[pchelpers] Re: News: Is your computer a criminal?

Hi John,

Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 9:44:15 PM, you wrote:

>> http://redtape.msnbc.com/2007/03/bots_story.html

JD> That is sobering. It is as if the final battle starts with our 
JD> computers. No wonder so many people ask me to scan their systems for 
JD> these things. Would anyone else like to produce a page on passive 
JD> scanning, or shall I do it? This won't solve the problem, but it is a 
JD> lot better than a home PC with one anti virus on it and an Internet 
JD> connection. The final solution, as they seem to suggest is that either
JD> everyone shuts down their computers, or disconnects from the Internet 
JD> completely.

I forwarded that before I even got past the first screen.  I'm almost
through reading it now (I went off and did something else partway
through), and it gets more disturbing.  Anyone who hasn't read it yet
should do so.

I wouldn't call it sobering, I'd call it disturbing.

-- 
Scott.



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