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The issue was using IDS on the desktop. You seem want to talk about something different. OK, you point is "I am to busy to stay on top of the patches." If you were "homeadmin", how many systems you would be responsible for? See the difference? That's not it. I am not done with you as...

Well, I am glad that my effort is not completely wasted. It seems that you've learned that BID could not stop Slapper. However, I am tired pointing to the nonsense you post because you just keep coming with more. Anyway, here is an answer to your clueless "argument" above. Slapper worm...

There are some companies I would never deal with no matter how sweet the deals are. Usually, it's a trap. Besides poor reputation, that company has even been kicked out of BBB: http://www.bbbsilicon.org/common.html?location=/home/common/www/bindr/report.php&bureau=sanjose&compid=212384

You just don't get it. They had months to patch their systems but they did not do it because they are too lazy/ignorant/sloppy and that's why their systems were compromised.:eek: There is a saying among IT security people: "The systems do not get hacked. Admins do." The simple reason too many...

Dottom, you just demonstrated one more time that you do not know what you are talking about. The admins had months to patch their systems. I do not speculate and your credentials are irrelevant if you are saying nonsense. I appreciate your interest in the subject, though. Thank you. Did...

Well, I could see that but was not smart enough to re-invent Inclusion-Exclusion Principle. However, after I learned about that principle, the problem became fairly simple. First, we'll get (basic combinatorics from High School curriculum has been omitted for the sake of the beauty of the final...

It actually works fairly well for some close-to-nature cultures such as Cherokee or Mosuo (see http://more.abcnews.go.com/sections/wnt/dailynews/china_matriarchy020519.html). However, in progress driven society populated by success driven people it is highly unlikely (and IMHO unnatural) that...

No arguing here. BID could have blocked Code Red but it would be highly unlikely and reflects rather theoretical possibility to find BID installed on the machine which had not been patched for month and because of that was vulnerable to Code Red's attack. Again, had machine been patched, it...

That means if you want to keep your machine hack-proof you should not follow every link you see, unless your browser is set to maximum security. Otherwise, eventually you might visit a webpage specifically designed to attack its visitors via their browsers and no firewall will prevent this...

And why would I want to be notified every time another kid decides to port scan my machine if my machine is firewall protected?

Nothing. Absolutely nothing. All those infamous attacks targeted unpatched machines for vulnerabilities for which patches had been released months before. The average user does need IDS on her desktop. BlackIce Defender is not a tool to protect server either.

I was searching www trying to find a proof for these numbers, which I did not find. However, I found this article posted 10/08/2000 that says that the guy was down 22% at the end of the third quarter in local stock-picking contest and that was a forth score out of six contestants...

dottom, your post did not contain solution section, so, here it is: Solution: -Download and install IIS patches As you can see, BID has not been used to solve this problem.

I agree with you to some extent but the problem is ZoneAlarm is not perfect. There are known stability issues which force many users to look for other solutions. Besides, it's easy to find ZA annoying. For those who are looking for alternatives, I'd recommend sygate Personal Firewall, which I...

Debunked at About.com's Urban Legends and Folklore section: http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blflight77.htm

It seems to me that you just described what professional blackjack players do. OTOH, those ain't gamblers either. OK, how about market punter instead of gambler?

Wrong. The probability of any letter being in the wrong mailbox is 29/30 only if you decide to count as possible outcome such outcomes where the letter which is supposed to go into mailbox number 1 is in all 30 mailboxes. Here is an illustration for 3 mailboxes. The possible outcomes are: 123...

You may call yourself an architect. Did not you always want to be an architect?:D

So, What's new? Assuming the person is told the truth, that's the same as you posted starting this thread.

Wrong. The odds of misplacing the second letter are 28/29 only if you placed the first letter correctly.