Re: OT: anti-malware progs ineffective

From: Ken Smith (kensmith_at_green.rahul.net)
Date: 01/28/05 

Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:46:06 +0000 (UTC)

In article <41fa6018.1204218614@news.planet.nl>,
Nico Coesel <nico@puntnl.niks> wrote:
>kensmith@green.rahul.net (Ken Smith) wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>I think what may be the best way to solve the problem is to place Windows
>>on a disk as the C drive, install all the applications from the shrink
>>wrapped boxes and then disconnect the write wire of the C drive. From
>>that point on, all the data goes on the D drive or it goes nowhere at all.
>
>Using windows as a user and not administrator does effectively the
>same.

Not even close to the same. Windows constantly writes stuff all over C
even when running as just "user mode". Bugs can allow important stuff to
be overwritten. ith my solution, most of the bugs don't matter. 

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