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From: "beth" <>
Subject: RE: [TMG] Re: TMG and Computer Freezing
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 06:56:44 -0400
In-Reply-To: <3B677062.DBAD80EE@infoave.net>


Being offline does not mean it is okay to turn off anti-virus auto
protection. What if you open an email with a virus, or an infected file
previously downloaded? For example, a cousin of mine sent me an email, in
HTML format, that happened to carry a worm; no, there was no attachment,
the HTML code itself carried the worm. I was offline when I attempted to
read it, and Norton auto-protect caught it. Being offline does not render
your PC immune! Further, I have not heard that Norton is known for
"causing problems", though I do know that it should be disabled while
installing software.

regards, beth

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Brogger [mailto:]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 10:59 pm
> To:
> Subject: Re: [TMG] Re: TMG and Computer Freezing
>
>
> Cheryl has a very valid point. An anti-virus program can be less
> than useless when the user is off line.
>
> Is there any means to have one program start another program or one
> Icon open two programs so that going online would also start the
> anti-virus program?
>
> Richard
>
> Cheryl Rothwell wrote:
> >
> > You don't have to run an anti-virus all the time. That causes immense
> > problems with most programs. First thing they ask you when you
> have problems
> > is generally 'are you running Norton'? You need an anti-virus
> for your email
> > and you need to run all downloads through an anti-virus. How
> do you get a
> > virus from running TMG?
> >
> > You probably need a firewall with your computer modem of
> course. Different
> > issue.
> >
> > Cheryl Rothwell
> >
> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~illogan/loindex.htm
> > Illinois Central Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb
> >
> > ==== TMG Mailing List ====
> > Please remove any "Reply-To:" address in your e-mail program.
> Including a "Reply-To:" prevents others from benefiting from
> replies to your questions.
>
>
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