>From what I understand, most people don't know their machine is infected and there are no obvious signs.
On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 8:36 AM, terry mcintyre <[email protected]>wrote: > Researchers have reported Windows machines infected within fifteen minutes > of being connected to the internet. > > Ever marvel at the size of your bulging "spam" folder? The contents usually > are sent by large armies of compromised machines - and yours could be one of > them. > > Terry McIntyre <[email protected]> > > Unix/Linux Systems Administration > Taking time to do it right saves having to do it twice. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Mark Boon <[email protected]> > > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tue, February 1, 2011 9:35:18 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [Computer-go] Moyo Go Studio > > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 10:45 PM, terry mcintyre > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Even if we assume that Moyo Go has no embedded malware, the > > world is awash in real malware; it is irresponsible not to protect one's > > computer - it could become part of a bot army in minutes, if connected to > > the internet. > > Really? I have run Windows without any anti-virus software for years > and years and never experienced any problems. I always thought the > problems were exclusively caused by haphazard installing of software > downloaded from untrustworthy sources. > > Mark > _______________________________________________ > Computer-go mailing list > [email protected] > http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go > > > _______________________________________________ > Computer-go mailing list > [email protected] > http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go >
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