[ale] OT: offline malware removal tool for windoze

[Robert Reese]

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On 8/16/2007 at 1:40 PM Preston Boyington wrote:

>Robert Reese wrote:
>> Remind her that it wasn't you that didn't keep the operating system
>up-to-date...
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>if i were a betting person, i would wager it to be something like a file
>sharing service and she was getting music or some such.

I wouldn't be surprised.  When I find these systems that have been downloading tons of music/video/pr0n, etc., I always point out that that is probably the biggest reason for their infection in addition to all the things they should have or have not done to protect themselves.  Of course, once they know they've been 'busted' for (potential) piracy they are more receptive to my information as well as my large invoice. ;c)

BTW, I'm also willing to wager she used Outlook/Outlook Express (probably the latter).  Both do such an awesome job of instantly firing any kind of malicious html and related dangerous chaff the moment you pass over it while going to another message via the arrow key.  In other words, since HTML viewing is on and so is the preview pane by default, using the arrow keys on the keyboard to traverse messages will activate each and every message highlighted, even if it is just for a micro-second.  There's many a system infected because of a malicious html email message sent to an unprotected person using outlook and outlook express.

Truth be told, if I see that someone is using OE I automatically assume they're infected.  If they use AOL, I'm certain of it. ;c)

Cheers,
Robert~

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