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I seem to remember Paul Gadd’s problems started when he took his PC into Pc World.
Unless you know different?@langstraat wrote:
I seem to remember Paul Gadd’s problems started when he took his PC into Pc World.
Unless you know different?err, you can bet it was either a mac, or carried in under the cover of one :wink:
@langstraat wrote:
That perfectly true we realise it’s a matter of time before we’re targeted but after offering $250,000 prize no ones managed it yet . The market share increased lately we got about 4/5% a 100% increase in 4 years. Still small pototoes I grant you roughly the same share as Mercedes have of the car market. :wink:
The prize will undoubtedly remain unclaimed for some considerable time to come. This is because the sheer amount of time & effort required to write a new ‘virus’ or exploit outs most geeks off.
The majority of so-called new viruses are in fact a modification or variant to an already written virus so the effort required to produce and circulate one is substantially less.
Alsio the distribution is much more difficult with non-Microsoft Operating Systems and software as so few people use them (relatively speaking) that they simply don’t or won’t propagate the way a virus will when let loose on the internet aimed at Microsoft stuff.
My point is that this doesn’t make the ”other” systems better than Microsoft’s, but simply that nobody can be arsed to spend the huge amount of time needed to attack them.
“My point is that this doesn’t make the ”other” systems better than Microsoft’s, but simply that nobody can be arsed to spend the huge amount of time needed to attack them.”
Not sure who mentioned ‘better’ but I’m pleased you also hold the view that there is an alternative to Microsoft which doesn’t have the problems with spyware, viruses etc.
It’s a matter of choice which route you take.
My posting was to make others aware that they don’t have to follow.The computer geeks that you mention also included the Corporation’s which provide PC’c with their Spyware protection. The prize was offered about 10 years ago.
Several Corporations use a Mac up front as a sentinel to provide protection for their banks of PC’c, it’s a readily available safeguard. Most notable user: U.S. Army.I’m not signing up for it, who on earth wants to receive spyware on a weekly basis? :shock:
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http://www.majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=20
a good free site I found today
This one call SDFIX does save me a lot of trouble and time.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t131299.html
@dead_on_arrvial wrote:
http://forums.techguy.org/general-security/603629-security-help-tools.htmlDOA! WHATS THE BEST ANTI VIRUS THING I CAN GET..WITHOUT PAYING..BUT IM HAPPY TO PAY IT IF ITS OK ..JUST GOT ME LAPTOP BACK AFTER A VIRUS…COST ME £80 TO JUST TO CLEAN IT! WADDY YA THINK? ….COS IM THINKING TO BUY SOMETHING, CANT HAVE THAT AGAIN. :D BUT IM NOT RICH LOL! IF YOU COULD TELL ME WOULD BE GRATEFULL!
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