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<blockquote data-quote="Practical Response" data-source="post: 1079557" data-attributes="member: 109138"><p>I can remember a time when installing CIS and restarting the system without it crashing was considered a milestone. </p><p></p><p>I'm going to not pick on CIS so much as group it with other "advanced" 3rd party software solutions. Do you think in your opinion that general users should use such applications that require demonstrations and advice on how to adjust settings they do not understand how to adjust let alone know what these settings do? In your opinion is trusting said 3rd party applications that have to hook deeply into the system in order to provide such detection's wise? </p><p></p><p>If a user is willing to "learn" a 3rd party applications, wouldn't it benefit them more to "learn" the built in securities. I guess what I'm saying is, if they are willing to pay every year for a 3rd party applications, wouldn't it be smarter to invest a one time payment to upgrade to the pro version of windows and have access to gpedit so the user could learn to adjust and harden on their own if they are actually willing to learn. </p><p></p><p>Last but not least, wouldn't it benefit the user most if they just learned good habits. What are the chances a home user would be in a targeted attack? If they used external devices to store everything on, kept the system clean and lean, and had good habits such as checking links and addresses, being aware of social engineering, wouldn't a home user stay generally safe? </p><p></p><p>When is the last time any of you have been infected that was not self inflicted?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Practical Response, post: 1079557, member: 109138"] I can remember a time when installing CIS and restarting the system without it crashing was considered a milestone. I'm going to not pick on CIS so much as group it with other "advanced" 3rd party software solutions. Do you think in your opinion that general users should use such applications that require demonstrations and advice on how to adjust settings they do not understand how to adjust let alone know what these settings do? In your opinion is trusting said 3rd party applications that have to hook deeply into the system in order to provide such detection's wise? If a user is willing to "learn" a 3rd party applications, wouldn't it benefit them more to "learn" the built in securities. I guess what I'm saying is, if they are willing to pay every year for a 3rd party applications, wouldn't it be smarter to invest a one time payment to upgrade to the pro version of windows and have access to gpedit so the user could learn to adjust and harden on their own if they are actually willing to learn. Last but not least, wouldn't it benefit the user most if they just learned good habits. What are the chances a home user would be in a targeted attack? If they used external devices to store everything on, kept the system clean and lean, and had good habits such as checking links and addresses, being aware of social engineering, wouldn't a home user stay generally safe? When is the last time any of you have been infected that was not self inflicted? [/QUOTE]
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