Which has well over 300,000++ views online (actually MORE, but 1 site with 75,000 views of it went offline/out-of-business) & it's been made either:
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1.) An Essential Guide
2.) 5-5 star rated
3.) A "sticky-pinned" thread
4.) Most viewed in the category it's in (usually security)
5.) 2.) Got me PAID by winning a contest @ PCPitStop (quite unexpectedly - I was only posting it for the good of all, & yes, "the Lord works in mysterious ways", it even got me PAID -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/ (see January 2008))---
Across 15-20 or so sites I posted it on back in 2008...
IMPORTANT:
So - Have YOU done better, troll? We want something we can SEE, not just your "alleged status" as a "security consultant", ok??
No, obviously.
(So much for your attempts @ "discrediting me" with "std. troll disinformation protocol", because it falls apart in the light of FACTS... easily! Just "too, Too, TOO EASILY" in fact!)...
However, since we're on the subject of security, Linux vs. Windows? Ok... how about I "up the ante" & show nearly ALL of what MS makes for business & development, vs. the Linux kernel ALONE then?
Here we go:
Linux kernel 2.6x, vs. NOT just the OS either in Windows 7, but rather nearly the ENTIRE GAMUT of what comes from Microsoft has LESS KNOWN SECURITY ISSUES UNPATCHED than does the LINUX KERNEL!
(That's FACT! See below... & "eat your arrogant words" boy, now flavored with "the bitter taste of YOUR defeat", lol!)
Linux 2.6x kernel too ONLY mind you, NOT THE REST OF WHAT COMES IN THE DISTRO like Window managers, GUI shells, apps etc. which HUGELY COMPOUNDS it even more, and worse still, for Linux:
To wit/e.g.:
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Vulnerability Report: Microsoft SQL Server 2008: (05/31/2011)
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/21744/
Unpatched 0% (0 of 0 Secunia advisories)
Vulnerability Report: Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.x: (05/31/2011)
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/17543/
Unpatched 0% (0 of 6 Secunia advisories)
Vulnerability Report: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010:
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tomhudson the ac stalker/troller botnet maker!
"Wait until he starts on another kick, then reply to him as an AC. It's the new meme". - by tomhudson (43916) on Sunday May 09 2010, @08:29PM (#32150544) Homepage Journal
QUOTED VERBATIM FROM -> http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1646272&cid=32150544
AND... IF I am a "malware maker" as you say? I'd have to be the DAMN DUMBEST ON THE PLANET!
Why? This:
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
I also created the 1st guide for securing Windows, highly rated @ NEOWIN (as far back as 1998-2001) here:
http://www.neowin.net/news/apk-a-to-z-internet-speedup--security-text
AND, more currently, the MOST viewed & highly rated one there is for years now since 2008 online:
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
Which has well over 300,000++ views online (actually MORE, but 1 site with 75,000 views of it went offline/out-of-business) & it's been made either:
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1.) An Essential Guide
2.) 5-5 star rated
3.) A "sticky-pinned" thread
4.) Most viewed in the category it's in (usually security)
5.) 2.) Got me PAID by winning a contest @ PCPitStop (quite unexpectedly - I was only posting it for the good of all, & yes, "the Lord works in mysterious ways", it even got me PAID -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/ (see January 2008))---
Across 15-20 or so sites I posted it on back in 2008... have YOU done better, troll?
No, obviously.
(So much for your attempts @ "discrediting me" with "std. troll disinformation protocol", because it falls apart in the light of FACTS... easily! Just "too, Too, TOO EASILY" in fact!)
APK
P.S.=> So much for that, tomhudson... lol! Because YOU, by way of comparison, to myself? ARE A BOTNET MAKER!
Proof? Ok & again, I'll let tomhudson speak for himself:
"As I've pointed out elsewhere, it is a trivial exercise to design a C&C that can bypass the whole HOSTS thing" - by tomhudson (43916) on Friday April 01, @11:30AM (#35688796) Homepage Journal
FROM http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2051634&cid=35688796
and
"Do like I did - work for the Russians for a few years" - by tomhudson (43916) on Monday June 28 2010, @11:09AM (#32716798) Homepage Journal
FROM http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1699526&cid=32716798
Doing what though? Building botnets?? Evidently so!
I have ALSO asked to see work you've done, & you show nothing, no proof. I have showed you mine with letters from users this & last month still using wares I wrote nearly 20 yrs. ago that still do the job better than competitors (CCleaner).
Well - I also blew that away on your "design of your botnet" & showed HOW TOO EASY IT IS TO STOP TOO, which you RAN FROM, here:
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"SEE TOM RUN:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2084000&cid=35823050
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Which you ran from... lol!
I rest my case!
... apk
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2 questions, answer them
"Now, why is that? What are you so afraid of my debunking your hosts file for?" - by tomhudson (43916) on Saturday April 16, @07:17PM (#35843768) Homepage
QUESTION #1: What EXACTLY, have you debunked?
First of all, I think that YOU *think* that all I say is "a hosts file is enough for perfect security"??
QUESTION #2: SHOW ME A QUOTE OF MYSELF EVER SAYING I EVER SAID THAT MUCH, VERBATIM...
(I'll be waiting, lol, for that "12th of never"...)
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No, instead I "preach" layered security, & have since 1997-1998 with the most viewed, highly rated guide online for Windows security there really is which came from the fact I also created the 1st guide for securing Windows, highly rated @ NEOWIN (as far back as 1998-2001) here:
http://www.neowin.net/news/apk-a-to-z-internet-speedup--security-text
AND, more currently, the MOST viewed & highly rated one there is for years now since 2008 online:
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
Which has well over 300,000++ views online (actually MORE, but 1 site with 75,000 views of it went offline/out-of-business) & it's been made either:
---
1.) An Essential Guide
2.) 5-5 star rated
3.) A "sticky-pinned" thread
4.) Most viewed in the category it's in (usually security)
5.) 2.) Got me PAID by winning a contest @ PCPitStop (quite unexpectedly - I was only posting it for the good of all, & yes, "the Lord works in mysterious ways", it even got me PAID -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/ (see January 2008))---
Across 15-20 or so sites I posted it on back in 2008... have YOU done better, troll?
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"Is it because anyone using it is open to certain attacks" - by tomhudson (43916) on Saturday April 16, @07:17PM (#35843768) Homepage
Ahem: Again, layered security put THAT away as I showed you, AND YOU RAN FROM (lmao) here:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2084000&cid=35823050
Because I STILL don't see you turning aside the SPECIFIC POINTS I MADE THERE on how to stop your "botnet", which they do on my points on how EASY it is to stop and why in detail, of which you said you designed...
