Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 11:43:08 02/13/01
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On February 13, 2001 at 11:47:11, Albert Silver wrote:
>On February 13, 2001 at 11:21:19, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>On February 13, 2001 at 07:35:46, Albert Silver wrote:
>>
>>>On February 13, 2001 at 00:18:37, Pete Galati wrote:
>>>
>>>>On February 12, 2001 at 22:05:33, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>This is already known but worth repeating:
>>>>>
>>>>>If you discover an executable program that has been introduced without your
>>>>>knowledge on your computer:
>>>>>
>>>>>1. DON'T USE IT.
>>>>>
>>>>>2. JUST DELETE IT.
>>>>>
>>>>>That's why I have deleted Internet Explorer and Outlook from my computer. Don't
>>>>>wait. Do it right now.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Christophe
>>>>
>>>>Good advise. Outlook Express gives virus spredders all sorts of access to your
>>>>computer with their scripts.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Actually, I think Christophe (he'll have to correct me if I'm wrong) was joking
>>>and meant that Windows installed the executables IE and Outlook Express without
>>>his permission, and he treated both programs as he would a potential virus: he
>>>deleted them immediately. :-)
>>
>>
>>
>>That's right, and it's not in contradiction with Pete's post.
>>
>>
>> Christophe
>
>
>I'm the one who misread. I was under the impression he had understood both
>programs allowed easier entry of viruses into one's system and that was why one
>shouldn't use them. I guess one got into my system: my brain more specifically.
>:-)
>
> Albert
Actually Internet Explorer and Outlook ARE viruses (they are installed on your
computer even if you don't want them, it is difficult to get rid of them, and
they disturb your system big time, the only thing they do not do is to reproduce
themselves, but somehow big brother has found other ways to spread the
infection), and they both allow easy entry of other viruses on your PC.
That makes a lot of reasons to buy 98lite as soon as possible in order to remove
them from your PC, and to use Netscape 4.7x.
Christophe
>>>>I use Netscape myself, and there seem to be several people intent on getting me
>>>>to switch to MS's IE, even people more paranoid about viruses than I am, but I
>>>>just don't have time to learn the thing. I don't delete it because sometimes IE
>>>>is the only thing that works with some sites, but other than that the thing has
>>>>VERY little value.
>>>>
>>>>Pete
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