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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Here Comes Nine Ball, Another Major Web Threat]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</guid><description><![CDATA[SIMPLE SOLUTION: Buy a Macintosh and stop worrying about viruses. I've been using one for 20 years and spend many hours every day online. Never a single virus.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Millerson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 19th 2009 12:15AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Here Comes Nine Ball, Another Major Web Threat]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have had one virus on all the PCs I've ever owned.  And it was because i slacked on keeping my anti-virus updated.  I don't need to buy a Mac, and neither does anyone else.  Just keep your programs up to date.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrispetry1971]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 21st 2009 2:46PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Here Comes Nine Ball, Another Major Web Threat]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</guid><description><![CDATA[I second that! My brother made me get a Mac before I started college and I'm so glad he did! Now we are trying to get our parents to make the transition.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[sweetsugy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 21st 2009 6:39PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Here Comes Nine Ball, Another Major Web Threat]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</guid><description><![CDATA[ChrisPetry -  you must be the ONLY person who isn't affected. Every week the news has at least one story about tens of thousands (or more) PC users being hacked, or having some virus that erases their hard drive, or something else - and if you want to let people spy on what you are doing, then a PC is your best bet. I have yet to meet ANYONE who has actually USED a Mac that prefers a PC. Why on earth would you? Macs are faster, virus free, and almost never crash. But, hey - you keep deluding yourself because your buddies told you that PC's were better. LOL]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Millerson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 22nd 2009 1:16AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Here Comes Nine Ball, Another Major Web Threat]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why buy a Mac when you can't do anything with it?  Viruses are STILL threats to Macs (albeit on a smaller scale), but can be circumvented on either OS by not being a moron about your computer usage.  I've used several PCs over the past decade and never had a single virus either.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[faith.omitted]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 19th 2009 12:36AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Here Comes Nine Ball, Another Major Web Threat]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</guid><description><![CDATA[The biggest mistake I ever made in the computer world was in 1997. That year I bought my first Windows PC for home use. I did it only because the company I was working for at that time decided to switch to Windows and I reluctantly wanted to stay in line with them. I was an AutoCAD drafter and it was very easy to use on a Mac and more complicated on a PC. I never imagined how much trouble I had gotten myself into. Viruses at work, viruses at home, never ending to this day. AutoCAD crashes on the PC quite often with calls to AutoCad to try and get it fixed. Never had to do that on a Mac. Yes, Macs do get viruses, but on an almost daily basis? NO. Internet speed? Mostly faster on a Mac (depending on the models compared of course). Macs expensive? Yes!!  PCs expensive? Yes!!!!!!. With a PC by the time you get all the necessary expensive protection and necessary protection updates, you eventually end up spending more than what you paid for the Mac. Crashes on a PC? More than once daily. Crashes on a Mac? Yes, but rare. Those who have not experienced a Mac are lying when they say that you cannot do anything on a Mac. On the Macs I had previously owned, I could do all the important stuff that a PC could do at that time, and do it more efficiently. Today IE, Firefox, Safari (for PC) and all the other browsers I have tried crash constantly. Right now IE barely works, Firefox tries, and Safari does the best on my PC, but still has problems because of the Windows interference system. If you like Windows and all the Windows software with all their problems, go for it; the software companies will love you for it as their wallets get fatter day by day. I am using a PC right now, but not for too much longer if I can help it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[wmtarin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 19th 2009 5:11PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Here Comes Nine Ball, Another Major Web Threat]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</guid><description><![CDATA[If I was in the computer industry,I would hunt down the jerks doing this.Why are they doing this?Do they know they are influencing others to do this and putting not only their families lives at stake but theirs.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[williem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 21st 2009 2:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Here Comes Nine Ball, Another Major Web Threat]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hmmm...I've had one virus in all the time I have been using PC's. And that was when I bought my first PC (which came with Windows 95) and knew squat. Now I don't buy them, I build them.