Re: GTL reboots my machine?

Alan,

you and I have lots in comon, I mean time online (since around '89)... Games
we like (racing), and experience with virus's I think I got a virus from a
"LAB" PC at the college once, it wiped the floppy... lost homework all
that... that is it. I have had some really nasty experiences with Spyware
though... Since I do fix many other peoples machines as a hobby & spare $
job. Like you I find if I dont go looking for trouble. But I know that the
kids dont get it. teen's machine, I have rebuilt it 3 times in 3years.
finally about gave up. needs rebuilt again (rebuilt in my terms is save
pics they have, some mp3s, format and reinstall... HP machine, LOL.





Alan Bernardo enlightened us with:
> "PlowBoy" <DoNotreply@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:0aO3f.7$282.1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Alan,
>>
>> It is worse than you think...
>
> I realize that virus are a pretty serious problem, but it is not as
> bad as those who sell protection software lead you to believe. Like
> a lot of things people sell, they hype the problem to make it seem
> like you'd be nuts to go without the product they want to sell.
>
> I've always felt that virus software in particular does more harm
> than good. In all my years (since 1985) of computing, I've ran into
> one virus. That's it. I'll take my chances, rather than having
> continuous problems and intrusive virus software harrassing me daily.
>
> If one does the smart thing, like not opening files that are unknown,
> then the problem isn't that big of a deal. Granted, I don't have any
> sensitive information, I don't own a business or company, that makes
> it imperative to have virus protection. I'm just me with my own
> stuff, which I can live without. :)
>
> And yes, I do check for spyware on a weekly basis. But spyware
> software doesn't run in the background and is not intrusive, like
> virus software.
> Alanb


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