New Desktop Computer

[Monoriu]

are you sure the page you visit is safe?

no    I go to a lot of...questionable sites.

[viper37]

well, flash isn't really secure, IE is not secure, so if you insist on using it, well, duh.

[Monoriu]

well, flash isn't really secure, IE is not secure, so if you insist on using it, well, duh.

Well, nothing is 100% secure.  Chrome has a higher market share than IE (), so it is the biggest target now. 

[DontSayBanana]

Well, nothing is 100% secure.  Chrome has a higher market share than IE (), so it is the biggest target now. 

Chrome is not less secure than IE simply because it has more market share and is a "bigger target."  There's a high correlation between IE users and inadequate security practices of which, no offense meant, but you are an almost perfect exemplar.  Chrome might be a bigger target because of market share, but IE users are a bigger target for malware users and designers.  That Microsoft has consistently dropped the ball on patching vulnerabilities is just icing on the cake.

[Monoriu]

Well, nothing is 100% secure.  Chrome has a higher market share than IE (), so it is the biggest target now. 

Chrome is not less secure than IE simply because it has more market share and is a "bigger target."  There's a high correlation between IE users and inadequate security practices of which, no offense meant, but you are an almost perfect exemplar.  Chrome might be a bigger target because of market share, but IE users are a bigger target for malware users and designers.  That Microsoft has consistently dropped the ball on patching vulnerabilities is just icing on the cake.

IE users tend to be computer idiots? 

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Well, maybe you are right.  But then, computer idiots using other browers will not change the fact that we are still computer idiots 

[DontSayBanana]

IE users tend to be computer idiots? 

...

Well, maybe you are right.  But then, computer idiots using other browers will not change the fact that we are still computer idiots 

They'll be computer idiots with less vulnerabilities to malware.

[Norgy]

Mono, your computer habits put you at risk like a Western tourist roughly riding bareback through Bangkok's population of bar ladies.

At least get Malwarebytes installed along with Spybot.

[Monoriu]

Mono, your computer habits put you at risk like a Western tourist roughly riding bareback through Bangkok's population of bar ladies.

At least get Malwarebytes installed along with Spybot.

I think they cost money 

[Norgy]

So does having your computer hijacked. 

[Monoriu]

So does having your computer hijacked. 

Hard for me to justify the expense when I am already paying for McAfee.  What is wrong with McAfee anyway? 

[Norgy]

It's been long since I used it, so I am hardly qualified to say.

I just think you should have malware protection. Virae and malware are different animals. Spybot is free for home use. Malwarebytes's Anti-malware costs a small fee. Less than a cheap game off Steam, really.

[Duque de Bragança]

It's been long since I used it, so I am hardly qualified to say.

I just think you should have malware protection. Virae and malware are different animals. Spybot is free for home use. Malwarebytes's Anti-malware costs a small fee. Less than a cheap game off Steam, really.

It's not like the nominative singular is Vira. 

FFS it's either viruses or some real latin plural (of an uncountable noun hurray for New Latin!) i.e Vira (neutral nominative plural). PER IOVEM!

[viper37]

So does having your computer hijacked. 

Hard for me to justify the expense when I am already paying for McAfee.  What is wrong with McAfee anyway? 

forget Spybot, it's no longer useful.

Use Malwarebytes free, just remember to manually scan from time to time.
A good free antivirus is Panda Cloud.

You could also use the free Panda Cloud cleaner, which will detect tracing cookies.

[DontSayBanana]

forget Spybot, it's no longer useful.

Use Malwarebytes free, just remember to manually scan from time to time.
A good free antivirus is Panda Cloud.

You could also use the free Panda Cloud cleaner, which will detect tracing cookies.

God, I haven't paid for malware stuff in forever, not since I learned to read HJT logs.

Mono, your computer habits put you at risk like a Western tourist roughly riding bareback through Bangkok's population of bar ladies.

At least get Malwarebytes installed along with Spybot.

Well put.

[viper37]

God, I haven't paid for malware stuff in forever, not since I learned to read HJT logs.

For myself, I use a paid version of Eset Smart Security, firewall+AV.  I really like the firewall app, it's really intuitive.  However, for casual users, I usually recommend a free AV like Panda, or Avast.  AVG gives me way too many false positives.