Comments on: This is amazing, it’s as if Conficker is a new threat. Guess what, it isn’t, it’s just a more serious one. You’ve been activated. http://theitsecurityattache.com/blogs/2009/03/31/this-is-amazing-it%e2%80%99s-as-if-conficker-is-a-new-threat-guess-what-it-isn%e2%80%99t-it%e2%80%99s-just-a-more-serious-one/ His life, profiles, work, aspirations, agenda and schedule. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:50:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Al Macintyre http://theitsecurityattache.com/blogs/2009/03/31/this-is-amazing-it%e2%80%99s-as-if-conficker-is-a-new-threat-guess-what-it-isn%e2%80%99t-it%e2%80%99s-just-a-more-serious-one/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Al Macintyre Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:56:12 +0000 http://theitsecurityattache.com/blogs/?p=253#comment-290 Even if you do not engage in improper behavior & even if you have good anti-virus, properly installed, you can still get infected. Anti-virus is not enough, you also need anti-hacker (firewall), anti-cookies, anti-spyware, the whole 9 yards. Further, the way the anti-trouble vendors find out about new problems is SOMEONE gets something they do not yet know about, and informs them. Many thousands of people will be next to get hit by the next threat that is unknown to the protections. Even if you do not engage in improper behavior & even if you have good anti-virus, properly installed, you can still get infected. Anti-virus is not enough, you also need anti-hacker (firewall), anti-cookies, anti-spyware, the whole 9 yards.

Further, the way the anti-trouble vendors find out about new problems is SOMEONE gets something they do not yet know about, and informs them. Many thousands of people will be next to get hit by the next threat that is unknown to the protections.

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