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As an experiment some time a go (a year or so), a web master placed a (benign) link button on his website that stated "click this button to download and install a virus on your computer" or such
he found that in a very short time he had over 400 visitors who clicked on that button
How can any Tech prevent users like this from becoming infected - they cannot!!!
Ok I will admit that some of the scare monger tactics of the legitimate AV industry and major retail chains, to sell their products, does not help to combat this problem
It produces a state of paranoia about the malware situation rather that the informed caution that is actually needed. Users have a state of mind where they are terrified of being infected and so when their fears are proved by the drive by malware they panic and click the button, without thinking