Perhaps on often overlooked solution is to switch operating systems ;-)

Linux or OS/2 have never been infected to my knowledge.  Seems to me
that is it *always* M$ software or OS's involved some how....

AND NO! I am not trying to start an OS war thread.  Just wanted to
point out that I haven't used virus software *ever*.  I have never
had a virus either because I've run OS/2 for over 6 years!  Long
before I was ever downloading anything off the net.  That together
with the usual precautions has saved me lots of trouble.

I would be a *little* more weary of Linux security, but it seems that
with reasonable care, Linux is pretty safe too.

On Thu, 24 Jun 1999 16:37:59 -0400, Andy Kunz wrote:

>>I also hate Symantec/Norton/McAfee types of virus programs, mostly because
>>they are huge self-important programs. I'd just like to scan my memory for
>>resident viruses or scan my hard disk at will.
>
>Me too, however you can set McAfee (the one I use) to be very
>non-intrusive.  I have it set so that I have to force a scan on something
>in order for it to happen - probably what you want.  I also have had it set
>to scan the whole machine after I go home for the evening.
>
>I like it.  They used to have Norton installed at one place I worked.  In
>the middle of things, for no apparent reason, it would check to see if
>there was anything in the floppy.  What a pain in the neck!  I removed it
>completely from my machine, thoroughly upsetting the MIS people.
>
>Andy
>
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