Mycanid
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The_One_Warlock said:Ah, botnets.... I'm not actually worried, because I run under the assumption that smart browsing and security does a lot more than some scanners.
End result. Don't use IE. Ever. At ALL. Go into it's settings and lock down every content zone completely. Disable all cookies. Use a third party browser. Sure, they can still download trojans and bots and malicious javascript, but they aren't fundmentally connected to the kernel like IE is in the latest Windows iterations.
Go into the windows services control (services.msc), and research what services are installed and running. Disable Remote registry editing and secondary logins, and a half a dozen other "default" settings that come with a Windows install.
Make sure you have critical security patches. Go to grc.com and download the system controllers that disable UPnP and Raw Sockets. Browse and email smart. Don't click on things you don't know who they are from.
I've kept this company virus, malware, and trojan free for over 8 years (except for one small event when the newest girl who hadn't been made aware of the gravity of the situation, visited an infected MySpace page, and that place has been promptly firewalled). Educating staff, locking down IE and any unnecessary services, and staying selectively patched (because what is Windows Genuine Advantage but Microsoft's totally legal system spyware with a 50% fail rate).
So, nope. Not worried. Just aware.
Excellent well. You me both.
"Buy that man a pizza and give half to the cat!" as they say in Madagascar....
