spinlondon
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Lurch, you said something about using Linux would protect your computer, other OSs wouldn't. Why is that?
Why is not using anti virus software, because it may be hacked far fetched?
It used to be that there were no viruses for Macs. Only because no one wrote them.
The majority of hackers who write viruses, do so because they see it as a challenge. When someone brings out some new software, or updates existing software that purports to stop these hackers, they then see it as another challenge and have to hack it.
Anti virus software often detects viruses when there are no viruses. They sometimes see innocent programs and cookies as viruses.
For instance HP one of the biggest hardware producers in the world, has software that is not recognised by Microsoft.
Widows defender sees the software as viruses, and requires an exception to be made before it allows them to work.
As for putting others at risk, could you explain how they would be at risk?
AVG will see cookies as being harmfull.
The 1500+ viruses could well have been no more than cookies.
As for the users not visiting dodgey sites, who knows?
My niece and nephew have used Limewire, that's a very dodgey site. They also use sites that allow instant messaging, very dodgey.
Instant messaging programs such as AIM and MSN are very prone to attack. In fact any program that utilises HTML such as Facebook is prone to attack.
Why is not using anti virus software, because it may be hacked far fetched?
It used to be that there were no viruses for Macs. Only because no one wrote them.
The majority of hackers who write viruses, do so because they see it as a challenge. When someone brings out some new software, or updates existing software that purports to stop these hackers, they then see it as another challenge and have to hack it.
Anti virus software often detects viruses when there are no viruses. They sometimes see innocent programs and cookies as viruses.
For instance HP one of the biggest hardware producers in the world, has software that is not recognised by Microsoft.
Widows defender sees the software as viruses, and requires an exception to be made before it allows them to work.
As for putting others at risk, could you explain how they would be at risk?
AVG will see cookies as being harmfull.
The 1500+ viruses could well have been no more than cookies.
As for the users not visiting dodgey sites, who knows?
My niece and nephew have used Limewire, that's a very dodgey site. They also use sites that allow instant messaging, very dodgey.
Instant messaging programs such as AIM and MSN are very prone to attack. In fact any program that utilises HTML such as Facebook is prone to attack.