In the beginning, there was a bug...

In the beginning there was a computer. And this computer got access to a certain around-the-globe network. But in the many years since telnet, things have changed on the Matrix this so-called "Internet". People changed. Operating systems changed...
Now, there is a computer. And it's hooked up to the net... And, no matter what OS you're on...
this is what happens next.

( posted here for when link is swallowed by the intharweb )

People, please. Do everyone a favour. Keep your OS updated. Download the security patches.

First and foremost of all: if your computer gets infected, it'll affect you. It'll get slow, maybe some files disappear, or some adware will be installed. Secondly: you will be a pain to other computer-users. If you use e-mail, viruses can spread themselves from your computer to the next, by just looking at your inbox and scrounging all the e-mail adresses. Sometimes your computer will be taken over by hackers, if you're really unlucky. This means your computer will do stuff you didn't tell it to do. It'll be a zombie, attacking another person's computer or network. You won't have any control over it.

You know what the scary bit is? That no matter what you do with your computer, you're at risk. As soon as you plug into the net, you're going to be attacked. You don't have to do nothing with it. It only gets worse if you use your e-mail or surf.

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