Hello David R. Austen, On or about Friday, January 03, 2003 at 10:50:35GMT -0500 (which was 10:50 AM in the tropics where I live) David R. Austen asked:
DRA> Obviously I know better than to use Outlook for email, but I DRA> still use Outlook's address book and calendar etc. because DRA> these work so well with my pocket PC. DRA> 1. So, am I still vulnerable in ways that you mention? Yes, as the machines in question were infected PRIOR to the AV signatures being available (approximate 4-6 hours) at the time the infection presented itself. There is no adequate defense against an "early attack" unless the user is well educated AND vigilant. DRA> 2. Does Norton AV not do an adequate job of detecting DRA> Bugbear and Yaha? Once discovered and "fingerprinted," all the AV products do a reasonable job, if you can tolerate their system resource overhead :-( DRA> 3. (I have no plans to use instant messaging. Thanks for DRA> reminding me - WHY not!) You just have to be vigilant about accepting and running anything presented as a file transfer!! I use ONLY Yahoo Messenger, as I have a very good reason to despise AOhelL! That's a whole other novella! Just think "entrapment and malicious prosecution" to the tune of $8,000.00 in legal fees & loss of reputation & a career..... Cutting this short, as I smell an equine carcass coming on! -- Warmest tropical wishes, Spike -------------------------------------------------- Flying in the stratosphere with The Bat! V1.61 on Windows 2000 Vers. 5 0 Build 2195 Service Pack 3 -------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.62 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
