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Whatever is enough security, the software protections have been improving, including SP 2 and the anti-spyware programs and (magnanimously) FireFox.

Doesn't make much difference, though.
Rather than fight a war of technology, the scammers have decided to rely on their easiest target: the user. No way to download a patch, even if you could write one.

I've seen a couple of good phishing emails. If they were sent to the email address I use only for business transactions and if they concerned accounts I actually had and if the issue discussed in the email had seemed remotely possible, I might have been fooled into clicking rather than telephoning. But probably not.

I expect many people are not so exacting.

So here's to the social engineers. I wonder if they ever realize that being as effective in honest mailings would make them rich, but probably not. For some people, earning an honest living is impossible, and not all of them can work for IBM.
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GREAT! This means the Mac is gaining market share!!  Laff | 03/21/05
strange though  doh123 | 03/21/05
Yup.....just the same way I feel about MS studies.  Laff | 03/21/05
It exists because banks make money on ALL illegal transactions. (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/21/05
OK Vily here is your chance to impress me  Squawkbox | 03/21/05
Squawkbox, because you have no clue about everything you say ...  Vily Clay | 03/21/05
Oh that is good!!! You start off by insulting me  Squawkbox | 03/21/05
So far your credentials are good for kindergarten.  Vily Clay | 03/21/05
Hey Squawker, You still in a good mood?  osreinstall | 03/21/05
osreinstall, I see you like the way I correct your mood. Thanks. (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/21/05
But of course, Thanks for asking  Squawkbox | 03/21/05
Squawkbox, where are your promised credentials? Get lost? (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/21/05
Dude...  Martin Marvinski | 03/21/05
Translation: if you same as Martin do not have brains to argue ?shut up. NT  Vily Clay | 03/22/05
Or it means  voska | 03/21/05
Oh, so coool, and so unsecure...  quietLee | 03/21/05
Yup  Jeff Spicoli | 03/21/05
Then ZDNET posts this from Symantec  Squawkbox | 03/21/05
Glad someone FINALLY got a clue !!!  realitycheck101 | 03/21/05
Social engineering  Anton Philidor | 03/21/05
Social engineer works computer or no computer  voska | 03/21/05
Message has been deleted.  JoeMama_z | 03/21/05
That was incredibly lame  Jeff Spicoli | 03/21/05
Because ZDNet Is Run By A Bunch Of Brownshirt Bush Nazis  itanalyst | 03/21/05
I thought that post was very helpfull  JoeMama_z | 03/21/05
ZDNet Is Under Orders To Delete Posts Helpful To The Downfall Of Microsuck  itanalyst | 03/21/05
interesting point  Jeff Spicoli | 03/21/05
it wasn't on how to deploy FF  JoeMama_z | 03/21/05
Heehee  Jeff Spicoli | 03/21/05
you like that?  JoeMama_z | 03/21/05
I actually replied to that...  Martin Marvinski | 03/21/05
me too.  JoeMama_z | 03/22/05
Hey Joe..  Jeff Spicoli | 03/22/05
Jeff...  JoeMama_z | 03/22/05
Virus writers follow the money  nerdnick | 03/21/05
Increase in attacks, or increase in successful attacks?  hipparchus2000 | 03/21/05
Exactly!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 03/21/05
Nice Try, Symantec..!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 03/21/05
The DARK SIDE  nerdnick | 03/22/05
Can we have the statistics please?  vincedevries | 03/22/05
The only one reaching for anyone's wallet...  bugmenotznet | 03/22/05
Socially Engineered OS Agnostic  osreinstall | 03/22/05

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