"Straight Talk" <b__nice@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 09 May 2008 06:58:02 GMT, "Just.some.guy"
> <return.email@address.not.valid.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Straight Talk" <b__nice@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:lsk7245vjq78ffqi8ug35sp043abul5f21@4ax.com. ..
>>> On Thu, 08 May 2008 21:33:57 GMT, "Just.some.guy"
>>> <return.email@address.not.valid.com> wrote:
>>>
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>>>><void.no.spam.com@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:f2597bbe-8e92-4ee4-bff4-6c0bc15f7d33@a70g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>>>>> If you wanted to be certain that a Windows computer was not infected
>>>>> with any viruses/spyware/trojans/etc, which scanners would you use?
>>>>
>>>>Zone Alarm Security Suite is what I use...
>>>
>>> Right. And what security measures do you have in place?
>>
>>
>>What security measures do you think I have in place? I answered the
>>question.
>
> Ohh.. You actually *were* talking about ZA??? Well, ZA is not a
> security measure. It's a pseudo-security toy for the ignorant masses.

It's a security measure. Just not one that *you* are impressed with.

>
>>>
>>>>along with Windows Defender, and
>>>>Spybot.
>>>
>>> Why do you install spyware in the first place?
>>
>>
>>Why would anyone *install* spyware? That doesn't make sense since most
>>people are trying to keep it *out* of their computers.
>
> In fact most people *do* install it - by deliberately clicking on all
> kinds of crap and installing all kinds of stuff from dubious sources.
> Heck, even some crapware clearly states in the EULA that it's going to
> install some additional "ware"- and still people continue. So called
> ad- and spyware is mainly a social engineering problem and mainly due
> to lack of knowledge.

Then some people don't *know* they are getting spyware into their
computers...but they are NOT installing it, like they install other
programs. That's just dumb! And then you asked "Why do you install spyware
in the first place?". It was another stupid idiotic assumption on your part,
because I don't...I read.

>
> By staying away from inherently broken software and keeping what you
> have continuously patched the likelihood of getting any malware at all
> is reduced to a minimum unless you deliberately install it yourself.