Dear RaaF

You are spot on, and the growth in "phishing" has shown above all else that home PC security is that last thing on home users minds.

Phishing used to, and still is, con men from Africa trawling the Internet for gullible home users who are stupid and greedy enough to give away their bank details. Now, because it has been so profitable for these small time con artists, the Mafia type criminal gangs have moved in on it, albeit with more sophistication.

Simply put, if someone walked up to you in the street and asked you for your bank details you would tell that person to get lost. Yet there are loads of people willingly giving out their bank details simply because they received an email asking for it.

You know, along with PC security software a little common sense goes a long way, it’s just that PC home users tend not to bother.



UK Bob