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canetoad

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2. Nine out of ten computer nasties

Reply to PurgedVoter (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 09:22 PM

Apr 2025

Come about when people click on something - that is, they invite it to colonize their machine. Happens because of general lack of knowledge about computers and the internet. And it's kinda understandable in a way - not everyone is a digital security maven.

IMO, a better approach is to make your machine as secure as you can with browser extensions etc AND learn how to read URLs so you know where they are taking you.

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