Re:Windows 8 to have built-in anti-virus - there's good and ...
by DanBC on Monday November 21, 2011 @07:38AM
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> It's a side effect of poor system configuration, slow release cycles for patched software and to a lesser extent, poorly designed software.
Don't forget stupid and naïve users - those who know that the dodgy crack / serial website is going to have infected files, or those who don't realise that cute cursors come with malware.
And, to be fair, it's not just MS that has these problems. BSD makes things a bit less scary for Mac users, but there's still the problem of people running as a high level user and entering their password whenever they're asked, without necessarily thinking about it.
Don't forget stupid and naïve users - those who know that the dodgy crack / serial website is going to have infected files, or those who don't realise that cute cursors come with malware.
And, to be fair, it's not just MS that has these problems. BSD makes things a bit less scary for Mac users, but there's still the problem of people running as a high level user and entering their password whenever they're asked, without necessarily thinking about it.