Conficker.... suddenly it becomes clear. I know an organisation that was infected, and they ended up spending 2 weeks with a Microsoft consultant to clear everything up. The problem is that it spreads too quickly, so when you clear a PC and move on to the next, it re-infects the first one. Silly old Microsoft.
So, if they upgraded their PCs too.... makes perfect sense. I wouldn't have binned the old ones though, I'd have wiped the HDDs and sold them or given them away.
The problem is that it spreads too quickly, so when you clear a PC and move on to the next, it re-infects the first one.
Then the first one wasn't really fixed, was it? Microsoft released a patch that blocks re-infection so all you have to do download that and their Malicious Software Removal Tool to a CD, disconnect each machine from the network and run them in order. Problem solved.
The high cost is probably due the cost of certifying that the infection was removed and the PCs are safe to use with sensitive data again. Removal is trivial if somewhat time consuming.
well... knowing the gouvernments worldwide a bit, those 13000 were probably the cost to get the malicious software removal kit certified and getting the permission to run it on oh-so-precious office machines....
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Money well spent (Score:5, Insightful)
If its 130,000 euros to fix a virus infection and 187300 to upgrade AND fix the virus infection, then you may as well upgrade.
The real problem here is the 130,000 euros to fix a virus infection.
Re: (Score:5, Interesting)
Conficker.... suddenly it becomes clear. I know an organisation that was infected, and they ended up spending 2 weeks with a Microsoft consultant to clear everything up. The problem is that it spreads too quickly, so when you clear a PC and move on to the next, it re-infects the first one. Silly old Microsoft.
So, if they upgraded their PCs too.... makes perfect sense. I wouldn't have binned the old ones though, I'd have wiped the HDDs and sold them or given them away.
Re:Money well spent (Score:5, Informative)
The problem is that it spreads too quickly, so when you clear a PC and move on to the next, it re-infects the first one.
Then the first one wasn't really fixed, was it? Microsoft released a patch that blocks re-infection so all you have to do download that and their Malicious Software Removal Tool to a CD, disconnect each machine from the network and run them in order. Problem solved.
The high cost is probably due the cost of certifying that the infection was removed and the PCs are safe to use with sensitive data again. Removal is trivial if somewhat time consuming.
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well... knowing the gouvernments worldwide a bit, those 13000 were probably the cost to get the malicious software removal kit certified and getting the permission to run it on oh-so-precious office machines....