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Re: Anit-Virus help for all of us??????


From: Petri Helenius <pete () he iki fi>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 22:24:58 +0200


Sean Donelan wrote:

If most if not all computers that are sold include antivirus + personal
firewalls, who is selling all the computers being infected with worms,
virus, malware?

Just got a new off the shelf PC, manufactured on 13th Nov 2003. Comes with
NAV2003 and virus definitions from late 2002 installed. This is on a model
that has been shipping for less than two months. Probably is not worth mentioning
that windowsupdate provided with 10+ critical and 10+ other updates (the OS
had Service Pack 1 installed)

The box should have been labeled "donĀ“t connect this device to the public internet".

Pete



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