Re: Making Linux Easy for Newbies

Christopher Hunter <chrisehunter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:Dh3oh.7924$QY6.5206@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

The poster earlier who claims he hasn't had a virus in five years on
his Win 2000 machine is either not using the machine on the 'net, or
simply lying.

My machine is connected to the Internet 24/7/365 on DSL, and I resent being
called a liar. It has already been mentioned in this thread that Internet
Explorer is the front door to most Windows malware, so simply not using it
closes that door. I don't use Outhouse Express, either. Closing the open
door to malware keeps it out. It's really very simple.



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