Re: Anit-Virus help for all of us??????

["Jeff Shultz" <jeffshultz () wvi com>]

** Reply to message from Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu on Mon, 24 Nov 2003
15:43:34 -0500

> On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 22:24:58 +0200, Petri Helenius said:
>
> > that windowsupdate provided with 10+ critical and 10+ other updates (the OS
> > had Service Pack 1 installed)
> >
> > The box should have been labeled "don´t connect this device to the
> > public internet".
>
> Question: What speed access is needed to guarantee "mean time to download
> patches" is significantly less than "mean time to probed by packet-to-0wn"
> (significantly == 20x lower still gives a 5% chance of getting 0wned while
> patching)?

I tend to install the freebie Zonealarm before hooking those systems up
to the Internet....
Snake-Oil they may claim, but it does seem to chop the chances of my
getting wormed before getting the updates downloaded.

--
Jeff Shultz
Loose nut behind the wheel.