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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 09:33:44 -0500, " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message . .. On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:22:50 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote: " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message news:Kr2dnUawZPcbiH3enZ2dnUVZ_vmdnZ2d@comcast. com... "Don White" wrote in message ... JimH wrote: ========================== The clock is ticking on a dangerous computer virus programmed to delete millions of Word files stored on PCs when it reaches the end of its countdown on Friday. Experts have warned that the Blackworm virus, which has also been named Blackmal, Nyxem, MyWife and Tearec, could destroy vast amounts of information when it is triggered, and could send unprotected businesses into chaos. The malicious software strikes against machines powered by Microsoft's near-ubiquitous Windows software. According to SANS, the US-based internet security organisation, by January 26 around 300,000 computer systems, made up of potentially millions of individual PCs, had already been infected by the virus. The organisation said: "This worm is different and more serious than other worms for a number of reasons. In particular, it will overwrite a user's files on February 3." The list of file-types that the virus will hit and delete includes the most commonly-used formats, including Word, Powerpoint and Excel documents. =================================== More at http://tinyurl.com/at299 Looks like the anti-virus people need more cash. I use Avast. It is free and updates the virus definitions daily automatically. AVG is also a very good antivirus program........also free. No need to purchase an antivirus program these days. What is your backup strategy? more free software? How is the antivirus program you paid for better than a free copy of Avast or AVG Tom? What program is it that you purchased and like so much? i didnt say anything about being better. im very glad that you are confident enough in free antivirus software to use it. more people should use free software - i mean its free - dont have to contribute a dime right? frees for me kind of thing? good for you - more people should do like you do. Yes they should. Just because it is free does not mean it is crap, and certainly not in the case of the 2 *free* AV programs I mentioned. Go ahead and throw your money away if it makes you feel better. I am glad more people do not do like you do. |
OT A computer virus heads up
JimH wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 09:33:44 -0500, " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message . .. On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:22:50 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote: " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message news:Kr2dnUawZPcbiH3enZ2dnUVZ_vmdnZ2d@comcast. com... "Don White" wrote in message ... JimH wrote: ========================== The clock is ticking on a dangerous computer virus programmed to delete millions of Word files stored on PCs when it reaches the end of its countdown on Friday. Experts have warned that the Blackworm virus, which has also been named Blackmal, Nyxem, MyWife and Tearec, could destroy vast amounts of information when it is triggered, and could send unprotected businesses into chaos. The malicious software strikes against machines powered by Microsoft's near-ubiquitous Windows software. According to SANS, the US-based internet security organisation, by January 26 around 300,000 computer systems, made up of potentially millions of individual PCs, had already been infected by the virus. The organisation said: "This worm is different and more serious than other worms for a number of reasons. In particular, it will overwrite a user's files on February 3." The list of file-types that the virus will hit and delete includes the most commonly-used formats, including Word, Powerpoint and Excel documents. =================================== More at http://tinyurl.com/at299 Looks like the anti-virus people need more cash. I use Avast. It is free and updates the virus definitions daily automatically. AVG is also a very good antivirus program........also free. No need to purchase an antivirus program these days. What is your backup strategy? more free software? How is the antivirus program you paid for better than a free copy of Avast or AVG Tom? What program is it that you purchased and like so much? i didnt say anything about being better. im very glad that you are confident enough in free antivirus software to use it. more people should use free software - i mean its free - dont have to contribute a dime right? frees for me kind of thing? good for you - more people should do like you do. Yes they should. Just because it is free does not mean it is crap, and certainly not in the case of the 2 *free* AV programs I mentioned. Go ahead and throw your money away if it makes you feel better. I am glad more people do not do like you do. AVG is considered one of the best out there. |
OT A computer virus heads up
Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 10:44:26 -0500, " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 09:33:44 -0500, " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:22:50 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote: " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message . .. "Don White" wrote in message ... JimH wrote: ========================== The clock is ticking on a dangerous computer virus programmed to delete millions of Word files stored on PCs when it reaches the end of its countdown on Friday. Experts have warned that the Blackworm virus, which has also been named Blackmal, Nyxem, MyWife and Tearec, could destroy vast amounts of information when it is triggered, and could send unprotected businesses into chaos. The malicious software strikes against machines powered by Microsoft's near-ubiquitous Windows software. According to SANS, the US-based internet security organisation, by January 26 around 300,000 computer systems, made up of potentially millions of individual PCs, had already been infected by the virus. The organisation said: "This worm is different and more serious than other worms for a number of reasons. In particular, it will overwrite a user's files on February 3." The list of file-types that the virus will hit and delete includes the most commonly-used formats, including Word, Powerpoint and Excel documents. =================================== More