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 NyQuil Kid8f The Nyquil Kid
join:2001-01-06
Brick, NJ
1 edit | A combination of factors... As with many things, there are a combination of factors leading to this mess:
1) It is insanely easy to install such malware (insert your own term here) on a Windows box. BHO's, having IE as your default browser and not knowing how to secure it (and even then not being able to since so many customized web apps use Active X, etc) provides an easy target for these companies. This doesn't happen on MacOS or Linux (true, their market shares are lower, but at this point who cares..).
2) The law is usually behind such technological trends; sometimes this is a good thing, as it allows technology to shape the landscape unfettered. In this case, however, the law is too behind the times and needs to catch up.
3) Intimidation on the part of these companies is at an all-time high; intimidation only works if the target succumbs easily...perhaps it's time for the targets (Castle Cops, etc) to stand up and say "I dare you to follow through on your threat".
No doubt there are other factors that I haven't listed, but you get the jist...if I were a company being targeted by malware producers, I would tell them to stick it where the sun doesn't shine...
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 BuriedCaesarIt's Not Polite To Stare.
join:2004-03-27
Richardson, TX | said by NyQuil Kid: ...It is insanely easy to install such malware (insert your own term here) on a Windows box. BHO's, having IE as your default browser and not knowing how to secure it (and even then not being able to since so many customized web apps use Active X, etc) provides an easy target for these companies... Wouldn't be surprised if this is helping greatly to contribute to the ever-growing number of reports every day in the mainstream media that are saying M$IE is being dropped in favor of Firefox or other browsers...
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That was preposterous! Utter Nonsense! Totally unsupportable drivel! You can't be serious!....Um, what did you say? | |
NyQuil Kid8f The Nyquil Kid
join:2001-01-06
Brick, NJ
1 edit | No argument here - that's one main reason why I switched to Firefox and Thunderbird months ago.
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