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Subject: Re: worldwide internet threat map
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On 10/02/2018 01:22 PM, Cursitor Doom wrote:
> On Tue, 02 Oct 2018 09:18:47 -0700, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> 
>> Because most such attacks come from hijacked PC's.  The PC's are
>> controlled by the evil bad guys from other hijacked PC's forming a
>> "botnet".  They also tend to use VPN's to cover their tracks.  It's easy
>> enough to find the source of the attacks, but not so easy finding the
>> originator of the malware or the operators of the botnet.  If you go
>> chasing after the IP address displayed by such threat maps, you'll
>> probably find some home or small business user with an infected PC,
>> probably in another country.
> 
> Yes Jeffrey, and most of those hijacked PCs are in places like the Far
> East where the users are running illegal copies of Windows which are
> already compromised and on top of that they don't even bother installing
> updates and have no firewalls or improperly configured firewalls. A
> bloody good reason to use Linux!
> 
> 

at least overseas they sell a Windows International English edition or 
somesuch which you can usually get a license for from legit OEM sources 
for the equivalent of like 30 bux US. that's about what I'd pay for a 
piece of junk!!!! not the silly box retail US prices...