<VV> AntiVirus Re: Unexplained URL - NO CORVAIR

[Jay Pitchford]

Bruce,

My Windows-based PC caught it with the Google Chrome browser, which
red-flagged and refused to open it unless I clicked an "OK, Stupid, You
Asked For It" box. I gotta say I love the Chrome browser, for the same
fire-proof, rock-solid reasons you Mac guys love your machines.

Jay Pitchford

On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 7:13 PM, Bruce Schug <bwschug at att.net> wrote:

> Or, if you were using a Mac, you could just not worry about it :-)
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> (No need to tell me there are some viruses that attack Macs. I know
> that. But I've never used any virus software on my Macs and I've never
> had a problem. Maybe some day I'll buy some, just to be safe. None of
> these recent e-mails caused me any problems.)
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> On Feb 24, 2010, at 6:40 PM, FrankCB wrote:
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> > Timothy,
> >     You waited until you got hit with a virus BEFORE you bought anti-
> > virus software??  WOW!!  Are you lucky that it didn't completely
> > DISABLE your entire computer!!!!!  When I bought my laptop almost 4
> > years ago, I had anti-virus software installed BEFORE I even took
> > delivery.  I also have installed other software to protect against
> > various forms of "malware" that aren't viruses.  But I'm the type
> > that installed seat belts in cars that didn't have them when I
> > bought them (1951 Hudson and 1958 Plymouth).  I even put a safety
> > harness in the back of our 1965 Corvair years ago so little 3+ year
> > old Jimmy could be safer.
> >     I guess that makes me a "worry wart".
> >     Frank "what, me worry - YES" Burkhard
> >
> > In a message dated 02/24/10 12:41:25 Eastern Standard Time,
> shortle556 at earthlink.net
> >  writes:
> > DON'T OPEN IT. I clicked on it and was infiltrated with a virus.
> > Cost me $80 for antivirus software. Is this guy a scammer?
> > Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado
> > with $80 less wealth
> >
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> Bruce
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> Bruce W. Schug
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