| reply to tcp1
Re: Thank You....You Said: "Internet users, as a whole, do not understand security. They'll shy away from sharing floppy disks and downoading legitimate shareware -- thinking that's what spreads worms and viruses (it does not), while they go a year between patches and run AV software from 1999.
Then, when their machine gets infected and they lose everything, they blame Microsoft. After that, someone chimes in "Well, if you had just used Firefox.." and I just smack my head in disbelief.
GENERALLY, worms and viruses do not just jump onto your machine unannounced."
I have a very well protected system, with the latest virus/firewall updates and have updated all the Microsoft patches, etc. OK, I agree about Firefox, but I do blame Microsoft for some of the problems.
I recently went to a previously, but not recently, visited freeware website! I was immediately attacked. The only thing that couldn't be resolved was my browser being hijacked! I did everything that was recommended to get rid of the hijacker, and nothing worked! CWShredder is what got rid of it, in a blink of an eye! I do not go to questionable sites, but as you know more and more legit sites are being hacked, and that is how a lot of us are being attacked.
In other words, I did all I could to protect my system, therefore I have to blame Microsoft for a 'hole' in their software.
And, in other words, my system WAS invaded unannounced!
BTW, my reference to you getting up on the wrong side of the bed was not because of what you said... but HOW you said it. 
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