Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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.> 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. Finally, changing OS is a non-starter too - I recently read that there are viruses/trojans being written for Linux - previously thought to be safe from such nasties. That's my £.02p worth. regards Mark Pope Swindon Wilts, UK http://www.monomagic.co.uk http://www.leica-gallery.net/mark-pope - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html