On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 16:26:29 +0100, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, Far Canal
<me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
[snip]
>
> I don't open mail attachments, but I still obtain files from
> dubious sources (my choice), I do need an AVP.
[snip]

I agree, and never stated otherwise.

It's the "resident full-time auto-scan" daemon that is generally unnecessary
and often problematic.

> The cost of
> running the AVP I use is too small to worry about.
[snip]

Then you're one of the lucky ones. But *lots* of folks have indeed had
problems.

> Many people share their computers. Not running an AVP under
> those circumstances is a definite no-no.
>

Probably so, if they cannot trust the person(s) they're sharing that PC with.

OTOH, if such a person were to repeatedly prove to me that they cannot be
trusted to operate my computer(s) safely, then they would lose that privilege
anyway, regardless of what software may or may not be running.

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