APK
P.S.=>
"As I've pointed out elsewhere, it is a trivial exercise to design a C&C that can bypass the whole HOSTS thing" - by tomhudson (43916) on Friday April 01, @11:30AM (#35688796) Homepage Journal
FROM http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2051634&cid=35688796
and
"Do like I did - work for the Russians for a few years" - by tomhudson (43916) on Monday June 28 2010, @11:09AM (#32716798) Homepage Journal
FROM http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1699526&cid=32716798
Doing what though? Building botnets??
Evidently so!
Fact is - I have asked to see work you've done, & you show nothing, no proof. I have showed you mine with letters from users this & last month still using wares I wrote nearly 20 yrs. ago that still do the job better than competitors (CCleaner)...
Plus, & if you've eaten @ Boston Market, McDonalds, or Burger King in your LIFE? You've used my wares, albeit indirectly, for the bump bar system for their kitchens... apk
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Hairyfeet's single solutions FAILURES? See inside
"I also personally consider it a public service to point people to solutions [superantispyware.com] that actually [comodo.com] work [malwarebytes.org] instead of relying on magical woobies and anecdotes" - by hairyfeet (841228) on Friday April 01, @02:27PM (#35689938)
The effectiveness of those solutions is FAR from perfect & everyone knows it... but, in case they do NOT? See here:
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MULTIPLE EVIDENCES OF ANTIVIRUS &/or ANTISPYWARE PROGRAM FAILURES + SHORTCOMINGS:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/04/win_2000_virus_tests/
http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1839
http://it.slashdot.org/it/08/11/07/1545238.shtml
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From COMPLETELY VALID & RESPECTED SOURCES no less, as is per my usual!
APK
P.S.=> No, single solutions (even HOSTS, which I have NEVER ONCE said is "the end all/be all" of security - just a great layered added part vs. known malicious sites &/or servers (botnet C&C ones etc.) for security, and SPEED (blockout adbanners & hardcode your favs for reliability vs. DNS poisoning, DNSBL, & DNS request logs etc.) too + more - it's VERY "versatile", free, & you can get them from reputable sources like this one -> http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
As to my "know how" & experience in security for a PC (as well as in the real world where I was the manager for a couple years in THAT VERY CAPACITY)? Ok:
I also created the 1st guide for securing Windows, highly rated @ NEOWIN (as far back as 1998-2001) here:
http://www.neowin.net/news/apk-a-to-z-internet-speedup--security-text
AND, more currently, the MOST viewed & highly rated one there is for years now since 2008 online:
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
Which has well over 300,000++ views online (actually MORE, but 1 site with 75,000 views of it went offline/out-of-business) & it's been made either:
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1.) An Essential Guide
2.) 5-5 star rated
3.) A "sticky-pinned" thread
4.) Most viewed in the category it's in (usually security)
5.) 2.) Got me PAID by winning a contest @ PCPitStop (quite unexpectedly - I was only posting it for the good of all, & yes, "the Lord works in mysterious ways", it even got me PAID -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/ (see January 2008))---
Across 15-20 or so sites I posted it on back in 2008... have YOU done better, troll?
No, obviously.
(So much for your attempts @ "discrediting me" with "std. troll disinformation protocol", because it falls apart in the light of FACTS... easily! Just "too, Too, TOO EASILY" in fact!)... apk
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Static vs. Dynamic (lol, "according to hairyfeet")
"oh yeah STATIC, just like your HOPES file, but really you are just kinda pathetic." - by hairyfeet (841228) on Friday April 01, @02:27PM (#35689938)
Let's have "Pwuffesuh HaiwyPheet" of the PRESTIGIOUS "ITT Tech" tell you ALL his lesson on "static vs. dynamic" address based ad banners (lol, put your mental seatbelts on folks - it's a wild-ride that will have you laughing your asses off):
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2061048&cid=35681060
LMAO!
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I also don't put my "entire faith" in HOSTS files, so you can cut the lies already - though I *do* consider them to be a VALUABLE part of an arsenal of the MOST effective thing you can do for online security:
"LAYERED" security!
So - How can I speak of THAT & as an authority?
Ok - Well, I'm actually one of the main "sources"/authorities for it, for nearly 15 yrs. now online & unlike YOU? I can prove it!
To wit/E.G.:
I also created the 1st guide for securing Windows, highly rated @ NEOWIN (as far back as 1998-2001) here:
http://www.neowin.net/news/apk-a-to-z-internet-speedup--security-text
AND, more currently, the MOST viewed & highly rated one there is for years now since 2008 online:
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
Which has well over 300,000++ views online (actually MORE, but 1 site with 75,000 views of it went offline/out-of-business) & it's been made either:
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1.) An Essential Guide
2.) 5-5 star rated
3.) A "sticky-pinned" thread
4.) Most viewed in the category it's in (usually security)
5.) 2.) Got me PAID by winning a contest @ PCPitStop (quite unexpectedly - I was only posting it for the good of all, & yes, "the Lord works in mysterious ways", it even got me PAID -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/ (see January 2008))---
Across 15-20 or so sites I posted it on back in 2008... have YOU done better, troll?
No, obviously.
(So much for your attempts @ "discrediting me" with "std. troll disinformation protocol", because it falls apart in the light of FACTS... easily! Just "too, Too, TOO EASILY" in fact!)... apk
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This blows you completely away hairyfeet
FROM YOUR POINTS HERE -> http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1930156&cid=34734160 quoted & disproved, "point-by-quoted-point" as is my style in blowing away undereducated trolls like yourself, on the value of HOSTS files as an added layered security measure:
"I also personally consider it a public service to point people to solutions [superantispyware.com] that actually [comodo.com] work [malwarebytes.org]" - by hairyfeet (841228) on Saturday January 01, @06:56PM (#34733612)
Yea, they work alright (about as well as you say HOSTS files do) - NOT: Nothing alone is 100% effective:
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MULTIPLE EVIDENCES OF ANTIVIRUS &/or ANTISPYWARE PROGRAM FAILURES + SHORTCOMINGS:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/04/win_2000_virus_tests/
http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1839
http://it.slashdot.org/it/08/11/07/1545238.shtml
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(Want more?)
There is NO WAY THEY CAN KEEP UP WITH NEW MALWARES BEING MADE either... and you say they "work"? See above!
(They're "better than nothing", & I use them myself, for added LAYERED SECURITY - but, I don't put my entire FAITH ON THEM, as you appear to do!)
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"You have 190,000 to 340,000 infected websites at this very moment and that list will change by the thousands per minute as sites are cleaned, new sites are infected, new vulnerabilities found, etc." - by hairyfeet (841228) on Saturday January 01, @06:56PM (#34733612)
So would "your solutions", see above, on the SAME NOTE!
(Which aren't really "your tools" - you only use the tools of others like a trained chimpanzee, except that I am kept "up-to-date", by the minute, by these reputable sources for HOSTS file data!)
