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3 by Flipside
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Well, this one seems to be working with the intention of capturing finance information, which is a bit more sinister. Most 'Hackers' are usually little more than grunts who know how to type astalavista.com, it's the few who release stuff like this that are more dangerous.

5 by Flipside
Admin
Yes, it's a rather odd site, kind of self contradictory, it has security and anti-virus advice at the bottom and something claiming to be a warez search engine at the top.

It mainly seems to consist of people who think that being on a security site automatically makes them 'security' experts ;)

7 by Moonsword
Elite SG Elder
This one could be nasty. I think I'm going to go update my system in a few hours, when I'm really up.

Where do these assholes get this crap, and for that matter, why can't Microsoft put out a secure operating system?

That last part is purely rhetorical, by the way.
"I like the funny sounds of parrots squawking,"
- Jimmy Buffet

8 by Hunter
Founder
Well most of my stuff is backed up on a slave drive, which to date has never had a virus (most slave drives don't get them - Sssh). In the meantime I'm activating two firewalls, both running at the same time.

9 by Moonsword
Elite SG Elder
You know if there's a decent firewall available off Sourceforge or otherwise freely available to the public?

I'm not interested in shelling out the kind of cash (I don't have) for total security, but blocking the nearly routine and asinine attempts might not be a bad idea.
"I like the funny sounds of parrots squawking,"
- Jimmy Buffet

11 by Moonsword
Elite SG Elder
I'm reasonably sure that you misunderstood what I said. I'm interested in acquiring a firewall for myself, enough to stop the some of the routine crap that I think was occasionally hitting me back at college.
"I like the funny sounds of parrots squawking,"
- Jimmy Buffet
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