Re: JFW and popup balloons
- From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 20:09:50 -0800
Sorry to come in in the middle of this, but what does a person's decision to
use or not to use an antivirus program have to do with something about
balloons? I haven't been following this too closely. sorry.
Daniel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Toews" <water_drinker@xxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: JFW and popup balloons
> Just for the record, I am using an up-to-date anti-virus program nowadays,
> not because I feel a need to, but to keep from being called a moron by
> others.
>
> Bruce
>
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> On Sat, 26 Feb 2005, Harry Bassler wrote:
>
>> Hey, Doctor Harry, Bravo!
>> from the Other Harry
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "harry bates" <hdbates@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 7:30 PM
>> Subject: Re: JFW and popup balloons
>>
>>
>>> Bruce,
>>> I very much agree with you. I do not use an antivirus program on my
>>> computer and I have never been infected with a virus except once, when I
>> let
>>> a college student put a floppy disk into my computer that he had used in
>>> a
>>> lab at college. If I think I may have a virus attached to a message, I
>> just
>>> forward that message to a friend of mine by a previous arrangement and
>> have
>>> him scan it for a virus, and he lets me know if it is safe to open or
>>> not.
>>> I have been using a computer for over twenty-five years and the one and
>> only
>>> time I was infected was 13 years ago.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Bruce Toews" <water_drinker@xxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 7:16 PM
>>> Subject: Re: JFW and popup balloons
>>>
>>>
>>>> I worked with no anti-virus program on my system for most of my
>>>> computer-using life, and to date have never been infected with a virus.
>> If
>>>> one knows what one is doing, the risk of infection is minimal, and
>>>> generalizations like the ones below are utterly baseless.
>>>>
>>>> Bruce
>>>>
>>>> --
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>>>>
>>>> On Sat, 26 Feb 2005, Eugene Baroni wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If anyone is seriously considering making a voluntary decision about
>>>>> removing their antivirus program and putting their computer at risk, I
>>>>> say
>>>>> that they really shouldn't have one to begin with. It is obvious that
>>>>> they
>>>>> don't understand what they can ruin, both in terms of their own
>> equipment
>>>>> and unfortunately, other peoples as well. I think that he'll find out
>>>>> soon
>>>>> enough. When he gets a virus, he should let us know either by
>>>>> telephone
>>>>> or
>>>>> by using the post office non email.
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Robert Hebert" <roberthebert@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 6:56 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: JFW and popup balloons
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> | Noone should be permitted on this list without an antivirus program.
>>>>> | I don't have any tech support. My wife and I spent hours and even
>> days
>>>>> getting
>>>>> | this computer set up and working. I use it for a wide variety of
>>>>> functions
>>>>> from
>>>>> | music to reading, business reports and weather reports, e-mails and
>>>>> internet,
>>>>> | voice messaging and games. It's certainly not my place to say who
>>>>> should
>>>>> or
>>>>> | should not be on the list but I very strongly believe that everyone
>>>>> here
>>>>> has a
>>>>> | duty and obligation to protect the security and integrity of
>>>>> everyone
>>>>> else's
>>>>> | system to the absolute best of their ability.
>>>>> | Please, I am not attacking you personally--I know how frustrating
>> this
>>>>> security
>>>>> | business is--I
>>>>> | feel it myself but Please don't disable or even think of disabling
>> your
>>>>> virus
>>>>> | protection. I have benefited tramendously from the list but I would
>>>>> leave
>>>>> | immediately if I thought people were allowed to post to this list
>>>>> without
>>>>> virus
>>>>> | protection.----- Original Message -----
>>>>> | From: "Harry Bassler" <HBassler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> | To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> | Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 2:41 PM
>>>>> | Subject: Re: JFW and popup balloons
>>>>> |
>>>>> |
>>>>> | TerriLynne,
>>>>> | I think I'd rather get a virus rather than go thru all the anti this
>> &
>>>>> anthi
>>>>> | that which does nothing but slow my computer so much I may as well
>> have
>>>>> a
>>>>> | very slow one.
>>>>> | I'm seriously considering disabling my antivirus & firewall programs
>> to
>>>>> see
>>>>> | if things run better!
>>>>> | Harry
>>>>> |
>>>>> | ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> | From: "TerriLynne" <terri_lynne@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> | To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> | Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 4:38 PM
>>>>> | Subject: Re: JFW and popup balloons
>>>>> |
>>>>> |
>>>>> | > This will be of absolutely no help, but I had disabled my firewall
>> in
>>>>> | > Windows XP. Every time I booted up, I got a popup balloon telling
>> me
>>>>> that
>>>>> | I
>>>>> | > was putting my computer at risk and just click here to fix it.
>> After
>>>>> | fussing
>>>>> | > over this for a few days, I managed to do something one day which
>>>>> worked.
>>>>> | I
>>>>> | > don't know what it was, I hit something in the right spot, and the
>>>>> problem
>>>>> | > was fixed. Sorry that I'm of no help, grin, but I'm just saying
>> that
>>>>> it
>>>>> | does
>>>>> | > seem that something might be possible? Or maybe I just got that
>> once
>>>>> in
>>>>> a
>>>>> | > lifetime lucky!
>>>>> | >
>>>>> | >
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>>>>> | > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
>>>>> | > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.0 - Release Date:
>> 2/25/2005
>>>>> | >
>>>>> | >
>>>>> |
>>>>> |
>>>>> |
>>>>> | --
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>>>>> | Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.0 - Release Date: 2/25/2005
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>>>>> |
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
>>> Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.0 - Release Date: 2/25/2005
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
> Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.0 - Release Date: 2/25/2005
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No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.0 - Release Date: 2/25/2005
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