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Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows
From: Jack Bates <jbates () brightok net>
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 14:12:15 -0500
Petri Helenius wrote:
How long until the next worm/virus/trojan would first disable this handshake and then attach to the network? Or you expect to terminate customers within the 24 hours new patchesare out if they donĀ“t patch? or 72 hours?
I fully expect malicious code and even users to disable the handshake. That's fine. If a user happens to become infected, then they can be suspended or transfered to *must* perform handshake.
Not everyone uses antivirus software. Not everyone will patch the security holes in their current software. Many would object to having to perform patches and delay their Internet surfing. Yet with such a protocol, a way could be provided for allowing a user to establish a connection which only allows them to fix their system without the outside world able to attack them and vice versa. Once patched, the system would recognize them as patched and allow full IP connectivity.
Imagine how nice it would be if someone buying an XP machine this morning could actually connect to the Internet, patch their system, and be able to use the Internet without ever having their RPC exploited. If a user is infected with a virus, wouldn't it be nice if they could purchase A/V software and then be able to perform updates and clean their system without causing any harm to the network?
-Jack
Current thread:
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Michael . Dillon (Sep 08)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Valdis . Kletnieks (Sep 08)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Niels Bakker (Sep 08)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Ray Wong (Sep 08)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Niels Bakker (Sep 08)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Sean Donelan (Sep 08)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Ray Wong (Sep 08)
- "Free" cleaning tools for worms Sean Donelan (Sep 08)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Jack Bates (Sep 08)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Petri Helenius (Sep 09)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Jack Bates (Sep 09)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Petri Helenius (Sep 09)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Ray Wong (Sep 08)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Michael . Dillon (Sep 09)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Petri Helenius (Sep 09)