Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 07:25:18 +0100 From: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com> To: "Giorgos Keramidas" <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Teaching parents UNIX Message-ID: <009301c1980d$3de43f90$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <1DA741CA6767A144BAA4F10012536C27A97C@LKLDDC01.GARGANTUAN.COM> <20011230000519.GB7709@raggedclown.net> <001301c190f6$701b81d0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <20020108030139.GA50046@hades.hell.gr>
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Giorgos writes: > Well, precautions are not always enough. Since running antivirus software is a precaution, I'm not sure what you are trying to say. > Virus writers are using an ever changing > plethora of ways to spread their wickedness. And yet they show extremely low rates of success overall. Most people have never caught a virus on their machines. > I have seen a recent virus in action that > infected machines when the user simply 'viewed' > a web page. No attachment openings and stuff. Disable scripting and ActiveX controls, and this is no longer a problem. I have essentially _everything_ disabled by default on my browsers. I enable things only for specific sites, when there is a need to do so and the site can be trusted. Overall, at least as much effort is expended trying to prevent virus infections as occurs when they actually infect something. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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