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by SG QOTABD RIP SHELLA DARLING on August 25th, 2007

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Who besides me has saved themselfs 100`s by fixing their virus infected pcs?

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  • by Atillion on January 2nd, 2008

    Atillion

    I don't run antivirus software, I take care of them myself.

    I have a quick and easy way to beat 90% of the viruses I come across... The ultimate key is to find the offending .dll files connected with the virus.

    I've only had to fight 2 viruses over the last 5 years, though, because I'm careful of where I click. Prevention is your biggest defense.

    *********Note***********
    (Also... Windows gets more viruses because more people use it...

    In a vague analogy: If 90% the USA drove a Chevrolet, then there would be a lot more traffic accidents involving Chevrolets...

    When the use of Macs/Linux/AnyOS becomes more widely-used, then more viruses will be written to affect them)

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    • Good luck with that!
      Macs may be a little more vulnerable because they lack one thing that Linux has; vast armies of hyper-vigilant code-ninjas working around the clock to patch everything and anything. Open source allows quick fixes and there are too many competent white-hats.
      I'm not saying Linux is immune, but it sure as hell won't be easy. The code for Linux is just too tight for that sort of hijinks and Mac OS X, being based on BSD, isn't much easier.
      Besides, the hard part isn't writing the virus; it's making sure it lives long enough to spread.

      8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009

      by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on August 12th, 2009

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