AND, AGAIN? I don't only "just use hosts" - I use this for my "layered security" setup:
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HOW TO SECURE WINDOWS 2000/XP/SERVER 2003 & even VISTA, + make it "fun to do" using CIS TOOL & beyond:
www.bing.com/search?q="HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP"&go=&form=QBRE
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It works, and practices the current trend of "layered security", which HOSTS are a part of!
In fact, that guide of MINE?
On 15 forums it's featured on since 2008, w/ over 750,000 views on how to secure a modern Windows setup (making it the MOST viewed in fact, & I stopped checking counts in 2008 + 1 forum it was on went down & lost 1 example of it having over 100,000 views) & has been made a:
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1.) Sticky/Pinned Thread
2.) Essential Guide
3.) 5/5 star rated
4.) Most Viewed in forums sections its inWherever it is featured! Have YOU done the same? No.
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It even got me PAID for it, @ PCPitstop -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/
See Jan. 2008 (completely unexpected, but in January 2008 it won me a $100 prize there for its content)... That's the "total gamut" of "layered security" I use in addition to the HOSTS file (though I consider IT my "arc reactor core" of that security guide).
etc./et al...
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"That is the nice thing about math, it doesn't lie or believe in anecdotes." - by hairyfeet (841228) on Saturday January 01, @06:56PM (#34733612)" - by hairyfeet (841228) on Saturday January 01, @06:56PM (#34733612)
RIGHT - then, it's a pity that you rely on your 1.3 million ESTIMATED # of "bad sites" out there as you did from SOFTPEDIA.COM -> http://news.softpedia.com
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ITT Tech boy - You're NO "expert" (Far FROM it)...
" I also personally consider it a public service to point people to solutions [superantispyware.com] that actually [comodo.com] work [malwarebytes.org]" - by hairyfeet (841228) on Saturday January 01, @06:56PM (#34733612)
Yea, they work alright (about as well as you say HOSTS files do) - NOT: Nothing alone is 100% effective:
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MULTIPLE EVIDENCES OF ANTIVIRUS &/or ANTISPYWARE PROGRAM FAILURES + SHORTCOMINGS:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/04/win_2000_virus_tests/
http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1839
http://it.slashdot.org/it/08/11/07/1545238.shtml
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(Want more?)
There is NO WAY THEY CAN KEEP UP WITH NEW MALWARES BEING MADE either... and you say they "work"? See above!
(They're "better than nothing", & I use them myself, for added LAYERED SECURITY - but, I don't put my entire FAITH ON THEM, as you appear to do!)
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"You have 190,000 to 340,000 infected websites at this very moment and that list will change by the thousands per minute as sites are cleaned, new sites are infected, new vulnerabilities found, etc. - by hairyfeet (841228) on Saturday January 01, @06:56PM (#34733612)
So would "your solutions", see above, on the SAME NOTE!
(Which aren't really "yours" - you only use the tools of others like a trained chimpanzee, except that I am kept "up-to-date", by the minute, by these reputable sources for HOSTS file data!)
AND, AGAIN? I don't only "just use hosts" - I use this for my "layered security" setup:
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HOW TO SECURE WINDOWS 2000/XP/SERVER 2003 & even VISTA, + make it "fun to do" using CIS TOOL:
www.bing.com/search?q="HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP"&go=&form=QBRE
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It works, and practices the current trend of "layered security", which HOSTS are a part of!
In fact, that guide of MINE?
On 15 forums it's featured on since 2008, w/ over 750,000 views on how to secure a modern Windows setup (making it the MOST viewed in fact, & I stopped checking counts in 2008 + 1 forum it was on went down & lost 1 example of it having over 100,000 views) & has been made a:
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1.) Sticky/Pinned Thread
2.) Essential Guide
3.) 5/5 star rated
4.) Most Viewed in forums sections its inWherever it is featured! Have YOU done the same? No.
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It even got me PAID for it, @ PCPitstop -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/
See Jan. 2008 (completely unexpected, but in January 2008 it won me a $100 prize there for its content)... That's the "total gamut" of "layered security" I use in addition to the HOSTS file (though I consider IT my "arc reactor core" of that security guide).
etc./et al...
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"That is the nice thing about math, it doesn't lie or believe in anecdotes." - by hairyfeet (841228) on Saturday January 01, @06:56PM (#34733612)
RIGHT - then, it's a pity that you rely on your 1.3 million ESTIMATED # of "bad sites" out there as you did from SOFTPEDIA.COM -> http://news.softpedia.com/news/Number-of-Infected-Websites-Almost-Doubled-During-the-Second-Quarter-156591.shtml BECAUSE NOBODY KNOWS THE EXACT TRUE # OF MALWARE SITES OUT THERE, period!
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"Now for his HOPES file to actually be a REAL protection and not just a woobie? It will have to dynamically scale and keep up with that ever changing list of infections. Now even if he had twenty fingers and subscribed to every secu
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Re:android asks the user for permissions
I'm not sure if it was the same as what you recalled, but let me highlight the key points I found:
After four months and more than 3,000 downloads, one person finally wrote in. That person, by the way, got a check for $1,000 proving, at least for one person, that it really does pay to read EULAs
(Googled "eula cash reward" without the quotes for a link and a more in-depth article about eulas from that eula reward's maker, PCpitstop.)
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Also, IF I am a "malware maker"? I'd have to be
the STUPIDEST one in existence... how/why? Well, in addition to my other reply to you here:
http://mobile.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1930156&cid=34718682
This "seals the deal" on you, troll:
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
(It is THE most viewed online security guide for Windows, bar none, in fact, over 750,000 views worldwide last time I looked in 2008 in fact & shows up "TOPS" on searching it - when Markus Janson's model (a copy of one I did even before it at NTCompatible.com, but not a bad on on his end mind you) used to on the SAME search!)
On 15 forums its on currently, it's been:
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1.) 5/5 star rated
2.) Most viewed
3.) Sticky/Pinned Thread
4.) An "Essential Guide"---
& even won me $100 for writing it, @ PCPitStop.com no less -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/ SEE JANUARY 2008...
Nuff said...
APK
P.S.=> So, IF I am a "malware maker" like you are libelling me as now? Why the HELL would I put out a very comprehensive post on securing Windows, or even my init. post here on HOW TO STOP THIS MALWARE EASILY? apk
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Their Gung Fu will NEVER equal my...
Kung Fu, in computing!
LMAO!
