Nate,
I also booted Norton anti-virus off my machines for being a space hog. Now
I use the McAfee online service which has kept me clean and usually one step
ahead of the various interrnet cooties.
Paul H. Dillon
----- Original Message -----
From: NaTe <vygotsky@home.com>
To: <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 3:45 AM
Subject: Re: viral bruce
> Surprisingly! Usually it is only good at
> stealing 80 percent or more of your system
> resources.
>
> My personal recomendation which is also free
> for American users (beta for others) is
>
> AVG 6.0
> http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_index.html
> Good program and regular updates. Have never
> had a virus. Its pretty cool when you get one
> - screen goes blank and this black screen
> takes control of your conputer and asks how
> you'd like to proceed. Best thing - a must -
> is put outlook and express to sleep . They are
> very, very bad.
>
> ZoneAlarm:http://www.zonelabs.com/
> This is free and works great. There are
> upgrdes you can buy but the free version is no
> less functional, t ois a personal firewall
> that is a must for cable, DSL people and good
> idea for others to.
>
> 11/30/2001 4:36:26 AM, Peter Smagorinsky
> <psmagorinsky@home.com> wrote:
>
> >Norton antivirus screened this for me--I
> strongly recommend a good virus
> >program these days. p
> >At 05:11 PM 11/29/01 -0800, you wrote:
> >
> >>Be careful of the _bruce.rob virus! I just
> got one which I knew enough
> >>to delete ahead of time. It has an "audio/x-
> wav" extension.
> >>mike
> >
> >"O humankind. We have created you male and
> female and have made you as
> >nations and tribes so that you might know one
> another. The noblest of you
> >in the sight of God is the one who is best in
> conduct." Quran 49:13
> >
> >"That which is hateful to you, do not do unto
> your neighbor." Torah
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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