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Re: Anit-Virus help for all of us??????
From: "Jeff Shultz" <jeffshultz () wvi com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 13:02:29 -0800
** Reply to message from Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu on Mon, 24 Nov 2003 15:43:34 -0500
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 22:24:58 +0200, Petri Helenius said:that windowsupdate provided with 10+ critical and 10+ other updates (the OS had Service Pack 1 installed) The box should have been labeled "donĀ“t connect this device to the public internet".Question: What speed access is needed to guarantee "mean time to download patches" is significantly less than "mean time to probed by packet-to-0wn" (significantly == 20x lower still gives a 5% chance of getting 0wned while patching)?
I tend to install the freebie Zonealarm before hooking those systems up to the Internet.... Snake-Oil they may claim, but it does seem to chop the chances of my getting wormed before getting the updates downloaded. -- Jeff Shultz Loose nut behind the wheel.
Current thread:
- Re[2]: Anit-Virus help for all of us??????, (continued)
- Re[2]: Anit-Virus help for all of us?????? Richard Welty (Nov 24)
- Re: Re[2]: Anit-Virus help for all of us?????? Alexei Roudnev (Nov 24)
- Re: Anit-Virus help for all of us?????? Valdis . Kletnieks (Nov 24)
- Re: Anit-Virus help for all of us?????? Gerardo Gregory (Nov 24)
- Re: Anit-Virus help for all of us?????? Scott Call (Nov 24)
- Re: Anit-Virus help for all of us?????? Stephen J. Wilcox (Nov 24)
- Re: Anit-Virus help for all of us?????? Valdis . Kletnieks (Nov 24)
- Re: Anit-Virus help for all of us?????? William Allen Simpson (Nov 24)
- Re: Anit-Virus help for all of us?????? Stephen J. Wilcox (Nov 25)
- Re: Anit-Virus help for all of us?????? Sean M . Doran (Nov 25)
- Re: Anit-Virus help for all of us?????? Jeff Shultz (Nov 24)
- Re: Anit-Virus help for all of us?????? Steven M. Bellovin (Nov 24)