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" Most infections today aren't designed to destroy the computer but to make it a zombie. This allows people to use a network of zombie computers to send spam or carry out DDoS attacks, or other such things."

Fine by me. I'm no spammer or cracker, but I really could care less about such things. It doesn't hurt me at all. I've got a spam filter... and I could care less about the traffic spam creates. Also could care less about DDoS attacks.

" This means that your servers could come under a crippling attack or, at the very least, have to screen a few 1000 extra spams or bogus return messages out a day.

And, what's even worse is having a sales/marketing type bring an infected-at-home laptop into your network. "

Keeps IT pros employed. It really doesn't matter homey. Attacks and spam are of little consequence.
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I 0nz ur Refriger3tor  Chad_z | 03/08/04
First article is from 2001?  jfrankcarr | 03/08/04
Wrong Distro.....  puckvader | 03/08/04
a upnp exploit?  ryusen | 03/08/04
One that was patched a long time ago.  jfrankcarr | 03/08/04
Here's an option for handling these things  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 03/08/04
exe files in e-mail  Louis Ross Focke | 03/08/04
Admin Privileges  vferrara | 03/08/04
XP is admin by default  jfrankcarr | 03/08/04
re: XP is admin by default  B.O.F.H. | 03/08/04
XP and Administator Account  Gungnir | 03/08/04
It's still 'administrator'  jfrankcarr | 03/08/04
what you need to do is:  ryusen | 03/08/04
Good idea.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 03/08/04
Can you say application software?  vferrara | 03/09/04
you don't understand  stephen732@... | 03/09/04
why?  ryusen | 03/09/04
scared?  stephen732@... | 03/09/04
re: sacred?  ryusen | 03/10/04
There is software to do this now  jfrankcarr | 03/09/04
longhorn...  ryusen | 03/09/04
ISPs need to just filter out EXE files....  wayne.p | 03/09/04
You haven't seen the latest trick !!!  RBrown72002 | 03/11/04
Please, IPSs do this!!!  middle of nowhere | 03/08/04
A better solution ...  George Jay | 03/08/04
Agreed, but...  vferrara | 03/08/04
The Commodity Test  Harry Bardal | 03/08/04
No, thanks.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 03/08/04
Not necessarily via email  WendellB | 03/08/04
Dear John  idnew2011@... | 03/08/04
MS does NOT update by email, case closed  idnew2011@... | 03/08/04
The users will try it anyway  Nobeel | 03/08/04
Why Earthlink lost 2 business days (last week)?  Vily Clay | 03/08/04
They DO notify by email...  Jose Jimenez | 03/08/04
Re: They DO notify by email...  johngalt@... | 03/08/04
Like a paperclip in a light socket  moodytx | 03/08/04
I'm With Ya !!!  nikoli | 03/08/04
Why you should care  jfrankcarr | 03/08/04
Still Do NOT care in the least  nikoli | 03/08/04
Re: Why you should care  middle of nowhere | 03/08/04
Yes but it's not only the home users  bob@... | 03/08/04
See, Now You're Learning  nikoli | 03/08/04
That's why  michael-t | 03/08/04
Re: Like a paperclip in a light socket  middle of nowhere | 03/08/04
Crashes  nikoli | 03/09/04
Free Anti-Virus from a major software company  dgspencer | 03/08/04
Free AV  jonbjerke | 03/08/04
i use linux so .....  Iain_Peters | 03/08/04
Linux will in due time  WildArmX2 | 03/10/04
Free anti-virus from Computer Associates and Linux is NOT the answer  idnew2025@... | 03/08/04
Agreed  nikoli | 03/09/04
Tall heap of  michael-t | 03/08/04
Answer to "I use Linux"  Ed Lada | 03/11/04

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