at http://tinyurl.com/at299 Looks like the anti-virus people need more cash. I use Avast. It is free and updates the virus definitions daily automatically. AVG is also a very good antivirus program........also free. No need to purchase an antivirus program these days. What is your backup strategy? more free software? How is the antivirus program you paid for better than a free copy of Avast or AVG Tom? What program is it that you purchased and like so much? i didnt say anything about being better. im very glad that you are confident enough in free antivirus software to use it. more people should use free software - i mean its free - dont have to contribute a dime right? frees for me kind of thing? good for you - more people should do like you do. Yes they should. Just because it is free does not mean it is crap, and certainly not in the case of the 2 *free* AV programs I mentioned. Go ahead and throw your money away if it makes you feel better. I am glad more people do not do like you do. i dont consider it throwing it away at all. im perfectly comfortable using symantec and i have for years - why change? you are perfectly comfortable using a freebie - why change. no worries. if somebody offers something for free, and it works, thats a good thing. its just not something i trust. i believe in the TANSTAAFL model - you dont. no worries - to each their own. "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch" -- Reggie ************************************************** ************* That's my story and I am sticking to it. ************************************************** ************* |
OT A computer virus heads up
"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message ... "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch" -- Reggie Because I am currently bored, I tried that Microsoft SafetyLine link that someone (JimH?) provided (thanks). I did the full scan doober (took a while) and it reported my computer was fine, no viruses, no screwed up files, no de-frag required. Everything is just hunky-dorey. What's interesting to me is I have never, in all the years I've had a computer and been on-line used any kind of anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-anything software. The only thing protecting this computer from the cold, hard world is whatever firewall Microsoft uses in XP and whatever my ISP firewall is. I tell people this and they are horrified - and they advise me I am going to get hacked, mutilated, screwed and all kinds of horrible things. To date (knocking on wood) nothing has ever happened. In fact, the only problem I encountered with this computer was after Microsoft did one of those automatic updates, which I didn't know it was going to do until I shut the computer off one day and it told me to wait while some updates where installed. The next day I could not connect to our house Wireless router. I did a "recover" back to a date just prior to the update installation and everything has been fine ever since. After that experience, I shut off the automatic update option as well. My wife, the worry wart, has all kinds of anti-bad stuff installed on her computer and she is constantly having crashes and problems. Norton seems to be the biggest culprit. The way I figure it, I just can't allow myself to worry and get paranoid about a stupid computer. If I get a virus and it breaks - I'll take it to a computer repair place and let them clean it up. If, in the unlikely event the computer is totally trashed - I'll decide if I really want a new one. I am very careful not to store anything of any importance on the computer. So, has all this hacking and virus stuff been over emphasized to sell protection software, or have I just been lucky for the last 15 years? RCE |
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RCE wrote:
"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message ... "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch" -- Reggie Because I am currently bored, I tried that Microsoft SafetyLine link that someone (JimH?) provided (thanks). I did the full scan doober (took a while) and it reported my computer was fine, no viruses, no screwed up files, no de-frag required. Everything is just hunky-dorey. What's interesting to me is I have never, in all the years I've had a computer and been on-line used any kind of anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-anything software. The only thing protecting this computer from the cold, hard world is whatever firewall Microsoft uses in XP and whatever my ISP firewall is. I tell people this and they are horrified - and they advise me I am going to get hacked, mutilated, screwed and all kinds of horrible things. To date (knocking on wood) nothing has ever happened. In fact, the only problem I encountered with this computer was after Microsoft did one of those automatic updates, which I didn't know it was going to do until I shut the computer off one day and it told me to wait while some updates where installed. The next day I could not connect to our house Wireless router. I did a "recover" back to a date just prior to the update installation and everything has been fine ever since. After that experience, I shut off the automatic update option as well. My wife, the worry wart, has all kinds of anti-bad stuff installed on her computer and she is constantly having crashes and problems. Norton seems to be the biggest culprit. The way I figure it, I just can't allow myself to worry and get paranoid about a stupid computer. If I get a virus and it breaks - I'll take it to a computer repair place and let them clean it up. If, in the unlikely event the computer is totally trashed - I'll decide if I really want a new one. I am very careful not to store anything of any importance on the computer. So, has all this hacking and virus stuff been over emphasized to sell protection software, or have I just been lucky for the last 15 years? RCE It is a racket... *but* I ran a year or two without protection and got infected by a friend. Cost me about $ 125.00 to have it cleaned and Norton installed. |
