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To: The Ox who wrote (19224)	5/16/2017 1:14:13 PM
From: benwood	1 Recommendation Recommended By Hawkmoon Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 33421

Mostly that ransomware stuff is making me rethink my computing strategy. Now contemplating running a virtual server and primarily running CentOS and running Win10 only when I need to run my Quicken, TurboTax, and a couple photography applications. I think it is an absolute disgrace that unwanted software of ANY kind is permitted to be downloaded and installed on one's PC. I am mostly immune because I run a script blocker -- 50% of the ransomware was downloaded by people clicking on a link, which I do not do (unless verified by me) and even if I did do so, it would not download because the rogue site script would be blocked. And ditto for drive-by downloads from hacked pages. But whatever the case, why is there not a browser that simply BLOCKS all such downloads (unless approved) or else download into a quarantine area so that it can be checked out? I am finding this increasingly absurd that these forms of being hacked are not simply managed by a PC's security setup.