Need Good Firewall+ Antivirus
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hermeslyre
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I don't like M$, and they've proven all the beligerance aimed against them correct, with their obvious lackluster attempts at keeping security up within windows, even promoting security risks with things as DCOM, or activex programs. But to be honest, if even a very secure OS like linux became the primary OS in the world, hackkers and script junkies would find a way to infect millions, even billions of users. Malware is a determined peice of junk..
Paying for anything and everything is a part of our stagnant culture, we pay for shelter, food and water, all the basic nesseties any human needs to survive we must purchase. so it's pretty obvious we'd be forced to pay for software
keep supporting linux/unix they'll have their day.
M0LD0V4N
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I dont think a hacker would attack a linux.. Because most hackers hate M$/Bill G. Because of his idea of Buying software.. and because M$ says that they are the most secure OS -.- thats B.S.
Oh and windows update is also a way to gain access to peoples computers due to what ports it opens.
You are probably right about paying for Linux/Unix later.. But they are more focused on open source software (free) could they evolve from Free to (Pay Up)? ...
Sorry if this doesnt make sense.
Oh and windows update is also a way to gain access to peoples computers due to what ports it opens.
You are probably right about paying for Linux/Unix later.. But they are more focused on open source software (free) could they evolve from Free to (Pay Up)? ...
Sorry if this doesnt make sense.
hermeslyre
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I didn't mean that linux or Unix would become a payed for software, I don't think it ever would happen to be honest. I meant that linux and Unix will become more popular in the future, at least i hope. They still have a while to go, Gaming is one of their serious down-falls in the eyes of an consumer, I have a linux box over here, but would never consider switching exclusively to it because I don't want to deal with half working emulators like Wine.
But on the area of hackers and malware, I think otherwise. Hackers aren't attacking Windows or M$, they're attacker users, people whom they don't know, and aren't familiar with. When someone puts a self-replicating virus on the net, they don't care where it ends up, they're just getting off on their abilities. And where else to do this than the billion-user wide Windows system? More people to screw with. If linux or Unix became more popular it would have some of the same malware problems windows has, but not all by any means, because both these open-source operating systems are inherently safer.
But on the area of hackers and malware, I think otherwise. Hackers aren't attacking Windows or M$, they're attacker users, people whom they don't know, and aren't familiar with. When someone puts a self-replicating virus on the net, they don't care where it ends up, they're just getting off on their abilities. And where else to do this than the billion-user wide Windows system? More people to screw with. If linux or Unix became more popular it would have some of the same malware problems windows has, but not all by any means, because both these open-source operating systems are inherently safer.
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M0LD0V4N
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True, I have only released one virus on the net a few years back it basically copies itself to other files and the files that it gets attached to, they get uploaded on the net. I dont see any damage that it has caused (3 years later) ...By the way do you think its easier to make Software on linux or on Windows with Visual Basic Basic edition-Because i'm planning on building Software since i'm taking C++ Class.
hermeslyre
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Of course you wouldn't see an effect, it's not like your virus is going to shut down the internet or anything. It probably only effected a handful of people. As to the software creation question, I can only go on hear-say, as I've never put a hand to it. Suffice to say they both are adequate, sometimes more a matter of preference opposed to general superiority
It probably only effected a handful of people. As to the software creation question, I can only go on hear-say, as I've never put a hand to it. Suffice to say they both are adequate, sometimes more a matter of preference opposed to general superiority