On Sun, 8 Feb 2004 21:03:29 +0000 (GMT), E.B. Dreger wrote: >Most of our users are reasonable, however. With a little >explanation about the harm an insecure computer can cause, they >understand and accept the fact that they're not islands. > >Of course, many still get infected with spyware and viruses. At >least they're willing to have their computers repaired... better >than nothing, but still not as good as being proactive. :-/
Datapoint: I just cleaned my 12-year old daughter's personal machine running Windows, connected to our home network and to the world via ADSL. Took half a day. Found 2 viruses, 4 trojans, and 122 registry entries for assorted malware, spyware, adware, etc. Jeffrey Race