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From: Ant on 5 Apr 2010 16:49 "Peter Foldes" wrote: > Since 1974 ? Hmmmm. I doubt it that you were programming at that time. Why would you doubt it? > Have you used punch cards at all in your time at all ? My first program was written on punch cards to run on an IBM 360 or Raytheon minicomputer - I can't remember which. In fact, I still have a box of them.
From: ~BD~ on 5 Apr 2010 17:23 Dustin Cook wrote: > ~BD~<BoaterDave(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in > news:zKGdndhkeLGYCyTWnZ2dnUVZ8sadnZ2d(a)bt.com: > >> Mumia W. wrote: >>> On 04/04/2010 04:01 PM, David Kaye wrote: >>>> [...] >>>> I noted the file date/time and have looked back on this. The exploit >>>> appears to have come from foxnews, officedepot, or officemax -- the >>>> time stamps are within a few seconds of each other and show up right >>>> before the time stamp that was written to the temp directory in my >>>> documents and settings tree. >>>> [...] >>> >>> See this: >>> http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/r22225362-foxnewscom-infected~ti >>> me=1240194878 >>> >>> >>> >> The last post in that thread was most telling! Viz: >> >> "Please note people - you may think you removed it, but really did >> not. Malwarebytes and others do not detect Rootkits. You should run >> ROOTKITREVEALER. I thought I had cleaned this, and I had really not. > > That's not entirely accurate. Malwarebytes does detect some rootkits. As > do the other programs. Some newer rootkits will prevent rootkitrevealer > and/or gmer from even loading. > >> There was a deep and nasty rootkit involved here. Only way to remove >> was to boot off a Windows CD, and delete hidden drivers. I would be >> willing to bet that half the people think they clean this stuff and >> its not really clean." > > Not very deep or nasty if you only had to delete files. Yes, I'm sure it > was a pain because you couldn't do it while in windows, but it's still > not what I would call deep. > > > > Your comments read and noted, Dustin. -- Dave
From: ~BD~ on 5 Apr 2010 17:30 Ant wrote: > "Dustin Cook" wrote: > >> "Ant" wrote: >>> I just found out that I'm older than Dustin Cook's dad. With regard >>> to computers, I've been operating/programming them since 1974. >> >> 4 years prior to my even existing. :) Not that it matters much. In 8 more >> years, I'll be older than my Dad. > > Is he going to be stuck in time? Hang on a minute, are you saying he > was only 8 or 9 years old when you were born? > >> I don't think I ever tried to say I'd be doing this longer than you Ant. :) > > You never know, you may end up doing that - or does being an old geek > not appeal? > > I may be wrong, but I think Dustin's dad died at an early age (40?). It's always sad to lose a loved one. -- Dave
From: ~BD~ on 5 Apr 2010 17:31 David H. Lipman wrote: > From: "FromTheRafters"<erratic(a)nomail.afraid.org> > > | "~BD~"<BoaterDave(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message > | news:v9adnYvt7piHOiTWnZ2dnUVZ7tudnZ2d(a)bt.com... > >>> I do not believe he/she is involved in Cybercrime in any way. /Those/ >>> are the 'bad guys' in which I am interested. > > | Software piracy isn't cybercrime? > > > Bindo !! > > IP theft of the Internet is indeed a "cybercrime". > It is exactly what TRT accused Malwarebytes of doing - and they did! -- Dave
From: Peter Foldes on 5 Apr 2010 17:34
It is also unfortunate -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "~BD~" <BoaterDave(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:YqGdncs-IZP7yyfWnZ2dnUVZ8kednZ2d(a)bt.com... > Ant wrote: >> "Dustin Cook" wrote: >> >>> "Ant" wrote: >>>> I just found out that I'm older than Dustin Cook's dad. With regard >>>> to computers, I've been operating/programming them since 1974. >>> >>> 4 years prior to my even existing. :) Not that it matters much. In 8 more >>> years, I'll be older than my Dad. >> >> Is he going to be stuck in time? Hang on a minute, are you saying he >> was only 8 or 9 years old when you were born? >> >>> I don't think I ever tried to say I'd be doing this longer than you Ant. :) >> >> You never know, you may end up doing that - or does being an old geek >> not appeal? >> >> > > I may be wrong, but I think Dustin's dad died at an early age (40?). > > It's always sad to lose a loved one. > > -- > Dave |