Re: Antivirus software is the new protection racket

From: kurt wismer (kurtw_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 05/08/05 

Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 11:13:20 -0400

NEWS wrote:
> As you have all seen by these posts it is not foolproof either.
>
> There are ways of running computers with no fear of infection.

snake-oil... there is no panacea, no perfect protection...

> You can even make your own virus run it and test it without ruining your
> computer.
>
> If you want to know more reply to this post asking for more info.
>
> Do you all think people who write these viruses reinstall windows every day
> ?

do you really think that's the only way to deal with a virus infection?

> If you go to a hotel or an internet cafe and run a virus do you think they
> have to mess about fixing their systems constantly?

no, they probably have drive images that they can simply restore from... 

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