(That is what the problem is... since you asked "Whats the problem?" - by arcite (661011)
on Tuesday December 28, @01:56PM (#34689640))See - I say this, merely because I need better competition than the communist states are showing me, because every day online? I block out TONS of known malicious sites' data written by malware makers, coming straight from out of
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"Ever since I've installed a host file (http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm) to redirect advertisers to my loopback, I haven't had any malware, spyware, or adware issues. I first started using the host file 5 years ago." - by TestedDoughnut (1324447) on Monday December 13, @12:18AM (#34532122)
FROM http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1907528&cid=34532122
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That my friends, IS the ULTIMATE Kung-Fu online - I've got it, in being totally unassailable security-wise against malware b.s. & more (via more than just HOSTS though, ala -> http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2007/09/04/pc-pitstop-winners/ (see JANUARY 2008 WINNERS) also, & by yours truly of course), & F A S T E R online also, by a mile + even a bit more "anonymous" via evasions of DNSBL &/or DNS request logs, for instance - just from something you already have, the HOSTS file (albeit, "customized")!
APK
P.S.=> To our malware making friends from over there - the normal folks online are just users there, i've been there MOST of this summer in those communist nations (loved Prague, not sure if they're communist or not though) in fact... it's only for these malware making losers from those communist nations that not only prey on their own, but us in the USA as well?
Well, I can only say this: "KNEEL TO THE LORD OF HOSTS"... & "yea, though I walk in the Valley of the
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You're 110% correct (good job "git")... apk
"If each of you here went over to 10 people's homes and set them up on something like Tor, and showed them how to protect their privacy and avoid malware and advertisement, executives everywhere would be protesting in front of Congress to stop those goddamned citizens from ruining their perfectly profitable business built on exploiting them. That, people, is power. And it is yours, not theirs." - by girlintraining (1395911) on Saturday November 27, @11:25AM (#34358112)
You're dead-on correct, & I agree, 110% (well said): I felt the same way, more or less along the lines of "wait a second - it's PEOPLE that make the internet great... not companies!" when I read this article this a.m. over a cup of coffee here.
As to what I bolded above? Doing my part here:
http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22HOW+TO+SECURE+Windows+2000%2FXP%22&go=&form=QBRE
As my guide for securing Windows & showing users how to do so, via the EASIEST/SIMPLEST MEANS I KNOW OF POSSIBLE (CIS Tool, or others like MBSA + Windows own "built-in" native tools). You & I? We think much alike.
Well, I "digress", as to your being "110% correct": I have had my share of 'naysayers' in my guides (trolls everywhere & all that), but the reviews & ratings others gave that guide of mine for securing Windows overrode that much easily, & you MAY be correct it was "execs" & their cronies coming in to "try to stop it" (good luck - ideas, especially ideas that are effective & benefit others for free, are HARD to kill!) - but, I don't think it was, and I have not heard any "b.s." from that ilk to date (2-3 yrs. now in fact).
APK
P.S.=> As far as "going into 10 people's homes" on my part though? Heh - that guide's seen over 600,000 views (and that was when I stopped counting it across the 15 websites it's been hosted on where it's received 5/5 star ratings, & was made a "sticky/pinned thread" across most of them (nearly all), everytime it was posted... it even got me PAID $100 for winning the January 2008 contest for "article of the month" over @ PC Pitstop http://pcpitstop.com/news/winners.asp
Yup, you're right again: Funniest part is, when you try help others and end up doing so? It's funny how the community itself online will help YOU in return (in many ways)... ala "what comes around, goes around"... apk
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Re:Bob, prove you have a PHD in English, ok?
"I do not have a degree in english. However, I have read many books, and I write a lot (for money) so I know a thing or two about the subject." - by mosb1000 (710161) on Sunday January 10, @03:26AM (#30713352) Homepage
Really? You mean like children's book with sentences like "see jane run"?? I wonder who makes more money - you, or a professional software engineer (the title I have held in this field, along with others like programmer/programmer-analyst/network administrator)??
Don't even TRY to use money Bob... you'll be EASILY "outclassed" (unless you are really Stephen King or others of his ilk that is, which I severely DOUBT you are).
Now, on getting paid to write? You're not the only one -> http://www.pcpitstop.com/news/winners.asp (3rd one down, January 2008) which also happens to be their MOST VIEWED there (& its a widely travelled forums, & guess what? I was paid for it, & it's by NO MEANS a "see jane run" topic it's on).
In fact?
That same posting has crossed over 250,000 views (search "HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP" on GOOGLE, & see just who it is who "owns" the topspot, and most of the top 50++ in fact (answer = yours truly)), & has also been rated "5/5 stars", or is in the MOST VIEWED, or is put into "Sticky/Pinned Threads" or "Essential guide" sections of the forums it is on, with rating of this nature from others:
PERTINENT QUOTE/EXCERPT:
"...recently, months ago when you finally got this guide done, had authorization to try this on simple work station for kids. My client, who paid me an ungodly amount of money to do this, has been PROBLEM FREE FOR MONTHS! I haven't even had a follow up call which is unusual. Now I don't recommend this for the average joe, but it if can work for a kids PC it can work for anything!"
and
http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=10f9ba9ad5ff990aaae1e7ec91f593a2&t=28430&page=3 [xtremepccentral.com]
"Its 2009 - still trouble free! I was told last week by a co worker who does active directory administration, and he said I was doing overkill. I told him yes, but I just eliminated the half life in windows that you usually get. He said good point. So from 2008 till 2009. No speed decreases, its been to a lan party, moved around in a move, and it still NEVER has had the OS reinstalled besides the fact I imaged the drive over in 2008. Great stuff! My client STILL Hasn't called me back in regards to that one machine to get it locked down for the kid. I am glad it worked and I am sure her wallet is appreciated too now that it works. Speaking of which, I need to call her to see if I can get some leads. APK - I will say it again, the guide is FANTASTIC! Its made my PC experience much easier. Sandboxing was great. Getting my host file updated, setting services to system service, rather than system local. (except AVG updater, needed system local)"
Thronka - forums member @ xtremepccentral.com
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So, please - don't try to "preach to me" on how to write, ok? I just basically have "overwhelmed" your "self-proclaimed" so called expertise (and your arrogance @ telling ME "how to write" or "what is good writing per Bob" from you, with a LOAD of evidences from others to the contrary).
"too, Too, TOO EASY"... always is.
As usual I knew you had no PHD in English either so... you think your having written a few things qualifies you as some expert on writing? GET OVER YOURSELF, & your arrogance.
Now, also, there is of course 2 kinds of people in this art & science: Those who do the job, & those who merely WRITE ABOUT OTHERS WHO DO THE JOB... have I, & had it appear internationally in publication (with proof on my end, unlike "you & yours" the off topic trolls here)? Sure, see these:
"My Name is Ozymandias: King o
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Re:Moving targets
In fact, without having any statistics (since they aren't available) I would bet that the VAST majority (70%+) of the machines currently in use in the world have 1G of ram or less.
