Lol! It's still an issue if the keyboard and mouse are plugged in though J
From: James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, 17 February 2012 7:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Home Antivirus You forgot "get a Mac" :-) On 16 February 2012 20:56, James Hill <[email protected]> wrote: Which seems to be the current trick of some of the malware these days. I've seen a Win 7 machine with the user not a local admin and UAC enabled appear to be "hosed" by malware. It is only for the current profile though. But tricks like setting the hidden flag on every folder and file it can make for a confusing time for the user. Running as non-admin does make a huge difference though. It stops the majority (for now) of malware and reduces the impact to the current user profile. I think it is still the single most effective security option apart from disconnecting the network cable and taking away the keyboard and mouse J From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, 14 February 2012 5:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Home Antivirus One doesn't have to be an admin to infect one's own user profile. That's also why non-admins can install Chrome - it installs into the user profile. But a non-admin has a better chance of avoiding a rootkit. Carl From: ntsysadmin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 10:10 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Home Antivirus How much less likely is one to get infected running as a non-admin? Does it depend on the OS? I ask because I've cleaned up infections on Windows7 Pro PCs where the user was definitely not running as an admin. One PC in question was also set up to require additional credentials for any software installation. We never did determine the source of the malware. Thanks, Mike From: Jon Harris [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 9:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Home Antivirus >From personal experience it does not matter how good the anti-malware software is if you have users (home or corp) that run as administrators regularly, fight you tooth and nail on patching the machine, and download/install all the "neat" stuff on the web they will get hit by something. Previous $dayjob$ once I got administration approval to pull admin privileges, start patching on a regular basis, and require proof of need to install anything not on the standard software list with proof that it was not going to open up the internal network to a virus most of the anti-malware software will keep things under control. Most homeowners prefer to run with admin privileges, fight patching, and install all kinds of garbage they really don't need. Those are the ones that get hit repeatably but malware. Jon On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 8:55 PM, MMF <[email protected]> wrote: Any comments on AVG? I've been using it for several years and it hasn't failed me yet! MMF From: Cynicalgeek <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 7:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: Home Antivirus The same things that infect MSSE also infect McAfee, Norton, et al. If you're going the paid route, supposedly Kaspersky is the absolute best. I've been using MSSE for almost 2.5 years and have been very pleased. On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 8:03 PM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 7:45 PM, Richard Stovall <[email protected]> wrote: > Hurry up! Time's almost out on the deal to get McAfee free for 3PCs. > http://preview.tinyurl.com/77u2zry "Receive a $55 prepaid card by mail from McAfee! Expires on 2/15/12 " So in two days, the Internet will be a safer place. ;-) If I'm going the free AV route, I'd prolly go MS Security Essentials. While it's limited in features, it does stop malware and spyware, and updates happen with Windows Update. 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