[vox] [OT] WinXP applications spamming me

[bullring at gmail.com]

Hello everyone,

I use Windows Xp for school and have found the best Antivirus program is 
AntivirXP http://www.free-av.com/
it works on Linux/OpenBSD/FreeBSD/Solaris Windows 98/Me/2000/NT/XP.  It 
has helped me numerous occasions.

Joshua



Dmitriy wrote:

> Bill Kendrick wrote:
>
>> So I just turned my laptop on at work and booted into Windows XP.
>> The first thing I get is that Adobe Reader Download Manager "needs my
>> attention."  Okay, yeah, it was trying to install some kind of update
>> yesterday, and I told it "Remind me later."  That's fine.
>>
>> Then McAfee pops up warning me about some new Windows virus.  High 
>> threat.
>> It can cause my computer to reboot continuously.  Simply "going online"
>> can get me infected.  I don't have their virus scanner installed, but
>> have their firewall or something.  To me, this warning is three things:
>>
>> (1) Useless.  "Going online."  Oops, too late.  I'm online.  Am I 
>> infected?
>>     How can I tell?  Does it matter if I run any particular apps?
>>     (IE? Outlook?  I run Mozilla Navigator and Mozilla Mail.)
>>     What about firewalls?  We have one on the LAN, and I have one on my
>>     laptop itself.
>>
>> (2) Scary.  See most of above.  I bet grandmas everywhere are fainting.
>>
>> (3) Spamy.  So, how can I tell if I'm infected?  O-o-ohh... riiiight.
>>     "30 day free trial."
>
>
> You installed crappy software that tries to get more money from you.
>
> FIX: Dont install crappy software.
>
>>
> [snip]
>
>> File this under:  "Reasons I like Linux."
>
>
> I dont see why McAffee couldnt do this under linux if they so wished.
>
>
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