Anti Virus

[Rcmaster199 at aol.com]

Great, that's what we need: another way for software companies to convince  
us we need their latest and greatest software to kill the latest and greatest  
virus. Until next week that is, when the cycle repeats. This will never end  
until all the virus creating nerds are hired. Not really sure if it will end  
even then.
 
Why would the would be perpetuator of viruses and trojan horses and worms  
etc.,  waste valuable time crashing the 1% of PCs with Mac  OS when there are 
99% of PC's out here with Windows based  OS??
 
MattK
 
In a message dated 11/9/2004 7:20:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
4larryc at bscn.com writes:

I use  Netscape 7.1 here for e-mail.  You can read the test of a message  
without opening any attached files.  I don't use Outlook Express or  the 
Windows address book either.  Between that, a virus program, and  a 
firewall, I have had few problems.

A new version of a worm virus  is appearing now, that doesn't appear to 
require to open a file.  If  I understand it right, you get an e-mail 
purporting to be from pay-pal or  some other legitimate sounding site, 
with a link to a website.  I'm  assuming it's an Internet Explorer thing, 
but the gift package is  delivered to you from the website.

Larry Caldwell
Brookland,  Arkansas

Ken Blackwell wrote:
> Ron,
> 
> You have  taken one major step in preventing virus problems by having a 
>  McIntosh. I read an article the other day stating that there were 
>  something like 60 Mac virus' vs 6000 PC virus'.....I'm not sure about 
>  the numbers....but close.
> 
> Ken B
> 
> PC owner who  constantly works at keeping the things going.)
> 
> ----- Original  Message ----- From: "Ron Van Putte" <vanputte at cox.net>
> To:  <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 4:35  PM
> Subject: Re: Anti Virus
> 
> 
>>
>>  >>
>> I think we should impose the death penalty on the  perpetrators, if 
>> they get caught, and that should slow down those  who might think about 
>> doing it in the future.   <BG>
>>
>> Ron Van Putte  (Macintosh  owner)


 
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