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Joeisalsocool said:On the contrary horndude, If one has a computer loaded with ad and spy ware running all night, you never know what'll happen.
Well I suppose if one's pc has already been infected by adware or spyware, whether he leaves it on continuously or otherwise doesn't make any difference, right?
That's why, to protect my pc, I had installed Ad-aware, Spybot - Search & Destroy Anti-adware, Norton Antivirus and ZoneAlarm Firewall software. But I think more importantly, I do not, as a rule, simply download or open any file/attachment that I am not sure of the source. Neither do I file-swap or sharing my files over any network.
And as an extra precaution, I've also cloned my drive C on a second HDD (in addition to backing up My Documents) and I would remove that drive from the CPU after cloning and keep it in a safe place. In the event of attack I believe I can recover quickly by just swapping the HDD. As for the infected HDD I can take my time to sort it out later.
Now that I've been convinced by you guys that it is safe to leave the pc onb continuously, I think when I'm not using it I'll just simply unplug my USB wireless network adapter for additional protection.
Thanks for all the opinions