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Originally Posted by stlbud
Maybe that's what a lot of people would like to see of the Internet but I see people hijacking my son's computer so that all he sees is kiddie porn or a friends computer that is spewing out spam because they clicked on the wrong link somewhere along the way. In both instances there was no saving the system. Virus scanners and spyware scanners couldn't fix the problem. Both had to have their hard drives formatted losing family pictures and personal work.
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Actually, that's mostly user error. With proper use of an antivirus program, a firewall, and a little common sense about obvious traps, you are in no great danger. It's stunning the number of these incidents that people fall prey to by opening extremely suspicious files. It doesn't take a genius to figure out the EXE file that just dropped into your inbox labeled "HOTT TEENZ NUDE" is probably not a good thing to open, and a minimal investment in antivirus and firewall software will protect you even if you go braindead. People don't get hacked because they used a peer-to-peer program, they get hacked because they don't exercise even the most basic common sense. It's like getting an envelope full of white power in your mailbox and deciding to use it as carpet deodorizer.
No, these things don't make you completely safe, but it's the difference between a locked and barred front door versus leaving your stereo on the curb and your keys in the car with the driver's door open.
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