insomniac84
join:2002-01-03
Schererville, IN
| reply to GigahertZ420
Re: Good work people
I am no security expert. I think the main reason I am fine is because I don't click on links in instant messenger, install anything that popups in a web browser, use webmail clients that scan for viruses, and have an updated virus scanner running. Nothing out of the ordinary, or anything that anyone would consider expert. |
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Jason Levine
Premium
join:2001-07-13
USA
| With the recent WMF Zero-Day exploit all you would have needed to have done is viewed a webpage that included an exploited WMF file on it. That could have gotten you infected which, in turn, could have turned your system into a spam-spewing zombie. I think warning letters followed by service cutoffs are a better solution. (So long as there is sufficient customer service available to contest wrongly applied warnings/cutoffs and to restore service to people who clean their systems.)
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shashinka
join:2000-09-16
West Boylston, MA | reply to insomniac84
Well I guess you're impenetrable, untouchable, certainly because you think you're not an expert. You can never be too vigilant. |
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DreamWraith
Premium
join:2004-04-07
Mount Vernon, WA
| reply to insomniac84
So what you are trying to say is:
You don't:
Click on links in IM.
Install anything in pop-ups.
Use web-mail clients with virus scan.
Have an updated virus scanner.
Next time you might want to keep an eye on your grammar.
:P |
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insomniac84
join:2002-01-03
Schererville, IN
1 edit | reply to shashinka
said by shashinka  :Well I guess you're impenetrable, untouchable, certainly because you think you're not an expert. You can never be too vigilant. Of course not impenetrable, but I would think everyone would agree that just using a small amount of intelligence while on the internet is all it takes to be fairly secure. Unfortunately for you, you probably have clicked every ok message you run across and loaded some nasty stuff on your computer, so it hurts you to hear people say that that only happened because you lacked basic intelligence.
I suggest you get a platform that's not worth hacking, like a mac. |
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shashinka
join:2000-09-16
West Boylston, MA
1 edit | reply to DreamWraith
No I am not saying that and thanks for being my grammar checker. Just because he doesn't do these things doesn't mean that he should not be worried about infections. Lets not be nieve. |
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shashinka
join:2000-09-16
West Boylston, MA
| reply to insomniac84
You got me. Actually I do watch what I install, click-on, and read, etc. On top of that I evaluate all sorts of security suites: McAfee's free suite that comes with Comcast runs on several of my families machines, Zonealarm on dial-up with my father, Charter's free suite on 1 of my machines, and my Cisco work computer has Cisco Security Agent with another vendors AV.
On the other hand you said you're running nothing and are nieve to believe that just because you do what you do that you're safe and duh to the others who don't know so!
I constantly update family members to watch what they install and what they're doing but definitely need to make sure they have suites because they yes are too ignorant about the way things work, unlike myself since I am all day on the computer reading, implenting and testing these systems. |
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