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Windows Infected in 12 Minutes

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-that's-what-I-call-secure dept.

Uber-Review writes "The speed with which PC's can become infected has now shortened. If your Windows computer is not properly protected,it will take 12 minutes before it becomes infected, according to London-based security company, Sophos. They have detected 7,944 new viruses in the first half of 2005, a 59% increase over the same time span last year."

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  1. oi vey... by obzidian · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Can't kids find better things to do with their time? Nearly 8,000 virii... We should lock th.d.fgf.g... CARRIER LOST

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  2. It's not a DUPE by drsmack1 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It's not a dupe - this is what makes up the content of slashdot.

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  3. Re:Some paranoid speculation... by yotto · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I think it's far more likely that the legislative bodies of our country don't understand computers well enough to know what a "Zombie PC" is.

    I mean, look who's at the apex of the government right now.

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  4. Re:FUCKING DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE DUPES by Master+of+Transhuman · · Score: 0, Flamebait


    He doesn't have to. The editors ARE accidents. Certainly their editing is.

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