On Saturday, 9 November 2013 17:10:36 UTC, Tim+ wrote:

Are they barkingly stupid or am I just being a bit paranoid?

10 years after Vista and Microsoft are still in business. And still able to live through this sort of thing:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11...widely_abused/

On a recent thread some nitwit was complaining about Windows slowing up his laptop. Rather than believe all the Nigerians in the world with access to the internet were also using his box of tricks, he was content to stick with things he knew and whinge about it.

I don't believe anyone with a computer has enough paranoia.