Originally posted by wormwoodI'd like to see any technical requirements for running your PC as an admin, unless you are using win9x programs. Why should a software developer for say Apple, Microsoft or Google be an admin on his PC? Perhaps these software engineers you are talking about are the ones who write buggy software full of security holes.
I'd like to see a software engineer that doesn't run his workstation as admin.
btw, did you notice I posted a solution to your installation problem? you don't need to give chrome admin. unless you want to install it to multiple accounts, which kinda makes all kinds of sense when you think for a second.
No user account has permission to install software on any PC I have access to so you can ferget me installing Google's useless software. When they grow up, I might reconsider.
Originally posted by CrowleySo what of all these windows worms that hit windows servers? Was Malware Bytes or Nod any good then?
You are still not making the distinction between idiots and savvy people using Windows.
It irks me that as a Windows user I'm pigeonholed with people who use a tool and not learning how to use it before firing up Internet Explorer.
Windows is not the problem here - people are.
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Originally posted by CCNoobAgain, if Server admins don't follow security best practices, it is not Windows' fault.
So what of all these windows worms that hit windows servers? Was Malware Bytes or Nod any good then?
I'm not a Windows Server or *nix expert, but I believe if you put in the time and money, any Windows Server can be made just (or almost) as secure as any *nix server.
If a Windows Security expert and Network admin sets up and secures a Windows Server 2008, and Grampy Bobby installed and attempted to secure a Red Hat Enterprise Server - which do you think would be easiest to exploit?
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyAn AntiVirus/Security Suite like Kaspersky is fine.
My son installed Kaspersky Antivirus/Internet Security Software (replacing NOD)
during his visit this past May. Any evaluation or comments on its effectiveness?
Edit: Supporting Windows XP (Home) with Windows Explorer.
Originally posted by CrowleySecurity best practices - Ching Ching one of which is not to run your computer as administrator. I'm glad you finally saw sense. Windows services were traditionally run with System User Account privileges and this is what made windows so insecure.
Again, if Server admins don't follow security best practices, it is not Windows' fault.
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Originally posted by CCNoobI'm not sure why you seemingly think you've 'won a battle' here.
Security best practices - [b]Ching Ching one of which is not to run your computer as administrator. [/b]
Anyone who runs his Windows PC as admin needs to know what he is doing, lest he bugger everything up. Same with Linux - actually, even more so in a Linux environment. Linux may not be targeted by viruses/hackers etc., but as admin I can do more damage to a Linux system than a Windows system.
I'm no Server expert, but I imagine if you are running a Win Server connected to the Internet, the admin account needs to be VERY well protected, even removed.
We all know this, yet some people choose to run as admin and most people do so out of ignorance.
What's your point?
That most Windows users are ignorant of the security risks concerned with connecting their Windows machine to the Net? Yes, this is a fact.
Originally posted by hopscotchI use a virtual machine with network cards disabled when I have my suspicions about a file. If the VM gets a virus (hasn't happened yet), a quick delete, then copy and paste and I have a spanking clean OS again.
99% of the time it helps to have a second computer when your PC has become so infected to the point where you can't even use the internet anymore.
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