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elegantelbow

Windows image exploit (DANGER!)

Jan 01, 2006 17:49

There is a very, very bad Windows image exploit which is going around right now. If you're interested in the nitty gritty details, you can read them here ( Read more... )

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darkneuro January 2 2006, 02:46:24 UTC

Quick question 'cause I don't wanna go through actually THINKING about this...
would you recommend patch or unreg the dll? Or all 3?

elegantelbow January 2 2006, 03:02:36 UTC

I recommend starting with unreg'ing the dll, and then install the patch (which will require a reboot at the end).

And, of course, and always, it's good to keep your virus checker updated and run regularly. If you know anyone who doesn't have antivirus protection and refuses to pay, I'd like to recommend Clam Win.

devineone January 2 2006, 04:20:57 UTC

hey is AVG antivirus a good one?

elegantelbow January 2 2006, 04:39:12 UTC

I've never used it (which isn't too surprising, since I rarely use Windows), so I looked it up. C-Net rated AVG with a five stars (their highest rating). So, I'll definitely give it a look.

Thanks for pointing it out to me.

anda January 3 2006, 06:25:58 UTC

It's the one recommended by SWCP, a good local ISP. Feel free to get the free version - it works great and has free updates:

http://free.grisoft.com/

elegantelbow January 3 2006, 06:32:27 UTC

Nice to know! Do you guys endorse any other software for any other purposes?

I looked briefly, but I couldn't see exactly what the differences were between the free version of AVG and the for-pay version. Do you know?

anda January 3 2006, 07:03:02 UTC

Most of us recommend Spybot for anti-spyware. A few of us recommend Ad-Aware (though I find it nearly useless in the free version, since it won't let you schedule automatic scans), and a few of us recommend ... uhm, I don't remember, hopefully endotoxin does.

We also tend to recommend Firefox/Thunderbird.

I'm not 100% on the difference tween free/paid for AVG - I hear it's some fancypants bells and whistles, but the free one works Just Fine (for personal use only).

elegantelbow January 3 2006, 07:27:08 UTC

I hear it's some fancypants bells and whistles, but the free one works Just Fine (for personal use only).

Gotcha. Since I'm usually looking for Windows software for my users (who do not qualify as "personal use"), it's good to know that.

darkneuro January 2 2006, 07:11:56 UTC

Did the patch, did the unreg. My AV is AVG... It's never given me any kind of problems at all. I've used it for a few years, actually :)

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