And my dell inspiron laptop. I got it for just about nothin to try to get some use out of a machine that was useless from new. Worst computer company year after year.It a mystery they are still going.My Dell GX610 and GX620 machines did that without even being attacked. Just turned'em on.
now "they say" that my ipad can get a virus too,,,a patch coming for safari browser. It was nice while it lasted!Wow. On an Apple non the less!!
ANdrew
They are just low volume and not worth the effort for now. It's similar to the complacency that Mac users are having to wake up from.
Zactly - Macs/Linux were never virus proof - it is just that nobody spent the energy when MS had so many low hanging fruit to pick. Plus - its fun to hit back at the neighborhood bully, not nearly as much fun to pick on the skinny nerd.
and stay out of the seedier parts of the internet
Windows systems have hardened up a bit too. I have not had a hack attempt since the mid 2000's. None at all with Win7. But then again I don't click on ads and stay out of the seedier parts of the internet.
If they hack my wood stove thats the end of the line for me.
I wont be able to keep warm.
I think some gamers have burned up their PC's just playing too hard......
Without the fans and with some good CPU intensive programs, many PC's would self-destruct, although I suspect some have (or will in the future) some kind of fuse protection against extreme temps.
In other news, Moe's Garage has proven they can destroy car engines by letting water out of the cooling system or draining the oil.