[Novalug] [OT] Windows malware removal

[Robert W. Rowe]

Immediately after installing the Windows executable that does its nanny
thing making sure you haven't snuck anything Microsoft that isn't
registered onto your XP box--that one--it began killing off all instances
of srvhost.exe. That renders XP unusable.

That machine is now running SuSE 10.2. And feeling much better, thank you.

-- 
Bob Rowe, "Boldly going ... nowhere!"
                 RBob at TheRoweBoat.com
"The golden rule is to test everything in the light of reason and
experience, no matter from where it comes."
Mohandas K. Gandhi

<quote who="Rich Goodwin">
> Very off-topic but ... many her may have some insight....  Is there
> anything nefarious being done by/in Winderz when updating/installing the
> Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool.
>
> Yep ... the proverbial "window"'s now open for all the puns ... "Remove
> 'dat der malicious winderz $%^#!"  "Install <insert your distro du jour
> here> and get rid of the malicious stuff!"
>
> Seriously though, I have XP Pro in a VM.  I constantly am prompted for a
> few "critical updates" from M$.  Even though I click do not ask me every
> again to do this ... M$ asks me to do this (What part of NO don't they
> get??  Other  than all of it???).  I can see M$ reaching back into the
> WGA stuff to verify this is real (which it is) but then this could
> simply be someone being overly paranoid.  Moi?  Oui!! Oui!! (now let me
> got down to the boys room ....)
>
> So, is there something I should be afraid of or is this a truly useful
> thing to do?
>
> Rich
>
>
> --
>
> GPG/PGP Key Id: 1B257AEC from pgp.mit.edu
>
> Remember, all Windows machines are, by definition, fault tolerant.
>
>               They run Windows don't they!!
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