RE: Ms Update Spoof - W32.gibe - NOTE:VIRUS ATACHED

["JT" <ptourvi1 () twcny rr com>]

I'm with you 100% here wood, I haven't used one in years either and share
your record of cleanliness. This should speak a lot as to the level of
protection a properly informed AND cautious person can be to prevent the
spread of viruses. 

Joe T.

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> I feel for your bad experience but frankly that is not an excuse for not
> running anti-virus..especially running any version of windows.  Frankly
> you can goto www.grisoft.com and get a free virus scanner..also the fact
> you are running a beta version of XP could be a reason you had issues
> with file corruptions....all anti-virus programs have been updated to be
> compatible with XP(back when XP was released this was no where near the
> case).  I would install an anti-virus or get your system cleaned
> immediately and run linux if you do not want to use anti-virus.


bad experience? huh? I sent the report and binary on purpose, for analysis,
I was never infected.. wtf ???
Not an excuse??? AM I BOUND BY SOME COVENANT THAT SAYS I MUST RUN A AV???
Why WOULD I want an anti-virus on my pc? In 3 years at http://compucare.com
as head technician / service manager I personally DIAGNOSED and repaired
over 10,000 pc's. I discovered KaK/worm before it was public knowlege, and
disinfected it, because a customer reported me as having shoddy work, when
in fact the did the same thing to reinfect themselves.. To this day I
disinfect it beter than any av, by hand. I do not run a active AV on
purpose... And I actually like my beat up beast of a bastard XP.. at least
.... ohhh forget it.

MrWood
http://exploitlabs.com

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