The problem with most security products is that they require people to change their behavior, so vendors need to make it as simple as possible for all users to take the necessary steps to protect themselves.
It's not a question of someone crying wolf. It's just that there are so many wolves, there is a lot of crying going on. It's just one more thing in a never-ending stream of security problems for Windows.
It's good to see Microsoft helping bring fraudsters like these to justice.
If the worm can embed itself in a user's program, it becomes a widespread problem.
It's one thing to say you can't have executable code and another to actually prevent that from happening.
Clearly, the user doesn't benefit from these default settings.
As PT Barnum put it, there is a sucker born every minute. I'm glad to see the FBI warning consumers.
This type of problem is not unique to Microsoft, but they seem to keep making the same mistakes. The vulnerability is noteworthy because hackers could create an automated exploit that would impact the vast number of Windows users.
They looked at everything workers did on the computers.
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