We all new this would happen in the end!

Gary · Sep 17, 2007, 09:02:11

Seems that hackers are happily selling "kits" to set up phishing sites online now and even offering product support for them! Browsing the net is becoming more risky by the minute, and according to a BBC report 20% - do not use antivirus and 22% - open e-mail attachments from strangers

, this is the very reason I have so many disposable email addresses, it's hard to trust some people to keep their systems clean, and even harder for first time users to even know where to start, they don't realise how much patching is involved they dont realise that applications need patching, browsers need hardning and above all else pay for your internet security and then use it! I had a friend who had *cough* Norton 2004 still and explained to her its not going to find all the evils that would be on her pc since her daughter uses limewire! In the end she installed Kaspersky Internet Security 7 with a little nudging from me as she needed an all in one suite, and found over 58 issues with Worms and Trojans. Education is vital for users and sometimes I feel people need a security test before they buy a pc so as to protect the rest of us and themselves, there are Botnets out there now more powerful than IBM's Blue Gene and that's frightening.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6998068.stm

Rik · Sep 17, 2007, 09:03:26

We sing from the same hymn sheet, Gary, I've been arguing that people should be required to pass a proficiency test before being allowed to sign up to the net.

Gary · Sep 17, 2007, 09:07:08

I double posted Rik due to the database error can you delete this one and comment on the one below please

Lance · Sep 17, 2007, 09:14:38

I've already got rid of the one below!

Rik · Sep 17, 2007, 09:15:11

No wonder I couldn't see it.

Lance · Sep 17, 2007, 09:15:51

I'll bring it back and get rid of this one!

Gary · Sep 17, 2007, 09:24:11

Quote from: Lance on Sep 17, 2007, 09:15:51
I'll bring it back and get rid of this one!

Shall we just start again, I'll go back to bed get out, have a cup of coffee Lance and repost it

Lance · Sep 17, 2007, 09:26:06

I haven't got the power to bring stuff back from the removed posts area - just need to wait for Rik to do it!

I've already had one coffee this morning!

Rik · Sep 17, 2007, 09:28:44

That seems to have done it, just need to dump the blank now...

Gary · Sep 17, 2007, 09:28:51

Quote from: Lance on Sep 17, 2007, 09:26:06
I haven't got the power to bring stuff back from the removed posts area - just need to wait for Rik to do it!

I've already had one coffee this morning!

I'm on my third Lance

Lance · Sep 17, 2007, 09:30:22

I think we're there - thanks Rik!

Rik · Sep 17, 2007, 09:32:37

Anytime. Though I'm still not sure what I did.

Gary · Sep 17, 2007, 13:14:27

Quote from: Lance on Sep 17, 2007, 09:15:51
I'll bring it back and get rid of this one!

Have a karma Lance, for helping recover and sort out these posts

Gary · Sep 17, 2007, 13:15:39

Quote from: Rik on Sep 17, 2007, 09:32:37
Anytime. Though I'm still not sure what I did.

Cheers for your help in this mess Rik

Rik · Sep 17, 2007, 13:35:51

Nae bother - it was an interesting piece of merging and splitting.

cavillas · Sep 17, 2007, 13:45:31

Quote from: Rik on Sep 17, 2007, 13:35:51
Nae bother - it was an interesting piece of merging and splitting.

So it was all Riks fault then. [the Devilish icon without the picture.]

Rik · Sep 17, 2007, 13:47:52

Hi Alf

Welcome to the new server.

Are you missing smileys too (see Test thread in IDNatter)?