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Originally Posted by MikeSty
I have to disagree w/ KnifeMissile. I'm really good with this stuff and I never got a virus from the interwebs, but at a LAN I picked up a virus using a shared external hard drive from someone who did not practice security.
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Yeah, Martel got infected off of a campus network, which is similar to your situation. Admittedly, if you're going to connect your computer to unknown networks, you should run a firewall to protect yourself from those networks. I just got a laptop and, as annoying as it is, it has a firewall on it. Sadly, to work with my Windows network at home, it's turned off (not really but set to minimal protection) but the application interface is open at all times so that I may turn it back on whenever I leave my home (and, potentially, connect to another network)...
I get the impression that your situation is a little different since you mentioned an external drive. Did you run an executable off someone else's drive?
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Originally Posted by JustDisGuy
Saying be careful and don't use AV software is like saying you don't have to use a condom - just don't fuck.
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I guess it is but the analogy is overstating it quite a bit. First, I'm the biggest nerd in the world (figuratively speaking) but I much prefer having sex than running just any dumb executable on my computer. Secondly, a condom is much safer than a your AV software. A condom makes you immune to pretty much any STD but AV software gives you a vague chance of preventing yourself from being infected. If you feel that you can run just any executable just because you have some AV software, you're crazy...
So, I can see your analogy but it's not very apt. I think it's more like being careful who you sleep with. You're pretty safe and you don't have to cum into a rubber bag...