Re: Attachments

That's up to you. Which program do you prefer? Which program has been more
highly rated by reviwers? I don't use either of those myself.

--
Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

"Barry Karas" <bkaras@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have AVG Free as well as McAfee Total Protection. Which ONE should I
keep
running?

Thank you,

Barry Karas
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"Ted Zieglar" <teddy.z@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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No amount of software can protect your system from malware. Your good
judgement in using your computer safely and wisely is the best deterrent
against malware. Software is useful to attack malware that gets past
your
guard.

Do not ever have two antivirus programs running in the background at the
same time. This leads to less security, not more.

The situation is not as clear cut with respect to other anti-malware
programs, since there is such a wide variety of malware that no one
program
can detect every variant. The rule of thimb is not to have two (or more)
anti-malware programs running in the background at the same time. You
can
have many anti-malware programs installed on your computer, but only one
should be running in the background at all times. The others are used
for
'on demand' scans.

--
Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

"Barry Karas" <bkaras@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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23-Jun-06


I do not open e-mail attachments from non-friends - except if I expect
the
attachment. A problem arises when attachments from friends. Some of
those
friends may INADVERTENTLY be sending malware to me. [I.e. those friends
may
themselves be receiving malware-containing e-mail messages, those
friends
think some of the malware-containing messages are interesting, and are
forwarding them to me. Of course, those friends are not aware that the
messages themselves contain malware.


Therefore, I do not open any attachments.


I have two constantly updated anti-virus programs and two anti-spyware
pgms.
Are these enough to protect my system from malware?


Thank you,


Barry Karas






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