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Offline Clive

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Facebook, Twitter can't stop poisoned links
« on: March 23, 2011, 20:16 »
A survey last December found 40% of social network users encountered malicious attacks, a 90% increase from April 2009, according to antivirus firm Sophos.

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Re: Facebook, Twitter can't stop poisoned links
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2011, 21:10 »
All the time people go round clicking unknown links, this will continue.  ::)
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Re: Facebook, Twitter can't stop poisoned links
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2011, 00:57 »
indeed.
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Re: Facebook, Twitter can't stop poisoned links
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2011, 10:56 »
Ah, but how do you get to know them if you never click them? ;)
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Re: Facebook, Twitter can't stop poisoned links
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2011, 10:59 »
Well, you'll know them when you do.  ;)
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Re: Facebook, Twitter can't stop poisoned links
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2011, 11:11 »
 ;D
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Re: Facebook, Twitter can't stop poisoned links
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2011, 12:54 »
having a good defence on the computer helps too.
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Re: Facebook, Twitter can't stop poisoned links
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2011, 13:05 »
Always.

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Re: Facebook, Twitter can't stop poisoned links
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2011, 13:51 »
 :rockon: Sam!   8-)
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Re: Facebook, Twitter can't stop poisoned links
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2011, 15:03 »
Cool!  :thumbs:
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Re: Facebook, Twitter can't stop poisoned links
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2011, 13:58 »
nice.
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