Carl,
Are you running all the time as Administrator?
Why do so many folks run Windows Servers? Are you smarter than these folks
or do they know something you don't?
I simply find Windows a very robust system. My machine runs for weeks
without me ever turning off or rebooting. I run no anti virus other than
what comes stock in Windows. I also trash any emails where I don't know the
source.
I am running Vista Ultimate with SP1 and I have several other machines
running XP with SP2 and SP3. I have 5 machines in my shop, one at home and
several in Denver.
There is a firewall/router between my LAN and my ISP. I have IPSec tunnels
to my home and a VPN to Denver where I do some work, (I am in Baltimore.)
Do I see really screwed up Windows machines? You bet. Most often a result
of poor 3rd party anti virus software.
I have put 100Ks of line of code into Win32 apps, let me tell you Win32 is
a SOLID platform. I mean ROCK SOLID.
Sure Windows has problems but look and how many folks plug their own drivers
and .dlls into Windows, holy cow. If Microsoft was like Apple and you bought
all the hardware integrated with the OS then Windows would be better than
MAC OS and the TV ads would be swapped around. Windows machines would also
cost twice as much in that mode, about as much as an Apple machine.
Bob Kondner
-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nivens, Carl W (US SSA)
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 5:20 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] NTC anti-this-and-that programs
Bob,
One question that I ask myself is:
Why would you trust a company that just released software so full of
faults to be exploited by hackers to create more software to solve the
virus'? It is sort of going to a bad mechanic to solve the problems that
he caused the last time you were there.
Carl
-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Robert Kondner
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 2:32 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] NTC anti-this-and-that programs
Hi,
You Wrote: Windows currently has no anti virus software.
Actually Windows has very good antivirus and system protection logic.
I run a number of machines using common sense and Windows built in
protection. The only PCs that I see as messed up are those running 3rd
party programs like Norton.
Ask Yourself:
1 What company has more to gain by seeing a robust OS? Microsoft
2 What company understand the internals of Windows best? Microsoft
3 What company has more money to send on software? Microsoft
So, I am open to ideas here, but would you not expect Microsoft to have
made darn sure Windows is robust? (An I find it very robust.)
Bob Kondner
-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ted Tontis
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 2:23 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] NTC anti-this-and-that programs
Yes Windows Anti-xxx is a hoax, do not click on the link. Windows
currently has no anti virus software. Download windows defender, you can
get it at the Microsoft website install it and run it
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.msp
x . Also with RegCure it cleans the registry. If you have adaware
running or a virus it will not find it and remove it.As soon as you
restart the computer it will find it again and rewrite to the registry.
You have to find the program and kill it.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/malware-removal/ here is a good site
that will help you out for free. It will take you longer to get if fixed
if they are backed up because you have to post in a forum. I use RegCure
without any problems.
Ted
-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Inge
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 1:06 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [TN] NTC anti-this-and-that programs
Hi all,
Anyone having experience from RegCure? It's a software that scans DLLs,
Window items, program shortcuts, Registry keys, file associations etc.
I
don't know what to think about it. When you depress scan, RegCure runs
through it all and presents a list of 'problems', then asks if you want
to
fix them. OK, I select 'fix it' and RegCure does that. However, if I
scan
immediately once again, there are still 4 problems here and 19 there. I
depress 'fix it' and selects new scan again. RegCure again presents a
list
of problems to fix. How can that be when I have done nothing? I've
tried
other and similar programs, and they seem to work the same. Not to
mention
anti-spy programs and anti-trojan programs and such like. They are
constantly warning for something. I have a expensive anti-virus program
installed, but despite that, warnings are steadily coming up with
blinking
red and dialog boxes recommending me to downloading Windows Anti-xxx
program
immediately to fix the alert situation. Are they a hoax? Can't help I'm
a
little suspicios. Whom can you rely upon?
Inge
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