So Are Viruses Gone?

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W. Watson

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I don't hear as much news about threatening viruses as a year or two ago. My

ISP's virus and spam checker seems to have done a very good job. The spam

checker does sometimes block stuff I want, but it's pretty decent. What's

up? What's the big change that seems to have gotten these matters under control?

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Wayne Watson (Nevada City, CA)

Web Page: <speckledwithStars.net>

 
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FromTheRafters

Guest
The trend seems to be more toward worms and

trojans installing stealthware to support adware

and spyware stickiness. There are still viruses

involved - but not much news hype these days.

"W. Watson" <wolf_tracks@invalid.com> wrote in message

news:KWHKj.1297$GO4.186@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net...<span style="color:blue">

>I don't hear as much news about threatening viruses as a year or two ago.

>My ISP's virus and spam checker seems to have done a very good job. The

>spam checker does sometimes block stuff I want, but it's pretty decent.

>What's up? What's the big change that seems to have gotten these matters

>under control?

> --

> Wayne Watson (Nevada City, CA)

>

> Web Page: <speckledwithStars.net> </span>

 
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Malke

Guest
W. Watson wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> I don't hear as much news about threatening viruses as a year or two ago.

> My ISP's virus and spam checker seems to have done a very good job. The

> spam checker does sometimes block stuff I want, but it's pretty decent.

> What's up? What's the big change that seems to have gotten these matters

> under control?</span>

The amount of viruses and spam you get have nothing to do with non-viral

malware or what is endemic in the rest of the world. I would guess you

don't read the same security information the rest of us do.

Glad to hear you're keeping your computer clean.

Malke

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MS-MVP

Elephant Boy Computers

www.elephantboycomputers.com

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W. Watson

Guest
Undoubtedly you are correct.

Malke wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> W. Watson wrote:

> <span style="color:green">

>> I don't hear as much news about threatening viruses as a year or two ago.

>> My ISP's virus and spam checker seems to have done a very good job. The

>> spam checker does sometimes block stuff I want, but it's pretty decent.

>> What's up? What's the big change that seems to have gotten these matters

>> under control?</span>

>

> The amount of viruses and spam you get have nothing to do with non-viral

> malware or what is endemic in the rest of the world. I would guess you

> don't read the same security information the rest of us do.

>

> Glad to hear you're keeping your computer clean.

>

> Malke</span>

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Wayne Watson (Nevada City, CA)

Web Page: <speckledwithStars.net>

 
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W. Watson

Guest
Or the perpetrators have headed for installing at the plant in hardware

during the manufacturing of attachable computer devices, particularly in Asia.

FromTheRafters wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> The trend seems to be more toward worms and

> trojans installing stealthware to support adware

> and spyware stickiness. There are still viruses

> involved - but not much news hype these days.

>

> "W. Watson" <wolf_tracks@invalid.com> wrote in message

> news:KWHKj.1297$GO4.186@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net...<span style="color:green">

>> I don't hear as much news about threatening viruses as a year or two

>> ago. My ISP's virus and spam checker seems to have done a very good

>> job. The spam checker does sometimes block stuff I want, but it's

>> pretty decent. What's up? What's the big change that seems to have

>> gotten these matters under control?

>> --

>> Wayne Watson (Nevada City, CA)

>>

>> Web Page: <speckledwithStars.net> </span>

> </span>

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Wayne Watson (Nevada City, CA)

Web Page: <speckledwithStars.net>

 
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