Re: new to ng
From: Wislu Plethora (wislu_at_plethora.com)
Date: 11/03/04
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Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 07:42:31 -0600
"t.cruise" <t__cruise@[NoSpam]hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I wouldn't call the AVG FREE version "Top of the line." But, I've been
using it for
> almost two years, and find that it performs well, isn't bloated, is fast,
and is current
> with updates. No AV program can protect a system 100%. The user has to
practice SAFE PC
> habits:
>
> 1. Don't open unsolicited email attachments even if the sender is someone
you know.
> Infected systems can automatically replicate the worm and send to the
addresses in the
> address book from the email address of the infected system.
> 2. Always have a decent firewall running, and know how to use it.
> 3. Don't accept web site software installs, or Active X control installs
unless it's a
> VERY reputable site.
> 4. Turn off your preview pane off if you're using Outlook Express, in
case someone has
> sent a malicious script in an html email.
> 5. File sharing services are hotbeds for viruses/worms. Avoid them.
> 6. If you use Microsoft Word, set your Macro Security to Medium, which
will bring up a
> dialog box asking if you want the macro to run, if you open a Word
Document that has a
> macro. Unless you are sure that the macro is safe, don't allow it to run.
> 6. Get an email monitoring utility like Magic Mail Monitor, which
downloads email headers
> at user specified intervals, and allows you to right click headers and
left click: Delete.
> So you can delete spam or questionable email from the server before it's
downloaded to
> your system. Or, you can double click a header, and the email will open
in Notepad as
> text, which can't infect your system, and you'll be able to see if there's
anything that
> should not be there like a pif, scr, vbs files etc. in text, and allow you
to delete the
> message from the server. I don't download any email in Outlook Express
which I haven't
> first checked out with Magic Mail Monitor (FREE), and which I highly
recommend. It polls
> my mail server every 10 minutes (can be configured for more or less time)
and a window
> pops up with headers for new email. If an email needs a quick reply, you
can click on
> Quick Reply and an Outlook Express (or your default email) compose window
will open,
> already addressed to the sender. It also does multiple email accounts.
You can download
> Magic Mail Monitor at:
>
> http://mmm3.sourceforge.net/
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> T.C.
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Your advice is good in general. Still, I don't know what you mean when you
say that AVG "performs well." It has not performed well in comparative
testing, in general, although recent results have shown some improvement.
As I pointed out in an earlier post, the fact that one has had no virus
infections while using any given program is not in itself a reliable
indicator of efficacy. At any rate, you're correct--the practices and habits
of users will generally dictate the level of safety they enjoy.
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