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The Guardian: The Worm That Didn’t Turn Up

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 23, 2005

“In my case, for example, I have not used a Windows machine for
any serious purpose since 1999. And in those six years, I have
never had a computer virus, trojan or worm. Not a single one.
Neither has any adware or spyware taken over my browser (which also
comes with a facility for automatically blocking pop-up windows as
well as the ability to do tabbed browsing). And all this despite
being connected to the net 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

“How have I achieved this blissful freedom…?”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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