iansjack wrote:
Wow; you've just written off 99.99% of computer users. You don't use your computer for email or web browsing? I don't believe you.
Sorry I meant those who
only use it for that. And how did I "write them off"? What I meant by lame was my opinion (sorry I should have said IMO), because if I used computers like that I would be bored to tears.
iansjack wrote:
Several tests have been done. Install, say, XP on a computer and just let it run, with no firewall, connected to the Internet. I believe the average time is in the order of 15 minutes before it is infected. And a computer not running any programs is not a particularly useful tool. It's easier to leave it switched off.
Ok, have you got a link to an article(s) describing such occurences?
EDIT: Found one, I believe it now.
http://blog.chron.com/techblog/2008/07/ ... 4-minutes/iansjack wrote:
The really lame computer users are those who believe that they can run without a firewall and/or anti-malware software and that they are safe because they are running - say - OS X.
If you are referring to me, I did not advocate the practice of disabling firewalls and I also do not believe that OS X is any more secure than Windows, if you are commenting on that.
EDIT: A common method of virus infection is via social engineering. So, a 'not-so-lame' (by your standards) computer user with AV could download a new virus which is yet to be detected by the AV.
iansjack wrote:
Do you actually understand how the Internet works?
Yes, do you?
Kevin wrote:
Regarding the small user base and while we're talking about the internet, I've heard that a few web servers are running on Linux.
Which would be an excellent target for malicious software.