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A worrying story
« on: January 02, 2010, 11:09:54 AM »
Although I dunno how many virus authors would actually dip in their own pockets to try this out..?
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Re: A worrying story
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2010, 12:05:02 PM »
OK ..... bit early for April Fools ... or summits up with me browser, but there aint no linky link link !  :duh
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you.

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Re: A worrying story
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2010, 01:42:39 PM »
It's pretty well hidden, but try clicking the word "this".

Can't say I'm surprised about this, what I did find interesting was the preferred payment methods mentioned. They themselves sound so risky/dodgy that I'm surprised the services ever receive any money to begin with.

One feeling I am stuck with is that regular computer users (i.e. the people who genuinly just want to *use* their computer, not learn about it's inner workings) are completely screwed.

The ones that use Windows will inevitably get stuffed by viruses and malware running down their machines to an unusable state, and quite possibly emptying their bank accounts when they details are phished/keylogged away. Having antivirus/spyware protection won't help because of the mentioned services, and because they also have to know which Antivirus/Antispyware programs are actually real, and which are fake trojans (I'm constantly hearing - "It can't be a virus, I've got up to date Antivirus 2009!" and similar nowadays).

Mac users are better off in a security sense, but you of course pay the premium (and are still indoctrinated in to tossing away a perfectly good PC every few years and buying new). They at least have off the shelf hardware compatibility (and some software)  that can be semi relied upon, but are still at risk from phishing attacks.

As for Linux - if they know someone who'll set it up for them, and verify every piece of hardware they want to use it's an excellent choice, but you're still stuck with the problem of bank details getting phished away and foolish misplaced envy: "My friend has Office 2010 and I want to use that to write my letters", "What's wrong with OpenOffice.org?", "I want Office 2010!".

I feel the only way to survive safely today is to actually have a keen interest in computing and invest the time and effort. By which point you'll know the ups and downs of each OS choice and pick your poison appropriately.

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Re: A worrying story
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2010, 06:08:27 PM »
It's pretty well hidden, but try clicking the word "this".



Booooo ... cheap trick Pete ... lol  :-*
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you.