Re: Security? What security?
- From: "NoNoBadDog!" <no_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 00:15:49 -1000
"kabraxis" <mad_kabraxis(removethis)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>i find it interesting, that despite Windows constant reassurings, and
> upgrades, and money making for said events, that i -still- get viruses.
> all
> of that i get come through Internet Explorer, a Windows Browser if I'm not
> mistaken. now, generally i dont even use IE, ill open it maybe once a
> month,
> the rest of the time i use Netscape. tell me now.... why am i getting
> viruses
> through IE, when i dont use it, and i get not one while using Netscape?
> Netscape doesnt boast about security as thier main feature as does IE, i
> just
> dont get it.
>
> then when i DO get a viruse from IE, my security center alerts me about
> every 2 seconds that im infected, and it intrupts and ruins any
> applications
> i have open? what's the deal with this? and a a final thought, what truly
> makes me the most upset, is this stupid XP activation thing.
>
> Im the type of person that liek to ahve nice things, while trying out my
> different options. so im constantly upgradeing, or swapping out hardware
> components, to make things better for me, or just to compare. However,
> everytime i swap out a new motherboard, i have to activate windows again.
> the
> Key you gewt for XP, the 25 digit one, is onhly good for , i believe, 4
> activaions, maybe 5, and once you run out... you ahve to drop 100$ on 25
> more
> letters and numbers, how on earth is this fair? not to mention having to
> reformat because of viruses gotten through, once again IE. each time you
> reformat you need to reactivate. very annoying and gets costly.
>
> all in all, id ahve to say, if it werent for that fact that 95% of PC
> games
> wont work on another Operation System, i would ahve switched out of
> Windows
> and into Linux a very long time ago. so thank you Windows for a horrible
> experience with you Operation System *smiles*
You have no Antivirus Program.
You have no reputable firewall (the SP2 firewall is useless).
You have no concept of security.
You are not practicing any of the recommended procedures to secure you
computer.
You get infected.
You come here complaining that it is the fault of Internet explorer.
I suggest you find a mirror, and gaze intently into it...the person you see
reflected in the
mirror is the party responsible for your computer problems.
*You* are responsible for securing your machine.
Microsoft is *NOT* responsible for securing your machine.
Perhaps your best course of action, given your current level of security
practices and understanding, is to simply turn the computer off, and *never*
turn it on again.
Bobby
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