Yeah yeah yeah, internet threats, hackers this ,that t'other. oh yeah and supposed virus's
But is there actually anything there to guard against or is it just the threat of sends everyone scurrying towards Norton,mcafee and the rest for protection you quite possibly don't really need :?
As I understand it , to get 'hacked' you need to hack yourself by downloading the naughty softwear in the form of even naughtier pictures or an early release of a song or vid.
I don't think theres anything 'roaming' about the ether looking out for unguarded computers.
This isn't the Matrix :facepalm:
In my 20 year using these things ive never had a spy, Trojan, key logger or anything else happen.
there was in the past some unscrupulous malware promising a computer fix but just kept on 'popping up' an advertising window and a short court case put paid to all of that and since then I think theres nothing.
Rogue programs roaming the web ?
Sorry, I just don't see it
YOU -download that file
YOU- follow that blind link
YOU
Anyone agree with me on this ?
To which end im going to buy a cheap laptop then use it for general surfing- News,ebay,email etc etc but no firewall and n over priced security softwear using up computer resources to justify itself being there.
But is there actually anything there to guard against or is it just the threat of sends everyone scurrying towards Norton,mcafee and the rest for protection you quite possibly don't really need :?
As I understand it , to get 'hacked' you need to hack yourself by downloading the naughty softwear in the form of even naughtier pictures or an early release of a song or vid.
I don't think theres anything 'roaming' about the ether looking out for unguarded computers.
This isn't the Matrix :facepalm:
In my 20 year using these things ive never had a spy, Trojan, key logger or anything else happen.
there was in the past some unscrupulous malware promising a computer fix but just kept on 'popping up' an advertising window and a short court case put paid to all of that and since then I think theres nothing.
Rogue programs roaming the web ?
Sorry, I just don't see it
YOU -download that file
YOU- follow that blind link
YOU
Anyone agree with me on this ?
To which end im going to buy a cheap laptop then use it for general surfing- News,ebay,email etc etc but no firewall and n over priced security softwear using up computer resources to justify itself being there.