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OK, but I searched for the files named in the article, and they don't exist on my machine. I do not have a "CrowdStrike" folder in Windows\System32\drivers
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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Are you running CrowdStrike's Falcon Sensor software? If not then your machine isn't impacted by this bug.
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Well, that's what I was getting at. It only affects machines that have CrowdStrike software installed.
Thanks for the article. 
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
modified 19-Jul-24 13:08pm.
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Quote: No - it impacts all Windows machines running CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor software. CrowdStrike is used by a lot of companies to provide front end security protection from ransomware and other malware that uses command and control servers.
Who's going to protect those companies from CrowdStrike?
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On the bright side, a crashed computer isn't vulnerable to a cyber attack.
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Joe Woodbury wrote: a crashed computer isn't vulnerable to a cyber attack.
Neither is a brick. And the brick, at least, may be thrown through the window of CrowdStrike's offices.
Not that I recommend that use; the local Law would probably take a dim view of it.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Cyber security workers only review major updates to software applications only 54 percent of the time, according to a poll of tech managers. That's because the updates always work and fix all the problems
eventually
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Kent Sharkey wrote: That's because the updates always work and fix all the problems
I suppose many managers think: If Microsoft can do it, we can do it too.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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How is this possible if people are using code scanning tools?
Is the sample (as in size) for this assertion to imply it only includes firms not using such things?
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CrowdStrike is apparently one of those companies.
modified 19-Jul-24 11:44am.
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there you go. make them pay the bills for a while.
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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The Coalition for Secure AI (CoSAI), a new industry body, was announced today at the Aspen Security Forum. And they immediately shut it down again after realizing it wouldn't be possible
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Kent Sharkey wrote: And they immediately shut it down again after realizing it wouldn't be possible
Possible... yes.
Rentable for them? That's another question
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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While the feature initially appeared as “optional” or something that could be easily dismissed, Microsoft is slowly getting aggressive with its new OneDrive backup campaign on Windows 11. Are you sure you don't want to pay us even more every month?
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Are you sure you don't want the entire contents of your PC hacked or given to the NSA?
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And give full license to Microsoft to use any or all of your data in any way that they see fit?
The difficult we do right away...
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Greg Utas wrote: given to the NSA
They already have it. 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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One thing I do agree with what Microsoft incorrectly sadid back then...
Windows 10 will be the las version of windows (at least in my devices)
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I will fully backup my 3 TB of data at the awesome speed of 5 Mb/s in upload in approximately 2 months, with no Internet use.
Sure thing.
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
The shortest horror story: On Error Resume Next
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If I wanted my stuff on the "cloud", I would have put it there long before MS came up with this "new, improved" cr@p of theirs. 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Since I have a Microsoft 365 subscription (Office is actually cheaper this way than buying new every five years), I turned this on. To ensure my data is always available on my machine I set the main folders of Desktop, Documents, Pictures, and Music to always keep on my machine. This setting allows me to use my laptop offline should I need to do so.
It took the OneDrive application over a week to upload everything.
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Enjoy the little phone bill when you are abroad, use your phone for connecting to the internet with mobile roaming data, and your laptop synchronizing a few terabytes...
Oh sanctissimi Wilhelmus, Theodorus, et Fredericus!
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I just wouldn't enable OneDrive. Like I said, I keep everything on the local machine as well.
Also, my OneDrive is configured to not sync when on a metered connection.
modified 20-Jul-24 16:13pm.
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