Klarinet Archive - Posting 000288.txt from 2001/12

From: CBA <clarinet10001@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] virus warning (and moan)
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 18:54:51 -0500

Ian,

I think the problem is not only the people that do not
have anti-virus software on their computers, but the
ones who refuse, or don't know how to update the virus
definitions WEEKLY when the updates come out from the
company they bought the software from. The updates are
almost always free for the virus definitions to
download. New viruses are an ongoing thing, and an old
virus list for the anti-virus software to look at to
check against your computer doesn't help anyone.

Example...my dogwalker said she got her computer 6
years ago, it has Norton Anti-Virus on it, and she had
never updated it. AND...she doesn't understand how her
computer got a virus last week.

Go figure.

DO PEOPLE LEAVE THE OIL IN THEIR CAR FOR THE LIFE OF
THE CAR? IT'S THE SAME THING AS LEAVING YOUR
ANTI-VIRUS WITHOUT UPDATING THE FILES WEEKLY.

Now I'm off MY soapbox.

Kelly Abraham
Woodwinds - New York City
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
--- Ian Black <clarinet1@-----.uk>
wrote:
> Tried to send this privately to Jack Kane, but it
> bounced.
>
> Jack,
>
> If you receive this through klarinet and are not
> already aware, your PC is
> infected with the Badtrans virus. You need to take
> action.
>
> Soapbox...
> I still can't believe that there are people out
> there who use computers
> connected to the internet who are not virus
> protected. My Norton Antivirus
> picked up on this one without any trouble. I'm sure
> all of the other virus
> detection programs would have done too.
>
> Surely the press that some of the recent viruses
> have had (Melissa, Love
> Bug, KAK, Badtrans, Goner) is enough to convince you
> that the threat is
> there?
> Surely you're not going to wait until all your data
> is wiped before deciding
> that you should have done something about it
> earlier?
> Surely you wouldn't be happy if someone had control
> of your PC and was able
> to use it as a tool to attack other people's PCs?
> Come to think of it, do you have financial or
> personal information
> (passwords for your online banking?) on your PC
> which you wouldn't be happy
> about others reading?
>
> You can protect yourself against compromise and
> infection by installing (and
> regularly updating) virus protection software and a
> firewall. Neither
> product is that expensive, and there are even some
> free ones available as
> download (ZoneAlarm for example).
>
> I certainly don't risk connecting my PC to the
> internet without such
> protection, and I don't understand how some people
> are seemingly happy to
> take these risks. Sorry for the strong post, but
> it's something I feel
> strongly about and it affects all us netizens.
>
> Soapbox ends...
>
> Ian

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