Posted on 06/25/2004 9:12:00 AM PDT by all4one
Thanks for the heads up. I run my settings on high security all the time. Have two firewalls and anti virus.........probably never enough.....and spyhunter as well.
Anything else I should go shopping for?
Mac OSX and the web browser Safari are not affected by this.
Just sitting back and laughing.
A Mac?
Thanks for the reminder, all4one...It is a treacherous world here on the global Internet highway.
"Mac OSX and the web browser Safari are not affected by this.
Just sitting back and laughing."
They still sell those?!
Seriously, why is it that Mac users feel compelled to come across as smug and obnoxious. I can appreciate the technical value of a Mac, but the zealot nature of the users makes me ill.
check back
It came up on the New York Horse Racing homepage the other night on my friends computer..took him hours to get rid of it.
I agree as well even though Im on a mac right now. :o)
RE: #8
Good Call.
Thanks for the heads up
Or per this article dump IE
The last sentence is pretty amusing.
http://news.com.com/Researchers+warn+of+infectious+Web+sites/2100-7349_3-5247187.html?tag=nefd.lede
This time, however, the flaws affect every user of Internet Explorer, because Microsoft has not yet released a patch. Moreover, the infectious Web sites are not just those of minor companies inhabiting the backwaters of the Web, but major companies, including some banks, said Brent Houlahan, chief technology officer of NetSec.
Meanwhile, the average Internet surfer is left with few options. Windows users could download an alternate browser, such as Mozilla or Opera, and Mac users are not in danger.
NetSec's Houlahan advocated drastic action.
"I told my wife, unless it is absolutely necessary and unless you are going to a site like our banking site, stay off the Internet right now," he said.
lol - thanks. It's really just common sense. Easy, cheap, relatively painless. I could get everything thrown at me and in 15 minutes have a clean install.
I'm not questioning your suggestion, just asking an honest (somewhat computer ignorant) question. If you only have a laptop what good will a second hard drive do?
Many thanks for the ping a4o
span the CD's
What does that mean?
Regarding your saltine binges, have you tried the new cheddar cheese saltines? Might up the quality of your binges :-)
The PC people always say that the reason they buy them are that PCs are cheaper. But then they write they have to buy Norton, Zone Alarm, download Spybot, AdAware, etc, etc, and have to spend so much time updating all these. In the long run, it comes out about the same $. And us Maccies don't have the aggrivation of fighting all those viruses.
A cruise missile that can do a traceroute would be nice.
"And us Maccies "
Yeah, but with that attitude, I'd guess that you "Maccies" are the same kids I used to beat up in school.
Enjoy your computing experience, educate those that need it and WANT it. But, drop tha attitude. I know people who wouldn't consider a Mac purely because of the attitude of Mac users. It helps to have a user base, look at the shareware. Not to mention, Linux runs on Intel, and I know Mac OS X is BSD based, but how many Linux distos support Mac?
What's so mysterious about another Windows flaw?
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