You would bet? How much? The fact is, nearly 80% have 1G or more.
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Re:rtfeula tag?
PC Pitstop included a clause in one of its EULAs that promised anyone who read it, a "consideration" including money if they sent a note to an email address listed in the EULA. After four months and more than 3,000 downloads, one person finally wrote in. That person, by the way, got a check for $1,000 proving, at least for one person, that it really does pay to read EULAs.
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Re:Surprise!
7mb is about 0.02% of 35gb
Sorry, I didn't realize they had 35 gigs of memory in computers back in 1998. Heck, I didn't even know that ME was 64-bit to address that amount of memory.
On the contrary, more than 50% of computers had less than 128mb of memory in the year 2000, so 12mb was over 10% of memory available in the majority of computers and about 30% of memory available in about 1/6 of all computers...
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Re:Funny, others agree with me quite a lot
AND, lol, it figures:
Like usual, you avoided the questions asked of you, like usual (what is the forums section here called? DEVELOPERS SECTION, not the "english grammar critique" section)!
Plus, you have NOTHING even remotely like the list I can produce of where others found my works in guides good (via their testimonials quoted, plus high ratings & massive numbers of views as well as being made sticky thread/pinned guides), & also that of respected written publications in this field for a decade & 1/2 now almost, over 10x, saying quite the reverse of what you have:
That my writing is not only legible & understandable, but also good material.
So, argue w/ this list:
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Windows NT Magazine (now Windows IT Pro) April 1997 "BACK OFFICE PERFORMANCE" issue, page 61
(&, for work done for EEC Systems/SuperSpeed.com on PAID CONTRACT (writing portions of their SuperCache program increasing its performance by up to 40% via my work) albeit, for their SuperDisk & HOW TO APPLY IT, took them to a finalist position @ MS Tech Ed, two years in a row).
WINDOWS MAGAZINE, 1997, "Top Freeware & Shareware of the Year" issue page 210, #1/first entry in fact (my work is there)
PC-WELT FEB 1998 - page 84, again, my work is featured there
WINDOWS MAGAZINE, WINTER 1998 - page 92, insert section, MUST HAVE WARES, my work is again, there
PC-WELT FEB 1999 - page 83, again, my work is featured there
CHIP Magazine 7/99 - page 100, my work is there
GERMAN PC BOOK, Data Becker publisher "PC Aufrusten und Repairen" 2000, where my work is contained in it
HOT SHAREWARE Numero 46 issue, pg. 54 (PC ware mag from Spain), 2001 my work is there, first one featured, yet again!
Also, a British PC Mag in 2002 for many utilities I wrote, but by that point, I had moved onto other areas in this field besides coding only...
Lastly, being paid for an article that made me money over @ PCPitstop in 2008 for writing up a guide that has people showing NO VIRUSES/SPYWARES & other screwups, via following its point, such as THRONKA sees here -> http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=ee926d913b81bf6d63c3c7372fd2a24c&t=28430&page=3
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Have YOU done the same, or even CLOSE to that on all those grounds, especially in this field and topic of this section, programmatic development or networking?
Somehow, lol? Well - I doubt it, & on all counts noted...
Also?
So, how about this guide I authored on how to secure Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA, which has gone over 200,000++ views in 1 yrs.' time online across 20 forums and where it was made either a:
1.) 5/5 star rated post (indicative of its being completely legible)
2.) Most viewed (especially this one considering many of the forums it is on have been around for years to a decade or more)
3.) A "sticky/pinned thread" or "ESSENTIAL GUIDE"
4.) I was paid for writing said guide up also, here -> http://forums.pcpitstop.com/index.php?s=cba6343f4815761830a54e8eb26a10ee&act=SF&f=66&st=0&changefilters=1 for winning their monthly contest (unknowingly on my part)AND, where it literally has been shown that once folks apply it, they have stayed virus/spyware/trojan/rootkit/worm/malware-in-general free for more than 1++ yrs.' worth of time and operate fas
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You really ARE illiterate, aren't you?
"Introducing John Carmack's name into this discussion of YOUR illegible, incomprehensible posts is thus shown to be a diversionary tactic. Just because you post "in the same place" as someone famous doesn't make you smart, funny, insightful, or intelligent. - by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 19, @10:27AM (#27255439)
ORIGINALLY, YOU STATED THIS ->
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"And please, do point out an example of John Carmack modding you up" - by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 19, @12:19AM (#27251625)
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So please - DO show us where I explicitly verbatim had said that John Carmack modded my posts upwards?
(I only stated he posts here on occasion in response to your calling people here "slashtards" & what-not).
PROOF THAT YOU TRULY CANNOT READ IS RIGHT THERE ALONE... so, please - look into "Hooked on Phonics", ok?
Hilarious: You REALLY ARE ILLITERATE!
Just answer this simple question, with a YES or NO:
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QUESTION FOR "MR. AC TROLL": (Which he has evaded, roughly 12x by now, "oddly", lmao?)
The section of this forums we are in currently is the developer's section, correct?
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(REMEMBER: A Yes or No answer to THIS question, is all that is required)
(AND, do answer the other questions below I have for you, as well, won't you? Quit evading them, it doesn't look good for you @ this point since you constantly avoid answering simple questions, doubtless due to your illiteracy which I have produced actual proof of prior to my p.s. below, in regards to Mr. John Carmack!)
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Plus, I provided over 80++ or so people in posts of mine who moderated my postings here up here on grounds of my words being INTERESTING, or INFORMATIVE:
See here -> http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1162403&cid=27240123 [slashdot.org]
They have no problem with my writing apparently, but you, the "No Ph D expert in English" does... have you considered "Hooked on Phonics"?
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NOT ENOUGH? Ok!
So, how about this guide I authored on how to secure Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA, which has gone over 200,000++ views in 1 yrs.' time online across 20 forums and where it was made either a:
1.) 5/5 star rated post (indicative of its being completely legible)
2.) Most viewed (especially this one considering many of the forums it is on have been around for years to a decade or more)
3.) A "sticky/pinned thread" or "ESSENTIAL GUIDE"
4.) I was paid for writing said guide up also, here -> http://forums.pcpitstop.com/index.php?s=cba6343f4815761830a54e8eb26a10ee&act=SF&f=66&st=0&changefilters=1 for winning their monthly contest (unknowingly on my part)AND, where it literally has been shown that once folks apply it, they have stayed virus/spyware/trojan/rootkit/worm/malware-in-general free for more than 1++ yrs.' worth of time and operate faster than ever also, after applying its points, like THRONKA has here:
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USER TESTIMONIAL (PERTINENT QUOTE/EXCERPT + ORIGINATING URL):
"Its 2009 - still trouble free!
