Re: XP Wont Boot after update

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Daave wrote:

peter wrote:
It takes about 3 seconds for XP to get infected after connecting to
the net....unless you have AntiVirus software installed first.

I thought the vast majority of viruses were contracted by the user
actively clicking on an executable. What are the other ways, and is
this "3 seconds" time frame literal?


You are generally correct. However there are worms like Blaster and its
variants which you can get directly, and very quickly. But the main
protection against these is a firewall, not an anti-virus program.


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