Follow the Link and You “Takes Your Chances” (via Bill Mullins’ Weblog – Tech Thoughts)

Good warnings about security if you tend to just trust internet links. I personally test all links as well in comments, but still worthwhile to be wary.

Follow the Link and You “Takes Your Chances” Regular readers on this site are aware, that virtually all downloads I recommend, are linked to CNET (download.com). There is good reason for this – CNET scrupulously audits hosted downloads and linked sites, to ensure they are not contaminated by malware. But links on Blogs can be a special problem for surfers – particularly links contained in comments. Don’t get me wrong -  comments are an important part of the blogging mix. Amongst other thing … Read More

via Bill Mullins' Weblog – Tech Thoughts

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