Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] virus warning

dlantz@... wrote:

> am i correct in understand that internet explorer is required to
> spread the infection,

Just having a server on the Internet with IIS is all it takes.
Connecting to those servers from MS IE 5.x infects clients as well.

> would using netscape fix the problem... or should i just reboot
> into linux and surf that way?

I'm not going to throw around any more Linux comments than I already
have. Let me just put it this way. If you are a corporate IT
manager, being able to maintain software remotely with all the
"up-to-date" patches in a central location, it makes life much
easier. Better yet, these updates always work, almost without a
reboot -- and don't introduce issues or prevent a system from
booting (usually because they required a reboot after installing).

The underlying Linux operating system is just as suseptible as
Windows NT/2000 when it comes to viruses. And when it comes to
Internet servers, Linux actually outnumbers NT/2000 servers -- so
it's not that "less popular" argument Windows advocates cling to.
But the security-by-default-install and ease of upgrading/patching
as well as remote administation results in a lower TCO for
enterprise networks IMHO. And I say this after administering both
NT and Linux for years.

-- TheBS

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