Quote: Originally Posted by
mike-cow 
Quote: Originally Posted by
NormCameron That's like saying 99% of people don't give a damn about securing their private property, it's bunkum. This thread is for those who do give a damn. Security becomes a problem for people who have valuable data stored on their computer. The notion that most people don't care is totally incorrect, otherwise Antivirus and Anti Spyware companies would go out of business. What is true is that most people don't know what they should be doing to protect themselves. We are hoping to educate and provide assistance to the unlucky ones who do get caught. Comments like this are unhelpful and inaccurate
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Most people buy the first security suite they are recommended. After installing they won't switch, unless there is some serious problem with it that affects them directly. They won't visit this site, because they wouldn't know how to find it. Seriously, MOST people who buy a computer have no clue about how to maintain it. I will be proven right when onecare gets available for the entire world... It'll likely be the "most popular" suite out there, and anyone who really care knows it's crap (at least currently).
People want to feel safe, most don't care enough to make sure that they *are*.
Sorry but I don't agree with you, yes I want to be safe but I don't go out and just buy the first thing that I see. I look around and find help sites, look at newsgroups see what programs get recommended the most, see which ones seem to cause most problems.
Most of the people I know do want to look after their machines, after all it's an expensive piece of equipment not just a cheap throw away item, so it's in their interest to do the best they can to keep it working as it should.
I don't think anyone can say they know it all, they would be lying if they did, the technology is always moving forward so there is always something new to learn, and this old fogey keeps trying to catch up
