Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!
Current time: July 21, 2025, 11:07 am

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
the boss checked my computer history and saw AF
#42
the boss checked my computer history and saw AF
(April 24, 2016 at 3:59 am)Aractus Wrote: uBlock blocks whatever you want it to, malware sites as well.

No, it doesn't block "whatever you want it to". It blocks requests to sites that match specific patterns. It can't block actual malware. If a new site popped up with malware on it, uBlock is useless. That doesn't mean it's not a great tool; it is, but people who overstate what it actually does are contributing to a greater problem, which is people thinking they are more secure than they are!

Quote:Windows isn't less secure than Linux - it's just more popular and thus more targeted.

Y'know, I've heard this one multiple times over the years, and it still astounds me that people bring it up.

It's just wrong on so many levels.

Ignoring the fact that most of the Internet runs on Linux, Windows by default enables services which have dangerous flaws in them. It also stores passwords insecurely, doesn't do separation of privileges properly, etc.

You can sit in a Windows network and compromise it usually without using any malware, by exploiting these weaknesses.
Reply



Messages In This Thread
the boss checked my computer history and saw AF - by Tiberius - April 24, 2016 at 12:06 pm

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  Ok computer techs, what say you? Brian37 82 11099 October 7, 2021 at 1:36 pm
Last Post: BrianSoddingBoru4
  Super Heroes, Star Wars and Star Trek is the worst entertainment made in US history Sanau 18 2715 March 30, 2020 at 12:40 pm
Last Post: Gawdzilla Sama
  Computer repair workshop customers I need your help purplepurpose 12 2013 March 18, 2019 at 9:33 am
Last Post: Gawdzilla Sama
  Your ideal home office/computer pit. Gawdzilla Sama 4 1140 August 25, 2018 at 12:34 pm
Last Post: Gawdzilla Sama
  Too sexy for my computer Silver 40 10989 May 13, 2018 at 2:54 am
Last Post: Succubus
  My wife saw the new Al Gore movie. Jehanne 29 6972 August 23, 2017 at 5:06 pm
Last Post: Godscreated
  history of the entire world, i guess Edwardo Piet 11 3212 May 27, 2017 at 2:09 pm
Last Post: Edwardo Piet
  Name the skeptic or atheist, history trivia. Brian37 17 3533 April 13, 2017 at 8:32 am
Last Post: Brian37
  Looking for a video I saw recently Asmodee 3 1147 December 30, 2016 at 5:54 pm
Last Post: Asmodee
  Bit of fun: Maverick vs. Boss robvalue 1 709 December 20, 2016 at 10:15 am
Last Post: paulpablo



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)