Spyware / virus sophistication
I note that there a quite a few people on this forum adept at cleaning out operating systems affected by spyware and viruses.
I myself have been involved with this on a part time basis for some time now and it worries me.
It strikes me that the cures are lagging well behind the problem, and furthermore the trend appears to be accelerating.
Often I leave a system knowing fine well that there is still nasties present on it, however if nothing picks them up then there is little you can do.
Many times I have noted virus like activity on my home PC, yet been unable to find anything despite utilising a huge range of different programs and measures. The cure has usually taken months rather than weeks to appear.
Difficult to relate particular incidents when dealing with other people's machines but I have seen my own virus checker disabled on two ocasions now, on one occasion the administrator privaleges of an account were revoked.
Is anyone, like me, starting to wonder how much longer Windows wil be a viable platform, even with anti-adwares, virus checker and firewall, given the rate of increase and sophistication of the virusses?