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Um, it's the first Beta. I don't care how stable it seems to be to start off with, I think it's insane to load it if you are going to be away for 2 weeks...

I've had good and bad experiences, I would like to put it on today or tomorrow, use it a couple days, then decide if I want to keep it for my trip or not.
 
I fix computers for a living...I *know* when a computer has a virus :rolleyes:

I don't download stupid stuff, I don't click links that are so obviously malicious.
 
I'm aware of that, I do a monthly spyware/antivirus scan online and I've never had anything come up.

People are too freaked out about viruses and they don't use common sense online. Click here for a $50000 gift card? No Thanks
 
I'm aware of that, I do a monthly spyware/antivirus scan online and I've never had anything come up.

Why not just get the free version of AVG or something :confused: do online scans even work, I've had those things popping up on my mac lol showing a "my computer" lol saying its got a million viruses lol stupid ad to catch stupid people

Multitasking on iPad ftw :apple:
 
AVG is the most garbage AV, hogs up memory/CPU cycles, I really don't see a need at all.

Anyways, enough of viruses, let's celebrate 4.2!
 
I'm aware of that, I do a monthly spyware/antivirus scan online and I've never had anything come up.

People are too freaked out about viruses and they don't use common sense online. Click here for a $50000 gift card? No Thanks

So you do use anti-virus?
 
It's not installed on my PC, I just do a free scan online and nothing has ever showed up. Been months since I've done it....

/End
 
Heh yeah Norton is worse...I despise it personally. If you don't scan your immortal Mac then how do you know it doesn't have a keylogger? Mac's aren't immune to everything as 99% of people who own them would believe.


Wish I had a developer account :(
 
I'm aware of that, I do a monthly spyware/antivirus scan online and I've never had anything come up.

People are too freaked out about viruses and they don't use common sense online. Click here for a $50000 gift card? No Thanks

It's not just obviously malicious website that can have viruses, perfectly legit websites can be hacked and become host to drive-by attacks, infecting users before they can be taken off. I know, it's happened to my websites before :(

But this threads getting off topic...

I'm downloading it now, but I'm not sure I want to be the first guinea pig... anyone else tried it yet or is it still too soon? :p
 
It's not just obviously malicious website that can have viruses, perfectly legit websites can be hacked and become host to drive-by attacks, infecting users before they can be taken off. I know, it's happened to my websites before :(
Correct.

This is why ad-blocking is now completely justifiable.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20000898-245.html

One should have no qualms about blocking ads in 2010.
 
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