TDL-4 rootkit is another major upgrade to notorious TDSS family.
The TDSS rootkit family (also known as Alureon or TDL) is something of an admired worst enemy of security researchers and vendors of anti-virus products. They hide deep in the Windows operating system, using and manipulating low-level instructions to avoid detection by anti-virus suites, and using encryption to protect their ... [ read the full article ]
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Originally posted by earache: so, i have kaspersky installed, and consider myself knowledgeable but with this article i fail to see the point?
Earache, the link I posted above busts some of the myths that have been going around. Perhaps not so much myths as just the way it was 10 years or more ago. The malware scene, except for script kiddies and 56 year-old dweebs living in their mother's basement, is highly organized. Bot herders get paid up to $2 per machine in their herd, and those are used for sending spam, transferring pirated software, participating in network attacks (like DDOS), and stealing personal information for ID theft.
No matter what else you personally care about, being aware that your identity is a commodity that is highly sought after is worth knowing. I've been a victim of ID theft twice, and I'm quite competent at computer security. I'm a Linux/Unix system administrator for a government contractor.
The point of the original article is to be aware. Perhaps you don't have the skill to defeat every hacker out there - I don't. But I can be aware they they would like to hack my machines and steal my identity, my money from my bank accounts, proprietary information (assuming I was actually stupid enough to store it on my personal computer), and so on.
Consider the situation like Tombstone, Arizona, circa 1881. You don't have to be a gunfighter to walk the streets, but it doesn't hurt to be aware of gunfighters and defend yourself as best you can.
Originally posted by Jeffrey_P: No there is another thread where I insulted you. You do know how to use the search function do you not?
Newbie eh?
Shit disturber sums it up better.
Yes, I agree with that. A lot of what you personally put out is SHIT, and I have no problem with correcting it for you.
Yes, I know how to use the search function, but that assumes I find your posts interesting enough to be worth searching for whatever crap you are spewing.
As far as whether I'm a newbie or not, I think the relative quality of our posts says everything that needs to be said.
"There's no justice; there's just us."
You are quoting Richard Pryor. Give credit where credit is due.
Did you take the, "How American are you" test?
I answered all 20 questions correctly. A little crazy since most people do not take very much American history these days.
Here:http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/06/27/20110627history-quiz-July-4-slideshow-prog.html
See ya!
Jeff
Originally posted by Jeffrey_P: "There's no justice; there's just us."
You are quoting Richard Pryor. Give credit where credit is due.
Did you take the, "How American are you" test?
I answered all 20 questions correctly. A little crazy since most people do not take very much American history these days.
Here:http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/06/27/20110627history-quiz-July-4-slideshow-prog.html
See ya!
Jeff
Jeffie, you need to get a better search engine. The ORIGINAL quote is from 3000AD magazine and appeared about 40 years ago.
Ordinarily I wouldn't, but just for the humor ... 20 out of 20. Rarely have I seen a simpler test. Must be dumbed down for modern society ... including people who think that math that doesn't agree with their political viewpoint is clearly in error.
I did not use a search engine. I do remember Pryor saying that quote. Guess you had to use a search engine for a frame of reference.
The point of the test was to test your basic knowledge of American history.
I doubt many people could pass it without reviewing things first.
You seem to read into things that aren't there Toadwizy.
Jeff
Originally posted by Jeffrey_P: You are right.. Actually Im done with him. It is a little funny and amusing.
You cant argue with a brick wall.
Jeff
Buddha once sat in front of a brick wall and came away enlightened ... but then I'm not Buddha, and Buddha might have committed suicide if he sat in front of you. Fortunately, it was amusing, or I wouldn't have had so much fun doing it.