<br>All I have to do is set it and forget it.<br>Crashes?<br>Not since XP came out. A little memory, automatic updates and common sense.<br>Did I say common sense?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jakedodds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 21st 2009 3:02PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Here Comes Nine Ball, Another Major Web Threat]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</guid><description><![CDATA[I had spyware sweeper I think it was called and another antivirus, antispyware program suggested by geek squad after they cleaned out my comp from a lot of spyware.<br>I hads to go back to them cause it slowed down so much and found that the programs did not protect me, I still had a ton of spyware on it.<br>I have Mcafee now and another program and keep my fingers crossed that I am not infected, My anti programs say I am not, and have caught trojans but it is so slow that I am almost positive it is infected with something.<br>I am almost computer illiterate but I am beginning to thin no program does a real good job of protection.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[carol]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 21st 2009 3:40PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Here Comes Nine Ball, Another Major Web Threat]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</guid><description><![CDATA[Carol first mistake you made taking a computer to Geek Squad!! FYI.. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[zero11534]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 29th 2009 12:44PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Here Comes Nine Ball, Another Major Web Threat]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</guid><description><![CDATA[Thank god I have a Linux, pretty virus prone considering they don't try to program viruses to affect Linux OS's unlike Windows and Mac. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[TMooreCTown614]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 21st 2009 3:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Here Comes Nine Ball, Another Major Web Threat]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</guid><description><![CDATA[You know that if you quit looking at kiddie porn and took you illegal p2p software off of your computer, that you would not have any virus.  User since 1996 with no virus.  I am online 24 hrs a day.  I just do not visit back alley websites or engage in any illegal activity.  If you say that you got a virus and dont do that stuff, then you were idiotic enough to open an email from someone you dont know and fell for there tactic.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Me]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 21st 2009 4:05PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Here Comes Nine Ball, Another Major Web Threat]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</guid><description><![CDATA[you also have no life, no friends, no personality......]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[yak]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 21st 2009 6:33PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Here Comes Nine Ball, Another Major Web Threat]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</guid><description><![CDATA[I was hit by trojan virus and both mcafee and windows stopped entry immediatley.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 21st 2009 5:11PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Here Comes Nine Ball, Another Major Web Threat]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</guid><description><![CDATA[i don't know why these hackers can't get a life.They  have nothing better to do then to make others miserable.Not luckily, i use PCLinuxOS, so i don't really have to worry much about it, and i don't have to pay for antivirus, or my operating system either.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ppanthermail]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 21st 2009 6:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Here Comes Nine Ball, Another Major Web Threat]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</guid><description><![CDATA[There are some pretty smart people commenting.....it is just too bad they don't have enough vocabulary or couth not to have to resort to the "f" work every other sentence.<br><br>I have been using a PC since I traded in my Commodore 64, using Windows products.  XP is my favorite.  If you use automatic updates, and aren't completely stupid about the sites you surf, you won't have to worry about viruses.<br><br>I have a bunch of kids and the only one who uses a Mac is a graphics design artist.  He also has a PC and a laptop with Windows on both.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ann]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 21st 2009 7:36PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Here Comes Nine Ball, Another Major Web Threat]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</guid><description><![CDATA[The article says... "There is currently no sure-fire way to protect yourself from or clean up an infection by Nine Ball (except reinstalling Windows)".   Yes there is.  But its a lot of work.  And once done, you never have to worry about viri again and your machine runs like brand new ALL the time.  The secret?  You backup your entire partition.  When you restore it, its not like a windows restore, it is a TRUE restore.  But the job is not trivial and takes a fair amount of computer knowledge to pull off.  First, you either create 3 partitions on your drive (requires a complete wipeout), or add 2 more hard drives (restores happen MUCH faster).  