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From: John Navas on 9 Aug 2010 20:16 On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 20:02:24 -0400, in <i3q4mq0hgl(a)news4.newsguy.com>, "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote: >From: "John Navas" <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> > >>>You weren't specific John so it needed qualification. > >| I thought "this class of virus" would be specific enough, >| but you're right that I should have been clearer, >| and I thank you for the clarification. > >Thank you for all the networking information you have provided over the years. > >BTW: Your Thwate email cert. expired in January. Yep. Thwate shut down that service. -- John FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://wireless.navas.us> FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>
From: FromTheRafters on 9 Aug 2010 20:39 "John Navas" <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote in message news:8a5166l8harrijvc3lh42u24s9h0b8r01h(a)4ax.com... > On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 19:51:53 -0400, in <i3q4340h85(a)news4.newsguy.com>, > "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote: > >>From: "John Navas" <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> >> >>| On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 17:26:47 -0400, in >><i3ptfm01lcf(a)news6.newsguy.com>, >>| "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote: >> >>>>From: "John Navas" <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> >> >>>>| What I do with this class of virus: >>>>| 1. Turn off System Restore and delete all restore points. >>>>| 2. Note the names and locations of infected files. >>>>| 3. Boot from something like Ultimate Boot CD >>>>| <http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/>, and delete the infections. >>>>| Turn System Restore back on when disinfected. >> >>>>John, the fisrt time I have seen you post here :-) >> >>>>Actually, not a good idea as if you are dealing with a file >>>>infecting virus then you >>>>will >>>>have *numerous* legiimate files being deleted and thus a corrupted >>>>OS that is no longer >>>>bootable. >> >>>>Either you use an anti virus and "clean" the infected files or, wipe >>>>and >>>>reinstall/re-image. >> >>| I was specifically referring to virus files that are _not_ part of >>| necessary executables. When necessary parts of the OS are infected, >>| then I restore them from backup, which I think it preferable to >>trying >>| to disinfect them, all too often an imperfect process. >> >>You weren't specific John so it needed qualification. > > I thought "this class of virus" would be specific enough, > but you're right that I should have been clearer, > and I thank you for the clarification. Just curious, what did you mean by 'this class of virus' and the infection of possibly needed executables? ....and yes, if you have a good backup you're golden - much more preferable to replace than to disinfect.
From: John Navas on 9 Aug 2010 22:23 On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 20:39:32 -0400, in <i3q747$ago$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, "FromTheRafters" <erratic(a)nomail.afraid.org> wrote: >"John Navas" <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote in message >news:8a5166l8harrijvc3lh42u24s9h0b8r01h(a)4ax.com... >> I thought "this class of virus" would be specific enough, >> but you're right that I should have been clearer, >> and I thank you for the clarification. > >Just curious, what did you mean by 'this class of virus' and the >infection of possibly needed executables? I meant the class of virus that implants its own executable files, and protects them from most methods of removal. Sorry for not being more clear. -- John "We have met the enemy and he is us" -Pogo
From: David Kaye on 10 Aug 2010 03:40 "FromTheRafters" <erratic(a)nomail.afraid.org> wrote: >Horrible, but there's nothing particularly nice in the phrase about >raping young girls ... willing or not. No, of course not, but in those days (and my dad told me he'd first heard the phrase during World War II radio duty) electronics was a man's game -- not just a man's game, but a "man's man" game, not unlike car repair, boxing, or icing.
From: David Kaye on 10 Aug 2010 03:43
"FromTheRafters" <erratic(a)nomail.afraid.org> wrote: > >I thought it was Ohm's law. I was a rebel in high schoo. I even violated Ohm's law a few times on the weekends... >BTW why are you replying to Dustin, quoting me, and telling John about >solder? Uh, I'm schizophrenic? |