28 May
2016
28 May
'16
1:26 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Adrian
Stoness
Sent: 28 May 2016 00:38
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Subject: Re: Windows use in medical spaces (Re: vintage computers in active
use)
crypto locker on linux would work if someone exicuted it but then that would be
a user fail like most people who get infected from going to the wrong sites and
clicking crap...
Yes as someone pointed out, the system liveware tends to be unreliable.
However what makes you think Windows is different to a Linux GUI. Opening a mail won't
run anything UNLESS you have wound the security settings down..
In defence of the Live Ware it tends to be well concealed crap. Seen a few genuine
looking "invoices" which appear to come from legitimate companies, with real
names and phone numbers correctly formatted for the UK. My name is pretty common so how do
I know its not a genuine mis-directed article, especially in large organization.
The latest ruse is to forge a senior managers address and send instructions to send money
to a bank account quickly.....
As someone who knew much more about these things than I do once said, the only totally
secure system is one you can't actually use....
On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 6:05 PM, Dave Wade <dave.g4ugm at gmail.com>
wrote:
> > Please can we have some specific instances of Windows causing problems.
> > Not unqualified people at home or students but real production
> environments
> > with qualified support on hand.
> > I used every version of windows from 1 to 10. yes XP and millennium
> > too
> >
>
> It is susceptible to MalWare of all types. We had some XP embedded
> thin clients that got attacked by Confiker but of course they were
> clean after a re-boot
>
> but the main reason Linux and Apple isn't attacked is because there
> are many more window systems, although I read somewhere Apple devices
> were being targeted because Apple users had more cash..
> I see Apple has been hit by Ransom Ware...
>
>
> https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/07/apple-targeted-by-k
> erange
> r-ransom-malware-for-first-time
>
> I can't see why Crypto Locker could work on ANY Linux or BSD box....
>
> > I wrote time and mission critical food distribution related software
> > for
> the ten
> > years before I retired in vb and then vb.net (oo) I would have seen
> just
> about
> > every possible bug in windows and in developing applications under it.
> >
> > Lets hear what others experienced.
>
> Sorry I know I have already said but generally very reliable. Some
> issues where call centre staff on XP were allowed to surf the web as
> administrators...
> ... conficker was a real problem
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conficker
>
>
>
> >
> > Rod
> >
> >
> Dave
> G4UGM
>
>