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Re:2000 = no DEP & no TcpChimney IP parameters
"from your reference, which says 2000 "does not run background apps" - by perryizgr8 (1370173) on Friday March 27, @12:04PM (#27358537)
Perry, Windows 2000 DOES run backgrounded tasks (such as drivers, services, & even apps via the registry "run areas" & startup groups)... &, just like Windows XP, Server 2003, VISTA, Server 2008, & Windows 7 do (as did Windows 9x, NT 3.5x-4.0, etc.)... pre-emptively no less.
They most likely meant "not as many backgrounded apps" by default, such as services (because 2000 has a LOT less of those than XP does by default).
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"of course i've not used 2000, that's why i was asking." - by perryizgr8 (1370173) on Friday March 27, @12:04PM (#27358537)
Fair enough then, now that I am aware of it... I gave you only SOME differences between Windows 2000 & its descendants in Windows XP/Server 2003/VISTA/Server 2008, & Windows 7 - &, there are others...
(Fact is, I gave you BOTH protective AND performance gaining ones & ones actually IN FAVOR of XP/Server2003/Server 2006/VISTA/Windows 7, in fact.)
Were I to choose "the best overall OS" that MS has, right now?
Windows Server 2003 SP#2 fully hotfix patched.
Secure & stable enough to keep NASDAQ running 24x7, to the fabled "5-9's" of 99.999% uptime because Windows Server 2003 + SQLServer 2005 does, and has done for YEARS now mind you, a great job of being the official disseminator of trade data @ NASDAQ, running into the "fabled 5-9's" of 99.999% uptime for years now, 24x7, via failover clustering... that was back in 2006 (possibly earlier, as that is only the date of the article):
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NASDAQ Migrates to SQL Server 2005:
http://windowsfs.com/enews/nasdaq-migrates-to-sql-server-2005 [windowsfs.com]
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As well as users (once they "security-harden" their Windows NT-based OS per this guide I wrote up in late 2007 (an extension of the older guide I wrote up for security & speedup of Windows NT-based OS' from NTCompatible.com circa 1998 &/or NeoWin forums guides, circa 2001, copied verbatim from my NTCompatible.com model no less & rated well) seeing NO malware infestations once they applied that guide of mine's points, for more than 1++ yrs. now of faster, stable, trouble-free operation:
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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=9783f30ecf36d1be841544233b95fdf8&showtopic=2662&st=0&start=0 [tcmagazine.com]
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USER FEEDBACK/TESTIMONIAL:
(Using a verbatim quote/User Testimonial, of 1++ yr. virus/spyware/trojan/rootkit/worm/malware-in-general trouble-free stable, fast, & secure operation as the result while using Microsoft Windows once security-hardened)
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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. I am glad it worked and I am sure her wallet is appreciated too now
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Os/2 & VMS also live on in Windows NT-based OS
"VMS isn't dead either. It's still supported for VAX, Alpha and Itanium hardware, although you can only buy new Itanium systems running it. Somewhat ironically, the 4-ring protection model introduced with the 80386 was designed to make porting VMS to Intel chips (from VAX) easier. Instead, VMS went to Alpha, which only had two protection modes..." - by TheRaven64 (641858) on Thursday March 26, @02:21PM (#27345419) Homepage
Agreed, & that's one I've had exposure to, from the midrange &/or mainframe world in the 1980's - 1990's as well... &, it also "lives on" in other ways, per my subject-line in my reply here:
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"It's still supported for VAX, Alpha and Itanium hardware, although you can only buy new Itanium systems running it. Somewhat ironically, the 4-ring protection model introduced with the 80386 was designed to make porting VMS to Intel chips (from VAX) easier. Instead, VMS went to Alpha, which only had two protection modes..." - by TheRaven64 (641858) on Thursday March 26, @02:21PM (#27345419) Homepage
However, since this is about PC OS' I would think, though the title doesn't say so specifically, but those are mostly the examples we've been shown? I think this one's about PC OS' I.E.-> Moreso than those for mainframes & midranges, like IBM System 34/36/38's & AS400 (now called zOS iirc)?
Imo, this is sort of important (as to VMS and OS/2 "still living on"):
That OS, in (OS/2) by IBM + Microsoft, became a good part of the Windows NT-based OS family by Microsoft really, & I really liked it, &, there is a reason I mention it.
(GammaTech Utilities backup & disk defrag come to mind, good stuff that rounded Os/2 2.0-Warp 4 out nicely!)
Also in the Windows NT-based OS family by Microsoft, what other OS ontop of Os/2 are in its foundations??
You guessed it:
VMS by Digital
(Since its designer/architect (D. Cutler) was from DEC... )
So, VMS & OS/2 aren't "really totally dead", either, if you think about it.
"Old Chevy's never die: They just get faster"
As the saying goes!
(I suppose, that I could also say that "Windows 95 lives on" in the GUI interface as well I suppose, but, that's technically not an OS, only a shell for it... & even things from UNIX are part of it, such as the BSD IP stack, but again, not an OS)
APK
P.S.=> Thought I'd add that all in, as to my thoughts on Os/2 &/or VMS still "living on" & how/why, as well as being in agreement - albeit, in a slightly different way, because they helped shape the most used Operating System on the planet in Windows NT based ones which run on the most used hardware platform on the planet in x86 that keeps NASDAQ going 24x7 to the "fabled '5-9's'" of 99.999% uptime via failover clustering in combination w/ SQLServer 2005 acting as the official trade data dessimination system for they -> http://windowsfs.com/enews/nasdaq-migrates-to-sql-server-2005 , as well as being shown (once security-hardened) to be virus/trojan/malware/spyware free for 1++ yrs. (&, for myself, the same & for more than a decade so for myself in fact) here -> http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=df24f74dc34060c57fa9e14fb57e5a87&t=28430&page=3 as well as being extremely stable & with faster performance after tuning... apk
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Re:the workaround is bad design
"Microsoft runs a proprietary show where they 'set the standard' themselves" - by TheMMaster (527904) on Thursday March 19, @02:48PM (#27259629) Homepage
They sure do, and that standard runs on a good 95% of the world's PC's, from home user systems, up thru departmental LANs, & right up into enterprise-wide WANs + Back Office server type applications, on the most used hardware platform there is for personal computers & servers, in x86...
