[at-l] Virus?

[s.landis at comcast.net (Steve Landis)]

Walter Daniels wrote:

> Also try www.grisoft.com free antivirus - updates on your schedule. (ideally
> you update before reading mail for the day) I find weekly updates
> sufficient. 

Weekly updates are better than daily updates???

> The network worms come out of the blue with little warning. Few
> normal users are effected by the worms - they go after servers.

And who is "not" connected to a server??


> Apply ALL the MS critcal updates (click on Windows Update on the Start
> menu). Those on slow lines are SOL (many are 4-40 megabytes)

I still have trouble trusting these.

> With MS critcal updates, AV and a firewall, Outlook is perfectly safe to
> use. 

OK!?!

> You don't need the anti-data-mining if you don't install software from
> non-major companies

Like Grisoft?


> especial music sharing,  etc.

No way.  Just got Coltrane's A Love Supreme yesterday.

> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.490 / Virus Database: 289 - Release Date: 6/16/2003

I thought you were a Norton user. Anything happen to cause you to change?


Steve