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Infected In Twenty Minutes
Scott Granneman, 2004-08-19

What normally happens within twenty minutes? That's how long your average unprotected PC running Windows XP, fresh out of the box, will last once it's connected to the Internet.

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NT4.0 Unpatched... Overnight... No infections. 2004-08-31
I'm Rick James b****
A cheap Linksys/Netgear NAT router would be a suggestion (to "hide behind") for cablemodem users. That would prevent a lot of scanning activity from hitting the PC - well worth the minimal $$ (plus they can get wireless access for yon laptop). But for poor dialup folks... the firewall is the only op...

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