Author: Enrique Irazoqui
Date: 05:14:20 09/12/00
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On September 11, 2000 at 22:38:10, Matthew Friend wrote: >On September 11, 2000 at 21:45:47, Michael Fuhrmann wrote: > >>I'm shopping for virus software -- probaby either macafee or norton -- and was >>wondering if anyone using these products ever noticed a negative effect on the >>performance of chess engines. I've noticed other utility-type software can >>degrade the efficiency of a chess engine by running in the background. >Hi Michael: >Hi, First I have to admit that I can't answer your question (that is if the >virus software is running at the same time as a chess engine is there a degrade >in efficiency...though I never notice one). > I have had problems in the past with virus checkers and other utilities >causing more problems than they cure. > Here is one way of dealing with the (possible) problem: WHen I installed my >norton 2000, I UNCHECKED the box that states norton should startup when the >computer does. I don't really believe it is necessary to have a virus checker >running all the time. So what I do, is do a full system scan of my harddisc >every few days, and also, save all files to disc and scan them before opening >(it only takes a few seconds). > It is safer probably to run it all the time, but for me this is sufficient. > Also, I have used both Mcafee 4.0 and Norton 2000, and prefer nortons >products (they have a Norton 2001 either out or coming out soon. See: >www.symantec.com ) Matthew Do we really need all this anti-virus protection? I never had a virus in 20 years, and if I count the time I spent downloading anti-virus programs and updates and scanning disks over the years, in case of infection I think I would have been better off partitioning and reformatting disks and reinstalling everything. I don’t know if I have been lucky or my case is common. Enrique
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