Re: There Is A Better Way
From: sgopus (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/03/04
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Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 12:06:49 -0700
Having a windows based pc is not a sure way to get a virus
I've had windows based pc's for years, and so far,
encountered ONE virus, and it was a harmless word macro,
easily gotten rid of, having a MAC is not a shield, they
still get virus, it more a matter of safe browsing habits
and keeping your pc upto date, and going the extra mile to
keep yourself learned on the various ways AH can write
naughty script, to infect your pc.
it used to be so neat, to on the IN and see all those
flashy sites using macromedia flash, VBSCRIPT, and ect
now they are all useless, as VBscript is disabled
flash is fast becoming that way...So sad..
>-----Original Message-----
>A troll, maybe not.
>Misinformed...definitely.
>If you go around clicking like that, you will get
something.
>It is a myth that certain brands are immune.
>Fewer threats maybe, far from immune.
>But you just keep up with the unprotected computer but do
not be
>surprised when the inevitable happens.
>
>As for the rest, my computers have very few issues and low
>maintenance.
>If your Windows boxes are constantly getting viruses etc,
you are
>missing one or more of the 4 necessary items on this link:
>http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/security.htm
>And if you have them, one ort more is out of date.
>Between those 4 items and a little common sense a clean
computer is
>relatively easy.
>
>Also see:
>http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm
>
>--
>Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>
>
>"Richard" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:731b01c4304e$e2c91db0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>Just me being here posting this makes me a troll I guess.
I've come
>here and
>other places looking for help with a virus, one of many
that I've had
>to deal
>with the past couple of years. You know, the ones that
get through
>your
>often-updated virus scanner and it can't get rid of. Like
most of them
>I find I
>have to spend a *lot* of my time researching on the web
exactly what
>hoops
>I have to jump through to get rid of the damn thing once
and for all.
>
>I own 3 computers. Two of them run XP, and one of those 2
is used by
>my
>girlfriend and her daughter. The 2nd XP machine stays off
the web and
>is
>used by me for running just *one* application
(Codewarrior, a
>microcontroller software development app). This 2nd
computer
>basically does what it's supposed to do with no serious
problems, and
>other
>than the app crashing once in a while and being rather
>counter-intuitive I
>have no big issues with it. The one my girlfriend uses is
another
>story. I
>spend way too much time keeping it afloat. In spite of
McAfee (and Ive
>used
>others) standing guard it still gets viruses constantly.
It is a
>little over a year
>old and I *know* that it runs considerably slower than it
did when
>new. And
>I suppose I am to get some comfort in knowing that I am
not alone.
>Everyone I know with a Wintel box has the same problems.
And you
>probably wouldn't be here reading this if you were not
part of the
>same
>crowd.
>
>There is a better way.
>
>My 3rd computer is my workhorse. I use it in my work all
day every
>day, and
>leave it on 24/7. I have 201 applications installed on
it, and I
>probably
>exercise 100 of them every month. I have a permanent
connection to the
>web and use the web maybe half my time (and no firewall).
I have no
>fear in
>clicking any link I see, opening any attachment in email,
or
>downloading and
>trying out new software I find on the web. In the 12
months I have
>owned
>this computer I have not once acquired a virus. And not
once has the
>system
>software crashed (yes, some apps do crash but they never
take the
>system
>down with them). How do I do this you may ask? Well, as
some may have
>guessed by now, I do it by using a Mac. Dismiss me as
being a
>Mac-Addict if
>you like, but if you knew what I know, you would want to
tell the
>world
>yourself. If you guys are really tired of this virus crap
and want to
>see what
>it's like to actually *enjoy* using your computer, you
owe it to
>yourself to
>find out more about what I'm saying. There really is a
better way.
>
>
>.
>
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