I'm glad this thread has dribbled along, it eventually got me thinking about how many times NAV has spotted a virus on any of my Macs over the last decade. Exactly none, and it's finally dawned on me how useless it is to continue using it. I just disabled it and look forward to the absence of its dialog box every *&%&$ time I launch an installer.
thanks! Heh heh, OTOH I've _never_ had any AV SW on my one wintel box, but then I use no M$ products except for the OS itself (W2K). Of course I've turned off every non-essential service, which probably avoids most of the usual dangers. Yeah, yeah, I know, just a matter of time . . . but since it's just a hobby box, I'd have no qualms about just wiping the drive clean and starting from scratch. Still, it's been OK for a couple of years now, so I must be doing something right. :-) As for passing virii onto others, I can't imagine the circumstance where I'd forward any unknown attachment to anyone, wintel user or otherwise. Does anyone do that?!? Again though, I use no M$ SW, so perhaps I'm just "out of it" or something. dan k ................................. http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 ................................. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
