On 10/31/2010 09:34 PM, [email protected] wrote:
Richmond wrote:
The first thing I do when I install Mac OS X on a machine is enable the
ROOT account; that is dead easy;
especially as the Mac OS HELP system tells you how to do it. Set up the
FIREWALL, SHARING and so on.
Windows, on the other hand, starts telling you to fork out extra moolah
for anti-virus stuff . . .
Incorrect, to a degree. It is in many cases the virus makers themselves
who infect Windows, and then use FAKE anti-virus messages that offer to
cleanse your machine "for a fee". The average non-tech-savy user will pay
the ransom. However, the free-edition of AVG has protected my computers
for years. However, recently a Trojan slipped through, and I switched to
"Microsoft Security Essentials" (also free), on the recommendations of
several trusted colleagues. It isn't Windows that is bad, it is
SkyNet. ;-) Sorry, I'm watching the Sarah Conner Chronicals.
~Roger
Well; in this case, at least, I am perfectly happy to be wrong, and am
extremely happy to hear that you can successfully protect a Windows machine
with a minimum of outlay.
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