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"Delete anti-virus and firewall software" --Microsoft
From: Kim Scarborough <kjs () uchicago edu>
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 12:00:37 -0500
Isn't the "Resolution" in this Knowledge Base article a little, uh, ill-advised: <http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;820673>Isn't this the same company that says things like this under "Mitigating Factors" in their security bulletins:
"Firewall best practices and standard default firewall configurations can help protect networks from remote attacks originating outside of the enterprise perimeter. Best practices recommend blocking all ports that are not actually being used. For this reason, most systems attached to the Internet should have a minimal number of the affected ports exposed." Unless you want to use Outlook, I guess.I don't even want to think about the implications of Microsoft *encouraging* Outlook users to uninstall anti-virus software...
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