A standard that acts as the official disseminator of trade data @ NASDAQ using Windows Server + SQLServer 2005, & it has done so via failover clustering, for years now in a stable & consistent manner, running into the fabled "5-9's" of 99.999% uptime, since 2006 to present day:
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NASDAQ Migrates to SQL Server 2005:
http://windowsfs.com/enews/nasdaq-migrates-to-sql-server-2005 [windowsfs.com]
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AND, that stability also has been seen by end-users, once they FULLY 'security-harden' their Windows NT-based OS of modern variety, as shown here via quoted testimonial:
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HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA, + make it "fun-to-do", via CIS Tool Guidance (& beyond):
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USER FEEDBACK/TESTIMONIAL:
(Using a verbatim quote/User Testimonial, of 1++ yr. virus/spyware/trojan/rootkit/worm/malware-in-general trouble-free stable, fast, & secure operation as the result while using Microsoft Windows once security-hardened)
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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. 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 @ xtremepccentral.com
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As the saying goes?
"Nuff said"
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"THIS is why a) microsoft can't ever truly fix something and b) why using proprietary software screws over the user." - by TheMMaster (527904) on Thursday March 19, @02:48PM (#27259629) Homepage
That's funny: I don't see NTFS hosing people over like this ext4 fsync data-loss related problem...
APK
P.S.=> You can say what you wish in reply, I won't be there to see it. What I do know, is the facts noted above (& you are welcome to dispute them (to no avail, because facts ARE FACTS, & this article's topic even BACKS my 2nd statement in & of itself))... apk
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Why won't you answer a simple question?
EARLIER HERE, YOU SAID ->
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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 - show us where I explicitly verbatim had said that John Carmack modded my posts upwards?
I never once did so, & you can't and you KNOW it.
Especially when I can, in turn, ask you to provide the proof, via quoting myself, of my saying John Carmack mods my posts up and you have to omit quoting me saying that, because I never ONCE did.
BOTTOM-LINE on this account, is this:
I only stated Mr. John Carmack posts here on occasion (in response to your calling people here "slashtards" & what-not & that Mr. John Carmack is not a "tard" by any means (and you have repeatedly called myself that, & others here as well - real classy of you (NOT))).
Anyhow/anyways - THE PROOF THAT YOU TRULY CANNOT READ IS RIGHT THERE ALONE ABOVE and in your inability to quote me saying what you accused me of... so, please - look into "Hooked on Phonics", ok?
(You need it: You cannot read, and your dim brain has already been shown to mess you up on that account, above!)
After all, you are completely FREE to put up a quote of MY words, stating I literally said "John Carmack mods up my posts", ok?
(Good luck on that, lol!)
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"You cannot write well" - by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 20, @11:25AM (#27268837)
Opinions vary, but, I have a lot of proofs to the contrary (unlike yourself):
The evidences below outweigh your "No Ph D in English" opinion, literally 100++:1!
(but, there obviously IS, with your inability to read correctly above & your own quoted words show it)
Here are my evidences to that much:
1.) 80++ mods up here on my posts I produced clearly show that much -> http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1162403&cid=27240123
2.) As do my works appearing in respected publications in this field since 1997-2002 , in the list below:
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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 [xtremepccentral.com]
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3.) As doe
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Re:John Carmack accusation, & answer a questio
EARLIER HERE, YOU SAID ->
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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 - show us where I explicitly verbatim had said that John Carmack modded my posts upwards?
I never once did so, & you can't and you KNOW it.
You misquote & twist others' words (which may not be your fault, I suspect you are dyslexic based on the above), but, it's not very effective now, is it, & especially w/ out a quote of my actually SAYING what you accused me of... not even a "nice try" on your part!
Especially when I can, in turn, ask you to provide the proof, via quoting myself, of my saying John Carmack mods my posts up and you have to omit quoting me saying that, because I never ONCE did.
BOTTOM-LINE on this account, is this:
I only stated Mr. John Carmack posts here on occasion (in response to your calling people here "slashtards" & what-not & that Mr. John Carmack is not a "tard" by any means (and you have repeatedly called myself that, & others here as well - real classy of you (NOT))).
Anyhow/anyways - THE PROOF THAT YOU TRULY CANNOT READ IS RIGHT THERE ALONE ABOVE and in your inability to quote me saying what you accused me of... so, please - look into "Hooked on Phonics", ok?
(You need it: You cannot read, and your dim brain has already been shown to mess you up on that account, above!)
After all, you are completely FREE to put up a quote of MY words, stating I literally said "John Carmack mods up my posts", ok?
(Good luck on that, lol!)
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AND, there's no problem with my writing, & the evidences below outweigh your "No Ph D in English" opinion, literally 100++:1!
(but, there obviously IS, with your inability to read correctly above & your own quoted words show it)
Here are my evidences to that much:
1.) 80++ mods up here on my posts I produced clearly show that much -> http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1162403&cid=27240123
2.) As do my works appearing in respected publications in this field since 1997-2002 , in the list below:
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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.
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Answer the QUESTION FOR "MR. AC TROLL"
"Stop cutting and pasting the same post, you're boring me" - by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 19, @12:41PM (#27257609)
Why should I? You haven't answered my questions, so I repeat them for you (along w/ my evidences):
No, I think you're just "confused as usual", per your blatantly illiterate screwup here:
ORIGINALLY, YOU SAID ->
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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?
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Hilarious:
You really CANNOT read, because I asked a simple proof to come from you here earlier, since you falsely accused me of saying John Carmack modded up my posts... can you show us where I said that?
