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Re: rr style scanning of non-customers
- From: Sean Donelan
- Date: Sun Jun 15 00:56:40 2003
On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 jlewis@lewis.org wrote:
> The last time this topic came up, it was suggested by others that either
> trojan or virus software was installing/creating open proxies. I wrote
> that off as people being overly paranoid. I'm sorry to say that I now
> know this to be true and have seen many installations of at least one
> strain of such proxy software.
According to a study by America Online, 89% of the computers with
broadband connections are not safely configured. 91% of the computers had
what AOL categorized as spyware installed. In reality, the connection
method isn't the determining factor.
http://www.staysafeonline.info/press/060403.pdf
Although firewalls and anti-virus helps, it doesn't prevent a determined
user from infecting his own system. Honeypots and passive detection
systems aren't picking up the whole story. The user is an important
part of evaluating the security equation.
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