I was told last week by a co worker who does active directory administration, and he said I was doing overkill. I told him yes, but I just eliminated the half life in windows that you usually get. He said good point.
So from 2008 till 2009. No speed decreases, its been to a lan party, moved around in a move, and it still N
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Re:Funny, others agree with me quite a lot
Just answer this simple question, with a YES or NO:
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QUESTION FOR "MR. AC TROLL": (Which he has evaded, roughly 12x by now, "oddly", lmao?)
The section of this forums we are in currently is the developer's section, correct?
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(REMEMBER: A Yes or No answer to THIS question, is all that is required)
(AND, do answer the other questions below I have for you, as well, won't you? Quit evading them, it doesn't look good for you @ this point since you constantly avoid answering simple questions, doubtless due to your illiteracy which I have produced actual proof of prior to my p.s. below, in regards to Mr. John Carmack!)
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Plus, I provided over 80++ or so people in posts of mine who moderated my postings here up here on grounds of my words being INTERESTING, or INFORMATIVE:
See here -> http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1162403&cid=27240123 [slashdot.org]
They have no problem with my writing apparently, but you, the "No Ph D expert in English" does... have you considered "Hooked on Phonics"?
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NOT ENOUGH? Ok!
So, how about this guide I authored on how to secure Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA, which has gone over 200,000++ views in 1 yrs.' time online across 20 forums and where it was made either a:
1.) 5/5 star rated post (indicative of its being completely legible)
2.) Most viewed (especially this one considering many of the forums it is on have been around for years to a decade or more)
3.) A "sticky/pinned thread" or "ESSENTIAL GUIDE"
4.) I was paid for writing said guide up also, here -> http://forums.pcpitstop.com/index.php?s=cba6343f4815761830a54e8eb26a10ee&act=SF&f=66&st=0&changefilters=1 for winning their monthly contest (unknowingly on my part)AND, where it literally has been shown that once folks apply it, they have stayed virus/spyware/trojan/rootkit/worm/malware-in-general free for more than 1++ yrs.' worth of time and operate faster than ever also, after applying its points, like THRONKA has here:
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USER TESTIMONIAL (PERTINENT QUOTE/EXCERPT + ORIGINATING URL):
"Its 2009 - still trouble free!
I was told last week by a co worker who does active directory administration, and he said I was doing overkill. I told him yes, but I just eliminated the half life in windows that you usually get. He said good point.
So from 2008 till 2009. No speed decreases, its been to a lan party, moved around in a move, and it still NEVER has had the OS reinstalled besides the fact I imaged the drive over in 2008.
Great stuff!
My client STILL Hasn't called me back in regards to that one machine to get it locked down for the kid. I am glad it worked and I am sure her wallet is appreciated too now that it works. Speaking of which, I need to call her to see if I can get some leads.
APK - I will say it again, the guide is FANTASTIC!"
THRONKA @ xtremepccentral.com
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I guess all those websites (URL's available upon request, just ask, because unlike YOU, I do provide backing proof, inclusive of actual users' own results testimonials above mind you) & respected publications listed below in this field of endeavor, who chose my guide as good stuff, as all of the enumerated points above AND below both illustrate as decent/good don't count, eh, & they don't know how to write or read either, and that you are the only person that can judge it, right??
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Re:Misleading headline, and ActiveX
It seems people think ActiveX is just ''Netscape plugin'' like thing while it is way more powerful than many would assume.
They should see (non malicious) http://www.pcpitstop.com/ to see what is really possible with ActiveX or better use Seagate Hard Disk tools in IE (seagate.com). Both sites doesn't do what they are really capable of since it would make some users really paranoid.
It is UID0 access level, inside browser. Pure C code. No sandboxes.
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Re:Have you been multiply published in this field?
"You actually got paid for your writing?" - by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 28, @07:25PM (#27026127)
Yes, for an article over @ PC Pitstop -> http://forums.pcpitstop.com/index.php?s=3d49143183b582f277a1847818e9748a&act=SF&f=66&st=0&changefilters=1
And more/others...
(Like by earning royalties for portions of commercial wares ontop of being paid the contract monies to write them up, as well as working as a pro as both a software engineer &/or network admin/engineer for the past 16++ yrs. in this art & science... I carry related degrees as well (dual), but hands-on experience? It's everything really, @ least the really REAL side of this field!)
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"Amazing" - by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 28, @07:25PM (#27026127)
Not really (not for someone who actually does this job for a living, not just writing about others who do (there is a difference, & therein lies all the difference!))
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"you must have a good editor then as your prose reads like shit." - by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 28, @07:25PM (#27026127)
Ahem: Care to show us the proof of you PhD in English? You know - the one you do NOT have?
Otherwise?
Opinions vary...
Like this guide I authored this year to show others how to secure their PC's has gone over 200,000++ views in less than 1 yr.'s time & been rated "5/5 stars", been made an "Essential Guide", & has been in their MOST viewed in that short timeframe (with some sites up for years, well travelled ones) etc. et al...
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HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003, & even VISTA, + make it "Fun-To-Do", via CIS Tool Guidance (& beyond):
http://www.tcmagazine.com/forums/index.php?s=858deff62a2ecd16236c122ab283487f&showtopic=2662
(There as an ESSENTIAL GUIDE, & 34,000 views in less than 1 yr.'s time iirc... & it's the same on 15/20 forums it is featured on.)
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As well as the 1++ yr. virus/spyware/malware/rootkit free results experience on their computers that others like THRONKA here (no noob, a pro) & his family + paying clients have been enjoying because of applying its points (nothing like "Word-of-Mouth" after all):
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So... Take a read, learn something, so you can contribute here on a TECHNICAL level, & help!
I.E.-> Instead of acting like you are, why not help us all find out why 0 has been removed as a valid blocking IP address in HOSTS files for VISTA, Windows Server 2008, & Windows 7 (most likely as well on the latter), because 0 (Zero) is more efficient than 0.0.0.0 or 127.0.0.1 by far in terms of load/unload speed from file, AND, consumes less RAM upon loading into the local DNS cache...
That's in addition to discussing this:
Port Filtering being removed is another mistake... it works @ a diff. level of the IP stack drivers-wise than IPSec &/or Software Firewalls do for instance, which aids in layered security since they all work @ diff. levels of the IP stack (thus, you can't take 1 out, & take them ALL out - & it works like putting deadbolts, chain locks, & door handle locks onto a car or home, same idea - layered security: break one, another's STILL in the way (&, what's one of the 1st things spywares/viruses/malwares/rootkits do? DISABLE FIREWALLS + ANTIVIRUS, etc. et al)...
Doing more with less is good engineering, not bloat, & that's what the 0 blocking IP address gives a user of a
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Look to mirror MS
They choose to spy user more (possibly asking for money later) instead of fixing their OS.