Also hilarious, is your avoiding answering THIS simple question, so, 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)
APK
P.S.=> Above all else, as to my writing being decent & my providing proof thereof (vs. your erroneous b.s., lol)? Anyone can verify these proofs of my writing & appearing in respected publications in this field in good articles, softwares, & more as regards the field of computing & software development (especially since this is the DEVELOPERS SECTION HERE, not "english writing class", lol, which YOU seem to think it is, though you obviously cannot read) here below:
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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,
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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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More evidence of Windows stability via testimonial
"So yeah, of course mocking many here with things like GNU/Linux leg humpers, etc, is going to get you flamed in return. Not a great way to start an intelligent debate." - by Yfrwlf (998822) on Tuesday March 17, @12:18AM (#27221399)
Funny - My post was modded UP as "+2 Insightful", rather than being modded down in effete retaliation vs. the easily verified facts I posted above in regards to Windows stability & in both enterprise settings @ NASDAQ, and where Windows allows easy implementation of secured desktops from a central source (& yes, it's doable, see the user testimonial below), AND quite easily, vs. not so easy in Linux apparently (per the methods I noted above, whereas by way of comparison, Linux users cannot do so nearly as easily).
AND PLEASE: Guys, don't even TRY to tell me that the "Pro-*NIX" crowd here doesn't do any 'mocking' of Windows & Microsoft for Pete's sake: You KNOW they do!
(Heck, look @ the "BORG PICTURE" of Bill Gates used here as 1 single example thereof, & I "rest my case", on that note)
Anyhow/anyways, that all "said & aside"?
I'll top that off now, w/ a testimonial of how secured & stable a Windows NT-based OS of modern designs (2000/XP/Server 2003 &/or VISTA + Server2k8 also, since each responds to the techniques noted in the URL below just the same) can REALLY be, if done right, from the experiences of home users as well, after security-hardening Windows:
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HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA, + make it "fun-to-do", via CIS Tool Guidance (& beyond):
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USER FEEDBACK/TESTIMONIAL:
(Using a verbatim quote/User Testimonial, of 1++ yr. virus/spyware/trojan/rootkit/worm/malware-in-general trouble-free stable, fast, & secure operation as the result while using Microsoft Windows once security-hardened)
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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. 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 @ xtremepccentral.com
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As the saying goes?
"Nuff said"
(Albeit, this time, from the quoted/verbatim GOOD experience of an end-user on Windows as to speed, stability & reliability, and trouble-free operations from himself, his family + friends who have had him apply that guide's points, & also his paying clients as well, in addition to my "industrial environs" high tpm example from NASDAQ originally in my 1st post here).
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"Please point out areas in which GNU/Linux could use improvements, that will be a much more constructive
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Re:Dumbasses SMART ASSES is more like it... apk
"Says who? On what basis?" - by salesgeek (263995) on Monday March 16, @12:31PM (#27211909) Homepage
Says end users who have tried this guide in the URL below is who, & here is one such person (for himself, his family, his friends, AND paying customers also):
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HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA, + make it "fun-to-do", via CIS Tool Guidance (& beyond):
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USER FEEDBACK/TESTIMONIAL:
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"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 @ www.xtremepccentral.com
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Yes, changing OS is disruptive, but it solves the problem of malware in near finality" - by salesgeek (263995) on Monday March 16, @12:31PM (#27211909) Homepage
So does this testimonial from only 1 person who enjoys virus/spyware/worms/trojan/rootkit & malware-in-general FREE operations, & FOR MORE THAN 1++ yr. now, especially in the face of worms like CONFICKER lately even... w/out 'downtime' associated with moving folks to a new OS platform, & certainly one they are NOT familiar with.
APK
P.S.=> Now, I strongly wager that IF it is ever "the year of Linux on the desktop"? It too will be as strongly assaulted as is Windows today & for the past 2 decades now by malware authors, simply because it is the MOST used OS there is. They're after the LARGEST POSSIBLE TARGET after all, & the monies or other critical information users stash on their PC's - you make "Linux #1"?? It'll get hit just the same as Windows has been for a decade++ now or more... apk
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Re:That many Windows Servers unprotected and onlin
Regarding "stalling" CONFICKER specifically:
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"A.) STALL SERVER SERVICE (if you don't need a LAN/WAN to connect to & all you do is hit the internet on a single standalone machine)...
AND
B.) It recommends you stall out indiscriminate usage of javascript also!
Between those 2 measures (&, possibly ALSO, a HOSTS file that stops access to this CONFICKER worm's control servers -> http://forums.opendns.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=3043 which leads to said list here -> http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/Downadup_Domain_Blocklist_February.txt)?
Hey... YOU TELL ME, lol, IF it works, or not..."
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It'll work... addtionally blocking ACL (access control lists) access to the autorun.inf files in the root of you drives helps also (vs. how it spreads from USB sticks etc. et al).
(Do all of the above, especially if you don't need to be sharing disks/folders/files from your system to users over the public internet or a local LAN/WAN (saving CPU cycles, RAM, &/or other forms of I/O as well you would be otherwise wasting because you are not using what the server service provides, file & print sharing), & it quite literally (@ least theoretically) should "PROOF YOU" vs. this worm).
APK
P.S.=> That was regarding the
New Conficker Variant Increases Its Flexibility:
http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/20/239229
on 02/20/3009 here on this website... apk
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ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE upon request... apk
"anecdotes from Windows users regarding how they tried to make an inherently insecure system secure could be extremely valuable" - by Jane Q. Public (1010737) on Thursday March 12, @04:11AM (#27163463)
Here is an anecdote, complete w/ quantified evidence of their security rating from a respected & widely recognized industry standards based benchmark gauge of security in the CIS Tool, with a user testimonial below, on how a Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 user CAN make modern Windows OS variants secure (not just try, they have, 1++ yr. free of virus/spyware/trojan/rootkit/worms/malware-in-general below & how they did it):
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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=9237bccd0bf4b73b2fc429d84ccf01d2&showtopic=2662 [tcmagazine.com]
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(It makes securing a Windows NT-based OS of modern varieties such as Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 actually fun! Much like running a PC performance benchmark almost and it is fun to do if you like benchmarking of any kind).
There in the url above you also can see how Windows 2000, XP, &/or Server 2003 do on said test (and the guide goes far beyond CIS Tool guidance only), and for a hour or so's worth of work on the testers' part and they can have a system that scores 99/100 potentially on said test as well as years to decades of secure uptime after using its points.
