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Robert Baer
- Jan 1, 1970
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** W A R N I N G **
That URL has a nasty virus!
That URL has a nasty virus!
Robert Baer said:** W A R N I N G **
That URL has a nasty virus!
Frank Bemelman said:What kind? I clicked it yesterday and saw an unshaven Santa with a
gun.
Other than that, I have not noticed anything strange yet.
Anders F said:I guess a shaven Santa would be more scary for most ;-)
You just wait *muhahaha*. ;oP
In any case all those virus warnings create more noise than they help!
People should just keep their anti-virus and windows updated - and don't do
obvious stupid stuff ;-)
Clicking a valid url is not that bad, is it? I have no virus checker, never
had. I install the MS patches when I am advised to do so, and that's it.
I *think* XP SP1 actually helped me. I read that it at least killsIf you install MS patches that's a virus in itself that I would never want
on my computer. EVERY time I "download" MS stuff that is "recommended" my
computer screws up worse than it did prior to the download. I guess we
should have all taken the hint when Bill's entire system crashed in front of
the media when he was releasing Win2000 (or maybe it was 98??) Anyhow you
get the idea.
Clicking a valid url is not that bad, is it? I have no virus checker, never
had. I install the MS patches when I am advised to do so, and that's it.
Barry said:If you install MS patches that's a virus in itself that I would never want
on my computer. EVERY time I "download" MS stuff that is "recommended" my
computer screws up worse than it did prior to the download. I guess we
should have all taken the hint when Bill's entire system crashed in front of
the media when he was releasing Win2000 (or maybe it was 98??) Anyhow you
get the idea.
NSM said:| Clicking a valid url is not that bad, is it? I have no virus checker,
never
| had. I install the MS patches when I am advised to do so, and that's it.
Yikes! Install AVG Personal - it's free. I'd no more go on the 'net naked
than go shopping downtown naked.
N
NSM said:|
| | >
| > | >
| > | Clicking a valid url is not that bad, is it? I have no virus checker,
| > never
| > | had. I install the MS patches when I am advised to do so, and that's
it.
| >
| > Yikes! Install AVG Personal - it's free. I'd no more go on the 'net
naked
| > than go shopping downtown naked.
| >
| > N
| >
|
| My Linux computer does not have any ad/spy-aware and anti virus software
| installed, yet I don't see any harm to my Linux computer after visiting
the
| website. So, what's the deal?
No big deal - until you find your entire hard drive erased or hopelessly
corrupted. It's a low risk with Linux, but still exists. Why take the
chance?
Mazi said:I wished that can be done when logon as a regular user. Every now and then,
I need to install/delete some files as a regular user and always got the
error messages saying no enought priviledge. Will any virus have such a
priviledge? If so, my Linux computer is now full of virus mainly because I
intentionally use it to read all my e-mails that contain virus. Alas, it is
still running in the office 24/7 since 10/5/3. Does anyone out here know how
much of the CPU resources are wasted to run anti-virus/trojan and
ad/spy-aware software on-demand on any MS OS based system? Wouldn't it be
nice if those wasted CPU resources can be used to perform some other tasks?
Mazi said:My Linux computer does not have any ad/spy-aware and anti
virus software installed, yet I don't see any harm to my
Linux computer after visiting the website. So, what's the
deal?
Guy Macon said:The Commodore 128 that I use to access the web (yes, I have
Slakware Linux and Windows 2000 boxes, but the C128 is more
fun and boots in seconds) also does not have any adware/spyware
or antivirus software installed. In fact, I see one common
factor to all of these viruses: Microsoft operating systems...
Don Lancaster said:SNIP
I believe most email MS patches are in themselves viri.
Guy Macon said:The Commodore 128 that I use to access the web (yes, I have
Slakware Linux and Windows 2000 boxes, but the C128 is more
fun and boots in seconds) also does not have any adware/spyware
or antivirus software installed. In fact, I see one common
factor to all of these viruses: Microsoft operating systems...
Jamie said:i have a 128D, whats it worth to you?