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Here's an option: "It's a matter of how do we reach the people who own those PCs and let them know what's going on?" Weafer added. "It's not just MyDoom--they're wide open to anything attackers want to throw at them."

How bout we take their PC's away and whack them over the head with their keyboards until they patch.

I'm getting tired of this. Almost 95% of my daily personal email is SPAM and virii infected messages-many of them duplicates of the same messages.

Dom B; Posted by: Domb2 Posted on: 07/27/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Here's an option Domb2 | 07/27/04

RE:Here's an option dnirG_ot_xA_oN | 07/27/04

Not a bad idea. And all software, OS's included,... bjbrock | 07/27/04

won't work now too many people already have peecees Squawkbox | 07/27/04

And get a license to leave you house. voska | 07/27/04

This is the STUPIDIST thing I've read here in months... BitTwiddler | 07/28/04

Thank you. Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/28/04

Stupid is as Stupid does.... Wolfie2K3 | 07/28/04

This is the STUPIDIST thing I've read here in months... blacksheepxlch1 | 07/29/04

MyDoom wtasbury@... | 07/29/04

MyDoom blacksheepxlch1 | 07/29/04

Here is a wiser option michael-t | 07/27/04

I like your idea the best Squawkbox | 07/27/04

I think michael-t | 07/27/04

You've got my vote too. Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/27/04

You have to ask your self agottschald | 07/30/04

the problem with infected email balsover | 07/27/04

Microsoft's popularity and malware spread Anton Philidor | 07/27/04

Apple also caters to the IQ challanged crowd balsover | 07/27/04

Ha, Mac users on average are SMARTER... ITGuy04 | 07/28/04

If your so so smart... somethinginnovative | 07/29/04

Blocklists Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/27/04

most infected email that I receive balsover | 07/27/04

Briefing needed: michael-t | 07/27/04

you are a little out of touch balsover | 07/27/04

Speak of being out of touch... MacCanuck | 07/28/04

Buy a Clue.... ITGuy04 | 07/28/04

1st worm was NOT for Windows bwklatt@... | 07/29/04

Very out of touch johnnyu | 07/28/04

Good point I would only add atleast one more thing. computer_man | 07/27/04

OK I'm no rocket scientist... Richard Flude | 07/27/04

Perhaps for the same reason... balsover | 07/27/04

Enjoy your prison Sunny Jalolly | 07/27/04

No, not the same at all Richard Flude | 07/27/04

What's wrong with improving? somethinginnovative | 07/29/04

Rocket scientist uno@... | 07/29/04

Oops uno@... | 07/29/04

Ya damned Skippy! BitTwiddler | 07/28/04

Yeah, Let's Have More Regulation!!! gsquared | 07/29/04

What if the ISP's balsover | 07/27/04

OOOBIE DOOBIE would you want to be that ISP's tech support Squawkbox | 07/27/04

If people were told balsover | 07/27/04

Good one Bombay......I like that Squawkbox | 07/27/04

One more thing that works good computer_man | 07/27/04

Several do Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/27/04

You could position it as a service. enduser_z | 07/27/04

The capitalistic way ..will save you .....not george@... | 07/29/04

ISP do pull the plug.... middle of nowhere | 07/27/04

Dang, I need to train my fingers to hit the proper keys!!! middle of nowhere | 07/27/04

my take... ryusen | 07/27/04

your take ... PJfromOttawa | 07/28/04

at last a smart person . george@... | 07/29/04

"I see the future...booooooo" george@... | 07/29/04

More reasons to NOT USE WINDOWS ITGuy04 | 07/27/04

The sky is falling, the sky is falling... Confused by religion | 07/27/04

You'd never know if you were hacked voska | 07/27/04

As it happens - Confused by religion | 07/27/04

Computers to work for people! leandro_z | 07/28/04

Heheheheh!!! tgrady | 07/29/04

And you know that...how? Chad_z | 07/27/04

Yes, it took me time... Confused by religion | 07/28/04

3 years running, no single intrusion garci | 07/29/04

Nobody has time for looking at the sky - they're all patching whisperycat | 07/27/04

Patching IT Scion | 07/29/04

Patch up Amalia | 07/29/04

You need to comprehend what I posted. IT Scion | 08/02/04

I guess michael-t | 07/27/04

or.... computer_man | 07/27/04

See my response above. Confused by religion | 07/27/04

Hmm I'm surprise at the ammount of people complaining about infections. computer_man | 07/27/04

Jump to conclusions much? Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/27/04

Better Chicken Little than an Ostrich. Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/27/04

I cnose a Mac and Confused by religion | 07/27/04

cnose? Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/28/04

HEHE - Good one! Confused by religion | 07/28/04

Been in IT VERY Long ITGuy04 | 07/28/04

But That's Not What Sweaty Ballmer Tells Us claytonmuhler | 07/27/04

And why would he lie? Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/27/04

Sorry, not convinced! Big Steve_z | 07/28/04

Uses of Windows gsquared | 07/29/04

Sure, everybody switch to... tgrady | 07/29/04

Not quite true uno@... | 07/29/04

OS Virus Protection = AntiTrust legislation somethinginnovative | 07/29/04

You don't get it lengua99 | 07/30/04

No to Windows?? IT Scion | 07/29/04

Also IT Scion | 07/29/04

Standard Stories of Misery michael-t | 07/27/04

Best Windows Machine - Unplugged Chad_z | 07/27/04

No one owns this FREEdom OS..! Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/27/04

Infected machines need to be stopped Xanth_z | 07/27/04

I am getting Linux User 147560 | 07/27/04

OMG! MDDM_z | 07/29/04

All vendors have bugs, but sheer number of MS bugs is GROSS NEGLIGENCE !!! Plain Logic | 07/27/04

Hold yourself responsible. IT Scion | 07/29/04

Six of one Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/27/04

Again, they need to make sure everybody knows this is a Microsoft problem. DonnieBoy | 07/27/04

only way to fix this is for ms to give users V Sanders | 07/28/04

and it should be easy to remove V Sanders | 07/28/04

MyDoom is your Doom peterdee_z | 07/28/04

IT admins have the IP jdubuke | 07/28/04

MyBaldurGate to take a whack at Apple FilledOut | 07/28/04

Symptoms not Diseases Techscan | 07/28/04

Flaws IT Scion | 08/02/04

MY DOOM kittyj57 | 07/29/04

Plain stupid MDDM_z | 07/29/04

stupid Amalia | 07/29/04

must be from USA Cobrajet500 | 07/29/04

How dare I? MDDM_z | 07/30/04

Windoze and IE bhattaci | 07/30/04

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