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"persian ram" <chuck_petterson@excite.com> wrote in message
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> Kerry,
>
> Thanks for this reply!!! This was fast to use and free!! It worked as
> advertised.
>
> Much more manageable than other suggestions!!
>
> chuck
Glad it worked. Did you download the backup program or just copy the files?
Kerry
>
> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
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>>
>> "persian ram" <chuck_petterson@excite.com> wrote in message
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>> > Kerry and others,
>> >
>> > good replies from all, and I thank you. Wish I had a way of saving the
> e
>> > mail files. they are the only items I cannot back up. XP fixed that
>> > little
>> > convenice available in Windows 9x.
(
>> >
>> > The infected computer had SP1 and all of the MS updates through a year
>> > ago.
>> > The size of the downloads from MS are frustrating on dialup. MS
> software
>> > engineers don't have to live with such an inconvenience, so I doubt
>> > they
>> > really consider such a factor. I have Norton anti virus and firewall
> with
>> > auto updates installed and I have been running two spy ware programs
> since
>> > the first of this year. Of course something snuck through despite my
>> > efforts.
>> >
>> > We don't do any p2p and the sites my wife visits one wouldn't associate
>> > with
>> > being a source for mischief. But, there you are.
>> >
>> > We try to practice safe computing, but it is just like birth control:
>> > abstinence is the only sure method of prevention.
>> >
>> > c'est le vie
>> >
>> > chuck
>> >
>> >
>>
>> It's a rough and tumble world on the internet. I've seen computers
> infected
>> by clicking on a link in a google search. They were redirected to a porno
>> site and that was it. It took most of a day to clean it up.
>>
>> You can back up email quite easily. Here's a program to do it with
>> Outlook
>> Express:
>>
>> http://www.outlook-express-backup.com/
>>
>> You can also just copy the files to a backup folder or disk. In XP the
> files
>> are usuallt here:
>>
>> C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application
>> Data\Identities\{64177125-F9F1-46EA-BC2C-2C9ECD377813}\Microsoft\Outlook
>> Express
>>
>> You have to have view hidden files on. Replace username with your user
> name.
>> The number in curly brackets will vary.
>>
>> Kerry
>> > "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
>> > news:#WB7dAwXFHA.616@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> >> "persian ram" <chuck_petterson@excite.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:u6bN9kvXFHA.2128@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> >> >I am confused about three things:
>> >> >
>> >> > 1. how come there are so many "independent" suppliers of security
>> >> > software?
>> >> > MS seems to go out of its way to have an operating system that
> buggers
>> >> > non-MS applications and self destructs in house applications over
> time,
>> >> > why
>> >> > doesn't it provide a good security system with its OS?
>> >> >
>> >> > 2. Which of the independent Security applications is best? I have
>> >> > been
>> > a
>> >> > "norton" user since 1985, so I kind of lean toward that brand, but I
> am
>> >> > not
>> >> > married to it. McAffee seems to be popular, but I don't know if it
>> > really
>> >> > has any distinct advantage over another brand. It is all very
>> > confusing.
>> >> >
>> >> > 3. There are a lot of links on this NG to independent gurus and
> problem
>> >> > solvers. How do I know they can be trusted?
>> >> >
>> >> > Really, all I want to do is use my computer in piece. I am spending
>> >> > way
>> >> > too
>> >> > much of my time being a computer mechanic.
>> >> >
>> >> > chuck
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> It's financially lucrative to compromise your computer and use it for
>> >> nefarious purposes. As long as this is true some people will try to
> find
>> >> a
>> >> way to do it. Microsoft is in business to make money and rightly or
>> > wrongly
>> >> have determined they can make more money by having more features
>> >> rather
>> > than
>> >> better security. This makes it easy for the bad guys. Most experts
>> >> have
>> >> their own favourite applications and methods for securing windows.
>> >> Most
>> >> of
>> >> them work, some better than others. You'll have to do a bit of
>> >> research
>> > and
>> >> decide what's best for you. A router is a good first line of defence.
>> >> Your
>> >> post in another thread indicated you are on dialup so a router is
>> >> probably
>> >> out. There are routers for dialup but they are awkward to setup and
> use.
>> > On
>> >> dialup installing SP2 and making sure the firewall is active or
>> >> installing
>> > a
>> >> third party firewall is a first step. Installing one antivirus app is
> the
>> >> next step. Installing two or three antispyware apps is next. Be aware
>> >> that
>> >> several programs that claim to remove spyware actually distribute
>> >> spyware.
>> >> Lastly and most important practice safe computing. Unfortunately this
>> > means
>> >> not surfing to questionable, but possibly interesting web sites, and
> not
>> >> using p2p file sharing apps. A good place to start researching safe
>> >> computing is here:
>> >>
>> >>
http://www.aumha.org/a/health.htm
>> >>
>> >> Another excellent resource is this newsgroup. Search for posts by
> Shenan
>> >> Stanley and read his tips on safe computing.
>> >>
>> >> Kerry
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
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