Re: Malware

From: Alexander Grigoriev (alegr_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 10/31/04 

Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 21:17:20 -0700

Don't run logged on as an administrator.
Make sure your system drive is formatted as NTFS.

"Ari_B" <Ari_B@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A7584573-CCDF-4C9D-9500-CC6A3D86D6C0@microsoft.com...
> Hello. How do I prevent malware from downloading on my computer when
> surfing
> sites? Are there programs out there that can prevent it? I have ad-aware
> which is good for fixing the problem after it develops, but how do I
> prevent
> it?

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