Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Is the threat of internet danger overblown?

If one listens to the news or looks on the internet security boards, it seems that the internet is full of bad guys trying to steal all of our information. I know that there are legitimate threats out there, and I take a lot of precautions. I have antivirus software, a firewall and adware/spyware removers. Even with all of this, I'm made to feel my PC isn't safe.



I don't doubt that there are very real threats out there. Just today my PC found a trojan horse in an exe. I know this is a security problem. However, the system worked. My AV stopped the trojan before deployed, before I ran the infected file. I had a potential problem, but it was caught before it became an actual problem.



What is the consensus out there? Am I really under attack at every turn and still vulnerable even with all my precautions? Or is the security threat a bit overblown and paranoid? I know that there are serious threats out there, I just have trouble believing that it's as pervasive as it's portrayed.



Is the threat of internet danger overblown?firewall



its all overblown for me.



I never got a virus, and many good firewalls/antivirus software are free nowadays.



Most of the hype you hear today are from mac users



Is the threat of internet danger overblown?husqvarna

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