Linked by Jordan Spencer Cunningham on Tue 31st Mar 2009 06:30 UTC
Many have gotten antsy the past months about the Conficker worm, and all with good reason. Though the worm hasn't done much of anything (yet) except spread like the plague, it's infectious if one doesn't have his or her Windows operating system up-to-date with the most recent security updates. The worm is supposed to execute on April 1st, and the computer world is holding its breath to see if a disaster comparable to the hyped-up supposed Y2K doomsday will ensue or if it's just someone's idea of a sick April Fool's Day joke.
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RE[3]: Yet another reason....
by Doc Pain on Wed 1st Apr 2009 11:22
in reply to "RE[2]: Yet another reason...."
Member since:2006-10-08
Stop using infected windows system and attacking everyone elses.
Very valid point. Typical sentences I hear from "Windows" users (who usually call themselves "professionals"):
3. "I don't have a virus / trojan / malware ..."
(Nothing checked, just wishful assumption.)
2. "My system is safe."
(No protection programs, false assumption.)
1. "I don't care."
(Honest, okay for themselves, but not for others.)
Because people like car analogies, here's one: You are not alone in the traffic. If you drive like an idiot, you can die, but you can kill others, too, no matter how carefully they drive.
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2005-07-06
It's windows OS who get infected and it's not there marketshare that is the target it's there failed security ... GNU/Linux is the #1 desktop by usage globally.
Actually , If you look at real security report they try a lot more to break into GNU/Linux system , they just fail because the OS is secure , can't say the same for BSD as it's not a mainstream OS.
Serious people don't defend Microsoft security record or practice or OS.
Had you said for most people don't know GNU/Linux exist I could have agreed.
1 million dollar say your using it right now and just don't know it.
Stop using infected windows system and attacking everyone elses.