RE: Shutdown from NT-AUTHORITY\... = virus/attack?

With a little foresight, one could have SP2 on CDRom and install it
without connecting to the internet. However I wouldn't expect a normal
user to take these steps.

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From: Matthew.van.Eerde@hbinc.com [mailto:Matthew.van.Eerde@hbinc.com] 
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 12:26 PM
To: focus-virus@securityfocus.com
Subject: RE: Shutdown from NT-AUTHORITY\... = virus/attack?


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Nick FitzGerald wrote:
> _How_ will he stay connected to WindowsUpdate, etc long enough to 
> download the necessary patches if his machine is connected to a LAN, 
> or straight to the Internet, where LSASS-exploiting malware is running
> rife?  Experience to date suggests that typically you have only a
few
> minutes, at most, between shutdowns in such situations and it takes 
> much longer than that to get the patches...

A good point.  It would be nice if Microsoft offered a toll-free dial-up
number for access only to Windows Update.

Perhaps an enterprising ISP will recognize the need for such a service
and set up a (900) dial-up number...

Matthew.van.Eerde@hbinc.com                      805.964.4554 x902
Hispanic Business Inc./HireDiversity.com         Software Engineer
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