Attachments

[Barry Karas]

23-Jun-06


I do not open e-mail attachments from non-friends - except if I expect the
attachment. A problem arises when attachments from friends. Some of those
friends may INADVERTENTLY be sending malware to me. [I.e. those friends may
themselves be receiving malware-containing e-mail messages, those friends
think some of the malware-containing messages are interesting, and are
forwarding them to me. Of course, those friends are not aware that the
messages themselves contain malware.


Therefore, I do not open any attachments.


I have two constantly updated anti-virus programs and two anti-spyware pgms.
Are these enough to protect my system from malware?


Thank you,


Barry Karas

 

[Ted Zieglar]

No amount of software can protect your system from malware. Your good
judgement in using your computer safely and wisely is the best deterrent
against malware. Software is useful to attack malware that gets past your
guard.

Do not ever have two antivirus programs running in the background at the
same time. This leads to less security, not more.

The situation is not as clear cut with respect to other anti-malware
programs, since there is such a wide variety of malware that no one program
can detect every variant. The rule of thimb is not to have two (or more)
anti-malware programs running in the background at the same time. You can
have many anti-malware programs installed on your computer, but only one
should be running in the background at all times. The others are used for
'on demand' scans.

 

[Barry Karas]

I have AVG Free as well as McAfee Total Protection. Which ONE should I keep
running?

Thank you,

Barry Karas
**************

No amount of software can protect your system from malware. Your good
judgement in using your computer safely and wisely is the best deterrent
against malware. Software is useful to attack malware that gets past your
guard.

Do not ever have two antivirus programs running in the background at the
same time. This leads to less security, not more.

The situation is not as clear cut with respect to other anti-malware
programs, since there is such a wide variety of malware that no one
program
can detect every variant. The rule of thimb is not to have two (or more)
anti-malware programs running in the background at the same time. You can
have many anti-malware programs installed on your computer, but only one
should be running in the background at all times. The others are used for
'on demand' scans.

--
Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

23-Jun-06


I do not open e-mail attachments from non-friends - except if I expect
the
attachment. A problem arises when attachments from friends. Some of those
friends may INADVERTENTLY be sending malware to me. [I.e. those friends may
themselves be receiving malware-containing e-mail messages, those friends
think some of the malware-containing messages are interesting, and are
forwarding them to me. Of course, those friends are not aware that the
messages themselves contain malware.


Therefore, I do not open any attachments.


I have two constantly updated anti-virus programs and two anti-spyware pgms.
Are these enough to protect my system from malware?


Thank you,


Barry Karas

 

[Ted Zieglar]

That's up to you. Which program do you prefer? Which program has been more
highly rated by reviwers? I don't use either of those myself.

--
Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

I have AVG Free as well as McAfee Total Protection. Which ONE should I keep
running?

Thank you,

Barry Karas
**************

No amount of software can protect your system from malware. Your good
judgement in using your computer safely and wisely is the best deterrent
against malware. Software is useful to attack malware that gets past your
guard.

Do not ever have two antivirus programs running in the background at the
same time. This leads to less security, not more.

The situation is not as clear cut with respect to other anti-malware
programs, since there is such a wide variety of malware that no one
program
can detect every variant. The rule of thimb is not to have two (or more)
anti-malware programs running in the background at the same time. You can
have many anti-malware programs installed on your computer, but only one
should be running in the background at all times. The others are used for
'on demand' scans.

--
Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

23-Jun-06


I do not open e-mail attachments from non-friends - except if I expect
the
attachment. A problem arises when attachments from friends. Some of those
friends may INADVERTENTLY be sending malware to me. [I.e. those friends may
themselves be receiving malware-containing e-mail messages, those friends
think some of the malware-containing messages are interesting, and are
forwarding them to me. Of course, those friends are not aware that the
messages themselves contain malware.


Therefore, I do not open any attachments.


I have two constantly updated anti-virus programs and two anti-spyware pgms.
Are these enough to protect my system from malware?


Thank you,


Barry Karas

 

[Barry Karas]

Thanks.

You imply that it takes individual responsibility. That's great.

Barry Karas
***********************************************************

That's up to you. Which program do you prefer? Which program has been more
highly rated by reviwers? I don't use either of those myself.

--
Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

I have AVG Free as well as McAfee Total Protection. Which ONE should I keep
running?

Thank you,

Barry Karas
**************

No amount of software can protect your system from malware. Your good
judgement in using your computer safely and wisely is the best
deterrent
against malware. Software is useful to attack malware that gets past your
guard.

Do not ever have two antivirus programs running in the background at
the
same time. This leads to less security, not more.

The situation is not as clear cut with respect to other anti-malware
programs, since there is such a wide variety of malware that no one
program
can detect every variant. The rule of thimb is not to have two (or
more)
anti-malware programs running in the background at the same time. You can
have many anti-malware programs installed on your computer, but only
one
should be running in the background at all times. The others are used for
'on demand' scans.

--
Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

23-Jun-06


I do not open e-mail attachments from non-friends - except if I expect
the
attachment. A problem arises when attachments from friends. Some of those
friends may INADVERTENTLY be sending malware to me. [I.e. those
friends
may
themselves be receiving malware-containing e-mail messages, those friends
think some of the malware-containing messages are interesting, and are
forwarding them to me. Of course, those friends are not aware that the
messages themselves contain malware.


Therefore, I do not open any attachments.


I have two constantly updated anti-virus programs and two anti-spyware
pgms.
Are these enough to protect my system from malware?


Thank you,


Barry Karas

 

[Ted Zieglar]

Keep on taking individual responsibility and before you know it, you'll be
answering questions here instead of asking

--
Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

Thanks.

You imply that it takes individual responsibility. That's great.

Barry Karas
***********************************************************

That's up to you. Which program do you prefer? Which program has been more
highly rated by reviwers? I don't use either of those myself.

--
Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

I have AVG Free as well as McAfee Total Protection. Which ONE should I keep
running?

Thank you,

Barry Karas
**************
No amount of software can protect your system from malware. Your good
judgement in using your computer safely and wisely is the best
deterrent
against malware. Software is useful to attack malware that gets past your
guard.

Do not ever have two antivirus programs running in the background at
the
same time. This leads to less security, not more.

The situation is not as clear cut with respect to other anti-malware
programs, since there is such a wide variety of malware that no one
program
can detect every variant. The rule of thimb is not to have two (or
more)
anti-malware programs running in the background at the same time. You can
have many anti-malware programs installed on your computer, but only
one
should be running in the background at all times. The others are used for
'on demand' scans.

--
Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

23-Jun-06


I do not open e-mail attachments from non-friends - except if I expect
the
attachment. A problem arises when attachments from friends. Some of those
friends may INADVERTENTLY be sending malware to me. [I.e. those
friends
may
themselves be receiving malware-containing e-mail messages, those friends
think some of the malware-containing messages are interesting, and are
forwarding them to me. Of course, those friends are not aware that the
messages themselves contain malware.


Therefore, I do not open any attachments.


I have two constantly updated anti-virus programs and two anti-spyware
pgms.
Are these enough to protect my system from malware?


Thank you,


Barry Karas