Author: Michel Chassey
Date: 21:32:40 09/12/00
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IMHO you were lucky. I have only been on the internet for only 13 months and my anti-virus (Norton) has reported an attempted virus activation on two occasions. I have also heard of some virii deprogramming your BIOS but that is probably just rumors. Michel Chassey ÌCQ # 34801616 ************** On September 12, 2000 at 08:14:20, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >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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