bludgard Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 B) http://www.theregist...64_bit_windows/ edit:fa$$inating...:P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 B) http://www.theregist...64_bit_windows/ edit:fa$inating...:PMy advice, get a Mac. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 If we listened to all the security scares on the net then we would never go online :PIt is a clever bit of kit but I'm not concerned about keyloggers as I am using the Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 package and that has a built in Virtual Keyboard.So when entering passwords, I'm not actually using the keyboard just the mouse.I'm also still running Vista and so I may be less likely to be targetted than a Windows 7 user?Also I think that you have to do some action to get it installed on your PC unless it acts like an internet worm and can infect your PC without any user intervention? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 My advice, get a Mac. B) Are Mac's not targetted by malware of any kind then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted November 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 I ain't ascared.What could it take?Reimaging my HDD?Flashing the BIOS at most?It is my opinion as well that it is all business.If I owned a software security co. I would be hard pressed not to have a few ogres in the background whipping up some nasties to improve sales.I'm a little wary of companies claiming to be the first to "catch" an invader.I'm not a virus or malware expert,but I've had to deal with a couple on my own.After the initial shock and horror subsided,I realized that it had nothing to do with emotions-although I was highly p*****off.It was logical.Just another puzzle....Fear sells.I ain't a buyin.Happy computing all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 It is my opinion as well that it is all business.If I owned a software security co. I would be hard pressed not to have a few ogres in the background whipping up some nasties to improve sales.I'm a little wary of companies claiming to be the first to "catch" an invader.Although no one monitors this surely the security industry's reputation would be damaged if this was found to be the case?Perhaps it is more likely that keylogging rootkits are introduced to try and steal passwords from banking transactions (for financial gain) rather than generating extra revenue for security companies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted November 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 It is my opinion as well that it is all business.If I owned a software security co. I would be hard pressed not to have a few ogres in the background whipping up some nasties to improve sales.I'm a little wary of companies claiming to be the first to "catch" an invader.Although no one monitors this surely the security industry's reputation would be damaged if this was found to be the casPerhaps it is more likely that keylogging rootkits are introduced to try and steal passwords from banking transactions (for financial gain) rather than generating extra revenue for security companies?Perhaps true on both accounts.Maybe more.I'm sure that there are more legitamate rootkits than not.I'm really not that paranoid.:lol:Just reflective.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 I'm really not that paranoid.:lol:Just reflective....No worries, keep posting as I find your security threads interesting ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted November 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 May or may not be totally unrelated...Reinstalled recently and when I plugged the wife's phone in to download the driver so that it can interface,I was directed as usual to Motorola website for the driver.Okay,since I started this thread I set my UAC to Always Notify as something to play with-just to see how much aggravation it would cause,not a lot it turned out.Anyway,I downloaded the driver from MOTO and noticed that I wasn't getting as many warnings from UAC.I went and checked the settings and it was set to Never Notify.This has never happened before.MOTO installed something other than a driver.Isn't UAC supposed to prevent this type of activity?I mean I did click all the "yes" buttons but I was led to the website through Widows Update.I played around with the download for a few minutes,took a few pics,then reimaged.Just thought I'd share....gotta dig around now amongst hundreds of dvds to find the proper driver........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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