Word-of-Mouth/anecdotal results gained by a user who shows NO virus/spyware/trojan/rootkit/malware in general infestations on his own machine &/or those of his paying clients also after using this test & the points in the guide above:
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http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=b956ddd43cfcfc73f0f3378405860794&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 @ www.xtremepccentral.com
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Thus, as you can see? It is easily "doable" to have a secure Windows OS on a PC...
(The entire "Linux is so secure" mantra you see online and rampantly here, in the past @ least but not so much anymore imo, is also upset by what is shown in the very 1st post in that guide because Linux itself can be more secure than it is out of the box oem stock as well, with data from a slashdot poster there in Bert64's 90/100 score using SuSe Linux as an example thereof - that said & aside, you Linux/BSD/Solaris fans here may wish to take a peek @ the CIS Tool as well for the purposes of making sure you "lock down" your *NIX machines also (this tool is extremely helpful on all of these platforms for these purposes)).
APK
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99/100 CIS Tool (multiplatform test of security)
"I foresee a lot of Microsoft Security jokes in the following threads." - by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 12, @03:48AM (#27163339)
I don't, because Windows can be as secure as any OS out there per this guide's steps ->
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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=9237bccd0bf4b73b2fc429d84ccf01d2&showtopic=2662
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There, you see results from tests which utilize a multiplatform gauge of security based on industry best practices for this called
CIS Tool
(To make securing a Windows NT-based OS of modern varieties such as Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 in order to do so, and it is like running a PC performance benchmark almost and it is fun to do if you like benchmarking of any kind).
There in the url above you also can see how Windows 2000, XP, &/or Server 2003 do on said test (and the guide goes far beyond CIS Tool guidance only), and for a hour or so's worth of work on the testers' part and they can have a system that scores 99/100 potentially on said test as well as years to decades of secure uptime after using its points.
Word of Mouth results gained by a user who shows NO virus/spyware/trojan/rootkit/malware in general infestations on his own machine &/or those of his paying clients also after using this test & the points in the guide above:
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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. 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 @ www.xtremepccentral.com
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(The entire "Linux is so secure" mantra you see online and rampantly here, in the past @ least but not so much anymore imo, is also upset by what is shown in the very 1st post in that guide because Linux itself can be more secure than it is out of the box oem stock as well, with data from a slashdot poster there in Bert64's 90/100 score using SuSe Linux as an example thereof - that said & aside, you Linux/BSD/Solaris fans here may wish to take a peek @ the CIS Tool as well for the purposes of making sure you "lock down" your *NIX machines also (this tool is extremely helpful on all of these platforms for these purposes)).
APK
P.S.=> Personally, I don't see as many "Pro-*NIX" people here stating that "Windows is insecure" as much as they used to, to be blunt about it upon my observation while stopping by here since 2004 to present day, because the jokes & jibes directed Microsoft's way seemed to have died down quite a bit, @ least in terms of security-oriented ones (oh, they're still around & about, just not nearly as much or as bad)... apk
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Secure your Windows-NT based OS better yourself
"Sometimes the scope of Windows security stupidity astounds me. And yet they consistently keep finding ways to top themselves." - by v1 (525388) on Saturday March 07, @11:01AM (#27104913) Homepage
Then it appears to be up to end users to help them out, by doing a little bit of work (1-2 hours or so) to secure themselves vs. the threats present today online, thus:
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HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003, & even VISTA, + make it "fun-to-do" using CIS Tool Guidance (& beyond):
http://www.tcmagazine.com/forums/index.php?s=09533d0df9933344bb7e42d05acb5cec&showtopic=2662
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It works, and has been working for myself since around 1997...
(When I began writing up guides (I was doing it on forums like 3dfiles.com before 1998 though) to submit as articles for websites that were Windows NT-based, to improve the security &/or performance of a Windows NT-based OS, such as the one from NTCompatible.com's former 1998-2003 "Article #1", where it was later featured @ Neowin forums, circa 2001 -> http://www.neowin.net/news/main/01/11/29/apk-a-to-z-internet-speedup--security-text & rated very well)
Currently?
The guide is featured now on 20++ forums online, & has yielded some very good results (see my p.s. as an example) for people using its points on many levels!
E.G,-> It has crossed 200,000++ views in the relatively short timeframe of the 1 yr. this latest iteration of it has been online, & it was made an "ESSENTIAL GUIDE/Sticky-Pinned Thread" on 15/20 of those forums, as well as being the most viewed in a short timeframe (considering it has only been online in THIS form for a yr. now, & some of those sites it is on have been around a decade++), &/or being rated 5/5 stars, etc. et al... )
HOWEVER, AN IMPORTANT POINT (illustrated by "hard concrete evidence" in test scores):
The tips/tricks/techniques in that older model still shown @ Neowin forums would yield between 60-72/100 on the CIS Tool test - the new model of said guide, by way of comparison? 99/100 possible & doable scores result (examples thereof are shown in said thread URL above in fact)).
It just works, for both superior speed online AND security. From my own usage of it? 3++ yrs. now on this machine, no "bugs" or other hassles, & running as ADMINISTRATOR the entire time (& the system I had before this, 4++ yrs. same result).
APK
P.S.=> And, as to that guide's efficacy? The BEST testimonial I can provide, is the results of folks (others, not just myself) using it, such as those like THRONKA here, who have applied it to not only his own personal systems, but those of his clients, and NO VIRUS/TROJAN/ROOTKIT/SPYWARE/MALWARE-IN-GENERAL INFESTATIONS or other screwups, for more than 1++ yr. now, see here:
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SALIENT QUOTE/EXCERPT:
"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. S
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Windows can be reliable, fast, AND SECURE... apk
"using Windows and Reliability together??? You must be from marketing." - by janeuner (815461) on Wednesday March 04, @05:55PM (#27070819)
Take a peek @ the poster named THRONKA's reply here:
SALIENT QUOTE/PERTINENT EXCEPT FROM A HOME USER:
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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. 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)"
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AND, that's just evidence that once a Windows NT-based OS of more modern variety (2000 onwards basically) is security hardened & users learn to practice some fairly easy rules that if they adhere to them? Windows IS stable, & long-lasting @ higher performance
(3rd yr. running solid here, machine before it 4++ yrs., & neither had viruses/malware/trojans/rootkits/spyware, whatsoever, due to that guide I authored last yr. because I have been doing "layered security" for a decade++ now)
That guide's gone over 200,000++ views in a short time in only 1 yr. across 20 total forums, where on 15/20, it is an "ESSENTIAL GUIDE" or 'sticky thread', & on the remaining 5 it is usually in the top-most views in said short timeframe (because some of these sites have been going for a decade or more) or rated 5/5 stars (some of them do all of the above)...
