Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 5th Nov 2009 17:29 UTC
Bugs & Viruses Computers are taking on ever more important roles in our daily lives. They used to be simple tools to get simple things done - work-related, mostly, maybe a few simple games, and that was it. However, over time, they have become the central hubs for all sorts of data - including precious data. For his Master of Fine Arts thesis project, Zach Gage illustrated just how important our computer data has become.
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RE: Puh-lease
by umccullough on Thu 5th Nov 2009 19:18 UTC in reply to "Puh-lease"
umccullough
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so the deletion of files will be unexpected and unwanted. Which is precisely what malware does.


Sounds like you've relabeled malware as: Anything that doesn't prevent the user from hurting themselves with.

I suspect there are a multitude of tools that come with your operating system that allow a user to destroy their files if they simply click through the warnings without paying attention.

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