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vienna · 03-07-14, 06:50 PM

I'll bet the ghost of Steve Jobs is behind it: "Won't buy a Mac? We'll see about that..." ...

Using a PC in the libraray is no guarantee you won't get that particular malware. About a year ago, I was in a public library in my area when a patron using a PC went up to the service desk in a bit of a fluster; it seems she got that "We're the government and we've locked your PC" screen. So, even with all the IT safeguards available to the city (Los Angeles), the malware got through...

As far as suspect sites, in that case I don't think it applies. The lady patron was of an advanced age (anyone older than me is of an "advanced age" and there are fewer every year) and I really doubt she was indulging in a salacious viewing of something like, say, "Old Geezers Gone Wild"...

Then, again, maybe Grannies "got it going on"...

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03-07-14, 06:50 PM	#14
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,713 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I'll bet the ghost of Steve Jobs is behind it: "Won't buy a Mac? We'll see about that..." ... Using a PC in the libraray is no guarantee you won't get that particular malware. About a year ago, I was in a public library in my area when a patron using a PC went up to the service desk in a bit of a fluster; it seems she got that "We're the government and we've locked your PC" screen. So, even with all the IT safeguards available to the city (Los Angeles), the malware got through... As far as suspect sites, in that case I don't think it applies. The lady patron was of an advanced age (anyone older than me is of an "advanced age" and there are fewer every year) and I really doubt she was indulging in a salacious viewing of something like, say, "Old Geezers Gone Wild"... Then, again, maybe Grannies "got it going on"... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __