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Story: MyDoom's spread sparks antivirus critique
Posted by: Anne Landser (Saturday 7 February 2004, 8:05 PM)
I am so fed up of home users that just can't be bothered to install the correct software to get rid of viruses.
I person I know would much rather format her hard-drive than put up with the hassle of installing the software protection program. I think it's getting close to seeing the manufacturers and retailers not letting computers be sold WITHOUT the specialist software needed ... all they have to do then is register the software to be able to use it. Come on, retailers and all put the anti-virus software on at point of sale and then the viruses just will not be able to spread
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Story: MyDoom's spread sparks antivirus critique
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The virus writer's rely on the preview facility in... jon -
Has anybody nboticed how many email autoresponders... Mark
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I think it's unfair to lay the blame at the door o... Ian Smith
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It's true we need another layer of security to pro... Dan Kirby
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the government etc allow this to go on whilst rapi... mhdfjsbr ffaasssssss
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Sandbox technology used on Norman's anti-viru... Anonymous -
What is interesting, is that according to groklaw,... Anonymous
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I am so fed up of home users that just can't be bo... Anne Landser -
1)The virus detection and removal needs to happen... Nigel
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I was one of the first to be infected with my doom... George M Monaghan
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I would have thought most PC owners
would have ade... Bob Ramage
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I don't have any AV software. I have never gotten... Ben Apgar
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perhaps the problem lies with users that have litt... james hurley
