Hello Victor, Sunday, December 29, 2002, 5:18:41 AM, you wrote:
VBG> In actuality I have 2 AVs. pccillin & Norton fully updated. VBG> I manually choose to disable their running active on VBG> purpose. I like my system to run quicker & faster & do not VBG> appreciate the lag these types of programs create. Er, don't :) That is, don't have 2 AVs as they will tend to crash your system if you run them both at the same time, and don't turn the AV you do have off. On any modern computer the the lag will be so small you won't notice it in terms of machine use. I use Norton and I don't even notice it's there on an Athlon Thunderbird 800 machine with 1.3 Gb of RAM. A>> Seriously, you absolutely should have a scanner. You could be one of MA>> the people passing on viruses to people. VBG> Even if I had executed the virus and it be one of the worst VBG> viruses in existence it really wouldn't have affected me in VBG> the least. How do you know? And how do you know it won't affect someone else? VBG> I've built my systems to be +virus proof and I can literally VBG> catch over 400 different viruses in one shot and it wouldn't VBG> make a difference to my information or OS & boot stability. Victor, you really need to read the literature. There is no such thing as 100% virus/worm/Trojan proof. There is only a very high degree of protection. That's because each new incursion will result in a virus/worm/Trojan which you don't know about and which executes code you may not be protected against. VBG> To be honest I don't even need my currently updated AVs. Yes, you do. :) MA>> Not having a scanner not only means you can get infected, it also MA>> means you can pass it on to other people. VBG> You're right! & you got me there. I know not every one has VBG> systems & plans in place like I do to fend off viruses, VBG> Trojans & worms. You may fend off most, but basically, even you if a triple-cycled sheep dip machine, you can till miss something. VBG> I have plans on writing a report on how to operate & VBG> maintain a safe and healthy OS after I finish my spam report VBG> and to be honest you've made a point I really didn't stop to VBG> think about. I should check out what's already on the Net before leaping into writing something. I'm not saying you don't know enough or can't help people to learn some tricks, but your attitude to new threats and to passing on nasties seems a little naive. And that's not meant in any way offensively. VBG> One thing then I would need help with if someone would be VBG> so kind. One, I understand The Bat! supports the AVG plugin, VBG> but do I need AVG running all the time or can AVG simply VBG> launch unnoticeably when I hit send to send mail out & then VBG> just stop? You'd be much better off with the excellent Norton engine that you already have, running all the time. -- Best regards, Mike mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.62 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
