I have tried downloading and booting a linux iso CD file but my computer seems to ignore it (I can boot however from the CD with a Windows boot disk). My computer is about 10 years old and I wonder if the bios does not recognize iso extensions (or some such). Would anyone know what the problem might be??
I'd like to try the Ubuntu linux but don't really want to do a three hour or so download unless the file is going to work.
Laurie Forbes
On my Winders machines I use AVG free personal edition (plus spybot and adaware personal).
On my linux machines, nothing. They are as naked as a newborn. See, virus stuff written for Winders won't run on linux.
technomaNge
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Larry Jaques wrote:
You can get a CD free from the following URL...
If you download an iso file you can not just burn it to a CD.
If you are using EZ CD creator
1.select "Create CD" from File menu.OR
If you have Nero or some other burning software the directions will be different but will have a procedure that doesn't just copy the ISO file to a CD.
The easiest (but slowest) way is to order the free CDs.
Now your BIOS must be able to "Boot from CD" and must be set to use that option.
The "reatogo" XP CD also takes you through burning an ISO image file. This will give you XP running from a CD.
On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 20:20:05 -0600, with neither quill nor qualm, technomaNge quickly quoth:
You trusting fool, you! ;) They might not be as prevalent now...
Me? I'd rather have protection and not need it.
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Yup, you just need to burn that .iso file to a CD-R. Your CD burning software _should_ recognize it, just double click on the .iso and nero or whatever you use will say "Ah, you want to make a CD from this, right?" or something to that effect.
It'll work if your burning software understands (or can be made to understand) what to do with an iso, no worries.
A good combination, to be sure.
Ya, a virus with an installation procedure which includes "Then make the file executable, become root, and run it" won't get very far, all things considered.
Come on, Larry, that's crap and you know it.
Great. I'll get a scanner to watch for all zero of the real Linux and Mac OSX viruses, and keep counting all none of them on my systems. Yes, there's been one or two "theoretical, in the lab only, not in the wild" experiments.
If you can provide a cite to an actual security site showing I'm wrong, I'll retract and learn about it, but saying "google has 27 bazillion hits" for something is insane. You can combine any random words and get a bunch of hits on google. Here: yellow monkey fever triangle
174,000 hits. So, by your logic showing Linux viruses are prevalant, it's also common to encounter the yellow monkey fever triangle.Dave Hinz
There is ONE wild Linux virus -- Bliss. It is still out there, but propagates slowly, and dies young because of the natural user-limited create, read, and write priveleges inherent with 'ix-es of all ken. Unless a careless user is abusing root privileges (usually on a single-user system) an infectious binary has little chance of replacing an executable.
There was (maybe still is) one OS-X virus in the wild -- Switchback. It probably never had more than a hundred live copies going worldwide at one time. Slow to propagate, and easy to kill, it had virtually zero impact on Mac users. That was way back in 2003, and no new ones have shown up.
LLoyd
I should have added: We run WinBlows, OS-X, and RedHat, so it's not like I'm trying to knock any one of them. Despite its lousy security, XP offers some indispensible features, Mac rages on graphics, and there's nothing like a basic CLI-driven "ix" to do quicky filter and formatting programming, and basic server functions.
LLoyd
Looks to be limited to elf-style executables, and you have to install and run it as root.
There ya go. It's no different than calling this a virus:
I checked the usual sources for info on that, and could only find "lowendmac.com" and references to that site describing it. CIAC, F-secure, symantec, sophos...nobody knows about this virus. Do you have a cite from an actual authority I could read about this at? I suspect it's just FUD.
Dave Hinz
I checked out Mozilla vs MSC at work and it's just fine.
So the problem is at my end, either how I have Mozilla configured (and yes, Javascript _is_ enabled) and the firewall and other assorted stuff between me and them.
Tove
One other thing: Make sure to download the iso image file in binary mode (FTP). By default some browsers download in ASCCI mode which corrupts the image. HTH John
Just put him in the killfile, I don't think I want to see anything that comes out of that machine. He's probably got a whole pandora's box in there and hasn't figured it out yet.
Rich
jons only saving grace...which 99% of Outleak Exploder uses DONT do..is he set his to text only.
Which of course leaves out all the RTF christmas cards and so forth from Aunt Leona etc etc..with their little bits of html etc.
If you cripple OE well enough..it may be proof against many..not all...but many viri..then there is the buffer overrun issues that should be addressed by making sure that all your updates are current and so forth.
Me..Ill stick with Eudora, and Mailwasher as a prefilter.
Gunner
"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire. Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us) off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give them self determination under "play nice" rules.
Think of it as having your older brother knock the shit out of you for torturing the cat." Gunner
Thunderbird is VERY similar in operation to OE..but with a better security system built in. Its clumsy..but not bad. Ive got it installed as a backup if Eudora takes a shit.
"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire. Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us) off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give them self determination under "play nice" rules.
Think of it as having your older brother knock the shit out of you for torturing the cat." Gunner
As I thought. I had an early distro that automatically installed to HD and wasnt sure that it was changed or not. My current copy was from another person and wont even boot on my machine. Ill need to find someone with broadband to get another copy of the latest.
Gunner
"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire. Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us) off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give them self determination under "play nice" rules.
Think of it as having your older brother knock the shit out of you for torturing the cat." Gunner
On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 04:58:55 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, Gunner Asch quickly quoth:
Does it have prefiltering and multiple email capabilities? I have several dozen filters for clients which move their mail into their mail folder. I also used different emails with different companies for tracking and like OE's handling there. When I create or reply to an email, I can choose the FROM: email.
OE is probably the best program I've ever used by M$, but I still miss my paid version of Eudora 3. Spam Assassin (on both my host and own computer) catches about 95% of spam and is a real godsend. (Would someone please invent a Pepper Spray/220volt keyboard which catches spammers in the act, sprays 'em, and then takes 'em out?)
I loved NN4's handling of the bookmarks and still hate IE's method. And I'm growing less and less fond of FF's bookmark system. The old bookmarks.html file was SOOOOOOOO much easier to massage by hand...
-------------------------------------------- Proud (occasional) maker of Hungarian Paper Towels.
I just bought 3.0 at a yard sale. On several floppies. Ill zip em up for ya.
Try Thunderbird. Its free. You might like it. You can always delete it if you dont. Its not like Norton stuff that hangs around for years...
Gunner
"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire. Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us) off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give them self determination under "play nice" rules.
Think of it as having your older brother knock the shit out of you for torturing the cat." Gunner
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