Anti virus software?

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Date: 03/20/05 

Date: 19 Mar 2005 20:56:45 -0800

I keep hearing on the radio and other places that without
anti-virus software (PC-cillin, Norton, or some other)
a PC computer connected to the internet will get a virus
within a couple minutes.

I've been using the internet for several years now with no
virus protection and haven't detected any viruses on my Windows
95 system.

Is it possible the new viruses today will not run on an
old Win 95 setup and I don't have to worry about it, or
should I install a firewall and anti-virus software for
added protection.

How would I know if a virus is on my system? Everything
seems to work ok.

-Bill

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