If you completely uninstall then reinstall it after 12 months, you get another year's worth of free updates . . .Martin wrote:Comes completely free as part of the software package for the first
year, thereafter it works out at £13.81 (based on 2003 edition)
Dangerous new virus - VBS.Pub
lol good point.DJGM wrote:If you completely uninstall then reinstall it after 12 months, you get another year's worth of free updates . . .Martin wrote:Comes completely free as part of the software package for the first
year, thereafter it works out at £13.81 (based on 2003 edition)
It's kept me going the past 2 years anyway.
If you want to use Norton, then use 2001. Anything above that shows signs of serious bloat which increases by the year!Norton a go before what you say comes across as arrogance. Frankly I would rather be unsophisticatedly common and use antivirus than waste that hour of my time fixing the computer.
Do you ever download computer programs from the Internet? If you do, how do you know that they do not contain viruses?cdd wrote:If you don't do anything which goes against the grain of "common sense" you won't get a virus. I say this from experience: I have not got one virus despite the fact I've never had any virus software installed.
Excuse, you're calling my remarks flippant? If anyone needs to justify anything, it would be you justifying your counter argument to my comments, thank you very much.cdd wrote:If you wish to provide evidence to contradict my argument go ahead, but flippant remarks like that mean nothing.rts wrote:Sorry, Chris. You couldn't get off your high horse could you? Having trouble hearing you all the way up there.
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God cdd, anyone would've thought you were a 45 year old man.
You can't just say "I'm too smart to get a virus" because it'll be something we all come across. I've only ever had one virus, and that was from downloading what I thought was an Emulator from Kazaa. The file size is what you have to watch when downloading things.
Most viruses have to be downloaded and opened now-a-days. We always get viruses through email, and just ignore them. They only do stuff if your stupid enough to realise "Documents.pif" isnt a virus.
Anyone remember the lame MSN virus, "Choke.exe" ? Maybe this will tickle your memory:



User would like to send you Kill George Bush.exe
No
User would like to send you Choke.exe
You can't just say "I'm too smart to get a virus" because it'll be something we all come across. I've only ever had one virus, and that was from downloading what I thought was an Emulator from Kazaa. The file size is what you have to watch when downloading things.
Most viruses have to be downloaded and opened now-a-days. We always get viruses through email, and just ignore them. They only do stuff if your stupid enough to realise "Documents.pif" isnt a virus.
Anyone remember the lame MSN virus, "Choke.exe" ? Maybe this will tickle your memory:
User would like to send you Kill George Bush.exe
No
User would like to send you Choke.exe
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I don't know my future after this weekend, and I don't want to
Most morons have hotmail or yahoo, both of which have server side virus scanning. I think the main problem now is people without firewalls as most of us know now that you should be careful of email attachments (due to "media hype").
Course if MS had actually turned on ICF when they made windows XP that might have helped, but no, only in SP2 do they bother to turn the firewall on let alone make it half decent.
Course if MS had actually turned on ICF when they made windows XP that might have helped, but no, only in SP2 do they bother to turn the firewall on let alone make it half decent.
"He has to be larger than bacon"
How do I know? Because my computer runs blissfully fast, and always has done. However, just to prove this, I did a quick virus scan and it found - just as I thought - no viruses.If you have never once used an anti-virus program then how do know you do not have a virus?
If you don't get a virus, why would you need to deal with it?let's not confuse that with being able to deal with them
If I may quote you...Oh and two tea's in attachment, no coffee.
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You're forgetting that newspapers are out to make money, and since people get into a frenzy about viruses, putting "EASY TO FOLLOW TUTORIAL TO AVOID REALLY DANGEROUS VIRUS" really does sell, there's no doubt about it.Any virus that makes it to mainstream news programmes is usually worthy of being noted
Doesn't the very fact you can do this show the kind of market they're aiming at?If you completely uninstall then reinstall it after 12 months, you get another year's worth of free updates
Because I get all my programs from trusted sources. Also, doesn't the word "common sense" just cry out here?Do you ever download computer programs from the Internet? If you do, how do you know that they do not contain viruses?
Well, yes, because you haven't given any reasons as to why I'm on a "high horse". I've tried to reason my arguments everywhere possible.Excuse, you're calling my remarks flippant?
Indeed, common sense.The file size is what you have to watch when downloading things
It's common sense.They only do stuff if your stupid enough to realise "Documents.pif" isnt a virus.
Chris, this is not a dig, but you have come across as rude, arrogant, and extremely condescending. Whether you agree with me or not on this, this is how me and many other members have perceived your posts. It is up to you what you do about this.cdd wrote:Well, yes, because you haven't given any reasons as to why I'm on a "high horse". I've tried to reason my arguments everywhere possible.Excuse, you're calling my remarks flippant?
I'm sorry, cdd, but I do agree with rts here. I believe that some of the points you have made are indeed true, but the way in which you have "reasoned your arguments" does come across as "rude, arrogant and extremely condescending".rts wrote:Chris, this is not a dig, but you have come across as rude, arrogant, and extremely condescending. Whether you agree with me or not on this, this is how me and many other members have perceived your posts. It is up to you what you do about this.cdd wrote:Well, yes, because you haven't given any reasons as to why I'm on a "high horse". I've tried to reason my arguments everywhere possible.Excuse, you're calling my remarks flippant?

