[Bill,
September 10, 2009]
Malware
For the second time in a year, I've had to bring my computer into the shop after malware got past all my anti-virus, anti-spyware and anti-malware programs. Just got clipped for another $100+. Sick of it.
Questions:
Will getting a Mac avoid this problem?
Am I better off keeping my existing machine and using Linux? Will Quark, MS Office work well with Linux?
Is there another solution I'm not seeing?
Any suggestions would be most welcome?
Thank you. The management.
Questions:
Will getting a Mac avoid this problem?
Am I better off keeping my existing machine and using Linux? Will Quark, MS Office work well with Linux?
Is there another solution I'm not seeing?
Any suggestions would be most welcome?
Thank you. The management.
I'd say the mac will likely give you the best user experience with the least hassle.
But I am curious, how did you get bitten twice? It seems that if you are keeping your anti virus up to date and not going around the seedy places on the net, you should be alright even on a PC.
My anti-virus is not up-to-date. That's part of the problem. As far as how I got them:
The first time, and I'm not making this up :), someone else staying at my house used my home computer while I was on a business trip and the malware was there when I returned.
The second time, I was on a political site, but nothing extremist. BTW, my work computer once got a serious virus that required expert-level repairs on frontpagemag.com, which is a political site run by David Horowitz.
I should update that anti-virus software in the meantime ...
thanks again for your suggestions.
On the other hand, if you have some previous experience with it, Linux is generally more user-friendly today than it was years back. More or less, depending on which distro you go with.
As for software, there's tons of software available for Linux. Though I must confess that, at this late date, I'm far enough removed from my days in Windows that I can no longer say just what corresponds, and how well, to what.