Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Shadow Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: Tariffs and bikes Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2025 21:25:40 -0300 Organization: A noiseless patient Shadow Lines: 49 Message-ID: References: <14v0vj1fa9gro9cebqto7l09mau54lh2td@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2025 02:25:44 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="6fd60e6d695e75b6755e8ed177eb41bc"; logging-data="1053085"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18OsWlg4CuaeKRNQZGoP8rs4c6xBTqnb0s=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:xCXv23B/FlSCtoCzgMMBMaMX7L0= X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 3.3/32.846 On Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:46:47 -0700, Jeff Liebermann wrote: >On Mon, 07 Apr 2025 17:33:26 -0300, Shadow wrote: > >> Check you're not using a bogus anti-virus. I recommend Kaspersky. > >Kaspersky antivirus was banned for use by the US government after Sept >24, 2024. I agree that the ban is justified. You can use it at home. I don't use a resident AV, but I scan my HD once a month with the bootable DVD. That way you avoid rootkits and some firmware malware. > >"The Aftermath of the Kaspersky Ban" > > >"Kaspersky and the Russian government" > > >"Russian antivirus firm faked malware to harm rivals - Ex-employees" >(Aug 14, 2015) > People were stealing their AV defs. So they put some "bait" ones in. And PROVED they were being robbed when other vendors used exactly the same signature checks. I don't think false positives can be called a threat. The M$ AV flags just about everything that has not been downloaded from their "store" as a "virus". And nobody has ever banned them for the false positives.... Even stuff I write and compile on my personal computer is flagged as malware.... > >Tom once claimed that he uses BitDefender. I have my doubts that he >uses any brand of anti-virus: > >My recommendation is to use Microsoft Defender, which comes baked into >Windoze on Win 10 and Win 11. It ignores State (TLA) malware. As do all the other American/EU AVs. Not good enough. I'm sure Kaspersky ignores their KGB stuff, but Russia has practically no interest in retired Brazilian doctors... []'s -- Don't be evil - Google 2004 We have a new policy - Google 2012 Google Fuchsia - 2021