Internet Security - A Big Headache

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There are a lot of sick puppies out there with nothing to do but to write computer viruses. I got one (consisting of about a dozen Trojans or more) and it has been worse than hell to get rid of them. No sooner was one eliminated, another appeared. And no matter what I did, the virus overrode anything and everything. Doing a system restore does not always solve the problem as viruses have become so sophisticated. I now have a new anti-virus program but can't use Outlook Express, a new problem. It took 40 hours to get rid of these viruses and lots of $$$ later and I am now virus free, for the moment...I will be holding my breath.

I think, but am not sure, that I picked it up in Facebook. I went to a Facebook page and then I started having the trouble.

Something has to be done on the Internet to ensure security. I Googled and found explanations as to why people engage in this:
Markus Hanhisalo Department of Computer Science Helsinki University of Technology
What he has to say:

• they don't understand or prefer not to think about the consequences for other people

• they simply don't care

• they don't consider it to be their problem if someone else is inconvenienced

• they draw a false distinction between creating/publishing viruses and distributing them

• they consider it to be the responsibility of someone else to protect systems from their creations

• they get a buzz, acknowledged or otherwise, from vandalism

• they consider they're fighting authority

• they like 'matching wits' with anti virus vendors

• it's a way of getting attention, getting recognition from their peers and their names (or at least that of their virus) in the papers and the Wild List

• they're keeping the anti virus vendors in a job

and one that Markus didn't list--

• they are just miserable SOB's with some making money from companies employing their services.