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Title: 1 in 14
Post by: SlowModem on May 18, 2011, 04:59:28 PM
Microsoft says 1 in 14 downloads are malicious.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20110518/tc_pcworld/microsoftonein14downloadsismalicious
Title: Re: 1 in 14
Post by: Downlinerz2 on May 18, 2011, 07:12:01 PM
   Did not need to hear that! Well actually I am glad for the warning but that is really scary.  I am going to have to take those warnings even more seriously when I get them from now on. Thanks Greg for posting this.
    Mark
Title: Re: 1 in 14
Post by: Cienega32 on May 19, 2011, 01:19:39 AM
Is that ratio with or without their updates in the mix?
Title: Re: 1 in 14
Post by: Downlinerz2 on May 19, 2011, 09:12:26 AM
Is that ratio with or without their updates in the mix?
   Great point!!!
Title: Re: 1 in 14
Post by: Garth Bock on May 19, 2011, 09:53:51 AM
Is that ratio with or without their updates in the mix?
   Great point!!!
    Include Adobe updates, Java updates, and the very annoying Firefox updates.
Title: Re: 1 in 14
Post by: Farmtalk on May 26, 2011, 02:10:47 PM
That is scary! A month and a half ago, I had to wipe my computer's memory away because of a virus...One time in 200 downloads..Im lucky! :grin: