Comments on: Lebreat “Breatle AntiVirus” Actually Double-Edged Worm for Windows http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/lebreat-breatle-antivirus-actually-double-edged-worm-for-windows Internet Safety, Windows Updates, Internet News, and More Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:54:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Richard http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/lebreat-breatle-antivirus-actually-double-edged-worm-for-windows#comment-2290 Richard Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:03:51 +0000 /?p=858#comment-2290 Yes some people are slack, some people don't care, but a hell of a lot don't even know it's happening, or even possible. Aunty's readers are (probably) interested in this sort of thing but there are a hell of a lot of users out there who tune out when they hear "techo talk". My wife puts her fingers in her ears and sings "la-la-la-la-la-la" when I show her how to use the VCR. It's not what they want to hear. So they don't hear it. And I haven't started on those who don't speak English who may not get the info translated perfectly. Even when it is translated perfectly half of it is in English anyway cos that's the language of computing technicians. I guess there's no simple solution Even with all it's resources Microsoft will never "get it right" simply because they have a generalist solution and there are lots of individualists out there who want to prove they know more than the "big boys" Yes some people are slack, some people don’t care, but a hell of a lot don’t even know it’s happening, or even possible.

Aunty’s readers are (probably) interested in this sort of thing but there are a hell of a lot of users out there who tune out when they hear “techo talk”. My wife puts her fingers in her ears and sings “la-la-la-la-la-la” when I show her how to use the VCR. It’s not what they want to hear. So they don’t hear it. And I haven’t started on those who don’t speak English who may not get the info translated perfectly. Even when it is translated perfectly half of it is in English anyway cos that’s the language of computing technicians.

I guess there’s no simple solution Even with all it’s resources Microsoft will never “get it right” simply because they have a generalist solution and there are lots of individualists out there who want to prove they know more than the “big boys”

]]> By: / http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/lebreat-breatle-antivirus-actually-double-edged-worm-for-windows#comment-2250 / Sat, 23 Jul 2005 18:54:04 +0000 /?p=858#comment-2250 So much programming talent being wasted on criminal activities. With the majority of hatred focused on M$, I have feeling security will never be right with "Windows". People are lazy, or just dont care about security with their PCs. So this is always going to be an issue in computing. "The worst offenders always hide in the least likely of places." So much programming talent being wasted on criminal activities. With the majority of hatred focused on M$,
I have feeling security will never be right with “Windows”. People are lazy, or just dont care about security with their PCs. So this is always going to be an issue in computing. “The worst offenders always hide in the least likely of places.”

]]> By: martinelli http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/lebreat-breatle-antivirus-actually-double-edged-worm-for-windows#comment-2208 martinelli Wed, 20 Jul 2005 05:30:02 +0000 /?p=858#comment-2208 LSASS Vulnerability. Hmmm... How long has the patch been out from Microsoft been out for this one? And if you are running some sort of half-way competent firewall to protect Microsoft Networking ports from being available over the internet even if you haven't patched? Kind of is set up to take advantage of a really old network vulnerability. If'n you'd patched, you wouldn't have got it this way. The email side of things of course is the usual, either block executable attachments at the mail server, or hope and pray your Antivirus is really good and has been Just-In-Time updated before you happen to receive one of these turkeys. Ain't network administration fun? LSASS Vulnerability. Hmmm… How long has the patch been out from Microsoft been out for this one? And if you are running some sort of half-way competent firewall to protect Microsoft Networking ports from being available over the internet even if you haven’t patched? Kind of is set up to take advantage of a really old network vulnerability. If’n you’d patched, you wouldn’t have got it this way.

The email side of things of course is the usual, either block executable attachments at the mail server, or hope and pray your Antivirus is really good and has been Just-In-Time updated before you happen to receive one of these turkeys.

Ain’t network administration fun?

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