spygirl 8,822 Posted January 27 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5311665/Antivirus-software-firm-controlled-Russian-spies.html?ito=social-facebook Dont fucking use Windows. Ever ffs. Really. You cannot bolt on security. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hopeful 6,013 Posted January 27 2 minutes ago, spygirl said: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5311665/Antivirus-software-firm-controlled-Russian-spies.html?ito=social-facebook Dont fucking use Windows. Ever ffs. Really. You cannot bolt on security. I never would for anything connected to the net. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sucralose Ray Leonard 1,605 Posted January 27 What do you think Microsoft Security Essentials does? Let's get behind the Brits. Use Sophos. (Or Linux) 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DocH 975 Posted January 27 I'm cynical enough to wonder whether Kaspersky is fine and has no backdoors, but the scare about it is to scare people away from it, and onto systems that have helpful backdoors for the UK and the US. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Long time lurking 4,411 Posted January 27 (edited) 28 minutes ago, DocH said: I'm cynical enough to wonder whether Kaspersky is fine and has no backdoors, but the scare about it is to scare people away from it, and onto systems that have helpful backdoors for the UK and the US. That was my exact thoughts concerning the apple i phone unlocking case ....look buy these they are safe Edited January 27 by Long time lurking 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Virgil Caine 4,168 Posted January 27 Whose more likely to be interested in the browsing habits or the contents of the IT hardware of DOSBODERs, the British government or the Russian government ? Answers on a postcard. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spunko 6,563 Posted January 28 Let's see some evidence. Yet more muh Russia nonsense otherwise.... 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wherebee 4,892 Posted January 28 what if you use a PC connected to the net just for gaming (no webbrowsing, downloads only from STEAM etc). Still fecked? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sucralose Ray Leonard 1,605 Posted January 28 6 hours ago, wherebee said: what if you use a PC connected to the net just for gaming (no webbrowsing, downloads only from STEAM etc). Still fecked? Standard firewall and MSE should suffice. Plus should you catch anything, just format and start again. Probably make sure your Steam account has a nice long ridiculous password though. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Renting 4,112 Posted January 28 8 hours ago, wherebee said: what if you use a PC connected to the net just for gaming (no webbrowsing, downloads only from STEAM etc). Still fecked? definitely-not-gay Putin will log on and beat you at every game you play. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wherebee 4,892 Posted January 28 2 hours ago, Happy Renting said: definitely-not-gay definitely-not-gay Putin will log on and beat you at every game you play. He can fucking try, but i always play the Swiss in WW2 games and everyone else loses. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