I'd look @ the results possible there too, because the tool used to make it easier? Runs on other platforms also...
(There you will see 99/100 scores on CIS Tool, & I have not SEEN a Linux setup do that well on said test (Bert64 from this forums managed to pull off a 90/100, but it was under emulation/virtualization, & that means more moving parts (thus more possible breaches due to failure is possible typically in those scenarios which even Theo DeRaadt felt as I do about it when Bert64 & I butted heads (he's decent technically @ least imo, I will give he that much out of respect))
FACT ABOUT WINDOWS + SQLSERVER STABILITY FROM INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONS:
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 & Microsoft SQLServer 2005 have been running to the fabled "5-9's" of 99.999% constant uptime, via failover clustering iirc (smart practice just in case) for YEARS now, while the combination of Windows + SQLServer functions as the official trade data dissemination system there.
APK
P.S.=> Don't believe all the "negative hype" the "Pro-*NIX" crowd here spouts - many are just "followers" that accept that hype as "the word of God" & it is anything but, as the cases above (clearly visible or provable evidences, easily)... apk
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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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Thank you for this information
I read your article on security at this website and that is where I found out how hosts files can help users for speed and security
http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=213148
While reading there I saw the good results people like Thronka are getting for themselves and their customers which was no virus or spyware for more than a year. That was good enough for me. So I tried the cistool tests you noted myself and have not been infected since. That's been for 6 months now. I saw what you state happens on vista regarding the hosts file and you are straight up right. It is a mistake on microsofts part unless there is some other peripheral reason as to why microsoft has elected for inefficiency in a hosts file, though I must agree that removing port filtering was not a good move on ms end. Again thanks for this information and the backing of it from securityfocus too. Keep up the good work apk.
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Re:Microsoft is responsible
"I don't think that Windows users shouldn't have an OS that's as easy to secure (and use in a secure way) as you and I do" - by techno-vampire (666512) on Thursday February 12, @06:52PM (#26836465) Homepage
Well - They do!
(Via this guide's steps (as secure as ANY OS out there,vs. their normal defaults for security, & moreso (because it goes FAR beyond that))):
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HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA, plus, make it "fun-to-do", via CIS Tool Guidance (& beyond):
http://www.tcmagazine.com/forums/index.php?s=f0f5e540681f94ffd2e994dfa2c55f08&showtopic=2662
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1-2 hrs. of work on the reader's part, for YEARS of stable, secure & FASTER uptime...
APK
P.S.=> See here, specifically "THRONKA"'s replies/results there for a reference, as to how effective this guide is, in securing a Windows based PC. Just for some "success stories" using its steps:
http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28430&page=3
(A typical user's machines (&, also his CLIENTS' MACHINES also running 1++ yr. now so far) & all, malware free, after applying the steps from the guide in the URL above)... apk
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RESULTS OF OTHERS IN THE URL INSIDE SHOW OTHERWISE
"you really don't have a clue" - by BitZtream (692029) on Saturday February 21, @04:31PM (#26943807)
OTHERS (in the URL below, See THRONKA's reply there) say QUITE otherwise vs. your ambiguous no detail b.s. reply:
http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28430&page=3
AND, illustrate the success others now enjoy online via the points in that guide, actually work, vs. these types of malware machinations for the past year now...?
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And, as far as myself being 'clueless'? Well, then how come I have appeared in respected publications for various programming & network engineering points I have come up with the past 13++ yrs. now have appeared in these:
Windows NT Magazine (now Windows IT Pro 1996), for work done for EEC Systems/SuperSpeed.com on PAID CONTRACT (writing portions of their SuperCache program) albeit, for their SuperDisk & HOW TO APPLY IT, took them to a finalist position @ MS Tech Ed, two years in a row iirc.
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
PC-WELT FEB 1999 - page 83, again, my work is featured there
CHIP Magazine 7/99 - page 100, my work is there
WINDOWS MAGAZINE, WINTER 1998 - page 92, insert section, MUST HAVE WARES, my work is again, there
GERMAN PC BOOK, Data Becker publisher "PC Aufrusten und Repairen" my work is contained in it
HOT SHAREWARE Numero 46 issue, pg. 54 (PC ware mag from Spain), my work is there, first one featured, yet again!
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So - Have YOU, DONE THE SAME YOURSELF?
DOUBT IT... because I have YET to run into a "slashdot wannabe" with a mouth like yours online that has accomplished ANYTHING of worth in this art & science...
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"stop giving out bad information." - by BitZtream (692029) on Saturday February 21, @04:31PM (#26943807)
So - What did I post that is "bad information"??
APK
P.S.=> For SOME reason? I don't think we will hear back from BitZtream on this, & ESPECIALLY with specifics -& especially vs. the results others have had & success using the guide I posted...
(See, I have noted that those that "bitch" about the guide I posted are USUALLY some botmaster idiot who is adversely affected by its points - simply because the points in my guide actually DO work vs. today's threats online, & lists exception areas + many types of layered security work-arounds that work vs. them)...
So, what do I see in "retaliation" usually from those that security guide's adversely affect who offer NO specifics? WELL - Replies like the one I am replying too... lol!
(HEY - What's the matter "BitZtream" (look @ that "L33T" name, lol)? Don't want others NOT being infected by YOUR botnet???) apk
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Re:Where is the real infection info? HOW TO STOPIT
"Most users now days do have multiple PCs, behind a NAT connected to broadband." - by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 21, @04:28PM (#26943791)
Most users I have serviced, as far as PAYING clients @ the home level the past year? DO NOT... who are you trying to fool here?
