The April 1st Virus ain't no joke.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I don't consider letting Windows run updates, having AVG, and not being dumb enough to click on obvious spam "active measures". I set up anti-virus once, I set up Windows to update automatically once. Other than that, I do nothing special to prevent viruses.

Semantics.

All I'm saying is people need to pay attention to keeping their PC's safe in general and if they are behind the curve in doing so now would be a real good time to bring things up to date.

[Prudence]

We (and by "we" I mean the Rat) just finished wiping clean my laptop and reinstalling the operating system and all. (Delayed maintenance - it picked up bugs [or was deliberately infected] when the ex took it and I just made sure never to do anything important on it, but eventually it got too bad and became a glorified paperweight so I let the Rat work on it.) So right now my laptop is squeaky clean and I intend to keep it that way.

[innerSpaceman]

Anti-virus programs messed up my computer majorly. I mean MAJORLY. so i don't use any. I keep up with all Microsoft updates, tho.

[Snowflake]

I use AVG have an active firewall and do windows updates. So far, so good.
I've had the ocassional person post that when they hit my website they get a warning about a trojan, but Valentino never used condoms.

[Alex]

I pretty much do nothing. I haven't had anti-virus software in a very long time. I had free AVG for a while but then it caused problems with something or another and I took it off.

I am reasonably good about lettings Windows Update run on the current machine but never did even once on my previous one.

In all my years I've contracted a virus just once and that was extreme user stupidity in that I ran an exe I knew was infected because I was working too fast and clicked on the wrong file.

But then, if Lani didn't make me I probably wouldn't have non-catastrophic health insurance either.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Agreed. And I'm just saying that the "Boy I'm glad I got a Mac" contingent is mistaken in the thought that it's some massive chore to keep from getting a virus.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

And I'm just saying that the "Boy I'm glad I got a Mac" contingent is mistaken in the thought that it's some massive chore to keep from getting a virus.

Have you heard that before from the Mac Contingent ™?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Have you heard that before from the Mac Contingent ™?

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Or just keep using my Mac and not worry about a thing...

That implies that owning a PC requires worry. I don't worry about it.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

That implies that owning a PC requires worry. I don't worry about it.

You already made more effort than I did to prevent viruses. Therefor, you DO worry more than I do.

And nowhere in my statement (nor anywhere else I have seen) did I imply it was a "massive chore."

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

You already made more effort than I did to prevent viruses. Therefor, you DO worry more than I do.

I don't worry at all and take no active measures (whatever windows updating happens, happens automatically if I had to actively do it I wouldn't).

Do I win? Because all the Macs I've ever lived with were lemons.