New virus - hotmail, aol, yahoo....

[marksi]

The Register today reports that an unpatched Windows PC connected to the internet with no firewall or virus protection "is likely to be infected within 4 minutes".

[Nick Harvey]

You don't mean to tell me you actually use Nort... Symantec software do you?!

No way!

I think the last version of Norton I used was 1998 or something about that vintage, before it got bloated and slowed everything down to a stop.

I wouldn't use McAfee for exactly the same reason.

I'm now an AVG fan and, have to say, quite happy with version 8. Mind you, I'm on a DualCore, whizzo-bongo processor and two gigs of memory, so probably haven't noticed bloatedness spreading to AVG yet.

I DO tend to go to the Symantec virus database to look things up, however. You'll be pleased to hear that that's the extent of my use of them.

[Netizen]

So which is the virus that causes Barcy's keyboard output to scramble itself on a random basis?

[nidave]

Kasperski is my security programe of choice - its not expensive and is not a resource hog like the rest of 'em.
Most people have not heard of it but its worth looking at.

[Alexia]

PC World seems to be flogging it as its AV of choice at the moment on its TV adverts.

[aeonsource]

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/life.asp

There, always check snopes.

[Jovis]

Either you have a very orange face, in which case I recommend sun protection, or you need to change your avatar, as they only allow faces.

[Alexia]

Either you have a very orange face, in which case I recommend sun protection, or you need to change your avatar, as they only allow faces.

His face is looking out one of the train carriages...

[aeonsource]

Aye, that i am that i am, i like the balloon.

Also, where are the rules?

[all new Phil]

It's certainly hovering near something big and red, anyways.

[Nini]

Phnar.