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> 
> While all that may be true I have not had any problems. I am 
> very connected via cable modem and yet I run no Anti-Virus 
> virus and have yet to be hit with anything. I believe the 
> reason is that I have tight security on all programs that 
> touch the internet and very strict on permissions of those 
> programs as well. This means that a lot of web sites don't 
> work very well but I have found that those that don't aren't 
> of much use to me anyway.

How do you know you haven't been hit if your are not running a software to check
for viruses and/or malware?

Even the most secure facilities periodically run security checks to see if they
have an holes.  Viruses can be brought in from the outside via floppy disks, zip
disks, jump drives, etc.

LOOK INSIDE AS WELL AS OUTSIDE.

I have a client how had no connection to the outside world.  That's right, no
internet connections not even dial-up.  They still got hit when someone brought
in a screen saver from home.  They hadn't updated their anti-virus software as I
suggested. So, I had to manually clean all of the computers and then install
anti-virus software.  I sent then the virus updates or brought them once a week.
They now have a T1 line with all internet browsing blocked at the firewall
except for specific sites.

By the way, as I stated in an earlier message, the military trained me in b & e
and I spent my time breaking into supposedly secure facilities.  Got a lot of
high ranking officers very made at me but I was doing my job with orders from
higher up the chain.

Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting 




> 
> > On Tue, 10 Aug 2004, Anthony Terrible wrote:
> >
> > > Well my take on these things is if it isn't broke, don't 
> fix it. I 
> > > have several machines that don't even have SP1. Why? They 
> run just 
> > > fine. I recently bought a new machine (coming into the 
> 21st century) 
> > > and against
> my
> > > wishes I had to load SP1 because the USB ports wouldn't 
> work without it.
> I
> > > don't upgrade my software, I don't upgrade my OS's, heck I don't 
> > > even upgrade my machines, the one just replaced was a 
> 233mhz. It ran 
> > > just
> fine in
> > > fact in some instances it runs better then the one I'm 
> using now a 
> > > 3gig
> mhz.
> > > It's kind of like chasing your tail, what are you going 
> to do when 
> > > you
> catch
> > > it?
> >
> > If you study the list of things fixed in Windows updates, you will 
> > find that well over half of them are security fixes. That is, 
> > Microsoft finds or hears about holes, and fixes them. Often when a 
> > hole is reported, and exploit appears in VERY short order.
> >
> > By not installing security updates, you leave yourself 
> vulnerable to 
> > hacks, virii, worms, etc., that might a) damage your own systems, 
> > and/or coopt your system into an attack on other sites.
> >
> > If your machine is isolated from the world, I could condone an 
> > attitude such as you express, but if it's connected, I don't think 
> > it's wise or helpful.
> >
> > Regards,
> > ....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.
> >
> > personal e-mail: ras at anzio.com
> >  company e-mail: rsi at anzio.com
> >           voice: (US) 503-624-0360 (9:00-6:00 Pacific Time)
> >             fax: (US) 503-624-0760
> >             web: http://www.anzio.com
> 
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