Very nice Washington Post Magazine article on Spyware/Malware/Trojans

[unixfool]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/14/AR2006021401342.html

Title of Article: Invasion of the Computer Snatchers.

This article was deep enough to keep me interested without it having to offer up screenshots or snippets of code. This is a VERY good read, IMO. It will help people understand why they need to be vigilant in securing their systems.

EDIT: hoping someone hasn't posted this already. I searched and didn't see anything.

 

[Doctor Q]

I'm amazed when I read that people do this:

He eventually opted to buy a new PC rather than spend the time and money to repair the infected one.

but I've heard it several times.

 

[mac 2005]

I stopped reading this article about half way through it. Reminded me too much of that NYC magazine writer a few years back who made up a story on a similar topic and got busted/fired for having no shame/integrity/etc.

Not dismissing the ultimate advice of the article, but sometimes the source of good information still must be ridiculed.