Comment They should have shown stats for just the dorms (Score 2, Interesting) 400
I'm a resident here in the dorms at the University of Washington.
I think the reason that the findings were 1 out of 20 is they included all the machines on campus. Those in the labs usually get some type of re-imaging done everytime someone logs out, wiping out all changes and thus getting rid of spyware.
But in the dorms where the students manage their own computers, I would say that the numbers are closer to 19 out of 20 computers have some type of spyware. I probably get someone knocking on my door at least once a day wanting me to help them figure out why their computer is slower than dirt and show random popups all the time. Face it, if you use Internet Explorer for web browsing, you're going to get infected!
I think the reason that the findings were 1 out of 20 is they included all the machines on campus. Those in the labs usually get some type of re-imaging done everytime someone logs out, wiping out all changes and thus getting rid of spyware.
But in the dorms where the students manage their own computers, I would say that the numbers are closer to 19 out of 20 computers have some type of spyware. I probably get someone knocking on my door at least once a day wanting me to help them figure out why their computer is slower than dirt and show random popups all the time. Face it, if you use Internet Explorer for web browsing, you're going to get infected!
