On 14 Dec 2005 at 19:41, Wayne Johnson wrote: > At 06:53 PM 12/14/2005, Gary VanderMolen typed: > >Just because both machines have AV doesn't mean one of the two > >couldn't have its check-outgoing-mail-for-virus function corrupted. > > If the systems are known to be clean then checking out going mail is > a complete waste of time. One could at least turn it off on all > machines while checking networking problems.
Yeah, but that requires having a clue. If the system is known to be clean, doing *ANY* automatic, large scale checking is a waste of time. Doing specific checks [e.g., on downloading executables or removable media with executables on them] is really all you need, and I think that one of the online services will let you do that [scan a single file or folder instead of your entire disk] (and an online scan is guaranteed to get you the up-to-the-minute engine with the up-to-the-minute definitions, which won't help you against day-0 [or hour-0] exploits, but it'll probably be better than your "preloaded" scanner is (and certainly can't be worse [and even better: is free [and always up to date]]. Of course, you have to be careful and clueful, and, basically, Norton and friends are making their fortunes on fearmongering AND assuming that users *aren't* careful or clueful... HL Mencken comes to mind[*]. /Bernie\ [*] Nobody ever went broken underestimating the intelligence of the American public. -- Bernie Cosell Fantasy Farm Fibers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Pearisburg, VA --> Too many people, too few sheep <-- -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