Even Apple with dedicated and trusting userbase can't dare to offer such thing. Apple has almost hidden from user "Send system information to Apple" in "System Profiler" (in Utilities). What it does is produce a XML file, bzip2 it and send that plain compressed file to Apple without and cryptic stuff. A complete opt-in thing promises nothing! That is the way to go. You can't promise user to "enhance".
If MS suspects third party stuff (devices) for Vista problems, they should travel to the building providing these:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/default.mspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHQL_TestingI have seen 20% CPU using WHQL certified network drivers, programs certified by MS developed by people who doesn't really know how MS Installer arch works etc.
While spending my time writing this, MS already knows a lot about the users computer. They just make it official now. Also they have stolen concept of http://www.pcpitstop.com/ (lame looking but clean). PC Pitstop _does_ suggest really meaningful things in return.
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Re:Actually a fairly high number of opt-outs
Have you ever read this? http://www.pcpitstop.com/spycheck/eula.asp
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Re:You are the cause of all this pal..And I wasn't talking about being righteous,where in my post did I say ANYTHING about being righteous? Don't be silly, this is the reason anyone pirates software. They either don't want, or can't afford, to pay for the product; but because they feel they deserve it anyway, they get it by other means, often as their way of "sticking it to The Man". Hence, righteousness. And as for the malware? I can happily tell you where more than 90% come from. believe me,as someone who has been fixing the damned things forever I can tell you EXACTLY where it comes from,and it AIN'T games off of P2P.
But since this is Deal Out Stupid Challenges To Waste Time Day, here's my challenge for you: merely download 100TB of copyright games in any P2P software, then scan them with Norton Antivirus. If every single one of them is clean, I will believe you. Failure to successfully do so will result in me remaining right. Ready...Go!
PS: I also see how you completely ignored the whole 'illegal' angle. Nice job! I'm sure there's another warez-monkey out there somewhere that you've managed to justify the act of theft to. -
LOL, is that the "best" you've got? Apparently!
"Are you paid to post that junk or are you just an idiot?" - by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 01, @02:34PM (#23266358) Oh, hey everyone: Look @ the "linux monkay", unable to reply w/ facts... lol!
& actually, to answer your question cretin?
Very recently, this year, @ PCPitstop, I was paid ($100 January winner) for that exact same content...
Again, proof? Search "Alexander" on this page:
http://pcpitstop.com/news/winners.asp
or "APK", here:
http://forums.pcpitstop.com/index.php?s=704769b8ca8503ffe4f5c3aaa65fe11a&showtopic=152256
(How STUPID do you feel now?)
Now, I am simply going to ask YOU the same: Have YOU ever been paid for anything online you've written, & actually have people thank you for it, because it works?? Big deal if YOU have, because that??? That which I put up above is only a small sample, because my name's in commercial wares out there, chumley... is yours???? -
LOL, is that the "best" you've got? Apparently!
"Are you paid to post that junk or are you just an idiot?" - by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 01, @02:34PM (#23266358) Oh, hey everyone: Look @ the "linux monkay", unable to reply w/ facts... lol!
& actually, to answer your question cretin?
Very recently, this year, @ PCPitstop, I was paid ($100 January winner) for that exact same content...
Again, proof? Search "Alexander" on this page:
http://pcpitstop.com/news/winners.asp
or "APK", here:
http://forums.pcpitstop.com/index.php?s=704769b8ca8503ffe4f5c3aaa65fe11a&showtopic=152256
(How STUPID do you feel now?)
Now, I am simply going to ask YOU the same: Have YOU ever been paid for anything online you've written, & actually have people thank you for it, because it works?? Big deal if YOU have, because that??? That which I put up above is only a small sample, because my name's in commercial wares out there, chumley... is yours???? -
Re:Defective By Design.
Last I checked, it was competing with free software remarkably well. In fact, it owns something like 70-90% of the market, depending on which market you look at.
Surely someone as open-minded, intelligent and non-biased such as yourself must stand back and admit that it must be doing SOMETHING right in order to maintain that lead, as well as for so many people to kick up a fuss now that it looks like it's going to be killed off.
Surely, I mean surely in the near-25-years that Microsoft has been developing windows, they hit the nail on the head and released a genuinely good Operating System at least once! Surely!
Or maybe not. Maybe nearly 90% of the users out there are all idiots or forced to use it because Microsoft has a proverbial gun stuck to their head. Those same users are also being forced to cry out loud "please no, please don't kill off XP! Please!". Or maybe it's just you.
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Re:Most Spam Comes from just Six Bots, not Botnets
"Let me correct that for you: Windows won't let you do anything of substance once you're running as non-administrator. That is the problem." - by xZgf6xHx2uhoAj9D (1160707) on Monday March 17, @10:08AM (#22772876) You CAN run as a member of the ADMINISTRATOR group, or as Administrator, using Windows... AND BE SECURE DOING IT, by following the steps noted here:
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HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & yes VISTA (& make it "fun" to do, using CIS Tool guidance + more):
http://forums.pcpitstop.com/index.php?showtopic=150310
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2 hrs. time to secure yourself, for YEARS of solid, uninfected uptime, & it works... it really, truly works!
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Re:Most Spam Comes from just Six Bots, not Botnets
" For years, normal users have run windows boxes in admin mode by default. This is INSANE!!, and yet it persists." - by rucs_hack (784150) on Monday March 17, @09:45AM (#22772660) It is not "insane", because it CAN be done & safely, by just using what is noted here:
HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & yes VISTA (& make it "fun" to do, using CIS Tool guidance + more):
http://forums.pcpitstop.com/index.php?showtopic=150310
2 hrs. time to secure yourself, for YEARS of solid, uninfected uptime, & it works... it really, truly works!
(Well, as long as you can stick to a few rules - Ones like no java/javacript/activeX/active scripting - or rather, only on certain sites that ABSOLUTELY need it, & thus, limiting your "attack surface area" to only a few sites possible that might have infected you (some sites like shopping & banking ones come to mind here, as they need scripting etc. for data access) & watching it with email attachments + a few more simple ones to follow).
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"Adding UAC hasn't helped." - by rucs_hack (784150) on Monday March 17, @09:45AM (#22772660) That URL above & the tricks/tips/techniques it uses, will... AND, you don't need to stop running as ADMINISTRATOR user either.
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Re:Kick Windows off the Internet (Linux & BSD
"Windows is the problem" - by EllynGeek (824747) on Tuesday February 12, @02:03PM (#22395338) Now, if you THINK Linux (or, even BSD, which recently showed up a security vulnerability that yields ROOT access priveleges mind you, yesterday) is "as secure as can be"?
