Peculiar assumption
For many years the coverage of malware and spyware in ALL media, both techy and mass, has COMPLETELY IGNORED the best solution. A good anti-virus system, especially a paid subscription, NEARLY ALWAYS handles NEARLY ALL malware without any effort on your part. If you have AVG or Norton or McAfee or several other systems, you will automatically be protected. You don't need to wait for Microsoft or Sun to handle the latest problem, which will always be too late. [In my experience AVG is best, but all are better than relying on Windows.]
Why is the obvious solution TOTALLY MISSING? All articles assume that the ONLY way to protect your system is through the OS maker.
This is like discussing flat tires without EVER mentioning that you can get a tire fixed at a service station or a tire store. All media, car-fancier magazines and TV, would uniformly assume that the only way to fix a flat tire is by sending your tire directly to the headquarters of Toyota or GM or Ford, where they would apply the patch and send it back.
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