Yes, thanks for catching the typo. James-Osbourne: Holmes
-----Original Message----- From: Gaston [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 9:06 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS>OFF TOPIC, but of value to most list memers: Simple, very effective Security procedure. Thanks James for the information about the two important programs: Format.com and Fdisk.exe. Much appreciated. Note: The address you have provided for the Nuts and Volts should probably read: www.nutsvolts.com instead of www.nutsvolst.com in case someone else is interested to visit the site. ======================================================================= ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Osbourne, Holmes" <[email protected]> To: "Silver-List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 11:34 PM Subject: CS>OFF TOPIC, but of value to most list memers: Simple, very effective Security procedure. > You can disable the two DOS programs which evil hackers most often use to > wipe out your hard drive data. DOS is still there, running behind windows; > at least through Millennium Edition; I don't know about Win2K. > > [Not all hackers are maleficent, quite the contrary; they are mostly the > good guys. The media tells us they are all demons, and can launch ICBMs by > simply whistling the correct series of tones into a telephone. Remember; it > was hackers who gave us PGP] > > Rename the file extension of the two files fdisk.exe, and format.com, so > that they are no longer executable; even if a worm or other cyberpathogen > gets in it cannot use these utilities to do damage. > > 1. Start, Programs, MS-DOS prompt. > > 2. Note the command prompt: C:\> > > 3. Type cd\windows\command This takes you to the command directory > [Remember, when we had to do stuff like this to do anything on our > computer?] > > 4. Type this: rename format.com format.con [then, hit return.] > > 5. Then type: rename fdisk.exe fdisk.exx [then, hit return.] > > 6. If you need to use these programs for the purpose for which they are > intended, do the same procedure, only correct the changes back to .exe and > .com Don't mix the extensions between the programs; fdisk is exe and format > is com > > 7. If you have trouble, consult with someone who still remembers how to > use DOS commands. Spacing and punctuation must be exact. The change of the > file extension [the three letters to the right of the dot, does not matter; > you may use anything except .exe or .com. For example .cox or .zzz or > whatever. Using the above characters will make it easier to remember the > correct extension. By convention, .com and .exe tell the operating system > that the file is "executable", i.e. it is a program which will perform some > series of actions when called by the operating system or another program. > > I am not certain that I have every detail correct; you may need to do other > procedures in your machine to get to the right directory containing these > files, but this is the basic principle. > > Do not be misled into thinking this will protect you from more sophisticated > attacks. Keep your anti-virus programs armed and loaded with the latest > updates, and still use caution opening attachments. > > This is courtesy of a gentleman named M.L. Shannon, and was swiped without > guilt from the May 2001 edition of Nuts and Volts, an excellent electronics > print magazine. > > www.nutsvolst.com <http://www.nutsvolst.com/> . > > JOH > > James-Osbourne: Holmes > > -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
