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<blockquote data-quote="ebocious" data-source="post: 1109786" data-attributes="member: 75834">Actually, cybercriminals do get tracked down and prosecuted. Correction is and likely always will be part of a multi-faceted answer to a multi-faceted problem.Thank you for finally admitting that there are malicious actors, and not simply users infecting themselves. And again, no one is arguing that users are not the biggest issue, nor is anyone arguing the fact that the best solution is for users to take responsibility for their own security, as I said in my previous comment.The problem is that the most common advice given to users is to use antivirus software, keep your computer up to date, and stay away from dodgy websites. But Windows already comes with antivirus, and updates itself automatically unless you stop it, which average users do not. Unfortunately, drive-by downloads are a thing, and not just on warez and adult sites. Last I read, I believe about 80% of online threats are on well-known sites, such as Betty Crocker and NFL.I think we are more in agreement than you think we are. The difference is that I don&#039;t fixate on one thing and nothing else until it&#039;s 100% fixed, because it will likely never be 100% fixed. People can work on more than one project at a time, and we have to. You can&#039;t pick up the broom every time you see another speck on the floor, and ignore the dishes, the toilets, the laundry, and dinner. We have to look at the bigger picture.P.S.: I feel like I&#039;m picking a fight, but it&#039;s not what I want. I&#039;m not trying to put anyone down; I&#039;m an explainer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ebocious, post: 1109786, member: 75834"] Actually, cybercriminals do get tracked down and prosecuted. Correction is and likely always will be part of a multi-faceted answer to a multi-faceted problem. Thank you for finally admitting that there are malicious actors, and not simply users infecting themselves. And again, no one is arguing that users are not the biggest issue, nor is anyone arguing the fact that the best solution is for users to take responsibility for their own security, as I said in my previous comment. The problem is that the most common advice given to users is to use antivirus software, keep your computer up to date, and stay away from dodgy websites. But Windows already comes with antivirus, and updates itself automatically unless you stop it, which average users do not. Unfortunately, drive-by downloads are a thing, and not just on warez and adult sites. Last I read, I believe about 80% of online threats are on well-known sites, such as Betty Crocker and NFL. I think we are more in agreement than you think we are. The difference is that I don't fixate on one thing and nothing else until it's 100% fixed, because it will likely never be 100% fixed. People can work on more than one project at a time, and we have to. You can't pick up the broom every time you see another speck on the floor, and ignore the dishes, the toilets, the laundry, and dinner. We have to look at the bigger picture. P.S.: I feel like I'm picking a fight, but it's not what I want. I'm not trying to put anyone down; I'm an explainer. [/QUOTE]

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