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Old 3rd November 2006, 03:34 AM   #19
Alam Shah
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Originally Posted by ErnestoJuan
... edit: I have to add this; knowing that hacking Windows based systems is a piece of p*ss..

when connecting to a site like astalavista, being forwarded to search results, better be sure as a Windows user to have a fully protected system. Before you know it, your system might be infected with trojans and spyware etc. So, if using Windows, here are some basic tips from me to make your system more secure: ...
Being an IT infrastructure, security and systems focused guy myself, I'll use a VM software (eg: MS Virtual PC ... etc) to go to sites like these... not that I frequent this type of sites, but like Ernesto pointed out, due care and diligence is a must to survive these type of sites.
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