Too stupid to use a/v tools?
09 March 2003, 11:02 PM
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SB,
Know how you feel. I'm on dial-up (ISDN, but still slow).
Been using www.mail2web.com to check and delete these from my mailbox before firing up Outlook. Saves some time.
Cheers
Ian
[Edited by IWatkins - 9/3/2003 11:03:03 PM]
Know how you feel. I'm on dial-up (ISDN, but still slow).
Been using www.mail2web.com to check and delete these from my mailbox before firing up Outlook. Saves some time.
Cheers
Ian
[Edited by IWatkins - 9/3/2003 11:03:03 PM]
03 September 2003, 06:19 PM
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Probably SIAL but I need to get this off my chest.
I've received poxy Sobig.F 138 times so far today.
My antivirus software catches and kills it. So does everyone else's.
So why the **** are people still connecting to the poxy ******* ****ing internet without using either a firewall or an antivirus tool? Especially when they are obviously online the whole ****ing time!!!!!!!!
Sorry, I'll go take my medicine now. Thanks for humouring me.
SB
I've received poxy Sobig.F 138 times so far today.
My antivirus software catches and kills it. So does everyone else's.
So why the **** are people still connecting to the poxy ******* ****ing internet without using either a firewall or an antivirus tool? Especially when they are obviously online the whole ****ing time!!!!!!!!
Sorry, I'll go take my medicine now. Thanks for humouring me.
SB
04 September 2003, 08:31 AM
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As somebody said in the thread the other day, you can buy a PC next to a washing machine in Comet etc.
People don't have to patch / upgrade their washing machines or cooker. Ignorance is bliss!
One of my customer sites was getting three copies of Sobig a minute on Monday. GroupShield has paid for it's self now.
People don't have to patch / upgrade their washing machines or cooker. Ignorance is bliss!
One of my customer sites was getting three copies of Sobig a minute on Monday. GroupShield has paid for it's self now.
04 September 2003, 09:29 AM
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Update.
My sobig deliveries peaked at 19 times a minute and I ended up receiving it 346 times.
It appears that it came from a manufacturer who were allowing their sales team to come in and plug their own laptops into the network without any safeguards
They are considering my offer of some consultancy to get them back out of the poo - at the moment they are completely offline. Honestly. Users
SB
My sobig deliveries peaked at 19 times a minute and I ended up receiving it 346 times.
It appears that it came from a manufacturer who were allowing their sales team to come in and plug their own laptops into the network without any safeguards
They are considering my offer of some consultancy to get them back out of the poo - at the moment they are completely offline. Honestly. Users
SB
04 September 2003, 09:45 AM
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do I hear money and old rope in the same sentance 
I must have received a few thousand alerts from our Groupshield servers with this fecking virus since last week.
Stefan
I must have received a few thousand alerts from our Groupshield servers with this fecking virus since last week.
Stefan
04 September 2003, 01:05 PM
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Sally's Dad bought a new PC last week. 'Give it to me' I said. 'Why?' came the reply - because it will need patching and I've got broadband and you haven't
3 hours later, I finished downloading in excess of 80Mb worth of Windows updates / security patches, AV software, firewall etc etc.
It's a nightmare, I'm going to pick up my Sister's PC and do exactly the same tomorrow. Ignorance is bliss....
Chris
3 hours later, I finished downloading in excess of 80Mb worth of Windows updates / security patches, AV software, firewall etc etc.
It's a nightmare, I'm going to pick up my Sister's PC and do exactly the same tomorrow. Ignorance is bliss....
Chris
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04 September 2003, 01:17 PM
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Anothe fine point there.
I went to look at a home PC on Tuesday. Windows 98SE and a 28.8k modem
Was I going to sit there and grab the 20MB of Critical Updates for it? I think not...
I went to look at a home PC on Tuesday. Windows 98SE and a 28.8k modem
Was I going to sit there and grab the 20MB of Critical Updates for it? I think not...
04 September 2003, 01:23 PM
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My father-in-law is getting a new PC delivered tomorrow (DELL with XP Home). I'm currently creating a disk of patches.
WinXP SP1
WinXP Blaster Security Fix
Office XP SP1 & SP2
I'm also going to install ZoneAlarm. He has Norton AV included.
Have I got everything I need?
WinXP SP1
WinXP Blaster Security Fix
Office XP SP1 & SP2
I'm also going to install ZoneAlarm. He has Norton AV included.
Have I got everything I need?
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