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Story: Spyware gets into phishers' tackle box

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Posted by: erik (Thursday 2 June 2005, 12:25 PM)

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Yes, getting a Mac is a good solution. Or reinstall your Intel box with a good Linux distro, that's what I did. Since then I always get a grin on my face when I read all the virus warnings.
The real Windows problem is: surfing around with administrator priviliges is just not a smart idea. That's where Mac and Linux are just better organised.

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