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Unknown said:
That I believe is nothing more than fear mongering. Think about this:
Whatever "that" means.
I have never yet had a virus. I do not, however, click on unknown
items. Virus programs as demonstrated on this news group cause many
more problems than
they prevent.
Typical of the few misinformatoinists here. If you've never had a virus,
good for you. But YOUR experience and opinion has nothing to do with that
of other people and you should know that. Many people have never had a
virus. And many more have, and/or have seen the results of malware. There's
a lot more to security than just viruses; there's all kinds of malware out
there.
Could you tell me why I have never had a virus?
There could be a lot of reasons, none of which are worth guessing at. That's
kind of a stupid question to ask anyway since there is absolutely no way to
know what your habits and equipment are.
But, YES, I -could- tell you, under the right circumstances. But for you
I wouldn't, even if I could. Don't you know the answer yourself?
If I tell you click here>
www.virus.here And you do, then by all
means use virus programs.
Ask all the MVP's "When did you get a virus and how did you get it".
You Twayne, please answer that question.
lol, answer what question? That's not a question, it's a statement. Besides
I could not care less who got what when; intelligence and logic are what's
important, not someone else's possibly dishonest responses, as more than one
of the supposed "MVP"s here occsionally like to do.
Thanks for the entertainment and the chance to expose you again.
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Twayne said:
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Unknown said:
Think---Think, very carefully. Why not just backup your system on
an external HD and then don't use
any virus programs?
Not using any AV programs is folly. Especially when you consider
that you could back up many iterations of the virus before the
malware triggers or becomes apparent to the user. Always run an AV
program IMO, learn to surf safely and use throw-away e-mail accounts
if you feel you must contact sources you don't know anything about
or that require an e-mail address. Twayne
+1
======================================================"Bruce Hagen"
I am currently using Trend Micro on my Dell Laptop with Windows
XP, which expires the end of January. Is there a short list of
security software i should consider that might be better than
Trend Micro?
I used to use Avast, and it is still a good program to be sure, but
for the last few months I have been using MSE instead and am happy
with it. Besides being an AV program, Windows Defender is "built
in" to it. I use the Windows Firewall and have a FW protected
router. --
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA
Thanks to all for your suggestions. Is there any reason i can't run
two anti-virus programs concurrently? I would like to download one
of the free programs, but i'm not sure there would be a conflict
with Trend Mocro. Regards, Bob.
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Often you'll find excellent advice on a newsgroup.
Before you use that advice though, consider the
ramifications of it being wrong or even dangerous;
how important IS that to you?
ALWAYS verify and confirm ANY advice from a
newsgroup!
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