Supermarket Sweep.

Where else could you run down the aisles with a shopping cart and *not* get into trouble?

Microsoft's Paul Cooke has issued a good rebuttal:
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowssecurity/archive/2009/11/06/windows-7-vulnerability-claims.aspx

The simple fact that no AV software was installed at all for this "test" debunks the findings completely.

Hear, here! Also, major kudos for Facebook integration. It's just that much less work that I need to do. It really streamlines the entire process and makes it kinda tolerable. Just barely.

...what does this have to do with the article at hand?

Aww, it only affects iTunes and not core Windows files? For shame, AVG! You can't even mess things up properly!

:-P

Facebook needs to enforce the advertising policies they have now and, considering how concerned I am about privacy, I would like them to have an opt-IN choice for ads instead of opt-OUT. Also, considering how much security is on Facebook now, these "violations" don't surprise me.

Like Lee said in a previous post, if a friend of yours is shown in an ad, it gives the impression your friend endorses the product being advertised when it's possible they've never heard of it.

Lee, I got an error when using an app on Facebook last week, despite everything working out correctly. I only realized that after I looked and saw two sets of identical-looking notices.

I don't think they're trying to pull the wool over your eyes, but rather it's one of those, "You got an error: Everything is okay!" deals. I don't understand it, either.

Getting rid of those false endorsements was absolutely the first thing I did after getting a Facebook account.

They've already done wrong by using their knowledge to attack computers instead of helping them along, so the black hats get no sympathy from me when they get caught.

BAHAHAHAHA... hahahe... oh, that David Hall. Has he thought about making a career in comedy? That was an absolute gas!

I, too, thought at one point, "Oh, it's free. How good could it possibly be?" Surprisingly, the free AV/firewall/anti-malware programs are very good.

There's no reason to spend ~$70 annually for protection when it can still fail. If you spend nothing on that same protection and it fails, you don't feel as cheated. The headache of trying to get your computer back from an infection still applies, but it will feel considerably lighter. The Symantecs and McAfees of the world, IMO, are mostly about bilking customers over the fundamental right of computer users to surf safely. Yes, I consider safe surfing a right.

IMO, it doesn't really matter if it's black or white.