Re: Thank you.

You are running Windows XP, with NIS 2006 and only 384 megs of RAM??? And your PC is responding well?!? How much available RAM do you have after startup?

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Michael D. Alligood
MCSA, MCDST, MCP, A+,
Network+, i-Net+, CIW Assoc.,
CIW Certified Instructor



"BoaterDave" <BoaterDave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:#J4kTpcKHHA.3552@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

Hello again, Michael. I trust you enjoyed a great Christmas.

In general terms, my PC has responded well to using NIS 2006.
I have just 384Mb RAM (low by today's standards!) And an AMD 1300Mz
processor.
Not too fussed, as I'll upgrade to a new PC with Vista once it's released
here in the UK next year.

I've used Windows Live OneCare too and feel it will be very useful to many.

David
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"Michael D. Alligood" <mdalligood@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Oi%23qwt8JHHA.5104@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> And you can delete that as well. Windows XP has no need for it. As for NIS
> 2006, may I ask how the performance of your computer has been since
> installation. And may I also inquiry as to the amount of RAM you have
> installed. I generally stay away from the "security suite" programs. The
> exception would be Windows Live One Care that I currently have installed
> on my laptop -- I really am a fan of this product.
>
> --
> Michael D. Alligood
> MCSA, MCDST, MCP, A+,
> Network+, i-Net+, CIW Assoc.,
> CIW Certified Instructor
>
>
>
> "BoaterDave" <BoaterDave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:O$XMMguJHHA.4992@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>
>> I really appreciate your comments, Michael. :)
>>
>> Thank you for taking the time and trouble to help me.
>>
>> Whilst I know that there are differing views, I'm now using NIS 2006 and
>> hope this will help protect my PC!
>>
>> As I have personally not deliberately added any'bat' files to my PC, I
>> have
>> deleted all but Autoexec.bat :)
>>
>> David
>> ______________________________________
>> "Michael D. Alligood" <mdalligood@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:eoI3Q8JJHHA.1280@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Almost all AV programs now have heuristics scanning. To further
>> > explain,
>> > heuristics scanning "is similar to signature scanning, except that
>> > instead
>> > of looking for specific signatures, heuristic scanning looks for
>> > certain
>> > instructions or commands within a program that are not found in typical
>> > application programs. As a result, a heuristic engine is able to detect
>> > potentially malicious functionality in new, previously unexamined,
>> > malicious functionality such as the replication mechanism of a virus,
>> > the
>> > distribution routine of a worm or the payload of a trojan." (Markus
>> > Schmall).
>> >
>> > So along with detecting viruses by using "virus signatures", AV
>> > programs
>> > also look for "certain instructions or commands within a program that
>> > are
>> > not found in typical application programs." Possibly detecting your
>> > *.bat
>> > files. While there is no golden AV program that detect all suspicious
>> > programs, files and scripts -- and I do not want to continue this
>> > thread
>> > with the "Best AV program" on the market, it should perform heuristic
>> > scans to help locate these suspicious files/programs.
>> >
>> > I hope this clears things up.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Michael D. Alligood
>> > MCSA, MCDST, MCP, A+,
>> > Network+, i-Net+, CIW Assoc.,
>> > CIW Certified Instructor
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "BoaterDave" <BoaterDave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:OB4bh8IJHHA.4848@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>> >
>> >> Thank you for your view, Ken.
>> >>
>> >> .............. so if they *could* be, would they be identified by an
>> >> anti-virus scan?
>> >>
>> >> I think not. You may know different - I'm still willing to learn! :)
>> >>
>> >> Please see my response to Michael. Thank you.
>> >>
>> >> David
>> >> _________________________________________________
>> >> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:OkaabvFJHHA.5000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> Although it's possible that such
>> >> > commands *could* be mailicious, there's nothing about their being in
>> >> > a
>> >> > bat
>> >> > file that makes them so, and most bat files by far are completely
>> >> > innoucuous.
>> >>
>> >> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> >> > Please reply to the newsgroup
>> >> >
>> >
>

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