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»www.pcpro.co.uk/news/81079/nearl···hos.html
Cluley is full of praise for Microsoft however - particularly for the success of Windows Service Pack 2. 'Microsoft should be applauded for improving its operating system, because it has made the Internet a safer place,' he said.

Two-thirds of Microsoft's own customers are not getting the message and shoring up the systems against the viral tide. No wonder it's bringing out its own OneCare antivirus solution for Windows users.

In fact, he thinks Microsoft is now doing such a good job on the security front that attackers will increasingly turn to applications and tools such as Google's Desktop Search as the vector for the next wave of attacks. 'They'll be looking for the add-ons and plug-ins that are popular, and used by lots of people, to find holes in and exploit,' he said.
Users are still their own worst enemy by running old out of date software; connecting to a broadband connection without a router/firewall; and not having an automatically updating antivirus program(even when there are good free ones available).
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Far more so from simply running unknown attachments.

A certain Comcast user has been sending me the new Sober version virtually from the day it appeared. Even after I identified who it was, contacted them and provided a link to a removal tool. A week after the latter, they are still coming in.

Until ISP's start cutting off infected users, virii and worms will continue to cause issues like this.
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