Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>First Neil wrote: > ><If you get > > an attachment that you didn't expect from someone that you don't know, > > delete it. If it's from someone you do know, ask them what it is before >you > > open it. Simple really and cheaper than anti-virus software.> Then Mark Pope wrote: >Fair point Neil, but I would NEVER, EVER skimp on AV software. It's just >too risky IMO. So Norton AV costs up to £50. There are others that are >shareware or even freeware, so there is no real justification to not having >AV software installed or a firewall for that matter. >£50 is a bargain compared to the disruption and heartache that a nasty virus >that trashes your hard disk, records keystrokes, thereby picking up and >transmitting user Ids and passwords. snip.... We pay for home insurance, life insurance, accident insurance, malpractice insurance and most time we hardly get to use them (thank God for that). For the past one month alone, I have been bombarded by emails with all sorts of viruses and on EVERY occasion my Norton AV has defended my PC against them. I cannot forget that time some years back when my PC was hit by a virus which took me many man-hours and $$$ to clean up by a professional. Why stinge on $50 for peace of mind? My NAV updates itself every now and then and I can really feel completely safe and sleep well. Dan K. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html