Either I'm very lucky or smarter than the average bear, because in the seven years I've been using the Internet, I have not caught one virus or worm yet. But then I have always had antivirus protection and firewalls installed and tweaked to maximum sensitivity, never open email attachments except in very rare cases (and only from people I know, whom I was expecting an attachment, and after scanning the attachment), ensure I keep current with all software patches and updates, and also stay current with security updates. Letting just one get through can happen, but it can be catastrophic in many incidences. It's a war, where even one battle lost can lose the war. I think we need to put these hackers away for a long time - 10 to 15 years minimum (and lifetime ban from computers and Net access) would be a start.
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Cheers,
Dan
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