the Sandwich Rule of computer programs

[grinch]

It's important to never run, or even download, a program from an untrusted source—and by "source," I mean the person who wrote it, not the person who gave it to you. There's a nice analogy between running a program and eating a sandwich.

If a stranger walked up to you and handed you a sandwich, would you eat it? Probably not, you do not trust the person giving it to you. How about if your best friend gave you a sandwich? Maybe you would, maybe you wouldn't—it depends on whether they made it themselves or found it lying in the street.

Apply the same critical thought to a program that you would to a sandwich, and you'll usually be safe. Find trusted sources, and make sure you download from them. Use checksums like MD5 or SHA1 to verify. Don't eat any sandwiches off the street

This is something I refer to a lot, it was time to make a linkable post about it
I really had no clue where to put this, feel free to move it to someplace more appropriate

[1337]

Wasnt this posted already? Or maybe I read something like it somewhere else. Good rule!

[grinch]

Yeah I mentioned it in other posts, think I explained it in one, but I refer to it so often, I wanted a place to link to with full explanation

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Great analogy! I believe I've heard this before, and it is more affective than any antivirus.

[StealthHacker]

I cannot say this better than you. +1 for this, hopefully it'll wake people up a little bit...

[Trcx528]

Ohhhhh so that's what the MD5sums are for! And here I thought they were just a clever design by the CIA to steal computing power. 






Just kidding, good analogy that drives home a point.  +1

[grinch]

I cannot say this better than you. +1 for this, hopefully it'll wake people up a little bit...

Yes, don't eat sandwiches off the street people. Download programs directly from trusted sources(authors), and verify it is authentic and not modified by using checksum

And use Kaspersky Internet Security

[1337]

Yes, don't eat sandwiches off the street people. Download programs directly from trusted sources(authors), and verify it is authentic and not modified by using checksum

And use Kaspersky Internet Security

Mm I prefer Malwarebytes and AVG, is there a trail of kasperspy or is it free at all?

[StealthHacker]

Mm I prefer Malwarebytes and AVG, is there a trail of kasperspy or is it free at all?

Kaspersky + Malwarebytes (what I have = Unstoppable.

[grinch]

Ohhhhh so that's what the MD5sums are for! And here I thought they were just a clever design by the CIA to steal computing power. 

Just kidding, good analogy that drives home a point.  +1

LMFAO! The "Hash of Death" attack?

Mm I prefer Malwarebytes and AVG, is there a trail of kasperspy or is it free at all?

I love Malwarebytes Pro too. Kaspersky and MB play well together. I consider it a one-two punch, that I use on computers most prone to infection. Yes you can activate a 30-day trial of Kaspersky Internet Security, purchase a cheap NEW copy off ebay during the 30 days if you like it, and stick the key in at the end of trial period. Or uninstall.

Kaspersky + Malwarebytes (what I have = Unstoppable.

Yep. It's the one-two knockout punch against whatever you get hit with. Buying a one-time lifetime MB Pro license for at most $25 is worth it. It includes Real-time tool that prevents infection in the first place, scheduled and auto-update, scheduled-scan

Edit: Who sticky'd this? Thanks