(AND, if they do? That same guide also recommends patching religiously... inclusive of the patch Microsoft issued for this very SERVER SERVICE RPC bug)
In fact, IF you read that guide you loudmouth? You'd have read the 3rd POINT in it, & it puts a loudmouth like YOU, into YOUR place... easily, you skimmer.
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"1993 called, they want their Internet back" - by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 21, @04:28PM (#26943791)
Well, 2009 is here, & "layered security" is THE trend out there, today, for security vs. these machinations...
OR
Doesn't this article tend to second that idea (such as using HOSTS files to block the servers these malware worms use, another idea that the article I put up notes that also works for stopping this, & other, worms like it, by stalling access to their command & control servers):
Resurrecting the Killfile: by Oliver Day of SECURITYFOCUS.COM
http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/491
?
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"You're an idiot. There is no 'defense'." - by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 21, @04:28PM (#26943791)
Doesn't the A/C I am responding to sound JUST like some botmaster that my post here offends, because everything it notes (especially the guide I put up) stalls out tihs malware, & others like it... or, don't the findings of OTHERS tend to 2nd that for me?
NOW - As Far as others NOT seeing great results using said guide? Well - See here, read THRONKA's results using that guide I posted:
http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28430&page=3
I'll let he (& others who have used it successfully for over a year vs. malwares no less IF NEED BE, because I can gather THEIR results, vs. your ANECDOTAL BULLSHIT w/ no proofs on your end) do so, for me...
APK
P.S.=> Some people *THINK* they can "classify" others PC use patterns, or what THEY have seen as THEIR personal sample-set, as the "end-all/be all" ultimately comprehensive solution... lol, like the fool I am replying to here ("he has seen it all", yea, right, lol), sorry to "blow your mind" wannabe, but, others I have cited here show quite otherwise vs. your mere 'anecdotal b.s.' from YOUR "vast experience" only... apk
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Re:How many of those users CAN upgrade?
Opera's also CONTINUOUSLY maintained 0% known unpatched security vulnerabilities ratings @ SECUNIA.COM:
http://secunia.com/product/10615/?task=advisories
AND, for ages, before 9.27 model (way before in fact - whereas FF & IE are CONTINUOUSLY popping up NEW holes/exploits/vulnerabilities, & they patch them FAR slower than Opera's dev team does from what I have seen (I have actually worked WITH the FF team on one such bug in fact, they WERE fast about that one, fairly easy for them is why... others, though? We ALL know this is not the case... but, in defense of Mozilla/FF? They are FAR faster than MS is about fixing IE).
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So, that "all said & aside" - Do I need to patch something that shows no known holes, vs. others like IE & FF??
Not really. Especially when Opera's dev. team literally PATCHES BEFORE THE EXPLOITS GET OUT IN THE WILD PUBLICLY, typically...
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HOWEVER? NOW - FINALLY, FF in version 3.x is FINALLY @ 0%:
http://secunia.com/product/19089/
First time in years afaik, in version 3.01 (for now, until the NEXT bug crops up, & as quick as the FF team is in patching? They're usually a LOT slower than Opera's dev. team is, historically, year in & year out).
IMO & that of MANY others (a sensible one no less)?
FireFox's popularity is its own downfall here, though - less "security by obscurity", because just like IE is, it's used more by avg. users. Think malware writers don't KNOW & TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS? Well, if you were they, wouldn't YOU also target the biggest target there is, vs. the lesser used smaller targets (especially to make illegal monies & such via botnet infestations etc. of others' pc's? Of COURSE you would!)
(IE though, is only popular imo, due to it being incorporated into the OS, this is one move MS makes that I do not like - they rip off ideas already present in the freeware/shareware OR commercial market, & even attorneys are afraid to go after them, because they don't want to work a case that can be dragged out for 20++ yrs. in courts of law... in short, big money? Gets away with MURDER, nearly everytime, & we ALL know it).
APK
P.S.-> Want to stay TRULY safe(r) online? Try this:
HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA, plus make it 'fun to do', via CIS Tool Guidance:
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?s=c87c888017218100a13fc78c9e73b06c&t=246538
It works... in fact, here is a quote from one of its users (network tech/engineer/entrepreneur in this field):
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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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&
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"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."
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That's just a SMALL sampling, others (many others) are available, upon request... because upgrading/updating your browser is NOT enough to fully secure yourself online today, as much as is possible... apk
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Re:How many of those users CAN upgrade?
Opera's also CONTINUOUSLY maintained 0% known unpatched security vulnerabilities ratings @ SECUNIA.COM:
http://secunia.com/product/10615/?task=advisories
AND, for ages, before 9.27 model (way before in fact - whereas FF & IE are CONTINUOUSLY popping up NEW holes/exploits/vulnerabilities, & they patch them FAR slower than Opera's dev team does from what I have seen (I have actually worked WITH the FF team on one such bug in fact, they WERE fast about that one, fairly easy for them is why... others, though? We ALL know this is not the case... but, in defense of Mozilla/FF? They are FAR faster than MS is about fixing IE).
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So, that "all said & aside" - Do I need to patch something that shows no known holes, vs. others like IE & FF??
Not really. Especially when Opera's dev. team literally PATCHES BEFORE THE EXPLOITS GET OUT IN THE WILD PUBLICLY, typically...
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HOWEVER? NOW - FINALLY, FF in version 3.x is FINALLY @ 0%:
http://secunia.com/product/19089/
First time in years afaik, in version 3.01 (for now, until the NEXT bug crops up, & as quick as the FF team is in patching? They're usually a LOT slower than Opera's dev. team is, historically, year in & year out).
IMO & that of MANY others (a sensible one no less)?
FireFox's popularity is its own downfall here, though - less "security by obscurity", because just like IE is, it's used more by avg. users. Think malware writers don't KNOW & TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS? Well, if you were they, wouldn't YOU also target the biggest target there is, vs. the lesser used smaller targets (especially to make illegal monies & such via botnet infestations etc. of others' pc's? Of COURSE you would!)
(IE though, is only popular imo, due to it being incorporated into the OS, this is one move MS makes that I do not like - they rip off ideas already present in the freeware/shareware OR commercial market, & even attorneys are afraid to go after them, because they don't want to work a case that can be dragged out for 20++ yrs. in courts of law... in short, big money? Gets away with MURDER, nearly everytime, & we ALL know it).
