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Re: New Computer? Six Steps to Safer Surfing


From: David Vincent <support () sleepdeprived ca>
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:49:28 -0800


Sean Donelan wrote:

...the infection rate of Home/SOHO computers with AV/firewalls is higher than "naked" computers.

please, where does this information come from? are you sitting on proof that the Home AV/Security industry is *complete* FUD? :)

What's more interesting is the highest infection rate of all is for homes
with laptop/mobile computers.


is that so? please, where does *this* information come from? it might seem intuitively correct, but i'd like to see some numbers and other data to back these claims up.

thanks

-d


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