Antivirus, antispyware

Jeff wrote:

I do have a choice, I just had no idea that WLM was screwing up
replies so bad. Thanks for pointing it out to me, I rarely go
back read what I post, and I don't ever hardly pay attention to
the formatting when I do post. Maybe this should work a little
better. I'm not a big fan of Thunderbird but in the name of
proper quoting on Usenet I will make do.

I don't much like Thunderbird as a newsreader either (it's sort of OK
as an email client) nor do I like WLM but I understand that previous
versions don't have the quoting problem, you might consider going back
to an earlier version.


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On 12/12/2010 12:25 PM, XS11E wrote:
wrote:

I do have a choice, I just had no idea that WLM was screwing up
replies so bad. Thanks for pointing it out to me, I rarely go
back read what I post, and I don't ever hardly pay attention to
the formatting when I do post. Maybe this should work a little
better. I'm not a big fan of Thunderbird but in the name of
proper quoting on Usenet I will make do.

I don't much like Thunderbird as a newsreader either (it's sort of OK
as an email client) nor do I like WLM but I understand that previous
versions don't have the quoting problem, you might consider going back
to an earlier version.


I tried that, downloaded WLM 2009 after being flamed in c.o.l.a for
improper quoting, Installed that but could never get the calendar to
work. Thunderbird is growing on me I must say. I wonder how long
until Google comes out with a Chrome Mail client?

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On 12/11/2010 9:23 AM, Alias wrote:
On 12/11/2010 06:15 PM, Boscoe wrote:
On 11/12/2010 5:02 PM, Alias wrote:
On 12/11/2010 05:52 PM, Boscoe wrote:
On 11/12/2010 3:56 PM, Alias wrote:
Your post is so full of bull****, I don't know where to begin. I
haven't
used a command line in *years*. Most people can use Linux Mint and
have
all the programs they need for free. If you need Windows for
gaming or
some special program that only runs on Windows, you can dual boot
and
use Windows for what it's good at and use Linux for what it's good
at. I
have unlimited bandwidth so I'm not wasting anything. The phrase
"wasting bandwidth" was appropriate back in the dial up days but not
now, sport.


As I've told you before, no Linux geek would ever use Mint or the
other
toy, as in their opinion, their for kids.

"Their"? Your opinion means nothing.


I know a a few Linux geeks and they all use FreeBSD.

Good for them.

Give it a go?

Why should when I'm happy with Linux Mint?


We're all happy with Windows 7 on here, but that doesn't stop you
trolling on here...



You only speak for yourself and quite badly.

He nailed your stupid, arrogant ass really good!

Some people might want to
know that with Linux, unlike Windows, one doesn't need to worry about
viruses or malware.

How many W 7's do you personally know that are infected?
None?
Oops!

So, if you're not interested, don't read the posts
and don't reply to them.

Stop spamming and troll this W 7 ng.

Can you do it?

Can you do it?

They might also be interested in the fact that a clean install of
Windows 7 requires a gig of memory just to sit there while Linux Mint
rarely goes over a half a gig with 40 tabs open in Firefox and twenty
other programs open at the same time.

Too bad, in this day and age, that no one any longer cares about meme usage.
Get over it.

They might also like to know that Linux Mint is far easier to install
than Windows 7 and on top of that, it's a quicker install.

All lies!

They might also like to know that the eye candy is much more
configurable than Win 7's Aero.

Eye candy? You're really stupid aren't you.

And, to top it off, it's FREE.

And it's worthless!
Oops!

Thanks again to everyone who responded. I went with free Avast and
Malwarebytes.

Since Avast is doing real-time protection, I should turn off that
feature of Windows Defender, right?


--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

You need MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials for real-time protection
from both viruses and spywares. Avast does only 50% of the tasks.

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/?mkt=en-us

I wouldn't waste my time on anything else.



Stan Brown wrote:
Thanks again to everyone who responded. I went with free Avast and
Malwarebytes.

Since Avast is doing real-time protection, I should turn off that
feature of Windows Defender, right?

On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:56:47 -0500, Stan Brown
wrote:

Thanks again to everyone who responded. I went with free Avast and
Malwarebytes.

Since Avast is doing real-time protection, I should turn off that
feature of Windows Defender, right?



