Author Topic: Major SPYWARE PROBLEM! (Read 1080 times)

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #45 on:** June 13, 2006, 09:20:48 PM »

oh, and stay AWAY from "About . com."

Far far far away

BTW · « **Reply #46 on:** June 13, 2006, 09:42:37 PM »

It may be edgy to kick Firefox, but I think the program is trying to be better than the spamware Internet explorer.

Vulcan · « **Reply #47 on:** June 13, 2006, 10:06:09 PM »

IMHO the Firefox debate is just another version of the the devil you know vs the devil you don't. The same community that loves to flame IE bugs remains vigilantly quiet about similar bugs in firefox.

I'm always sitting behind a Sonicwall with antispyware at the gateway, and run McAfee Managed AV/AS. No massive overheads and it works just nicely.

Maverick · « **Reply #48 on:** June 13, 2006, 10:59:28 PM »

Mac, preach on brother Amen!!!

AWMac · « **Reply #49 on:** June 14, 2006, 07:41:53 AM »

I can just hear Skuzzy saying...

"Aight, aight...I put on my Robe and Wizards hat..."

Mac

How ya doing Mav?

Skuzzy · « **Reply #50 on:** June 14, 2006, 10:43:49 AM »

Geez, dunt get so defensive. It was an "FYI". Nothing more. I could care less what browser anyone uses.

Just don't think FireFox is bullet-proof. It is software and no software is perfect.

Most people will never have a problem with any browser. I know I have not and have been around the Internet longer than most people. But I do a lot of things, right up front, to prevent problems instead of accepting the defaults (which pretty much will gaurantee problems).

Chairboy · « **Reply #51 on:** June 14, 2006, 10:46:25 AM »

...and THAT is great advice. 5 cents of prevention is worth a buck of cure. Good browsing habits are the key to avoiding infection.

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #52 on:** June 14, 2006, 08:55:27 PM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
Geez, dunt get so defensive. It was an "FYI". Nothing more. I could care less what browser anyone uses.

Just don't think FireFox is bullet-proof. It is software and no software is perfect.

Most people will never have a problem with any browser. I know I have not and have been around the Internet longer than most people. But I do a lot of things, right up front, to prevent problems instead of accepting the defaults (which pretty much will gaurantee problems).

lukster · « **Reply #53 on:** June 14, 2006, 09:07:34 PM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
Most people will never have a problem with any browser.

Most people without kids, maybe. I'd be willing to bet a beer that at least 75% of the computers used by people 18 yrs and younger are, or have been infected with spyware/malware. I work on computers/networks for a living and while I target only businesses I never refuse to work on my business customer's home computers. The vast majority of their problems are spyware/malware related.