My mom's and my sister's laptops still have Firefox 3.5, Windows xp SP2, Adobe Reader 9, and a McAfee OAS (copyright: 2005-2007, and hasn't been updated for a while).
Oh, and both of their hard drives have over 30% fragmentation, and my mom's laptop's C: partition has only 3 MB free space left (out of 40 GB) but D: partition has 30 GB free out of 40 GB.
My dad, like the rest of my family, does not care, and also uses the same outdated AV on Window 7 (no service pack). He doesn't understand why running an outdated OS and anti-virus software, and a fragmented full hard drive is bad, and has a strong mentality of "If it isn't broken, don't fix it".
I tried explaining to them the dangers of spyware and botnets, and that there's a thing called "drive-by download".
I tried comparing the issue to a car, reasoning that not maintaining a car for several years, including checking tire pressure or changing oil, is bad.
I tried explaining the importance of preventive maintenance.
None of the tactics worked.
On a side note, my sister's laptop consistently stays at above 50% CPU load and there are random yet noticeable internet traffic coming in and out of the computer. Botnet infestation for sure, but I can't do anything about without getting yelled at.
Oh, and both of their hard drives have over 30% fragmentation, and my mom's laptop's C: partition has only 3 MB free space left (out of 40 GB) but D: partition has 30 GB free out of 40 GB.
My dad, like the rest of my family, does not care, and also uses the same outdated AV on Window 7 (no service pack). He doesn't understand why running an outdated OS and anti-virus software, and a fragmented full hard drive is bad, and has a strong mentality of "If it isn't broken, don't fix it".
I tried explaining to them the dangers of spyware and botnets, and that there's a thing called "drive-by download".
I tried comparing the issue to a car, reasoning that not maintaining a car for several years, including checking tire pressure or changing oil, is bad.
I tried explaining the importance of preventive maintenance.
None of the tactics worked.
On a side note, my sister's laptop consistently stays at above 50% CPU load and there are random yet noticeable internet traffic coming in and out of the computer. Botnet infestation for sure, but I can't do anything about without getting yelled at.