Here you will find a good selection of short antivirus reviews. The Russian program Kaspersky appears to be the best. http://www.claymania.com/anti-virus.html Bil ----- Original Message ----- From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 11:04 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Vir*s spreading to list members******please read! > > Not just list members! My ISP keeps getting choked up with all the virxs > traffic and sometimes cuts me off every couple of minutes. I got hit with a > virxs several days ago in spite of my CA protection and it couldnt sweep it > out. Had to install Norton to get rid of it. > When I got hit, a number of servers notified me and each one identified it > as a different virxs, so even they cant keep track of all of them. The > people writing these things keep making little subtle changes each day > hoping for a big hit. Its just getting too dangerous. I think I am just > going to dedicate one computer to communications and nothing else and back > up the important files so that when the inevitable big overwhelming hit > comes, I can easily recover. > Jerry Silverman > Greentron Inc > 4 Newland Ave > Greenville SC 29609 > 864 232 3889 > Fax 271 2080 > mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff Dougherty" <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Techsonline" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 8:05 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Vir*s spreading to list members******please read! > > > > > > I, for one, am tired of getting this Bad Trans vir*s in my emails. > > You will probably get one from Tommy Herman and "starlene" > > It is very important for everyone to have anti-vir*s protection. > > also, you must go to Microsoft Update page and get the security updates. > > From Internet Explorer, click Tools, Windows Updates, then click the link > > for product updates and install ALL of the critical updates. > > Then, if you get this one particular vir*s, you will get a window asking > you > > to save a file. YOU MUST CHOOSE "CANCEL". If you choose to "save" you will > > be infected, and unknowingly send this thing to everyone. > > > > Jeff > > > > FAX 717-564-4952 > > Jeff Dougherty > > Intrepid Video & Electronics > > 501 Luther Rd > > Harrisburg, PA 17111 > > 717-909-8844 > > VCR tips, electronics info & general interest. > > www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net www.thetoolcaddy.com > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > Make your TechAssist database better! > > Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > ------------------------------------------ > > To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > > mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the > > SUBJECT field to the address above. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > Make your TechAssist database better! > Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > ------------------------------------------ > To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the > SUBJECT field to the address above. > ------------------------------------------ Make your TechAssist database better! Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above.