Linked by Jeremy LaCroix on Wed 13th Aug 2003 16:59 UTC
I am a "Technologist", a Technology enthusiast that is usually the one that is called should a major catastrophe strike an end user. My saga of computer rescues becomes a plot that is ever so thickening, if not only for the fact that's it's becoming incredibly easy for hackers and malicious code writers these days to invade personal property to find, seek, and destroy. Each year, virus and hacker threats increase, and in addition the damage trail left behind is something of a problem. Not to forget, a majority of "PC Panic" cases I've come across are often times the same common, "major" problem.
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" Each year, virus and hacker threats increase, and in addition the damage trail left behind is something of a problem."
Correct, but only because the predominant operating system is coded the way that it is.
" For this, I cannot stress enough the absolute importance of Antivirus software."
Quite true for users of Outlook and its variants.
"Even so, a great deal of cases that have been brought to me, were those of virus infected computers of those that did have antivirus software, yet had not updated the virus definitions."
Or those computer newbies, like a friend in another state, who received AV software with his new XP, but it was only good for 6 months. No, he did not pay additional $$ to purchase further protection. And once he got infected, he left his system connected via DSL, and didn't reboot, retry or reinstall.
"Thankfully, there is a wide selection of software available to help in the fight for your data."
Yeah, Redhat, Suse, Debian, Gentoo, Ark, Arch, Libranet, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, etc.
"Each passing year, software which protects against viruses is becoming more and more crucial."
You mean "Micrsoft Viruses." By all means, if we are precise in our descriptions, no one will be confused as to what is being discussed here.
"How do viruses find their way to your hard drive?"
Microsoft makes it very easy for Microsoft viruses to infect your systems. Google for "outlook security holes" and you will see what I mean.
"...but it seems these days hackers themselves can hack into your machine and place the virus in your computer without you having to download anything, which makes security even more important."
Well yes, Microsoft products make such a task trivial to do. If only Microsft would take security seriously.
"...we are all equally responsible for the spread of viruses and malicious code..."
Sorry, I did not code any Microft products, so am not the one who put such obvious security holes in wide circulation across the world. But thanks for playing.
"In this day and age, anti-virus software is imperative"
I guess so if you use Microsft products. One would even call anti-virus a necessity in that case.
"Failure to heed these steps makes us part of the problem, as our PC could be used to spread the attack."
billy gates why do you make this possible?
Stop making money and fix your software!!
I rest my case.