"nemo_outis" <abc@xyz.com> writes:

> comphelp@toddh.net (Todd H.) wrote in news:84k5l0x126@news.giganews.com:
>
> Let's really be safe - flatten and rebuild the system at least twice a day.
> Or hourly. After all, let's not take any chances by waiting for any
> symptoms of malware to appear - instead be proactive and preempt by hourly
> rebuilds. Just to really play it safe :-)

There are public use computer systems that do get re-imaged with daily
frequency...

> No, sarcasm aside, Lipman has it right - there is no need to use a sledge
> hammer to crack a peanut.

If you're really dealing with a peanut, sure.

The underlying problem is that unless you have a strong baseline of
you system, you don't have strong certainty you're really dealing with
a peanut.

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Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/