| ??? 05/13/07 04:35 Read: times |
#139162 - Because? Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Craig Steiner said:
Exactly. And even *I* couldn't get Linux to work properly on my laptop. What hope does Joe Sixpack have? Lots of Joe Sixpacks have done it. Because I once got nervous (after my wife did get a virus on her laptop)... so I installed anti-virus software on mine. I figured it would find something. All it found was some questionable cookies. So I deleted the anti-virus/spyware software because it confirmed that, no, I didn't have any. I once got nervous that there was a burglar in my house, but I looked and there wasn't any. So now even though I leave my doors unlocked there'll never be any burglars in my house. Logic 101. BTW, installing AV s/w after you've been infected is dicey. You'd need a security expert to examine your system. And yet that seems to be debunked by my experience. Doesn't appear that way. Granted, I don't connect directly to the Internet. I go through an AP and a firewall. But that's only common sense. Of course it's common sense, but it doesn't mean you're invulnerable. Lots of people who are behind firewalls are nevertheless sending out spam due to malware that infected their computers. False sense of security. I don't really care. I used to when I was using Linux. But, anymore, I'm more concerned about actually getting work done than trying to make Linux work. There are far more dangerous threats to our privacy than Windows "phoning home."
There are far more dangerous threats than identity theft. Should that make us complacent about it? |
