U is for Unprotected
Is it complacency, ignorance, indolence or carelessness that causes so many people to leave their PC unprotected? I don’t know, all I know is that I am astounded how many people have not got the message and installed anti-virus, a spyware remover and a firewall on to their PC. Sometimes believing that they have nothing they need to keep on their PC it doesn’t matter if they get a virus or trojan they can just re-install their system. What they are missing is the bigger picture. In the connected Internet world in which we all operate these days ‘no man is an island’ and what infects your PC can be spread to others. What if such an unprotected system gets infected with a Spambot. It may be months before they realise something nasty is abusing their system and, in the meantime, millions of people all over the world have been bombarded by the spam sent out from their PC. In the very least its inconsiderate to the rest of us and at worst it is compliant with the criminals who create the malware.
Don’t fall in to the trap of thinking either it won’t happen to you or it doesn’t matter. Make sure your PC is protected today.
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