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Article: New PCs a gift to hackers.
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- Computer Act!ve
- Article date:
- December 21, 2006
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Byline: Dinah Greek
New PCs a gift to hackers
Thousands of people will turn on their new PC this Christmas and be devastated to find it is infected with a virus within minutes, the Government's Get Safe Online campaign has warned.
It has therefore launched an appeal titled 'A PC is for life and not just for Christmas' to urge people to ensure they make PC security a top priority before they log online for the first time.
A study carried out by market research company ICM for Get Safe Online revealed that although just over a fifth of the population is either planning to give or hoping to receive a PC this year, people still don't ...