h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

they only need your e-mail to phish!

did you change your password?

I still do not understand peoples fasination with msn chat and hotmail. why people still use it after numerous hacks and attacks by hackers.

iet is part of easy syndrome.
- park yellow line, because shop is close.
- use ms software, because it already on the pc.

I really wonder what's the point in hacking people's private PCs I mean, I'd understand if somebody hacked a bank PC, but a 'normal' one - that's beyond me

Bel, it's because people do on-line banking more and more at home which means a/c details can be got at. Also using cridit/debit cards is another reason as obviously you're typing the same card number regularly.

Credit cards even.

I think there are only three companies I use my credit card with, two of which have saved tha data and I only have to put in the last three (additional) numbers. Don't use it more than a couple of times a year anyway

they can only steel it if you do not keep your pc clean of viruses.

True Pheloxi, also adware and spyware, thats where the majority of phishing programmes generate from.

As Long as you take sensible precautions; Addaware software, anti virus (updated Daily), Windows update run frequently, delete cookies and temp files daily, watch out which sites your going on, and never open spam Emails, I think your fairly safe

in other words 2legs, don't switch the pc on.

switch on an apple mac instead!

Na you have to turn the PC on to do that stuff; anyhow only takes a few seconds at start up to have it set on to do that kinda stuff ooo and a good hardware firewall is a good idea CAn't use apple macs myself

I bought an apple mini mac intel core duo.
never reget it!
so fast. so silent. so well designed!

...and I'd end up with a couple thousand pounds of software that won't run on it, and a load of external PC equpmment that wouldn't run on it I know they do suit some people for some purposes...

The idea of someone stealing your online msn and stalking you on h2g2 is really quite creepy

smartie..

on a an apple mini mac intel core duo you can bootcamp or paralel sotware so you can run ms windows if you want. you still need virus procection and firewall, but youcan choose your os at start up (bootcamp) or run os while use another (paralel).

I've recently seen how my space looks on an apple mac - it's awful, the links aren't shown and anything, that alone is a reason I'd never want to buy an apple mac

I had an apple after lunch.

Still picking bit's transistors out of me teeth!!

sorry, I'll get me coat.......

B'Elana, that is not apple mac, but the way the settings are used!

Don't ask me, it was horrible, though

sadly webdesigners are sometimes bad too!