David Brown wrote: > > Why would you be using an on-access antivirus program at all? They are > a huge waste of money and resources, and totally unnecessary if you > follow a few basic security rules (make sure nothing nasty can get into > your computer by scanning your email, using a clamav for on-demand > scanning of downloads, attachments, usb sticks, etc., avoiding IE and OE > like the plague, and using a proper hardware firewall instead of some > silly windows software firewall). > Good advice, but sometimes had to follow. Sometimes you run into sites you have to access with IE. (Once that you have no choice about accessing.) I use a good hardware firewall at home, but it is a bit hard to manage that when traveling. On the other hand, I run Linux 90% of the time. Between having a user for accessing the Internet when traveling, and using a virtual machine for most of the Windows access, it is fairly safe. It will be better when I get my XP install converted to a virtual machine. (I need to put more memory into the laptop...)
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