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Thread ID: 119045 2011-07-02 02:28:00 Software updater? The Error Guy (14052) Press F1
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1214019 2011-07-02 08:00:00 Hi, the Secunia tool is very helpful IMHO .

Keeping up with the latest security patches does make a big difference . The infection rate for people that don't patch is much higher, on average . (A ton of data here ( . microsoft . com/security/sir/default . aspx" target="_blank">www . microsoft . com) . )

Upgrading to the latest software does often make a difference for security (for example, IE9 has security advances over IE8 ( . msdn . com/b/ie/archive/tags/security/" target="_blank">blogs . msdn . com)), but as a bare minimum I'd certainly recommend to friends and family to keep up with the security patches .

Software you don't use and don't want to update is best removed . I don't have Adobe AIR or Java for that reason .

cheers
W
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