[H-GEN] Linux matters

[Russell Stuart]

On Mon, 2015-09-21 at 09:43 +0000, gyfdrdedscf at sigaint.org wrote:
> I searched 'how to remove email stored in windows registry' but results
> showed me only about email stored because of using Outlook.

Use the search function in the regedit program.  Run regedit using WIN
+R, and typing regedit.

> About CCleaner, Daniel Moore sent me a message and recommended BleachBit,
> which was already in my computer. Yes, Bleachbit does the same work (to my
> understanding) with CCleaner. Besides from these two, which software do
> you sugguest for same purposes, inlcudeing privacy sweep, log files clean,
> temporary files removal, caches and browsing traces clean?

Sorry, I can't help you.  As I said, I don't use that sort of program.

Daniel sent you a message because I CC'ed your request Humbug's mailing
list, where there are many people who are more familiar with Windows
than I am.  You should be sending these questions there as you are more
likely to get answers.

> Regarding the partition plan, the one helping me to install Debian's
> latest version said after isntalling Debian and partitioning the disk,
> there were around 40G of space could not be identified and thus could not
> be used.
> This problem did not occur when he test-installed Ubuntu (partition is
> done) but it is not the Linux platform I wanted.
> Now he is trying to install an older Debian version to see whether it will
> fix the 40G-space-missing problem. If not, then Fedora will be tried but I
> really doubt whether these two methods will work since the tech. does not
> know the reason of the 40G-space-missing issue.
> Do you have any idea why this happended and any solution to that?

I don't understand the problem - starting with who or what said there
was 40G of disk space that could not be identified.  I would have to see
it myself to make sense of it.

> In your last email, you considered those paid-softwares were not for smart
> computer users but with a Windows and Linux dual-boot computer, what do I
> need to do to avoid being hacked by ransomwares and privacy thieves?
> Browsering the Net is my daily routine. I don't open strange email
> attachments but on top of that what can I do rather than to install
> malwares which claim to protect computers?

As I've said, I'm out of the loop when it comes to Windows, so my advice
isn't worth much.  That said, I haven't run any anti-virus program on
Windows for years.  If you are savvy enough to avoid running programs
you download from the web or receive in an email they are of almost no
help.  They do not prevent your computer from being infected by malware
- they merely reduce the odds somewhat.  In exchange for that they make
your computer run slow, they cause hard to diagnose failures, and they
can cost money.  The only sure 100% solution for ransomware is offline
backups.  There is no solution for piracy thieves.  Large corporations
like Sony, LinkedIn and banks can't stop them, so you are deluding
yourself if you think you can.  The only reason you or I have not been
targeted is we aren't worth their while, and your best defence is to
ensure it stays that way.

And again repeating what I said before Linux is fairly immune to
malware.  By "fairly immune" I mean you are less likely to be the victim
of malware when running Linux with no firewall and virus scanner than
you are when Windows running the best firewall and virus scanner.

> I am aware of your regular Sat. meetings at university. Is there any other
> time I can bring my laptop to see one or some of your group?

Sorry, no.  That's the only time the group meets.  However you could pay
me a visit after work.