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Geek Culture / Get a (free) virus scanner, for the love of god!

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adr
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Posted: 28th Mar 2004 15:14
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Free virus scanner : www.grisoft.com

I've just deleted about 10 virus emails received in the past 24 hours, all of which were addressed to dbp@fuzzee.co.uk. That's the email address I have listed here - and with good reason.

Tip:
If you've got a domain, then it's a good idea to set up aliases to your personal account and use those aliases whenever you sign up to a service. So for example, should I start to get spam or a load of viruses sent to dbp@fuzzee.co.uk, I just delete that alias and choose another. No more spam

...and the rest is f-l-y
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UnderLord
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Posted: 28th Mar 2004 16:58
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Thats a good idea =P but wait i need my own domain hehehhe

The search continues.

Current project - A space game
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Flashing Blade
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Posted: 28th Mar 2004 17:16
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I been using grisoft's AVG for a while and I think its ace.

Try it people - its free!
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DrakeX
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Posted: 29th Mar 2004 05:28
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it IS ace. speaking of which, it's about time to update!

OK, i was a bit conservative with my release date. predicted DBP P6 release date: Bjork 45, 3418

cookies, milk, and communism.
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UnderLord
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Posted: 29th Mar 2004 06:05
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I got it and tryed to update it but it just restarted my computer =(

The search continues.

Current project - A space game
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Martyn Pittuck
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Posted: 29th Mar 2004 15:25
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mine updates every morning, pretty good as i get 20+ virus a day

Whats so good about living anywho?
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M00NSHiNE
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Posted: 29th Mar 2004 15:31
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My AVG refuses to update most of the time, and Spybot finds spyware, deletes it, then its back again when I next run my computer. My system is an absolute shambles as a result and Im having to reset it up soon.

Currently thinking of a new company name
Sticking to a project idea for once
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Peter H
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Posted: 29th Mar 2004 17:56
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yes AVG is good!

ooh ooh i got this great idea master yoda we could make a game! and the game's story line would be...
"Your wife is death. How? NO idea. But it is murder. REVENGE!!!!!!!!!"
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DivW
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Posted: 31st Mar 2004 16:20
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AVG is my God. I use it in all my computers because it hardly saps the resources unlike some >coughmcafeecough< sorry, seem to have a bad cough here.

-Dave

Your soul...it tastes like chicken

Official Website Postponed
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Van B
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Posted: 31st Mar 2004 16:30
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Setup a hotmail account - or yahoo, but never ever ever ever list your personal email addy here. I use hotmail (well I have no other option right now) and I've been getting those viruses too, but at least I can read my email away from my home PC where a virus attack would'nt bother me too much. The viruses I've been getting are the fake mail delivery error ones, I'm guessing this is common for a lot of users here.

But it's obvious that someone who likes to collect DB users email addy's has no virus protection - and is probably sitting admiring his collection in Outlook Express with the preview pain active on an unpatched XP machine with the lid off (wheeze).


Van-B


The nature of Monkey was irrepressible!.
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Van B
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Posted: 31st Mar 2004 16:32
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Ohh, I use Panda, which comes with a firewall and updates daily. I detest most antivirus software - Panda seems to behave itself.


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The nature of Monkey was irrepressible!.
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