Comments on: Court bans sale of spyware http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/11/19/court-bans-sale-of-spyware/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:21:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: grumpypilgrim http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/11/19/court-bans-sale-of-spyware/comment-page-1/#comment-30414 grumpypilgrim Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:13:16 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=3549#comment-30414 The Linux operating system, which is available for free, avoids many of the problems with spyware, viruses, etc. It takes a bit more effort by the user to install and maintain this OS, but it is a good option if security is a major concern. Another strategy for fighting malware is to use different Web browsers for different situations. In my case, I use Firefox, which is relatively less susceptible to attack, for general surfing, and I use Internet Explorer, which is a huge target for malicious hackers, only for sites I know. This way, I don't expose IE to nearly the volume of attacks that I would if I used it for general surfing. The Linux operating system, which is available for free, avoids many of the problems with spyware, viruses, etc. It takes a bit more effort by the user to install and maintain this OS, but it is a good option if security is a major concern.

Another strategy for fighting malware is to use different Web browsers for different situations. In my case, I use Firefox, which is relatively less susceptible to attack, for general surfing, and I use Internet Explorer, which is a huge target for malicious hackers, only for sites I know. This way, I don’t expose IE to nearly the volume of attacks that I would if I used it for general surfing.

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