On Feb 8, 2008 2:34 PM, mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Only data executed is a danger....data just sitting on a HD is > just...data. >
You have to evaluate the risk of someone running the program. I regularly delete old software found by Secunia from my HD backups. Depends on what it is, of course. If I delete an old version of Flash or Adobe PDF Reader, I know there won't be any problem downloading and installing the latest version. Then, if I reinstall something from a backup, I minimize the security impact of the old software. -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