Then you reinstall windows on partition 1, and then another copy on partition 2.  On partition 1 you only install one program.. the partition backerupper (that is a word right?).  And you will only boot that copy of windows to restore partition 2 (your working copy). Next, on partiton 2 you install every program that you use or like, and configure them how you like so when you restore your system, its all done already.  Next, make sure you configure all your programs to save your work and your downloads on partition 3 (this is where your restore file goes too).  That way when you restore partition 2, nothing is lost.. EVER (cept maybe some cookies. Big deal).  The partition backup program I use is called DriveImage XML.  It's free and can back up partitions without a raw bit-for-bit backup (which can take hours).  If you don't back up in raw mode.. the restoration only takes as long as a windows restore point.  I don't run ANY virus protection because they bog your system as much as the virus do. Do I still get virus? Yes I do (just like everybody else).  But once something seems amiss, I set it to restore, grab a bite to eat, and come back to a brand new windows install with virtually no data loss and everything configured just how I like it.  One huge plus is.. I can install ANY program and try it first.  If I dont like it, I just restore and anything it installed is COMPLETELY gone (no orphaned files or registry entries).  If I do like it, then I create a backup of it and it is now permanently part of my backup. Yes, to set it up this way takes the better part of a day (most of it), but once done, your copy of windows runs like its brand new when you restore it (because it is). I've ran this setup for over 3 years now on a 3Ghz machine that runs as fast (usually much faster) as dual cores (because their realtime protection is usually on).  Just make sure that during all this work that you never install untrusted programs, or hit any untrusted sites (EXTREMELY IMPORTANT).  Just thought I'd share that.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[realcode04]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 21st 2009 7:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Here Comes Nine Ball, Another Major Web Threat]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</guid><description><![CDATA[This artical is very misleading: First of all I bet none of the people here work IA so to say Mac is the cure well that's stupid, other systems like Ubuntu which are "PC" based systems were not infected by this Trojan. Second of all you did not have to wipe your computer there has been for a few years a program called Logic hijack now it's got a new name however it will show you the potential threats to your systems registry keys and allow you to wipe the program and then run an anti virus software to remove it. But the average user does not take the time to figure any of this stuff out.<br><br>Next with regards to Mac on Intel based systems your architecture is close to a normal PC yet they don't have security in place to prevent a lot of buffer over flow issues which is the fastest way to dump a Mac hench the reason why the DoD has not approved a MAC computer on the GIG network. And yes there are not many viruses out for Mac and that is because no Major business use Mac they all use Windows Unix or Linux platforms, mac has a pretty interface and cool buttons and that's really all mac is.. PS Bill Gates is the reason Mac is even a life since he has 150million dollars worth of shares to help Steve's return. MAC IS A PC and they have many viruses and software issues out the butt I have to to play with at work and the girls got one.. The only two sorry products from WIN are WIN ME and Vista!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zero11534]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 29th 2009 12:41PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Here Comes Nine Ball, Another Major Web Threat]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/18/here-comes-nine-ball-another-major-web-threat/</guid><description><![CDATA[This artical is very misleading: First of all I bet none of the people here work IA so to say Mac is the cure well that's stupid, other systems like Ubuntu which are "PC" based systems were not infected by this Trojan. Second of all you did not have to wipe your computer there has been for a few years a program called Logic hijack now it's got a new name however it will show you the potential threats to your systems registry keys and allow you to wipe the program and then run an anti virus software to remove it. But the average user does not take the time to figure any of this stuff out.<br><br>Next with regards to Mac on Intel based systems your architecture is close to a normal PC yet they don't have security in place to prevent a lot of buffer over flow issues which is the fastest way to dump a Mac hench the reason why the DoD has not approved a MAC computer on the GIG network. And yes there are not many viruses out for Mac and that is because no Major business use Mac they all use Windows Unix or Linux platforms, mac has a pretty interface and cool buttons and that's really all mac is.. PS Bill Gates is the reason Mac is even a life since he has 150million dollars worth of shares to help Steve's return. MAC IS A PC and they have many viruses and software issues out the butt I have to to play with at work and the girls got one.. The only two sorry products from WIN are WIN ME and Vista!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zero11534]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 29th 2009 12:51PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
