Re: Do i need a virus scanner?

From: syN-acK (syN_acK_fiN@yahoo.com)
Date: 12/13/01 

From: syN_acK_fiN@yahoo.com (syN-acK)
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 04:39:03 GMT

If you're willing to live with the risks, I'm willing to let you.

...but don't mind me if I keep my anti-virus software up to date. =)

syN-acK

"PeteFeet" <peter.sutcliffe@amsjv.com> wrote:
>Hey all,
>
>After my many posts about firewalls i've decided on a strategy and thought
>i'd let you know, plus ask a question.
>
>ATM i'm using a P2-350 to run blackice, sygate and all my chat paraphenalia
>while it feeds the www thro to my Athlon beast via LAN.
>
>I'm taking delivery tomorrow of two busmastering 100Mbps NICs (didn't know
>you could get busmastering ones... nice) and a shiny Netgear RP114 (the
>equivalent Linksys apparently doesn't do cable AND adsl due to using the
>PPoP protocol).
>
>I'm also gonna build a 486 firewall anyway, just for fun, and give it away
>when i'm finished on rechomeit.
>
>So, my question is do i need a virus scanner, just in case? This would mean
>putting it on all machines once i get the router and this makes me cringe. I
>should be safe, eh?
>
>I've never had one before and never had a www born virus so i reckon it'll
>be ok, but some reassurance would be nice.

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