Re: [OT]bigfix.com (was: Re: Mail security (was: Mangling of mails))
- Posted by gertie at visionsix.com Jan 25, 2003
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On 25 Jan 2003, at 1:32, Pete Lomax wrote: > > >Almost all those seemed to rely on VBS. I wonder what would happen if they > >used > >some actual machine code or other interpreter on the puter. > > > >Kat > > Kat, as our resident security consultant, what do you make of > www.bigfix.com ? 1) I checked out http://www.bigfix.com/website/consumer/faq.html, or i should say i tried to, but there was so much javascript, after 5 minutes of trying to find the answers to the listed questions, i gave up on it. If they can't make a more informative and easier to use site than that, i sure am not going to think their product will fix all my computers problems. 2) Auto-updates to an OS or device drivers scares me silly. I have lost huge amounts of data to a "upgrade" what didn't work, worked badly, or trashed things. This is more prevalent with winXP, and i have known people who had to buy another install license because an "upgrade" sent by micro$oft trashed the computer. > Naturally, I'm a bit dubious, to say the least. But its freeware, been > around since '97 apparently, and few signs of anyone moaning or > warning other users away from it.... Or others have shied away from it too, so there isn't a large userbase to do complaining. I suspect MS won't offer troubleshooting support if they find a 3rd party product there when they browse thru your puter with their version Back Orfice to see what's what. Kat