Your Operating System has Poor Operational Security

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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Serious Hardware/Software Crap > Haus of Tech Support > Your Operating System has Poor Operational Security

Crankit: Feb 7, 2011; HE WATCHES

Did anyone mention the importance of keeping software up to date? I assume that's fairly important, heck I'd guess out of date software is in top 5 reasons systems get compromised?

Is secunia PSI well regarded for informing about updates? Something else these days?

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Crankit: Feb 7, 2011; HE WATCHES

Any advice for momputing? I've got a mom with a 'puter and she's not good at internet, what do I do that makes her less likely to get malwares.

hooah posted:

I got fed up with Secunia PSI, since it kept going unresponsive or being unable to update things. Someone recommended PatchMyPC, and it's worked really well so far (about a month).

Thanps I'll try that out!

# ¿ Aug 12, 2015 13:45

Crankit: Feb 7, 2011; HE WATCHES

spankmeister posted:

SumatraPDF works and is nice and lightweight, but looks like rear end.

And that's why I like it :colbert:

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