Linked by Joel Pomales on Wed 12th May 2004 19:38 UTC
I've been trying Linux on and off for a couple of years. My first experience with Linux was with a version of Slackware (can't remember) way back in 1996. At the time the installation was so daunting that I gave up all together. For a little background I consider myself a proficient computer user.
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Well, this is OK if you know what your'e doing friend. But most users don't. That's why we get the widesepread viral infections.
Well, basically it comes down to this:
1. Download/install a personal firewall program such as ZoneAlarm or Sygate
2. Download and install an AV program
3. Don't use Internet Explorer
4. Go to Windows Update about once a month and download any critical updates you find
5. Don't install anything available online until you've gone to Google and do a search for <appname> spyware and/or read user comments for the app on download.com.
And really, that's about it.If these 5 steps are too much for you, then you're pretty much screwed no matter what OS you use. Screwed for different reasons, but still screwed.
Yes, you can download 16 megs in 5 minutes over broadband. But what about dial-up?
In the case of dial-up users, not like you have to do it every day or download all 16MB of updates at once.
Even if you didn't use IE or OE, would you in your sane and rational mind plug in an out of the box WinXP computer to the net? If I'm not mistaken some worms, like Sasser, don't need any interaction from the user.
Have done it several times - haven't been infected yet. Of course, I have one of those $40 home routers with a hardware firewall
Most people don't or won't have the common sense to try other browsers. They'll just eat what MS serves.
Well, tell them to go buy a Mac then. If they can be safe on a Mac buy doing anything somebody tells you to do in order to get nude pics of J-Lo, then more power to them.