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Nice FUD!
How is Windows less secure than OSX or Linux? Are you talking about the honeypot project? Considering 99.9% of the bots out there are scanning for weak Windows systems, is it any surprise that unsecured, unpatched Windows systems get attacked more quickly?

Let's also look at the words "unsecured, unpatched". Is this representative of a good computer user's system whether they are using Windows, OSX, or Linux? It would be like saying "if you drive a Ford with your eyes closed, you will likely get into an accident within 30 seconds". True, but the same would happen if you drove a Chevrolet. My reply would be "don't drive ANY car with your eyes closed"!

No matter what OS you use, patch it when patches come out, don't run as administrator, have some sort of firewall running, and don't run email attachments. Ignore that advice on Windows, Linux, or OSX and face the dire consequences. Follow that advice and you will probably drive your whole life without getting into a single accident. Well, the only Windows specific advice I would give is to dump IE. Firefox is far superior!
Posted by: NonZealot   Posted on: 02/02/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Sometimes all you have to read is the headline...  nucrash | 02/02/05
Took the words straight outta my mouth!  Jeff Spicoli | 02/02/05
HEY!! Who else has such extensive knowledge of  Laff | 02/02/05
They are going to show them to OSX or Linux?  ITGuy04 | 02/02/05
Nice FUD!  NonZealot | 02/02/05
Re: Nice FUD  Mack DaNife | 02/02/05
I agree  NonZealot | 02/02/05
No FUD, just FACTS.  ITGuy04 | 02/02/05
Home users run IIS?  NonZealot | 02/02/05
*cough* bulls--- *cough*  Chad_z | 02/02/05
Oops, someone has lousy reading comprehension!  NonZealot | 02/02/05
Good Advice - wrong conclusions  Roger Ramjet | 02/02/05
We'll agree to disagree  NonZealot | 02/02/05
Ah...but what are your computer using habits? And  Laff | 02/02/05
Good questions  NonZealot | 02/02/05
I think you missed one point I was trying to make.  Laff | 02/02/05
Laff: I think I understand now, thank you  NonZealot | 02/02/05
You are correct. However we probably both can agree  Laff | 02/02/05
It is to laff.......:)  Laff | 02/02/05
But the headline has very little relevance to the article  nucrash | 02/02/05
Security  TTGIT Guy | 02/02/05
Actually...  nucrash | 02/02/05
If they do they are keep quiet (NT)  voska | 02/02/05
Another head line reads...  Nullifidian | 02/02/05
Gee...  BitTwiddler | 02/02/05
To difficult and expensive...Much easier to trash talk  Laff | 02/02/05
It worked in the past  nucrash | 02/02/05
Well to be fair ...  Laff | 02/02/05
Who are you talking about?  NonZealot | 02/02/05
A matter of perspective  Mack DaNife | 02/02/05
In all fairness  DemonX | 02/02/05
Agreement factor, 99.999%  Mack DaNife | 02/02/05
The real problem is...  rapson | 02/02/05
rapson: Very nice point!  NonZealot | 02/02/05
Now be fair dude! MS has been doing the FUD thing  Laff | 02/02/05
And that makes it okay?  NonZealot | 02/02/05
Nope..just human nature.  Laff | 02/02/05
Actually...  Mack DaNife | 02/02/05
There are idiots on both sides for sure  NonZealot | 02/02/05
Non?Zealot  Mack DaNife | 02/02/05
Yeah Knife Man!  Jeff Spicoli | 02/02/05
Q: Has IE ever been sucessfully attacked on OSX?  Roger Ramjet | 02/02/05
Different programs  NonZealot | 02/02/05
Why don't they just fix their trash.  bjbrock | 02/02/05

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