Oh my G!
I'm going to quote that site next time I get to help a *nix newbie figure
out permissions without sudo.
Seriously by that reason I could accuse linux users of exerting too much
freedom giving the allusion of godly control - which as you might have
guessed is a "sin".
...unless you red
Hey kids, whazup?
On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Thor (Hammer of God)
wrote:
> If you are still running Windows 95 that's your problem.
Nevertheless, if one runs Windows 7, here is the problem:
http://en.windows7sins.org/
Regards,
Marcio Barbado, Jr.
_
On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 11:27:22AM -0400, valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote:
>
> (Note that the esteemed Mroverlooked "unknown
> knowns" - that class
> of stuff we don't realize or refuse to admit we actually *do* know:
>
ok, i know i am a writer not a reader (like a narcisist chukcha is ;) )
ca
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On 18 May 2010 at 14
On 18 May 2010 at 14:40, Thor (Hammer of God) wrote:
> In fact, this thread has inspired me to add a new section to the
> Hammer of God website (currently undergoing major renovation)
Uh-huh... get a new version of Dreamweaver did we? :)
> I just want to make sure you understand that *I* didn't
--On Tuesday, May 18, 2010 14:40:45 + "Thor (Hammer of God)"
wrote:
>
>
> What messages warning you from using Windows? I certainly hope you do not
> have me confused with the OP – I already used the term “hysteria” to
> describe his ideas and subsequent recommendations. The entire premise
mail.com]
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To: Cassidy MacFarlane
Cc: Thor (Hammer of God); full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Windows' future (reprise)
Happens they are completely unrelated stories. Also happens that I
won't fall for someone's h
On Tue, 18 May 2010 18:00:52 +0300, Georgi Guninski said:
> why flame about constants about detectable malware when the world missed
> 100% of the undetectable malware? :)
"There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known
unknowns. That is to say, there are things th
> *To:* Cassidy MacFarlane
> *Cc:* Thor (Hammer of God); full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk
>
> *Subject:* Re: [Full-disclosure] Windows' future (reprise)
>
>
>
> Happens they are completely unrelated stories. Also happens that I won't
> fall for someone's
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 08:49:29PM -0400, valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote:
> On Sun, 16 May 2010 23:49:00 BST, lsi said:
> > Malware is flooding at 243% (+/- error). This is consuming the
> > oxygen in your machine.
>
> The basic error in your analysis is that although there may in fact be
why fl
40 AM
To: Cassidy MacFarlane
Cc: Thor (Hammer of God); full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Windows' future (reprise)
Happens they are completely unrelated stories. Also happens that I won't fall
for someone's hysteria from using windows.
By the wa
know to uninstall it?
>
> I never said migration would be free or easy. That is why I am posting
> this data here, because I see it as a vulnerability, a very big
> vulnerability that many companies have not woken up to. The very fact that
> migration is hard, lengthy, and expensive, means th
On 17 May 2010 21:49, lsi wrote:
> My interpretation of risk assessment tells me that if the chances of
> denial-of-service due to malware flooding is small, but the potential
> damage is substantial, despite the improbability, then that risk must
> be mitigated.
>
Then your interpretation / risk
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From: Thor (Hammer of God)
Sent: 15 May 2010 21:59
To: full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Windows' future (reprise)
No, It's Tim Mullen. No "Bill" here.
No, I don't misunderstand: You said
On 17 May 2010 at 0:18, valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote:
> On Mon, 17 May 2010 03:48:36 BST, lsi said:
>
> > It is mutating at approx 243% per annum, a rate which is more than
> > twice as fast as Moore's Law (200% every 24 months). I do find this
> > alarming, because I want my CPU back. So does
On 17 May 2010 at 18:08, Thor (Hammer of God) wrote:
> >Is my business at risk, if I
> >say the wrong thing, and my customers go out of business because
> >their hardware/software combination is no longer viable?
> In business, you are always exposed to some level of risk when you
> charge for pr
On 16 May 2010 at 20:49, valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote:
To: stu...@cyberdelix.net
Copies to: full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk
Subject:Re: [Full-disclosure] Windows' future (reprise)
From: valdis.kletni...@vt.edu
Date sent: Sun, 16 May 2010 20:49:29 -0400
> On Sun
>Is my business at risk, if I
>say the wrong thing, and my customers go out of business because
>their hardware/software combination is no longer viable? I imagine
>these questions are on the minds of many IT managers, and with a
>chart on the wall showing 243% mutation, it is only reasonable that
On Mon, 17 May 2010 03:48:36 BST, lsi said:
> It is mutating at approx 243% per annum, a rate which is more than
> twice as fast as Moore's Law (200% every 24 months). I do find this
> alarming, because I want my CPU back. So does everyone else I know.
Unfortunately, you haven't shown that the
ll like it when you ask him for
> > more budget?
> >
> > What is your long-term strategy for fixing this problem?
> >
> > Stu
> >
> > On 16 May 2010 at 19:08, Thor (Hammer of God) wrote:
> >
> > From: "Thor (Hammer of God)"
> > To:
On 16 May 2010 at 12:22, Christian Sciberras wrote:
>> An interesting point - Unicode?
>>
>> I don't think 5Mb files are infeasible, especially as time passes,
>> that'll be just a blip before long.
> You call it a "blip" yet you are counting in infections for *everywhere* and
> *anyone* so, wha
On Sun, 16 May 2010 23:49:00 BST, lsi said:
> Malware is flooding at 243% (+/- error). This is consuming the
> oxygen in your machine.
