I use Norton Antivirus. It's not free, but I think it's both the most
effective program, and the easiest to use. You get 1 year of free virus
updates, then you need to subscribe to another year's worth for $4. They
have a generous donation program for 501(c)3 non-profits -- my experience
has been that if you ask they'll just send you the software. There's
information on software donation programs at TechSoup (www.techsoup.org),
in their Software section. If you're going to buy it, Staples is a cheap
as anywhere else.
Jon
At 07:07 PM 7/23/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Hiya Jon,
> Thanks for the warning. My virus software is old and after I went to
> get an update today, it told
>me that Inoculate Personal Edition has been changed to a new company &
>they do not offer free
>upgrades on the internet.
> Can you suggest something I can buy/borrow for anti-virus protection?
> I know that the technology
>is changing so fast. I have bought several different programs in the last
>few years, and they don't
>offer free upgrades anymore (i.e. Macafee, Viruscan, and two more that I
>can't remember the name). So
>I need some help on this. Thanks.
> In solidarity, Roxanne
>
>Jonathan Falk wrote:
>
> > HI all-
> >
> > This is a real virus alert, not a hoax. A new virus, "Sircam" is
> > propagating through the Internet. It has the potential to do real damage
> > to your file system. I've received 2 copies of it in the last two days,
> > which were intercepted by my antivirus software. (Make sure you have a
> > good antivirus program, it is correctly configured, and your virus
> > definitions are up-to-date.) The following information is from the "Woody's
> > Office Tips" newsletter.
> >
> > *************************
> >
> > FROM WOODY'S OFFICE TIPS:
> > To subscribe: : <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > "Sircam (full name W32.Sircam.Worm@mm) arrives either via
> > email or it copied to shared network drives. The email
> > contains a subject line including a file name from the
> > sending computer. The subject and message body can be in
> > English or Spanish. In English the message body will
> > always start with "Hi! How are you?" and end with "See you
> > later. Thanks."
> > If you run the file attached to the email message the virus
> > will spread via email in various ways and also copy itself
> > to other computers on your network. In this latter way you
> > can be infected even if you are good about checking /
> > ignoring email attachments.
> > The virus can also delete files on your computer, fill the
> > hard drive to capacity and compromise your privacy (by
> > sending a random file from your computer out to email
> > recipients.
> > You should update your anti-virus software then do a full
> > scan of your hard drives and any network shared drives. If
> > the virus is detected the AV software should remove it but
> > you should also empty the Recycle bin and make sure your
> > Autoexec.bat file hasn't been tampered with.
> > For full details on Sircam and removing it check out ZDnet
> >
>
>http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/hud0007500a/www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/stories/main/0,5594,2776123,00.html
> >
> > or Symantec
> > http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > *************************
> >
> > Jon Falk
> >
> > Jonathan Falk
> > Pine Tree Folk School
> > RR 2, Box 7162
> > Carmel, ME 04419
> > (207)848-2433
> > <http://www.ptfolkschool.org>
> >
> >
> >
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