On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 22:25:56 GMT, "Phil" <Nospam@nospam.net>
prounounced a fatwah thus:

>Wipe the disk!!!! Why not just hit the computer with a sledge hammer???

Good idea, Phil.. That might be appropriate. Better yet, perhaps the
OP should hit his client with a sledgehammer.


>"Lance Delacroix" <lance_delacroix@fastmail.fm> wrote in message
>news:6o02svkjvl1rdrj0aefve8ms3cc57deaf0@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 13:18:14 -0500, "Cliff Hartle" <cknjsp@msn.com>
>> prounounced a fatwah thus:
>>
>> >A client of mine just had his OS rebuild after a bad bout with spyware
>and
>> >viruses.
>> >
>> >After following all good practices, Norton AV fully updated,
>>
>> There's a bad practice right there.
>>
>> Wipe the disk, reinstall, use Proxomitron, DNSKong, eDexter, and Kerio
>> (with Sponge's list), DON'T use Norton/Symantec **** (use AVG
>> instead,and back up with F-prot), don't use IE, don't use OE, and
>> don't let him do any (ahem) one-handed surfing w/out all his
>> anti-intrusion stuff running. Better yet, get him a subscription to
>> some skin mags.
>>
>> If he's going to keep ****ing himself up, tell him to put all of his
>> data on a separate partition so he can reinstall without losing
>> everything.
>>
>> I haven't had a problem in a coon's age. My ME and XP are so clean
>> I'm starting to feel like I'm missing something.
>>
>> Try Linux. Micro$oft will only get worse as time goes on .
>>
>> And oh, yeah, read the FAQ.
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