ted s. wrote:
> Far Canal wrote:
> > AvianFlux wrote
> >
> >
> >> Legit email is easy to distinguish for anyone.
> >>
> >> One) Legitimate email comes from known/legitimate sources,
generally,
> >> without attachments, e.g., family, friends, business associates,
etc.
> >
> >
> > A stupid and basic error. Many viruses and trojans are spread to
> > people who receive an infected mail from someone they know.
> > often someone who frequently sends them attachments. Not having
> > an AVP running opens the door to it's fullest width.
> >
> > Not having an AVP running means mr & mrs average won't even know
> > if they have a virus or whether they are spreading them around.
> >
> >
> Neither will the original poster. It's hard to understand the
resistance to
> a free, effective AV, that runs just about invisibly. Avast, AVG,
and
> others all do the job.

"It's hard to understand the resistance to a free, effective AV, that
runs just about invisibly."

My reason is, I don't like to have unnecessary processes running on my
computer if I can manage without them. I believe the leaner a machine
is, the fewer problems one's likely to encounter, and the
smoother/better performing a computer will be.

Less is more.