WEEKENDALKI said:
I would say that not opening suspicious emails and not clicking "YES I want to install xyz" in every single box that comes up trying to install activex controls............should keep you pretty safe
silly question 1) do you use any antivirus software?
silly question 2) do you use dialup or broadband?
silly question 3) do you have all patches for the version of windows that you use?
You dont have to open an email to get infected....In outlook if you have a preview pane that views the email then it is infected and will cointinue to be.
I have just learned to live with it...I visit too many Porn sites and Warez sites...Every few years I just get a new computer
I have just learned to live with it...I visit too many Porn sites and Warez sites...Every few years I just get a new computer
Agree with the advice of not opening suspicious emails.....I know caution is the best route and if it appears to be too good to be true then it usually is....
But how do I know if I'm deleting an email that contains herpes or kicking Ed McMahon to the curb along with a check that contains like 9 digits?
But how do I know if I'm deleting an email that contains herpes or kicking Ed McMahon to the curb along with a check that contains like 9 digits?
If you use Outlook or Outlook Express, Norton Internet Security will scan all incoming and outgoing emails. Between that, it's firewall, and it's real time virus scanner, you should be in good shape as long as you keep up to date with Windows Updates.
BTW....Don't forget that we now have a Computer & Tech Help Room with a lot of useful info and knowledgeable people
BTW....Don't forget that we now have a Computer & Tech Help Room with a lot of useful info and knowledgeable people
Most home routers, however, (D-Link, Netgear, Linksys, etc) have firewalls and lots of protection built in for the average home user. A combination of a home firewall/router, software antivirus and antispyware and non-MS software should eliminate 99.9% of viruses you will encounter
And you can use virus checkers with OE and IE and other MS products but the vast majority of viruses are aimed at those softwares, so you're better off using an alternate, not to mention in the case of Firefox and Thunderbird, they're actually better
And you can use virus checkers with OE and IE and other MS products but the vast majority of viruses are aimed at those softwares, so you're better off using an alternate, not to mention in the case of Firefox and Thunderbird, they're actually better
