The *nix pissing contest continues

BSD vs. RedHat vs. Micro$oft vs. My old 1979 MG Midget Yard Art

Insert pithy statement here.

BSD: Stripped down, lean and mean.
RedHat: Commercially popular stable release that the BSD folks love to take potshots at because it's (gasp) making money
Micro$oft: Whatever
1979 MG Yard Art: Will beat all the above OS's in a 0-60 race, outbrakes them, is a convertable so at least I have a snowballs chance in hell of picking up a hot chick, and it's YARD ART

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Let's try this again

A while back I posted something incredibly insightful, direct and witty regarding "ransomware". This new crop of spyware that snags your computer and then keeps at you until you finally, in a fit of remorse buy a 50 or 60 dollar "subscription". If you don't it will encrypt your files and make your life generally miserable.

You never saw that post because, quite frankly, blogger was being pissy.

Oh well.

I have another great product to tell you about. Coconutysp. Er, CounterSpy.

This software SO doesn't suck. It's under twenty bucks and will keep your computer free from the awful horrors of spyware. Check it out at http://www.sunbelt-software.com

Hope this posts...

RansomWare

Panda Antivirus (long reviled but getting better) announced a software called "SpywareNo" which performs the following lovely little antics:

1. It installs itself if you visit a website (porn, shareware, freeware and the like)
2. It "detects" spyware on your computer
3. It prompts you to purchase a subscription (usually $20/month or $60 annually)

then the fun begins

If you do not purchase the "subscription", this little jewel will encrypt your documents, cause programs to stop working and wreck havoc on your perfectly fine computer.

When you succumb to the extortion, your "threats" will magically disappear.

Stay tuned.