What is the reason for some operating systems to be totally unprotected?
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Wireless home lans (local area network) with no password protection, this is usually due to the user not knowing that someone can easily log on to their network and use their internet access. I couldnt begin to imagine how many people are knowingly stealing others bandwidth! I have met some people who have purchased PCs and connected to the net thru someone elses access point not even knowing it thinking that their new laptop had free internet!!
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probably firewall or antivirus security software. disable them and try.
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The ultimate answer to viruses, spyware, malware and adware etc which hijack Windows is to try a much better operating system - Linux - which is immune to all these nasties.\n\nI know it sounds a bit radical, and it is - but it's the long-term answer.\n\nHere's a great easy-to-read Acrobat PDF summary of Linux which I found:\n\nhttp://home.clara.net/oldpresident/linux/frontpage.pdf (about 500k - just a couple of minutes download on dial-up, or seconds on broadband).\n\nDC :)
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I tried Symantec, McAfee, and Kaspersky.  This doesn't show up anywhere.  I would guess it's something that's part of a valid application.
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The risk - Identity theft, credit card theft, viruses, etc.\n\nI don't know a lot, but I do know you should get a really really good firewall.\n\nBut taking a chance to use any network that's unsecured is just that, a chance. So don't put anything really personal out there on your computer. And if you use it, don't go on a shopping spree while on that connection. Your information could be open to anyone.
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one thing I now about windows. It is full of bugs and the most unstable operating system I've seen, not mentioning the poor privacy.
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I would also sa a MAC OS is more secured aside from the fact that their security software was develop by UNIX there are lesser virus, worms, bugs, etc that are intended for a MAC because it only comprise about 15% of the OS in the world second only to WIN who controls around 80%. Logic is, if i were a software developer and wants my product to sell i can create a virus that only my software can fix. and of couse i wanna create it for where the money is not for any small time business.=D
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The worst case virus I think was CIH/Chernobyl. This could destroy the BIOS on some machines, which means you couldn't even format and reinstall.
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yes just make sure you have a anti virus checking it at all times.
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delete and make sure you run a virus protecion software
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Good enough. And here you have some more good and free options:\nhttp://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download/security.htm
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Here:\nhttp://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download/security.htm
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It's virtually impossible to make a computer that can't get a virus.  However, it might be possible to do that if everything but personal files and the like are on ROM, not EPROM, but pure, hard coded ROM.  That way, nothing can be changed but files, and any virus would be incapable of making lasting affects, unless there's a way it can damage hardware.  If this computer you're referring too is like that, I probably wouldn't buy it if I was a multi-billionaire, except as maybe an oddity, and you couldn't update software except removing some part or so that has the outdated software and put the replacements in.  There _MIGHT_ be another way or so to be almost as virus proof, but I don't know if it's worth betting on.  Routers, to my knowledge, use firewalls to protect, and firewalls protecting an IP network from stuff on the Internet can probably be worked around by using unblocked ports or the like, for example.  I'm not a hacker though, I don't know everything.  Where can I find out more about this computer?
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It's not what you're wanting to hear however, you have no protection while using Microsoft Windows 98 as it has now been completly dropped from Microsoft's line of operating systems. No longer can you get updates or security protection. I'd be willing to bet that because of this, hackers are now tearing the program apart, digging for info as to how it was put together, all in an effort to find info that they'd like to have on the newer versions. Larry RadioShack
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There are differnet kinds of viruses.Some viruses could affect the system files and casue the system to behave unexpectedly.While ohers could write corrupt data to your hard disk and try to steal information.
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No, nothing can be completely hacker safe, even something as simple as a DOS (denial of service) attack can take down things past firewalls, or just the firewall.
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It is more secure than Windows XP.  It has more security features, an integrated two-way firewall and IE 7 runs in an isolated area of the operating system, in theory this prevents malware and viruses from getting on the system.  Vista is also built on a different code base than Windows XP, it is still written in C/C++ but instead of building on Windows XP code to make Lonhorn they started from scratch which results in a much more stable operating system.  Vista is also able to shut down problematic applications (not responding) without taking the whole system with it.  Should a program crash in Vista it will attempt to shut down just that process without taking down the whole operating system.  There are a lot of under the hood improvements in Vista and for every single one check out the Winsupersite, below.  Vista also has more user operating modes, I forget where it is called but you are no longer required to run as "Admin" to be able to make system changes and install software but this new mode also prevents so many online attacks from affecting the system.