On Sun, 8 Feb 2004 21:03:29 +0000 (GMT), E.B. Dreger wrote:

Most of our users are reasonable, however. With a little explanation about the harm an insecure computer can cause, they understand and accept the fact that they're not islands.

Of course, many still get infected with spyware and viruses. At least they're willing to have their computers repaired... better than nothing, but still not as good as being proactive. :-/

Datapoint: I just cleaned my 12-year old daughter's personal machine running Windows, connected to our home network and to the world via ADSL. Took half a day. Found 2 viruses, 4 trojans, and 122 registry entries for assorted malware, spyware, adware, etc. Jeffrey Race