tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110371362758565708.post6395093996671292442..comments2023-10-03T03:42:11.662-07:00Comments on La Esquina de un Migrante a Linux: Windows Users: Zeus Is after Your Money!!!!Megatotorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02268018256762186695noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110371362758565708.post-39083303191406839672010-08-24T09:51:32.402-07:002010-08-24T09:51:32.402-07:00True. Yesterday, one of my students said that it ...True. Yesterday, one of my students said that it was strange that I collected their usb viruses. I replied "Well, they are harmless in my Linux system. To me, it's actually stranger that you know these things destroy your system and you simply accept to live with them".Mechatotorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816943718402270287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110371362758565708.post-16506134245856430002010-08-24T06:59:37.067-07:002010-08-24T06:59:37.067-07:00@Mechatotoro: A virus takes over all your resourc...@Mechatotoro: A virus takes over all your resources progressively, downloads software without your knowledge or consent, slows down your PC, shares your PC info with others remotely, locks up your system, renders some software and hardware unusable...very much like Windows indeed! :P<br /><br />@pjcolon: I agree totally. Since I upgraded to GNU/Linux, I forgot about malware, about antivirus updates, or PC scans. It's sad that most people are brainwashed and actually believe malware is part of their computing experience.Megatotorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268018256762186695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110371362758565708.post-91905047399022170352010-08-24T00:46:31.381-07:002010-08-24T00:46:31.381-07:00It's disconcerting that when the so-called tec...It's disconcerting that when the so-called technical publications report on malware, trojans, botnets, etc, it is always a PC problem they never call it out for what it really is: A Windows OS/application problem. I'm using a GNU/Linux powered PC and I do not have any malware problems. Do you?pjcolonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17783543137296676809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110371362758565708.post-90640250220951171022010-08-23T20:35:37.118-07:002010-08-23T20:35:37.118-07:00Very interesting entry. So it's now Zeus...I ...Very interesting entry. So it's now Zeus...I wonder why they haven't created a virus that creates incompatibility among the document formats...ah, wait. Every new MS Office does that.Mechatotorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816943718402270287noreply@blogger.com