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UK Government Launches Virus Alert Service

Posted by Zonk on from the had-this-been-an-actual-virus-pr0n-would-have-appeared dept.

Phil1 writes "The BBC is reporting that a rapid alerting service that tells home computer users about serious internet security problems is being launched by the UK government. Has this been attempted anywhere else in the world? Was it successful? And will they be plugging the Microsoft Anti-Spyware package (once it leaves beta)?"

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  1. Re:ms package is anti-spyware, not anti-virus by KyleJacobson · · Score: 0, Troll

    It doesn't matter, all it does is search for IE, and if found, tells you that you have internet security problems...

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    I have worse karma than M$.
  2. I'm tired of this crap by Ih8sG8s · · Score: 0, Troll

    worms, adware, spyware, malware, adn a frenzy of activity. Talk about these things effecting "computers". Bullshit.

    I am dead serious whaen I say that from now on I am going to call all of the above by one name:

    dontuserfuckingwindowsyoufoolware