'3 months salary in an online bank account'

Hands up all those who actually have 3 months money sitting around?

Joke alert cause the statement has to be an attempt at mirth.

Stu.

Ironically, the GetSafeOnline.org quiz to see how safe you are, requires an insecure version of Flash! Obviously, this was bound to happen, as these kind of things are never up-to-date for long. As they bothered to create a non-Flash version of their quiz, why bother with the Flash one...?

It's a bit silly if you ask me.

Why do I need this anti virus and anti spyware software? Oh I don't because I don't use Windows. The get safe online website is full of good advice about not using the same password for all your sites, but fails to let people know that there are more secure operating systems that can be used instead of Windows - instead we're all to rush out and update the sticking plaster (anti-virus software and keeping the software up to date) rather than addressing the root cause - the operating system.

...has never worked Matt.

Keep on burying that head.

Matt, I do hope your joking with that statement. You need to get an antivirus program regardless of how secure your operating system is.

One of the unmentioned problems of the Open Source World is the lack of 'great' antivirus packages for Linux.

Now, as soon as Norton port over their excellent AV software to that 'ooboontoo' thingy then I'm there.

But Norton AV software is not excellent!

I haven't used Norton for years, instead I use Sophos Anti-Virus, which automatically downloads updates from the university I used to be at. They gave all students a free copy and I kept the setup files after I left.

Oh yeah, I use Firefox 3 with Noscript and also have Lavasoft Ad-Aware 2008 and Spybot S&D installed. I removed all copies of iexplore.exe

I didn't say anything about email scams or phishing. I just don't need anti-virus software - neither do I need to wait 2 days for the microsoft patches to apply to keep my os up to date. I can actually spend time using the computer than watching it grind to a halt waiting for the latest payload of patches, get fed up and cancel the update leaving me even more vulnerable.

The thing about using different passwords is good advice though!

Like Matt I have not had to overload my PC with excessive software such as Antispyware antivirus and firewall just so that I can go online and even after all of this still inescure.

If I am required to wear a helmet a parashuite a seatbelt before I drive I rather not drive i rather find another mean of transport and this is exactly what is wrong with using windows whilst you are online.

Sorry but windows sucks and all this post relates to is windows users

Windows fanboys you should all be ashamed, afterall you are the ones actually paying out money for a very insecure OS and then sitting here backing it up ?

Comeon get your heads out of the sand

Linux Rocks Windows sucks its as simple as that.