No. Avast checks for viruses, Defender checks for Spyware.

On 12/13/2010 05:05 AM, Tester wrote:
You need MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials for real-time protection
from both viruses and spywares. Avast does only 50% of the tasks.

Avast is rated higher than MSE. Defender is fine for malware, although
it wouldn't hurt to add Spywareblaster as well as SuperAntiSpyware to
the arsenal.


http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/?mkt=en-us

I wouldn't waste my time on anything else.



Stan Brown wrote:
Thanks again to everyone who responded. I went with free Avast and
Malwarebytes.

Since Avast is doing real-time protection, I should turn off that
feature of Windows Defender, right?




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Alias

On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:23:29 -0700, Ken Blake wrote:

On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:56:47 -0500, Stan Brown
wrote:

Thanks again to everyone who responded. I went with free Avast and
Malwarebytes.

Since Avast is doing real-time protection, I should turn off that
feature of Windows Defender, right?

No. Avast checks for viruses, Defender checks for Spyware.

That's very clear, Ken. Thanks.

(It also explains why neither one complains about the other when
they're both running. I was wondering about that.)

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Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:38:58 -0500, Stan Brown
wrote:

On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:23:29 -0700, Ken Blake wrote:

On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:56:47 -0500, Stan Brown
wrote:

Thanks again to everyone who responded. I went with free Avast and
Malwarebytes.

Since Avast is doing real-time protection, I should turn off that
feature of Windows Defender, right?

No. Avast checks for viruses, Defender checks for Spyware.

That's very clear, Ken. Thanks.

(It also explains why neither one complains about the other when
they're both running. I was wondering about that.)


You're welcome. Glad to help.

On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 16:13:32 -0500, Jeff wrote:

On 12/11/2010 3:45 AM, Alias wrote:
He has no choice. He's using the new version of Microsoft's Windows Live
Mail.

He has a choice. Other SW.


He has no choice if he uses WLM.

I do have a choice, I just had no idea that WLM was screwing up replies
so bad. Thanks for pointing it out to me, I rarely go back read what I
post, and I don't ever hardly pay attention to the formatting when I do
post. Maybe this should work a little better. I'm not a big fan of
Thunderbird but in the name of proper quoting on Usenet I will make do.

Thanks from me too.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:46:28 +0100, Alias wrote:

On 12/11/2010 12:53 AM, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:37:50 +0100, Alias wrote:

On 12/10/2010 03:32 PM, Brian Cryer wrote:
wrote in message
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On 12/10/2010 12:52 PM, Brian Cryer wrote:
wrote in message
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On Thu, 09 Dec 2010 03:02:35 -0500, Stan Brown wrote:

I fear this will touch off a religious war, so maybe people might want
to email answers rather than posting, and I can post a summary. Up to
you, of course.

My laptop came with a six-month subscription to Webroot, which will be
expiring in a few days. On my XP machine I had Avast and was quite
happy with it, plus occasional scans with Malwarebytes. I can't see
any
reason to pay for Webroot when good free alternatives are available.

Anyone want to share what antimalware software you use, and why you
chose it?

I don't use any - but then I don't need to - I use Linux.

There are a number of common misconceptions about Linux, one of the
popular ones is that Linux is immune to viruses.

Not a misconception but the truth.

Certainly the design is
much much better in that regard than Windows, but whilst it is much less
succeptible it is not immune.

Sorry, but it is a misconception. Linux's security model means its
mostly true, but not 100%.
You might like to read this as a starter:
http://www.neowin.net/news/a-history...ruses-on-linux

There aren't any viruses actively in the wild. All the ones you listed
have had patches that make them ineffective. Unlike Windows, Linux
patches security vulnerabilities much quicker. Also, if you stick to the
repositories and don't download crap from some web site on the Internet,
there is NO possibility of being compromised unless you physically hand
your computer over to a hacker (or someone who knows how to bypass your
password).


What is certainly true is that the security model of Linux is so much
better than with Windows that you can feasibly list all the Linux
viruses and variants, which would be somewhat difficult for Windows!

You'd need a lot of web pages.

Actually, it could be done on one web page...if it's long enough.


Nit picker.

You are saying that to another person?

Oh - the humanity.

And perhaps an inability to see humor?

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)