APK
P.S.-> Want to stay TRULY safe(r) online? Try this:
HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA, plus make it 'fun to do', via CIS Tool Guidance:
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?s=c87c888017218100a13fc78c9e73b06c&t=246538
It works... in fact, here is a quote from one of its users (network tech/engineer/entrepreneur in this field):
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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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&
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"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."
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That's just a SMALL sampling, others (many others) are available, upon request... because upgrading/updating your browser is NOT enough to fully secure yourself online today, as much as is possible... apk
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Re:A great example of code re-use
"Oh he's just enjoying his walled garden... I'd say 1996 called, it's AOL and they want their business model back....
Thought I wouldn't be around to reply, eh? Well, here goes:
You can keep your illusions of "modernity" & go get infected, ok... myself?
Well, in reply??
I'll just let the words of others who use this file & & other techniques that work, vs. virus/spyware/trojan/rootkit/malware-in-general that I have put down online since late Dec. 2007 in a guide across 15 forums, to the tune of 125,000 views @ this point + even got me PAID @ PCPitStop for it, winning the January prize for it no less SPEAK FOR ME:
PERTINENT QUOTE FROM USER THRONKA (who has applied what is in this guide, inclusive of this HOSTS file, to his business network, clients' machines, kids machines, & home machines too - he is also QUITE proficient/skilled, not a coder afaik, but decent tech + networker):
HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA, + make it "Fun To Do", via CIS Tool Guidance:
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"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. Now I don't recommend this for the average joe, but it if can work for a kids PC it can work for anything!"
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As well as his earlier findings too, using that guide:
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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!
Only time I have done anything was to remove the hdd and image over to a new one because the hdd"----
That's just a SMALL SAMPLE from users who applied techniques I use to stay safe(r) online, today, this century mind you... want more?
I'll gladly supply them upon request, from many others who have applied techniques I myself use, & show others how to as well... ones that not ONLY secure you online, but massively speed you up also, deal??
Just ask...
APK
P.S.=> All the sarcasm in the world won't change what users are finding really works & doesn't slow you down or bug your system up either (like some AntiVirus programs & such as reputed to do)... Keep using whatever it is you THINK are "more modern ways of staying safe" (lol, so much for that - go & spend your monies on OS' &/or tools that won't do the job fully, vs. using what your OS + freewares supply that DOES work for safety online, today... ok?)... apk
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Re:A great example of code re-use
"Oh he's just enjoying his walled garden... I'd say 1996 called, it's AOL and they want their business model back....
Thought I wouldn't be around to reply, eh? Well, here goes:
You can keep your illusions of "modernity" & go get infected, ok... myself?
Well, in reply??
I'll just let the words of others who use this file & & other techniques that work, vs. virus/spyware/trojan/rootkit/malware-in-general that I have put down online since late Dec. 2007 in a guide across 15 forums, to the tune of 125,000 views @ this point + even got me PAID @ PCPitStop for it, winning the January prize for it no less SPEAK FOR ME:
PERTINENT QUOTE FROM USER THRONKA (who has applied what is in this guide, inclusive of this HOSTS file, to his business network, clients' machines, kids machines, & home machines too - he is also QUITE proficient/skilled, not a coder afaik, but decent tech + networker):
HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA, + make it "Fun To Do", via CIS Tool Guidance:
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"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. Now I don't recommend this for the average joe, but it if can work for a kids PC it can work for anything!"
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As well as his earlier findings too, using that guide:
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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!
Only time I have done anything was to remove the hdd and image over to a new one because the hdd"----
That's just a SMALL SAMPLE from users who applied techniques I use to stay safe(r) online, today, this century mind you... want more?
I'll gladly supply them upon request, from many others who have applied techniques I myself use, & show others how to as well... ones that not ONLY secure you online, but massively speed you up also, deal??
Just ask...
APK
P.S.=> All the sarcasm in the world won't change what users are finding really works & doesn't slow you down or bug your system up either (like some AntiVirus programs & such as reputed to do)... Keep using whatever it is you THINK are "more modern ways of staying safe" (lol, so much for that - go & spend your monies on OS' &/or tools that won't do the job fully, vs. using what your OS + freewares supply that DOES work for safety online, today... ok?)... apk
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Re:from a Red Team member perspective... APK..
Try this next year gentlemen (those of you in this contest this year)...
That is, if you did not this year (or, applied points & tools like this URL suggests), for your Windows rigs (& even *NIX variants as well):
HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA, + make it "fun" to do, via CIS Tool guidance:
http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=c5687d1b44107836fa4d1dd9ba76f348&t=28430
CIS Tool? Hey - It works!
(& especially if you apply CIS Tool's points & those I layered ontop of them)...
Though the points in that URL are MOSTLY geard to "stand-alone" single home machines online (home users, no LAN etc. et al), it does note how its points CAN be applied to LAN/WAN environs as well to secure them, & with examples from companies (not just my own, either) using CIS Tool guidance & my points ontop of them to secure themselves.
APK
P.S.=> 2-3 hrs. of your time, in downloading, installing, + running CIS Tool... then, applying its suggestions/points (based on industry-wide best practices for security, such as those listed @ NIST for example & more), & then lastly applying points I make ontop of them, will gain you YEARS to DECADES into the distance of secure, safe, & faster internet performance & uptime... apk -
Re:NOOOOOOOOO (YES!)
"Great, once again the tools I need to protect myself are being taken away given to "the professionals". So if all the security tools go to the ISPs and other infrastructure how do I protect myself from ISP spyware?" - by Original Replica (908688) on Sunday April 20, @12:46PM (#23135090) ----
Try this (IF you're a Windows 2000/XP/Server2003 or even VISTA user):
HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA + make it "fun" to do, via CIS Tool Guidance:
http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=b81b9def0d31399fca2b236544f2875b&t=28430
It truly works, IF you can apply & adhere to some SIMPLE rules it notes.
The 1 thing I think that many "security pros" & network admins/techs fear, is that "normal end users" begin to grasp how to secure themselves (OR, that they even begin to grasp things Tcp/IP (networking))...
