[67349] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Dumb users spread viruses (here's one!)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dr. Jeffrey Race)
Sun Feb 8 20:01:58 2004
From: "Dr. Jeffrey Race" <jrace@attglobal.net>
To: "nanog@merit.edu" <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 07:59:58 +0700
Reply-To: "Dr. Jeffrey Race" <jrace@attglobal.net>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Sun, 8 Feb 2004 21:03:29 +0000 (GMT), E.B. Dreger wrote:
>Most of our users are reasonable, however. With a little
>explanation about the harm an insecure computer can cause, they
>understand and accept the fact that they're not islands.
>
>Of course, many still get infected with spyware and viruses. At
>least they're willing to have their computers repaired... better
>than nothing, but still not as good as being proactive. :-/
Datapoint: I just cleaned my 12-year old daughter's personal
machine running Windows, connected to our home network and to the
world via ADSL. Took half a day. Found 2 viruses, 4 trojans,
and 122 registry entries for assorted malware, spyware, adware, etc.
Jeffrey Race
