When using an 'unsecure' wireless network, and all security programs and Windows OS(XP)are up to date; How does a Hacker get control of your OS
In most instances, it's the user that let's the hacker in.
Usually by the time they realize that they have made a mistake, it's already to late.
The door has been opened and the fox has already been let into the hen house.
The scam that I've run into most is the fake security scan:
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Something most of us have seen more than once. But, it keeps working on the novice
computer user. They can't get over how in a few seconds, this security scan
was able to find so many infections when their own security software never showed anything.
It must really be something great so, they install it and let the devil in.
While doing my presentations, I'm always amazed at how many people are shaking their heads
when I ask if they've ever run into something similar and how they handled it.
Many of them actually installed this malware and then wound up paying to get their computers cleaned.
We all know that no protection is fool proof so the possibility of getting infected even
for the most careful person is still possible. Most users who err on the side of caution,
are far less likely to become infected than those that are click happy.