Subj : Re: What a load of FUD about computers To : comp.os.linux From : Randy McLaughlin Date : Sun Dec 26 2004 07:48 pm "GreyBeard" wrote in message news:pan.2004.12.27.01.38.39.576124@gmail.com... > On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 17:15:33 -0800, John F. wrote: > >> That is a commonly held opinion, perhaps even a fact, but my parents ran >> their computer for several years without getting attacked. I recently >> installed a firewall and AdAware, but AdAware found only a few problems, >> mostly cookies. This could have something to do with their connection >> being dialup instead of an always-on connection, but being attacked that >> soon seems a bit far-fetched to me. > > A coach with whom I study was hooked up to DSL on for 2 days and > called me in a panic as he'd managed to get viruses on the second day. > His problem was the usual - eager novice user, always-on, Outlook Express, > auto-everything, no anti-virus. The last two items were fatal. I am on a dialup account and most of the time no problem but other times I get a huge number of attacks. I usually use windoze and I run norton internet security. Most of the attacks come from the pacific rim, I wish we had a way of turning off access to areas that are in effect outlaw. The Chinese and other Asian governments do nothing to stop these hackers and SPAMmers and that is the biggest problem. Randy .