I have another suggestion. Get rid of Windows. That will save you from
99.99% of all viruses out there.
Get a Mac, or Linux, or another UNIX platform, but throw that freaking
Windows out the door.
Windows has most of the desktop market, makes it 99% of the targeted
systems. Just more fun to pick on the monopolist.
Larry
On Monday, January 13, 2003, at 01:42 PM, Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 1/11/03 11:54:36 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> barrier@bconnex.net writes:
>
>
>> I do not understand! My Norton screens everything that is sucked in
>> and if
>> it has a virus it renders it harmless. Am I being naive in thinking
>> that
>> that is sufficient?
>
> - - - - - - - - - - -
>
> No. You are being sensible, but many people won't spend the money on
> anti-virus and then complain when they lose their computer. Norton
> will
> catch and fix 99% of the virussesss sent to you, but there are always
> new
> ones being written. Update Norton daily if you are paranoid about
> this, and
> you increase your odds to about 99.5%.
>
> The only other suggestion I have is to back up all your data files
> regularly
> so you can rebuild your hard drive when you get wiped out. :-) Make
> sure to
> run Norton on your backup files.
>
> Allen Hefner
> Phila. Region SCCA Rally Steward
> '77 MG Midget (#51 FSP)
> '75 MG Midget (The Project)
> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
>
--
Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
macy@bbl.med.upenn.edu
System Administrator/Manager
Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St. - 1015 Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
The bottom line: Sure, there's pain in adopting the Mac. But if I accept
that, I get to use a computer that works, and that pretty much does
what I
expect and want a computer to do.
Stewart Alsop
FORTUNE.com
Monday, June 25, 2001
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