Re: Anti-Virus Software is like Adult Diapers

edgewalker wrote:
"darwinist" <darwinist@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1150947070.970079.210750@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Any program that allows viruses in and doesn't get patched for months
or years after the hole is discovered, can be considered a virus
itself.

Being bad software is not the same as being a virus, plus you are
confusing viruses with exploit based malware.Viruses don't need
vulnerabilities to work, they only require normal functionality. You
admitted to your use of Thunderbird as a browser after declaring
that all one has to do is not use vulnerable software while even
Thunderbird has had vulnerabilities (you break your own rule).

They also have to go to a compromised site before the hole is patched.
I've never had a problem. Also thunderbird is an email client, firefox
is the browser.

If you don't have the means to detect viruses, then you are vulnerable
to them if you take in and execute executables (including mobile code
such as Java which may be tranparent).

I use IE w/no ActiveX, scripting, Java, or Flash animation (I set them
all to prompt).

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