Okay, I give up, how do porn sites make money if they infect your computer? Wouldn't that drive away customers? Aren't they in the business to make money? It sounds to me like you have an issue with porn and may be getting moral issues confused with computer security. Hackers may lure you in with porn but there are porn sites that want to make money and are perfectly safe from a security standpoint.
Now we are getting somewhere, we progressed to a simple "known fact" to holes that were patched.
You left out the single most prevalent method by which viruses are installed - email attachments. I'd modify your rules to
1. Never open an attachment that you weren't expecting - even if from a friend. Write or call them back to ask about it because they could be infected and it could be a brand new virus not in your database.
2. When you get a popup or question while browsing. Never click on "yes" and always close a window by clicking on the "X" - let windows close it. If you need a plugin, go directly to the source.
3. Use windows update.
4. Install anti-virus software and work behind a router.
5. P2P with caution. Use your virus scanner and move that pirated material out of your download folder and encrypt it if necessary. (I'm talking about security - not morality.)
Now we are getting somewhere, we progressed to a simple "known fact" to holes that were patched.
You left out the single most prevalent method by which viruses are installed - email attachments. I'd modify your rules to
1. Never open an attachment that you weren't expecting - even if from a friend. Write or call them back to ask about it because they could be infected and it could be a brand new virus not in your database.
2. When you get a popup or question while browsing. Never click on "yes" and always close a window by clicking on the "X" - let windows close it. If you need a plugin, go directly to the source.
3. Use windows update.
4. Install anti-virus software and work behind a router.
5. P2P with caution. Use your virus scanner and move that pirated material out of your download folder and encrypt it if necessary. (I'm talking about security - not morality.)