Re: Let's start over
Jay Scalf <[email protected]> Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:21:32 -0600
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.security.virus |
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| Organization | James F. Scalf & Associates, Architects, AIA |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Dave - I couldn't agree more but til I get a good project going I am just squeezing by financially - did change out laptop from 2 512 to 2- 2gb recently - best money I ever spent on a computer. Laptop now runs 75 -80% free MEM. On 2/1/2011 10:15 AM, David H. Lipman wrote: > Jay: > > I recommend a minimum of 1GB RAM wfor WinXP SP3. > > Dave > > > > > Date sent: Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:13:06 -0600 > From: Jay Scalf<[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Let's start over > To: [email protected] > Copies to: [email protected] > Organization: James F. Scalf& Associates, Architects, AIA > >> Thanks Dave - I am going to push ahead then and take Shed's old stuff >> out and reload with mine - the only thing wrong with this baby is the >> single 512 memory chip, but that should be ok for word processing for a >> secretary. >> Jay >> >> On 2/1/2011 9:51 AM, David H. Lipman wrote: >>> There is no malware that specifically targets the clock. >>> >>> People look at their computer and they wonder at the marvel of its computing power yet >>> they fail to understand that a computer is NOT an accurate time piece. They expect it to >>> be because, hell computers are accurate - right ? >>> >>> When it comes to the PC clock, no. The clock on one's wrist in the form of a watch is >>> much more accurate. Older platforms as expressed here just don't hold an accurate time >>> and one can't expect it to. >>> >>> In a case like this one should just point the PC to the NIST's time server so when you are >>> in the OS, you have a pretty close time. When you are outside of the OS, who cares if it >>> doesn't have the correct time. >>> >>> http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/grp40/its.cfm >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Date forwarded: Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:14:09 -0700 (MST) >>> Date sent: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:46:59 -0600 >>> Forwarded by: [email protected] >>> From: Jay Scalf<[email protected]> >>> Subject: Let's start over >>> To: [email protected] >>> Organization: James F. Scalf& Associates, Architects, AIA >>> >>>> Dave ultimately had the answer for "updateg", but let me ask further, if >>>> I may: I normal maintain 3 computers and don't have a lot of problems. >>>> (I started in college on Cobol (is that how you spell it?) and Fortran >>>> over 40 years ago, learned to program in DOS and C in the 80's, and of >>>> all Windows, still prefer XP) The machine in question is a 7 year old >>>> machine given to me by my best friend's widow. He first thought he had a >>>> Trojan or a virus affecting the clock. I suggested the battery. He went >>>> to the Geeks at Best Buy and they sold him a new battery, put the old >>>> one back in and told him he needed a new hard drive - then sold him a >>>> new computer and charged $100 extra to move his data from the old to new >>>> machine. (Unbelievable, eh?) When I got home with it about 10 days ago, >>>> I put his new battery in it, ran all sorts of hardware tests, and I >>>> can't find anything wrong with it. Still, because of his first >>>> impression that it is infected, I am still running various scans. So - >>>> anyone ever heard of a virus or whatever that messes with the clock or >>>> somehow drains the clock battery? If he was right I would like to find >>>> and remove whatever. As I am beginning to feel pretty good about its PC >>>> state of health overall, if I don't find something in a couple of days, >>>> I will finish cleaning his personal stuff off of it and load my stuff. >>>> >>>> BTW: Thanks to everyone for their responses regarding "updateg" - lots >>>> of good information. >>>> Jay >>>> >>>> -- >>>> As faxed/scanned signatures are considered legal in most States, hard copies of attachments, where applicable, will not be sent unless specifically requested. >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> This list is sponsored by: Black Hat >>>> >>>> Attend Black Hat USA, July 28-August 2 in Las Vegas, the world's premier >>>> technical event for ICT security experts. Featuring 30 hands-on training >>>> courses and 90 Briefings presentations with lots of new content and new >>>> tools. Network with 4,000 delegates from 70 nations. 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