The basic error in your analysis is that although there may in fact be
243% more malware samples, that doesn't translate into 243% more oxygen
consumption.
Consi
r
> more budget?
>
> What is your long-term strategy for fixing this problem?
>
> Stu
>
> On 16 May 2010 at 19:08, Thor (Hammer of God) wrote:
>
> From: "Thor (Hammer of God)"
> To: "full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk" <
> full-disclosure@lists.gr
Sun, 16 May 2010 19:08:26 +0000
Subject:Re: [Full-disclosure] Windows' future (reprise)
> The error in your overall thesis is your failure to identify the difference
> between threat and risk. You are interacting with Symantec's report of "x
> new threats" as
o try to defend against being hit by falling alien poo?
t
>An interesting point - Unicode?
>
>I don't think 5Mb files are infeasible, especially as time passes,
>that'll be just a blip before long.
>
>Stu
>
>On 15 May 2010 at 14:59, Christian Sciberras wr
>
> On 16 May 2010 at 3:06, Thor (Hammer of God) wrote:
>
> From: "Thor (Hammer of God)"
> To: "full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk" disclos...@lists.grok.org.uk>
> Date sent: Sun, 16 May 2010 03:06:18 +
> Subj
evelopment platform!
>
> Ladies and Gentlemen, Goodnight!
>
> t
>
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> [mailto:full-disclosure-boun...@lists.grok.org.uk] On Behalf Of lsi
> Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 7:15 PM
> To: full-disclosur
On 16 May 2010, at 04:06, Thor (Hammer of God) wrote:
> Oh, one last thing - your "dear Pegasus" 4.51 Windows-based program that you
> hypocritically hold on to while demonizing Windows and .NET was... wait for
> it wait for it written with Visual Studio 2008 C++ - a proud
> Micro
elopment platform!
Ladies and Gentlemen, Goodnight!
t
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On 16 May 2010 at 3:15, lsi wrote:
> > The "amount of free disk space on a drive" utility you wrote
>
> supports multiple drives on one commandline
Sorry, correction, it doesn't do that.
Stu
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those
issues. Does this surprise you?
Stu
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> [mailto:full-disclosure-boun...@lists.grok.org.uk] On Behalf Of lsi
> Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 4:15 PM
> To: full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk
> Su
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> IOW, you took what Symantec's numbers were for one year, and guessed
> they would be the same for thi
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> Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 1:07 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Windows' future (reprise)
>
> Is that you, Bill?
>
> I think y
On Sat, 15 May 2010 16:22:26 -0400
Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> This is
> along the lines of, 'Linux does not get viruses' argument. Give me a
> break...
I set up a dual boot arrangement on a friend's machine. The Windows
side promptly got infected. The guy was furious and blamed his son.
Fortunately
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On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 7:40 AM, Thor (Hammer of God)
bility is larger than ever.
>>
>> Stu
>>
>> On 15 May 2010 at 14:40, Thor (Hammer of God) wrote:
>>
>> From: "Thor (Hammer of God)"
>> To: "full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk" > disclos...@lists.grok.org.uk>
On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> As opposed to crowd sourcing, which some claim is inherently more
> secure because more [uneducated] eyes review the source code?
There are far more educated eyes able to review the Linux source code
than the Windows source code. The uneduc
products and re-write all of your .NET code immediately
because AV won't be able to keep up with it."
t
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Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 1:07 PM
To: full-
On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 7:40 AM, Thor (Hammer of God)
wrote:
> I am constantly amazed at posts like this where you make yourself sound like
> some sort of statistical genius because you were "able to predict" that since
> last year was %243, that this year would be %243. Wow. Really?
I agree
;
> On 15 May 2010 at 14:40, Thor (Hammer of God) wrote:
>
> From: "Thor (Hammer of God)"
> To: "full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk" disclos...@lists.grok.org.uk>
> Date sent: Sat, 15 May 2010 14:40:29 +
> S
An interesting point - Unicode?
I don't think 5Mb files are infeasible, especially as time passes,
that'll be just a blip before long.
Stu
On 15 May 2010 at 14:59, Christian Sciberras wrote:
Date sent: Sat, 15 May 2010 14:59:46 +0100
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t: Sat, 15 May 2010 14:40:29 +0000
Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Windows' future (reprise)
> I am constantly amazed at posts like this where you make yourself sound like
> some sort of statistical genius because you were "able to predict" that since
> la
That kind of goes for everything, doesn't it?
T
On May 15, 2010, at 10:32 AM, Peter Besenbruch wrote:
> On Sat, 15 May 2010 14:40:29 +
> "Thor (Hammer of God)" wrote:
>
>> And for the record, these claims of 'inherent insecurity' in Windows
>> are simply ignorant. If you are still runni
On Sat, 15 May 2010 14:40:29 +
"Thor (Hammer of God)" wrote:
> And for the record, these claims of 'inherent insecurity' in Windows
> are simply ignorant. If you are still running Windows 95 that's your
> problem. Do a little research before post assertions based on 10 or
> 20 year old issu
t;
t
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[mailto:full-disclosure-boun...@lists.grok.org.uk] On Behalf Of lsi
Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 6:12 AM
To: full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk
Subject: [Full-disclosure] Windows' future (reprise)
Hi All!
Just a followup
Hi All!
Just a followup from my posting of 9 months ago (which can be found
here):
http://www.mail-archive.com/full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk/msg37173.html
Symantec have released "Internet Security Threat Report: Volume XV:
April 2010". My posting from last year was based on the previous
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