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"Don White" wrote in message ... RCE wrote: "Reggie Smithers" wrote in message ... "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch" -- Reggie Because I am currently bored, I tried that Microsoft SafetyLine link that someone (JimH?) provided (thanks). I did the full scan doober (took a while) and it reported my computer was fine, no viruses, no screwed up files, no de-frag required. Everything is just hunky-dorey. What's interesting to me is I have never, in all the years I've had a computer and been on-line used any kind of anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-anything software. The only thing protecting this computer from the cold, hard world is whatever firewall Microsoft uses in XP and whatever my ISP firewall is. I tell people this and they are horrified - and they advise me I am going to get hacked, mutilated, screwed and all kinds of horrible things. To date (knocking on wood) nothing has ever happened. In fact, the only problem I encountered with this computer was after Microsoft did one of those automatic updates, which I didn't know it was going to do until I shut the computer off one day and it told me to wait while some updates where installed. The next day I could not connect to our house Wireless router. I did a "recover" back to a date just prior to the update installation and everything has been fine ever since. After that experience, I shut off the automatic update option as well. My wife, the worry wart, has all kinds of anti-bad stuff installed on her computer and she is constantly having crashes and problems. Norton seems to be the biggest culprit. The way I figure it, I just can't allow myself to worry and get paranoid about a stupid computer. If I get a virus and it breaks - I'll take it to a computer repair place and let them clean it up. If, in the unlikely event the computer is totally trashed - I'll decide if I really want a new one. I am very careful not to store anything of any importance on the computer. So, has all this hacking and virus stuff been over emphasized to sell protection software, or have I just been lucky for the last 15 years? RCE It is a racket... *but* I ran a year or two without protection and got infected by a friend. Cost me about $ 125.00 to have it cleaned and Norton installed. Of the $125 bucks, how much of it was for Norton? This is timely. Since I posted the above, Mrs.E, who just returned from a week trip, called me complaining that she could not get on-line. I checked the wireless setup - fine. My computer using the same router is working fine. So --- I clicked on the Norton thing ... WOOAAAHHH! Big red alerts, updates required, impeding critical mass - everything but the sky is falling. I disabled Norton. Clicked to connect on-line. Bang. There's her homepage. Everything is fine. Told her to leave Norton sleeping. RCE |
OT A computer virus heads up
"RCE" wrote in message ... "Don White" wrote in message ... RCE wrote: "Reggie Smithers" wrote in message ... "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch" -- Reggie Because I am currently bored, I tried that Microsoft SafetyLine link that someone (JimH?) provided (thanks). I did the full scan doober (took a while) and it reported my computer was fine, no viruses, no screwed up files, no de-frag required. Everything is just hunky-dorey. What's interesting to me is I have never, in all the years I've had a computer and been on-line used any kind of anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-anything software. The only thing protecting this computer from the cold, hard world is whatever firewall Microsoft uses in XP and whatever my ISP firewall is. I tell people this and they are horrified - and they advise me I am going to get hacked, mutilated, screwed and all kinds of horrible things. To date (knocking on wood) nothing has ever happened. In fact, the only problem I encountered with this computer was after Microsoft did one of those automatic updates, which I didn't know it was going to do until I shut the computer off one day and it told me to wait while some updates where installed. The next day I could not connect to our house Wireless router. I did a "recover" back to a date just prior to the update installation and everything has been fine ever since. After that experience, I shut off the automatic update option as well. My wife, the worry wart, has all kinds of anti-bad stuff installed on her computer and she is constantly having crashes and problems. Norton seems to be the biggest culprit. The way I figure it, I just can't allow myself to worry and get paranoid about a stupid computer. If I get a virus and it breaks - I'll take it to a computer repair place and let them clean it up. If, in the unlikely event the computer is totally trashed - I'll decide if I really want a new one. I am very careful not to store anything of any importance on the computer. So, has all this hacking and virus stuff been over emphasized to sell protection software, or have I just been lucky for the last 15 years? RCE It is a racket... *but* I ran a year or two without protection and got infected by a friend. Cost me about $ 125.00 to have it cleaned and Norton installed. Of the $125 bucks, how much of it was for Norton? This is timely. Since I posted the above, Mrs.E, who just returned from a week trip, called me complaining that she could not get on-line. I checked the wireless setup - fine. My computer using the same router is working fine. So --- I clicked on the Norton thing ... WOOAAAHHH! Big red alerts, updates required, impeding critical mass - everything but the sky is falling. I disabled Norton. Clicked to connect on-line. Bang. There's her homepage. Everything is fine. Told her to leave Norton sleeping. RCE You *will* get burned at some point. It's a question of when, not if. |
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On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 13:00:32 -0500, "RCE" wrote:
So, has all this hacking and virus stuff been over emphasized to sell protection software, or have I just been lucky for the last 15 years? You've been lucky. My home computer has the standard array of protection: anti-virus, hardware firewall, software firewall, and anti-spyware. It's up 24x7 and constantly connected with never a problem. Many attempts are logged however. I have a small laptop which normally gets used on the boat and consequently has little or no protection. Two years ago I took it on a trip to upstate NY, dialed into a small town internet service used by friends, and 15 minutes later had a worm or virus which took down the whole computer. I had to totally rebuild the software from the ground up. |
OT A computer virus heads up
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... You *will* get burned at some point. It's a question of when, not if. Well sure, now that I've announced to the world that I am unarmed. Oh, well. Computer prices are coming down. CE |
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