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>Update your computer's firewall, anti-virus and anti-spyware programmes. Up to 80% of cyber-threats can be removed by doing this Does identity theft usually i

• fnordian_slip 9y ago
  "Antivirus can actually open you up to certain attacks with memory corruption vulnerabilities in the file parsers that automatically run." Yeah, I thought the idea of firewall == snake oil was pretty well-accepted among computer-literate people. The kind of people who might benefit from it will just make an exception for malicious software without reading the prompts, and power users know what to download. And in addition to that it makes people even more insecure as it promotes a false sense of security. It seems that having a firewall makes people even more likely to turn their brains off and clicking "yes" on any dialogue without reading it. Favorite quote after finding malware on someone's system: "But I have a firewall, this is impossible!" But most importantly is probably the viewpoint of the top comment: Banks and other companies have changed the narrative so that users are responsible for their poorly implemented security features. This is quite absurd, when you think about it.