Windows Defender annoyance

[subset]

Originally Posted by Randy_Bell

Let's start a revolution to free ourselves of MS Shackles, - let's launch a "Boston Tea Party"

It has already been launched, it's name is "Linux".

Cheers

[MMNC]

Originally Posted by subset

It has already been launched, it's name is "Linux".

And if there were ever to be a OA++ running on Ubuntu - then it might look like the promised land ....

But properly a long way down the list. Right now the flashing light reads ´64 Bit´, if i´m not mistaken...

[pentium4forever]

Originally Posted by MMNC

And if there were ever to be a OA++ running on Ubuntu - then it might look like the promised land ....

But properly a long way down the list. Right now the flashing light reads ´64 Bit´, if i´m not mistaken...

There's some firewall packages already for Ubuntu. I haven't done anything with them though.

[Randy_Bell]

Originally Posted by subset

It has already been launched, it's name is "Linux". Cheers

I wanted to clarify, I'm really not anti-MS, in fact I used to get in trouble at some security forums when I would come to Microsoft's defense. It used to be very popular and 'chic' to be anti-MS, and maybe still is, but that is really not my spirit. I still think they're a good company.

The problem is, Microsoft has come under such intense criticism and been blamed so much as the ’scapegoat’ for people’s security problems while running Windows, that they in my humble opinion have ‘overreacted’ and created difficulties like the menacing “User Account Control” introduced into Windows Vista, – which treats EVERY user {even when logged on as Administrator} almost as a “limited-rights” user.

UAC also interferes with many legitimate programs such as ERUNT {the little utility which backs up and restores Registry on all NT-based systems}, and it can interfere with other security programs {AntiVirus, Firewall, etc} by limiting their access rights or privileges.

In my opinion, UAC does more harm than good, and is typical of what happens when individuals fail to take responsibility for their own Security. When that happens {people not being responsible and knowledgable}, “Big Brother” steps in and tries to do everything for them.

I also regret that MS put Windows Defender (WD) into Vista as a Service with no way to delete or uninstall it, other than to disable the Service – it causes a lot of problems and can do more harm than good by interfering with other legitimate {and better} third-party AntiVirus and AntiSpyware programs ..