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On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 09:46:38 -0400, Joan Hansen <user@my.net> wrote:
>Mark, I tried to answer Jad's question regarding not being able to get
>on line because of a virus. Yes, there are some very good online
>antivirus scanners, but you may need to use a dos scanner if you can't
>get on the internet.
>
Yes, you may need to. As soon as you get online, you may want to use
the online one too.
>With Netscape I don't need to setup a filter, the browser has a little
>button to click when you want the email to become junk mail (spam) click
>it and off it goes into the trash folder.
OK. The filter makes it automatic. People have different preferences
about what they want to use. Actually, you'd need both. A filter that
won't delete anything important, will let some spam through.
> Out of sometimes 60 emails 30
>or 40 of them go right into the delete folder.
>
>Mark Lloyd wrote:
>> On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 14:50:37 -0400, Joan Hansen <user@my.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I always make a boot disk even with XP. You can download a free dos
>>>virus program, "F-Prot Antivirus" at
>>>http://www.vht-dk.dk/vhtdk/pc/download.htm
>>>Prepare the floppy disks as instructed. Try to keep it current.
>>
>>
>> That has some of the same advantages as the online scanner I posted
>> about. How about using BOTH (your floppy and the online scanner) for
>> extra security?
>>
>>
>>> I had
>>>to use this for my nephews computer. I haven't got a virus in many many
>>>years. Being careful about web sites and not opening emails you are not
>>>familiar with.
>>>
>>
>>
>> That's why I say don't use Outlook Express. By default, it opens them
>> for you. Although text is harmless, HTML is a common carrier of
>> viruses, etc. (as another poster said) you CAN turn HTML off, but are
>> you sure it's REALLY, COMPLETELY off and will stay off? It'd be safer
>> to use a program that doesn't support HTML.
>>
>> Being careful does make a lot of difference. The only infection I've
>> had in several years was spyware from a mistakenly opened HTML
>> attachment. I have had a few viruses detected, but they were always
>> contained in unopened attachments. Even that infection did little
>> harm, since I had a good firewall and understood a few things. The
>> firewall put up a dialog box with something like this "Program 'adbot'
>> it attempting to open a TCP connection to
http://www.adscamserv.com on
>> port 25 (SMTP). Do you want to allow this?". Port 25 is used for
>> sending email, and ONLY your email program (or virus scanner if it
>> checks email) should use this port. My email program is definately NOT
>> called "adbot", so the obvious response here is NO.
>>
>>
>>>My ISP (Cox Cable) and I know that AT&T check emails for virus before
>>>they put them through.
>>
>>
>> I have Cox too (cox.net rather than cox-internet.com). It also detects
>> some spam and puts "-- spam --" on the subject line so it's easy to
>> set up a filter. I checked it for several months and found no "false
>> negatives".
>>
>>
>>>I use Netscape Browser.
>>
>>
>> That used to be good, but people have been saying it's getting bloated
>> and contains adware. How about Firefox?
>>
>>
>>> I also have Norton's
>>>2003 virus program which also checks my emails and since I'm networked I
>>>use Norton's 2003 Personal Firewall.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Another thing (Norton) that used to be good. Like Compaq.
>>
>>
>>>Joan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>JAD wrote:
>>>
>>>>out of curiosity, what do you do when the virus prevents you from accessing
>>>>the net?(kills Winsock)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Mark Lloyd" <mlloyd@roachmail.comant> wrote in message
>>>>news
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 20:49:57 -0300, "Marilyn E. Burford"
>>>>><burford@chebucto.ns.ca> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Well it's finally happened. I can't renew my subscription for virus
>>>>>>definitions for my NAV 2000 as it isn't supported anymore.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>My computer is a Dim 4100, P3 866, 512mg of SDRAM, running Win ME. Has
>>>>>>anyone tried upgrading to NAV 2005 with a similar setup. I am concerned
>>>>>>that with my older machine it will, (to use a phrase I've seen in posts
>>>>>>about Norton) make my machine 'run like a pig' (and so far, it's always
>>>>>>zipped along pretty good).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I also have been reading in archived posts at Google that NAV 2005
>>>>
>>>>doesn't
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>'make friends' very easily with Win ME...often hard to get to install
>>>>>>properly, makes your system act strange afterward, etc. If I DON'T get
>>>>>>2005, what are opinions re some of the other virus protection, including
>>>>>>the free ones like AVG and Avast? AND...will it be easy to get NAV 2000
>>>>
>>>>to
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>uninstall if I DO switch to another virus program???
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I really don't know what I should do at this point and welcome any
>>>>>>opinions, especially from those who have a similar setup in their
>>>>>>computer, run Win ME and have tried to upgrade. Thanks much.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Marilyn B.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>I recommend an online virus scanner, rather than a resident one. I've
>>>>>posted a URL many times recently, and don't have time to repeat that
>>>>>now.
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>Mark Lloyd
>>>>>http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com
>>>>>
>>>>>"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to
>>>>>have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb
>>>>>contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to
have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb
contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin
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