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Posted by HeyBub on October 9, 2009, 7:47 pm
EXT wrote:
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>> I'm pretty sure that MJ gave my PC malware. Of course my Firewall
>> has to allow MJ, and I believe that's how the malware got in. My PC
>> was fine until today when I used MJ. The rest of the day my Pc was
>> erratic and slowed down.
>> Later in the day I rebooted and that's when all hell broke loose. The
>> desktop went black. Program wouldn't start. My AV, firewall and
>> spyware programs didn't stop the malware.
>> By using SafeMode I was finally able to download a Malware program
>> and it fixed my PC damn quick. It was the Virtumonde malware. It's
>> nasty.
>> So I bought the pro version that will run when Windows starts and
>> update the database and scan.
>> So, malware is something to consider when you use MJ.
> Why would you add your MJ after your firewall. Use another cable and
> splitter and take the feed from before the firewall.
And leave an open computer port?
The time before infection for a port open to the internet is measured in
minutes.
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Posted by Oren on October 9, 2009, 10:39 pm
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>EXT wrote:
>>> I'm pretty sure that MJ gave my PC malware. Of course my Firewall
>>> has to allow MJ, and I believe that's how the malware got in. My PC
>>> was fine until today when I used MJ. The rest of the day my Pc was
>>> erratic and slowed down.
>>> Later in the day I rebooted and that's when all hell broke loose. The
>>> desktop went black. Program wouldn't start. My AV, firewall and
>>> spyware programs didn't stop the malware.
>>> By using SafeMode I was finally able to download a Malware program
>>> and it fixed my PC damn quick. It was the Virtumonde malware. It's
>>> nasty.
>>> So I bought the pro version that will run when Windows starts and
>>> update the database and scan.
>>> So, malware is something to consider when you use MJ.
>> Why would you add your MJ after your firewall. Use another cable and
>> splitter and take the feed from before the firewall.
>And leave an open computer port?
>The time before infection for a port open to the internet is measured in
>minutes.
Less than minutes. Plug a CAT 5 cable in and see what happens.
Test ports here* (84M test) see the "shields up" and test the ports.
The test should show your PC in "Stealth" mode. In other words it
won't "act stupid" from a foreign request.
http://www.grc.com/intro.htm
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Posted by David Nebenzahl on October 10, 2009, 4:42 pm
On 10/9/2009 7:39 PM Oren spake thus:
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> wrote:
>
>> The time before infection for a port open to the internet is
>> measured in minutes.
>
> Less than minutes. Plug a CAT 5 cable in and see what happens.
>
> Test ports here* (84M test) see the "shields up" and test the ports.
>
> The test should show your PC in "Stealth" mode. In other words it
> won't "act stupid" from a foreign request.
>
> http://www.grc.com/intro.htm
Hey, thanks for posting that link!
I took all the tests there (file sharing and port scanning) and got a
perfect score--nothing gets through to me, and my machine doesn't
respond *at all* to port scans, NetBIOS requests, etc. (I'm using Sygate
Personal Firewall on W2K, a freebie that apparently works very well.)
--
Found--the gene that causes belief in genetic determinism
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Posted by Oren on October 10, 2009, 9:53 pm
On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:42:10 -0700, David Nebenzahl
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>On 10/9/2009 7:39 PM Oren spake thus:
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The time before infection for a port open to the internet is
>>> measured in minutes.
>>
>> Less than minutes. Plug a CAT 5 cable in and see what happens.
>>
>> Test ports here* (84M test) see the "shields up" and test the ports.
>>
>> The test should show your PC in "Stealth" mode. In other words it
>> won't "act stupid" from a foreign request.
>>
>> http://www.grc.com/intro.htm
>Hey, thanks for posting that link!
>I took all the tests there (file sharing and port scanning) and got a
>perfect score--nothing gets through to me, and my machine doesn't
>respond *at all* to port scans, NetBIOS requests, etc. (I'm using Sygate
>Personal Firewall on W2K, a freebie that apparently works very well.)
You're welcome. I have no connection to the company in anyway.
I've been going there for years and appreciate how Mr. Gibson takes a
stand (Windows issues). XP Pro, out of the box, is dangerous in the
hands of people that do not know networking -- at least a little.
XP wanted to jump out of the box and communicate with any machine that
would talk to it.
I prefer a hardware firewall, over a software solution. You tested
well, so don't break it.
The link has other free (test) utilities AND a bunch of reading :-/
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Posted by Tony Hwang on October 10, 2009, 9:59 pm
HeyBub wrote:
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> EXT wrote:
>>> I'm pretty sure that MJ gave my PC malware. Of course my Firewall
>>> has to allow MJ, and I believe that's how the malware got in. My PC
>>> was fine until today when I used MJ. The rest of the day my Pc was
>>> erratic and slowed down.
>>> Later in the day I rebooted and that's when all hell broke loose. The
>>> desktop went black. Program wouldn't start. My AV, firewall and
>>> spyware programs didn't stop the malware.
>>> By using SafeMode I was finally able to download a Malware program
>>> and it fixed my PC damn quick. It was the Virtumonde malware. It's
>>> nasty.
>>> So I bought the pro version that will run when Windows starts and
>>> update the database and scan.
>>> So, malware is something to consider when you use MJ.
>> Why would you add your MJ after your firewall. Use another cable and
>> splitter and take the feed from before the firewall.
>
> And leave an open computer port?
>
> The time before infection for a port open to the internet is measured in
> minutes.
>
>
Hi,
Minutes? How about split seconds?
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>> has to allow MJ, and I believe that's how the malware got in. My PC
>> was fine until today when I used MJ. The rest of the day my Pc was
>> erratic and slowed down.
>> Later in the day I rebooted and that's when all hell broke loose. The
>> desktop went black. Program wouldn't start. My AV, firewall and
>> spyware programs didn't stop the malware.
>> By using SafeMode I was finally able to download a Malware program
>> and it fixed my PC damn quick. It was the Virtumonde malware. It's
>> nasty.
>> So I bought the pro version that will run when Windows starts and
>> update the database and scan.
>> So, malware is something to consider when you use MJ.
> Why would you add your MJ after your firewall. Use another cable and
> splitter and take the feed from before the firewall.