Let me add...
Use a Linux or BSD Unix on a LIVE CD. Any hard disk-based OS is subject to
compromise.
Ken Elliott
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-----Original Message-----
From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Robin 'Roblimo' Miller
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 4:53 PM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] One more reason...
Chuck Hast wrote:
> Did anyone read this?? interesting piece of info...
>
> http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/10/avoid_windows_mal
> ware_bank_on.html
No question. My wife once had someone access her business bank account and
try to grab money (they failed) as a result of her accessing the Internet
while running Windows. She uses Windows for Paint Shop Pro, but uses Linux
for everything else, just as I use Windows for video editing (on a dedicated
"video appliance" comouter) and Linux for everything else.
Moral: if you do any kind of online financial transactions, do *not* use
Windows to access the Internet. Ever. Use Linux.
- Robin
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