I remember that!  I don't recall that many people going for it though.  :)  
Wasn't that the stripped down version of the Norton A/V?
 
-lc


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> From: Stu Sjouwerman <s...@sunbelt-software.com>
>To: NT System Admin Issues <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> 
>Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 3:32 PM
>Subject: Blast From The Antivirus Past - You may have seen this classic:
> 
>Remember MS-DOS Version 6? It was released March 1993. The new 6.0 had a lot 
>of new stuff including a basic anti-virus program and a disk defragmenter. 
>Other improvements were in the memory management area by the addition of 
>MEMMAKER.
>
>Now, how did you get your anti-virus updates? You had to buy them! Here is a 
>3-page PDF that shows how. First the instructions how to get a user ID. Grab 
>your 9600 baud modem and dial their Bulletin Board System (BBS). Next follow 
>the download instructions to get your AV updates. The third page is the promo 
>where they sold you on getting a whopping whole TWO anti-virus updates for as 
>little as $9.95 each. Add the sales tax on top of that. Oh boy, what a deal.
>
>Here is my blog post with the link:
>
>http://blog.knowbe4.com/blast-from-the-antivirus-past
>
>Warm regards,
>Stu
>
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