Re: Thank you.
- From: "BoaterDave" <BoaterDave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:19:21 -0000
"gls858" <gls858@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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BoaterDave wrote:
My thanks to both Frank and Shenan. I appreciate your comments.It's not the fact that's it's a .bat file that makes it good or bad
I've spent hundreds of hours 'experimenting'over the last 12 months,
culminating with a discussion with a young man (mid 20's) who is employed
in
a local computer shop. He is a self-confessed ex 'script kiddie' hacker
who
has now reformed and spends most of his time helping others by repairing
PC's and ridding them of 'nasties'. He is real and not just a 'virtual'
entity. I believe what he tells me. Perhaps that is because he is getting
married soon and has introduced me to his fiance. :)
One thing he mentioned recently was '.bat' files. He was absolutely
adamant
that, with only two exceptions, other such files indicate that a PC has
been
compromised, often without the knowledge of the user. I have tried to
convince others of this, but none believe me. :(
I was concerned about the web site because of the utilisation of '.bat'
files
if one follows the use of a HOSTS file, here:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Anyway, thanks for the 'thumbs-up'! :)
David
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"BoaterDave" <BoaterDave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thank you, Shenan. I understand.
Now that you are here, is it your considered view that the web site I
mentioned is safe to use?
David
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"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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BoaterDave wrote:
I read at the bottom of that web page a note which says "MicrosoftLiability.
is in no way affiliated with, nor offers endorsement of, this
site". I didn't read that far before (earlier this year) and don't
quite understand why Microsoft does *not* endorse a web site set up
by those who purport to be MVP's, who are (I thought) rather
special (and trusted) individuals.
Perhaps someone else will explain why that should be.
Just because you trust someone doesn't mean you want to endorse and
take full responsibility for that individuals actions.
It's not like MVPs have any actual ties/responsibilities to Microsoft.
We do what we do because we want to. Microsoft decided to recognize
this with an award - most of us would continue to do what we do whether
or not the title MVP was there. After all - in order to get
recognized - you had to do the same thing for a while.
--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
it's the commands that it contains. A .bat is simply a series of commands.
If you want to see the contents of a .bat file simply right click and
select edit. If you or your so called "script kiddie" don't understand the
commands contained in the batch file I would suggest you find a real
computer programmer to explain to you what the file is intended to do.
Batch files are commonly used to perform redundant tasks on a schedule.
gls858
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