You are in for a RUDE AWAKENING... in fact, take a peek @ this:
HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & VISTA - and, make it "fun" to do, via CIS Tool guidance:
http://forums.pcpitstop.com/index.php?s=5eb84a7566b0d26f285c22533a1660af&showtopic=150310
There, you will see quantified evidences of the DEFAULT SECURITY SETUPS of both Linux, and Windows XP &/or Server 2003!
(... & later see what they CAN/COULD be, out-of-the-box, hardened beyond their default policies (inclusive of SeLinux bearing distros like UBuntu, etc. as well)).
Oh, also: Windows is used more, it has no "security-by-obscurity" going for it, as does MacOS X, & other BSD variants, as well as Linux!
(Face it, this is truth - For example, were you a hacker/cracker, out to make money via phishing, email, or browser hijack? Wouldn't YOU target the "biggest mass" you could find?? That is Windows, period, as it runs on 95% of the world's systems from home users all the way up to Industrial Strength server environs!)
The MAIN problem today? It's not so much the OS' though!
Its the apps riding on them, this is what hacker/cracker types are focusing on now, because they have to - the OS' are fairly secured now, less & less holes show up period... & the more that get patched? The less of them there is @ the OS level... so, what to attack? Apps. Office suites, browsers, etc. et al.
Especially browsers!
See here for "proof" of my words:
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/02/12/175213
Well well: That's THIS VERY TOPIC @ SLASHDOT no less! Want to have a more secure browser? Turn off IFrames, Java, Javascript usage on "all sites" & restrict it to those you only NEED to have it on, that demand it, for full functionality.
Ah, what's the use: I feel like Good Will Hunting, when he utterly shoots down the pompous fool picking on his pal in the pub, because he is MILES above the dolt on all levels, period. -
Re:I've been saying this for a while now
- by rufusdufus (450462) on Tuesday February 12, @01:54PM (#22395226) Actually for Windows, there IS another solution:
HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA + make it "fun" to do, via CIS Tool guidance:
http://forums.pcpitstop.com/index.php?s=8a4de624349c2b17175bec82a2d6240a&showtopic=150310
There IS "another solution", & Linux, Solaris, & BSD variants too (no MacOS X automated one though) that is it, above... & it just works! -
Smart idea #1, & it really does work... apk
Try this:
HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & VISTA + make it "fun" to do & quantifiable via CIS Tool:
http://forums.pcpitstop.com/index.php?s=fa2b98dd98aa1a4bfe35daeafd757c40&showtopic=150310
The tools/tips/tricks/techniques it points out aren't ONLY applicable to Microsoft Windows NT-based OS' of today (like 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA) either, since they also to Linux variants, BSD variants, Solaris & others as well (if only @ times via principals used on the "others").
Using CIS Tool for your "benchmark/gauge" also helps quantify ANY progress made (based on "best practices" for security on each platform the testing tool runs on)... &, it works.
APK
P.S.=> I have a friend (a security guard/PI by trade) who applied its points & used the CIS Tool to take his system from a 46.xxx score, out to a 90.xxx score using CIS Tool's guidance + that posts' other points layered ontop of those from CIS Tool, & instead of turning up his "usual" 200-300 infestations a month? He has only turned up 1 since in the past 6 months or so now, & only because he turned on JavaScript + Frames in his browser & hauled in a trojan (which we killed using the points in that thread no less which are listed with 100% free tools to remove most ANY online infector/infestor there is, nearly EVERY time, IF you 'disobey' some of that posts' points on how to never get them anymore)... apkl -
HOSTS file, and plenty more, for securing a PC
"Any chance you'd post that hosts file? I could use it too." - by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 28, @07:44AM You can get one here that has over 28,000 adbanner servers blocked that might house malicious script, and a WHOLE lot more to secure yourself:
HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & VISTA:
http://forums.pcpitstop.com/index.php?s=adfdf51b0561d4af950c266aa4e313e8&showtopic=150310
Enjoy the tips/tricks/techniques for securing yourself vs. today's myriad online threats present on the public internet... it all just works!
(... and, it is made far easier + more fun to do, with the CIS Tool (noted in COMPUTERWORLD & other sites online that are reputable, as a GOOD tool for security) acting as your guide, & even making it FUN to do!)
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Re:The Government computer security mess"The benchmarks do very different things; and they tend to break systems in interestingly different ways if an admin doesn't pay attention" - by _Sprocket_ (42527) on Saturday January 26, @06:52PM (#22196726) Well, since you have not read the entire thing, you wouldn't have caught the parts where I "warn" folks on what you can, & CANNOT do, from its contents/tips/tricks/techniques etc. et al! Especially for home LAN & Business LAN-WAN arrangements (especially AD ones).
It covers differences as to what can be done using its content, on a HOME or BUSINESS LAN-WAN arrangement for online activity on the public internet, BUT, also within a subnet range within corporate walls/intranets.
(Especially ActiveDirectory based ones, & moreso on Microsoft LanMan based ones too (Client for MS Networks + File and Printer sharing clients, for example))
vs.
A typical single PC user with a "single stand-alone system" hooked into the public internet via Tcp/IP only (all a body needs really to go online).
(HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & VISTA (via CIS Tool guidance & more):
http://forums.pcpitstop.com/index.php?s=30175a047c441667f7c926946ad24524&showtopic=150310
APK -
Re:The Government computer security mess"There's a National Cyber Security Division of Homeland Security. When it was set up, it was headed by Amit Yoran, who actually knew something about the subject. He was unpopular because he publicly mentioned the vulnerabilities of Microsoft operating systems as the biggest single problem" - by Animats (122034) on Saturday January 26, @03:44PM (#22195556) Amit Yoran was WRONG, overall, is why he was unpopular... & though it may make some of you guys ill to admit it (mainly your "Pro-*NIX" crowd here, especially on slashdot)?
Windows CAN be secured, very well, & quite easily!
I say that, simply because Microsoft's modern Windows NT-based OS' (2000/XP/Server 2003 & VISTA) really can be secured well, FAR above their normal defaults, & quite easily (12 steps really), especially using the guidance of the CIS Tool:
HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA:
http://forums.pcpitstop.com/index.php?s=b6097595b8e510f80524584195472aed&showforum=53
The same thing extends to Linux & BSD variants as well guys - even SeLINUX bearing distros, such as the UBuntu/KUBuntu tribe.
(... & the results on that page(s) show that to be the case as well, with photographic proofs (from a
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Re:Voluntary systems scans
I have no idea how they got the 36.4% number. From data on pcpitstop.com (the claimed source of the information) 1.012 percent of the computers tested by pcpitstop have had limewire installed and running (source: http://pcpitstop.com/spycheck/SWDetail.asp?fn=LimeWire.exe I have no idea how 36.4% of all computers, comes out of 1.012% of the sample running the product.