"Windows.... is a warzone" - OT

[Richard Brekne]

Yep... you can figure out how to keep windows pretty clean... but it is 
a steady fight.  Benign is a great product really because it simply 
shuts the door instead of trying to patch all the holes.  But its just a 
email cleaner, and doesnt keep you from visiting the wrong website.  
There are other resources as well..

http://www.blackviper.com

is a great one, gives you really easy to understand configurations facts 
about windows <<services>> as well as info about how to turn off them... 
and which ones are appropriate to turn off.

Still... I think the whole windows concept is going to end up on the 
scrap heap sooner or later.... but then I am  just an egg out here....

Cheers
RicB


Joe Garrett wrote:

> The Heckler said: "These days, every Windows computer is a war zone of 
> viruses, Trojans,
> spyware, and other malicious code trying to exploit security holes in
> Internet Explorer."
> Heckler,
> A few months ago, I would have agreed with you, but I've since solved 
> the problem! I rebooted my 'puter, added Mozilla Firfox and Benign, 
> (thanks to RicB!). And, I upgraded my Express. Benign "washes" all of 
> my stuff, sometimes too efficiently, I might add. Still haven't 
> figured out how to get some attachments through. (working on it!) I 
> really like Firefox. It saves steps and has it's own firewall. I'm not 
> about to give up on MS, just yet. Just because Bill Gates has extreme 
> amounts of money, y'all tend to give him a bad rap. I've met the man. 
> You'd like him. He gives back tons of dollars to the arts and 
> humanity. Yes, he's successful, but that's no reason to malign him 
> every chance you get. (Jealous are we?)<G>
> When I first wanted to get into computers, the only game in, (our), 
> town was Apple. The attitude that the Apple people had, reallllly 
> turned me off! Then Bill came up with something that was workable. 
> Rather than malign MS, every chance you get, how about taking some 
> positive steps to put the little Bastards that send viri, etc., in 
> jail for a verrrrry long time. Talk to people in power and get them to 
> go after them with the same tenacity, that they go after pot smokers, 
> etc. (Misplaced priorities, IMO.)
> Regards,
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
> Captain, Tool Police
> Squares R I