--- "Jeffery B. Denning" <jldenning@earthlink.net>
wrote:
>
> Just want to confirm something ... Is there an
> update needed for Windows 98 users? I've looked
> and everything I've seen discusses updates for later
> versions.
Nope 98 is safe (for now)
>
> (Sorry for the continued OT)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "andy levy" <andy-dml@levyclan.us>
> To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 3:09 PM
> Subject: Re: DML: W32.Blaster.Worm
>
>
> >
> > VRMan wrote:
> >
> > > If you have a firewall up, no problem. If you
> keep your XP/2K updated, no
> > > problem ( i check for updates weekly here at
> work). If not, update your
> > > virus program (i do ours here daily) and it'll
> find it.
> >
> > A firewall is a false sense of security. Unless
> you're blocking those
> > ports (135-139, 445 and 4444), it can still get
> in. I didn't see anyone
> > attempting to get into my systems but I know the
> laptop I had that
> > caught it was getting out no problem though my
> firewall; 8 filters later
> > and I'm protected both directions.
> >
> > I use a Linksys box for my firewall, not software.
> >
> > Oh, and I got it while VPN'd into the office. So
> my firewall didn't
> > help there at all, and likely wouldn't have even
> if I had the filters
> > set up at that point. So just having one firewall
> somewhere isn't
> > enough. I'm just very lucky that the laptop
> didn't start attacking
> > internal (non-routable) IPs and come after my
> desktop, also behind the
> > firewall. The firewall's useless then.
> >
>
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