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OldMarine

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  1. @Firefox - I agree completely: "Cyber Insider Threat is very real and much more common for SysAdmins to deal with" - but it still should not be lumped in with "Social Engineering".
  2. Cyber Insider Threat is very real and much more common for SysAdmins to deal with, but it is not remotely related to "Social Engineering". Social Engineering is the malicious manipulation of someone who has access - typically by someone from outside the organization. It could also be one member of an organization finessing the credentials of another member.
  3. @ Steve, Thank you very much - understood. All - For the record, I only install licensed MBAM versions and sincerely hate pirates who do otherwise. In a prior post from long ago I got Marcel's stamp of approval for my methodology, so I think I'm good to go. I think I'm done with the topic at this point if someone cares to close this out. Vic Active Duty 1964-1973 0311/0302
  4. David H. Lipman I was actually hoping to hear from someone on the technical/development side of the house. The legacy api's in NT should still be supported and depending on what was used to compile the program, it could still be functional - especially since it is still showing as usable with WIN2K (another dead, buried, and forgotten OS). Your comments about the employee are noted but - as he is the grandson of the founder - I doubt further action will be taken. My personal preference was to drag him outside by the stacking swivel and pound some sense into his head. I don't understand the "commercial license" comment. I always install a licensed copy of Malwarebytes (Pro) on any system I am repairing, but don't understand why a "commercial license" is required for an individual system.
  5. I get the part about this being a very old OS - and my life would be a lot simpler if it was "Dead, buried and forgotten OS.", but that is not true in this case. This customer had an application built sometime in the last century that still does exactly what is needed for him and would cost a lot of money to have it re-written. It hadn't been connected to the Internet for about 10 years until one of his new employees ran a cable over to it to do some surfing 'on the sly'. We all know what happens when you do that. I tried to be concise in my description of the situation: <<I am trying to help someone who is running legacy applications on a Windows NT computer.>> <<There is no option to upgrade the OS to anything newer.>>It would be very helpful if commenters would read the information provided before posting. At this point, there is no need to continue this thread and I will close it out (as soon as I figure how). Semper Fi to all who know what that means.
  6. If there is anyone helping on this forum who would care to explain why MBAM works with Windows 2K, but not NT, I would be interested to know why.
  7. Thank you so much for your cordial reply. Have a nice day.
  8. I am trying to help someone who is running legacy applications on a Windows NT computer. There is no option to upgrade the OS to anything newer. Logically it makes sense to me that it will be OK, but hoping to get confirmation from one of the staff. Thank you.
  9. Possibly You ever heard of "PICNIC"? (Problem In Chair, Not In Computer) I'll post back when I get the real story. Thanks.
  10. Thanks for the response - but I'm thinking this one is a user error. Earlier today he said he was running BOTH Panda Cloud and Microsoft Security Essentials. I asked him to confirm that, but haven't heard back. I will definitely keep you posted. Thanks.
  11. I am double-checking to make sure he did the Firewall settings. I know he did the processes, but not sure on the FW. Thanks.
  12. "I did walk him through configuring Panda and MBAM to ignore each other, but that didn't help." That was the first thing I thought of - but it didn't help.
  13. A customer is having a problem with very slow boot-up times (2+ minutes) after installing MBAM Pro on his systems (2xXP Pro, 1xWindows 7). He just replaced the free version and the problem started immediately thereafter. I told him that the 'on-access' function means that new services/processes are now starting, but that wouldn't explain this kind of delay. I run the Pro version on all my computers (XP & 7) and have noticed a few extra seconds, but never anything like this. Any advice I can pass on to the customer? I did walk him through configuring Panda and MBAM to ignore each other, but that didn't help. Thanks.
  14. From my perspective, the combination of MBAM (PRO) and MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials) has been an out of the park homerun. I've been loading that combination on my customer's computers since about January 2010 and not one system has been re-infected. These are all home users - mostly retired folks - with very low levels of IT knowledge and they need something simple and automatic. I also put in a small Linksys/Netgear router, modify the HOSTS file (MVPS.org), and change the default cookie settings in IE. I saw an article on another forum that was highly complimentary of MBAM - and something you might want to check out: http://www.experts-exchange.com/A_1958.html Thanks again.
  15. exile - excellent site - thank you. Here is a link to the report that shows Flash results, with Malwarebytes included: http://malwareresearchgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/MRG-Flash-Tests-2010.zip I can now go buttress my argument in another forum - good stuff! Semper Fi!
  16. I'm looking for links to non-commercial and unbiased evaluations of antimalware products. Fully realizing that all of us in this business have some pretty strongly held opinions, I want to be able to document (link to) supporting information that shows how effective MBAM is at preventing infections - as compared to the competition. Thanks, OM
  17. @shadowwar, Thank you for the clarification - it will help separate fact from opinion.
  18. noknojon - I can't tell what your affiliation/qualifications are, but it does not appear as though you are one of the "Malwarebytes folks" from whom I was seeking guidance. Please give a little consideration to those of us who post questions here and don't hijack threads that someone else has started. As indicated by me, exile360 answered my question. I don't need you to "reinforce" anything - nor take over the thread I started.
  19. @exile - Excellent - thank you. You covered all the bases.
  20. Larry, Thank you for the post. To clarify: 1. When I work on a system (as a repair tech), I buy and install the Premium version of MBAM. That is simply a condition of my scope of work for all customers. These are home users only - no Corporate/Enterprise clients. 2. When I post advice on other forums, I have no way of really knowing if I am advising a basic 'user' or a 'repair tech'. "Grinler" is probably the most prodigious MBAM advocate around, yet I've never seen him refer to the distinction - which may be deliberate on his part. Just post the instructions and not address the potential problem. 3. Encouraging repair techs to use this product to effect repairs (and demonstrate its amazing efficacy) would seem to be a pretty sharp marketing tool. Anyone who uses MBAM knows how good it is and why it should be on every Windows box out there. I'll stand by to hear yours and other's thoughts on this. Thanks again.
  21. I am active on another Tech Forum in the Virus & Spyware Zones. My basic recommendation for those with infected computers almost always includes downloading MBAM - Free as one of the steps in the repair process. It was recently pointed out to me that "According the the Malwarebytes EULA...", it is a violation for a computer repair technician to use the "Free" version while doing repair work. I would like to hear from one of the Malwarebytes folks and will link to the response as an authoritative reference for that comment. Thank you.
  22. Just one at a time. I run a small repair shop and am just sick and tired of disinfecting computers - sometimes 3-4 times a year for the same customer. The combination of MSE and MBAM has been working wonders for me (and my sanity).
  23. I trust you guys implicitly to just plain old 'handle it' - thanks for the clarification about it not being officially supported. BTW - I like that interface for the new Network Solution, but will have to be careful not to confuse it with my ePO console!
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