I assosiated with so many things in that article it wasn't funny. I think it nailed it on the head pretty good.
Yes, users need to get smarter about what they are doing on a computer. But, in their defense, the latest viruses have become a little harder to detect.
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The virus often comes in a message that appears to be from someone they know, with an innocuous subject line like "test" or "error." It is human nature, they say, to open the mail and attachments.
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But I refuse to feel sorry for anyone who still clicks on deceptive pop-ups and then cry when they have spyware. Or, worse yet, download something like "Bonzi Buddy"
The free tech support part of the article hit home the most. I get calls all the time from relatives I haven't talked to in years. "Can I ask you something about my computer?"
I've often wondered if doctors, mechanics and other proffesionals get the same thing. I couldnt imagine calling up a friend who was a doctor at home to ask something as silly as "I got a mosquito bite, what should I do about it?"