If everyone starts to realize how SIMPLE it is? Then, that's taking away the need for the "pros", period (that is, IF an end-user's interested in securing themselves, & most are... else, why put locks + security systems into their homes or vehicles).
Don't let this b.s. from this article fool you (that people aren't interested in security OR knowing how to achieve it)!
Simply because common-sense & looking around you shows you clearly & cleanly otherwise, period.
APK
P.S.=> The best part is this though, & that is that CIS Tool is NOT restricted to Windows users only... there are versions for various *NIX variants too, & they're decent enough as well... apk -
Re:How do I tell...? THIS IS HOW (prevention)
"But how can I be sure?... What's the best way to make this determination? " - by AdamTrace (255409) on Thursday April 10, @04:08PM (#23029008) ----
Apply this set of tips/tricks/techniques:
HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA, + make it "FUN" to do, via CIS Tool Guidance:
http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=7db26233eff936a1672d537f6bc29b8c&t=28430
Also - Simply by doing what is noted there?
YES, you can even run as ROOT/ADMINISTRATOR user, & NOT get "bushwhacked" online!
E.G. -> I have been doing this very set of things noted in the URL below, & have been running this very same setup since late 2002 + RUNNING AS ADMINISTRATOR USER no less (& NO BUGS etc. et al)
(And, yes, it REALLY truly works... IF you use its suggestions + a bit of "common-sense" online, today!)
APK
P.S.=> From one developer, to another... for roughly 2 hrs. of your time using CIS Tool & the other suggestions I noted there in that URL above? You'll get back YEARS OF SECURE UPTIME, on a Microsoft Windows NT-based OS of modern nature... apk -
Re:Most users run as root and open all attachments
"I'm not sure what the solution is." - by rabtech (223758) on Thursday April 10, @04:53PM (#23029572) ----
For Windows users, this is (especially for Windows users, but, it points to a tool to help *NIX variant users of nearly all types too):
HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA, + make it "fun" to do, via CIS Tool Guidance:
http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=7db26233eff936a1672d537f6bc29b8c&t=28430
(And, it REALLY works - IF you can follow some simple rules & use common-sense online today!)
APK
P.S.=> I've been running as "ADMINISTRATOR" (renamed of course, but not that THAT really truly helps either (because nbtstat can return TRUE usernames on a rig, remotely) since late 2002 on Windows Server 2003, & not a second of undue or unwanted downtime either (only time I really reboot is for patches/updates to the OS &/or programs))... apk -
Re:My wife's notebook is one of them
"The unfortunate reality with PC infections is that once your box is compromised you need to pave and rebuild the thing" - by dave562 (969951) on Thursday April 10, @05:15PM (#23029784) That's NOT true, & certainly not with "std." viruses/trojans/spywares. I have cleaned over 1,000 systems alone this year, professionally, & I list a method of doing so in the URL below that works for that, & even vs. bootsector housed/originated rootkits (fixmbr &/or fixboot via Recovery Console on your Microsoft Windows-NT based OS of modern varieties since Windows 2000).
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"use a secure browser (either IE7 or Firefox)" - by dave562 (969951) on Thursday April 10, @05:15PM (#23029784) Secure Browsers? Those are NOT secure!
(Man, you really ought to NOT dispense information, until you read up on things & verify them, first)
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SECUNIA DATA ON BROWSER SECURITY (dated 04/07/2008):
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Opera 9.27 security advisories @ SECUNIA (0% unpatched):
http://secunia.com/product/10615/?task=advisories
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Netscape 9.0.0.6 (0% unpatched - but, now discontinued by Mozilla, so it WILL be vulnerable to things FF won't be now & in the future)
http://secunia.com/product/14690/
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FireFox 2.0.0.13 security advisories @ SECUNIA (18% unpatched):
http://secunia.com/product/12434/
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IE 7 (latest cumulative update from MS) security advisories @ SECUNIA (35% unpatched):
http://secunia.com/product/12366/
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Because as you can see, your suggestions are way, WAY off... vs. Opera!
APK
P.S.=> Want a secure PC, & years of uptime (plus, peace of mind online)? Do what is in here, with a couple hours of your time, for years of secure uptime into the distance:
HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA + make it "fun to do", via CIS Tool Guidance & more:
http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=86d01764b4339ac5e967dc217db35c55&t=28430
It REALLY works... apk -
Re:My wife's notebook is one of them
"Now I am in sitting-in-the-corner-and-crying phase." - by should_be_linear (779431) on Thursday April 10, @04:13PM (#23029074) Do this:
HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA, & make it "fun" to do, via CIS Tool Guidance
http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=3d2962b27f44e8fd68d410f788c7258a&t=28430
(For a couple hours of your time, max, you will get YEARS of secure uptime)
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Re:Scary NOT REALLY, & not for Windows folks
"It really is not difficult to keep a windows box secure. Granted, it requires more attention than a Linux box, but still...it's quite easy to set up and maintain." - by Pojut (1027544) on Monday April 07, @11:17AM (#22989030) Homepage -----
You're correct, but even Linux &/or BSD variants like MacOS X (& BSD's themselves) can be FAR MORE SECURED then their defaults (despite
A user of a modern Windows OS (2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA + its variants like Server 2008) can gain by this to secure themselves FAR above & beyond the std. security policies defaults (&, it works):
HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA + make it "fun to do", via CIS Tool Guidance & more:
http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=86d01764b4339ac5e967dc217db35c55&t=28430
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Re:Scary
"Dispose of Windows, install a more secure OS" - by couchslug (175151) on Monday April 07, @10:48AM (#22988658) -----
Why, when a user of a modern Windows OS (2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA + its variants like Server 2008) can gain by this to secure themselves FAR above & beyond the std. security policies defaults (&, it works):
HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA + make it "fun to do", via CIS Tool Guidance & more:
http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=86d01764b4339ac5e967dc217db35c55&t=28430
APK -
Re:5 years!!!
I call bull...
All drive manufacturers rate by "Power On Hours" and no it not best to leave your drive running for nothing.
http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/showthread/t -461.html -
Re:Statistics
