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Spam and Spyware Too Much for Some Users

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the can't-stand-the-heat dept.

stewart_maximus writes "Spam and spyware is annoying to everyone, but some users are giving up on the Internet (mirror). Any Slashdot readers know someone who pulled the plug in frustration? Any advice for frustrated users, especially non-technical users?"

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  1. What about the opposite? by masonbrown · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's even worse when you encounter the opposite... Those who refuse to give up the Internet even though they've got hundreds of virii and spyware programs on their system.

    A couple of months ago, I went into my dry cleaner and they said they couldn't take credit cards that day. The reason? Their credit card system (PCs on the Internet) wasn't working because of a virus. I thought about giving them a lecture on keeping credit transactions off the public Internet, but knew it wouldn't do any good so just paid cash and left.....

  2. Healthy e-life instructions by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 4, Informative

    Easy Instructions:
    a) Download Firefox.

    b) Download anti-spyware (ad-aware, Spybot)
    c) Get off the internet.
    d) Run the anti-spyware to make sure your machine is 100% virus and spyware free.
    e) Activate your winxp firewall.
    f) install Firefox.

    Ta-da! :)