In news:u1Uqp%234yKHA.2552@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl,
Unknown <unknown@unknown.kom> typed:
> Mine would have to be infected in order to infect yours.
> That has NEVER happened to anyone I communicate with.
> The writers of malware and virus programs merely want your
> money.
The purposes of viruses and malware can be most anything from
simple maliciousness and vandalism to holding your data
hostage to a dos attack, to mention only a few things.
I haven't had a virus in years, but I have to wonder how
long you've actually been surfing & using the 'net. It helps
a lot if you're behind a NAT router and have it secured, use a
firewall, etc.. Those and safe surfing and site uses go a
long ways toward staying clean.
But if you aren't running any AV or malware detectors, you
could be in for quite a surprise. Even botnet armies
(Zombies) have become sophisticated enough to spread the
processes out so much that their activities on your machine
are barely noticeable. I suspect if you're telling the truth,
that either you've been online only a short time or there are
other mitigating circumstances you're not bothering to
mention.
I suspect you already know too, but the way one picks up
malware is by opening infected attachments (which can even
come from a friend who is infected), something that
accompanies what you think is ia legitimate download, clicking
on the right link on the right sites, clicking on any link in
a spam mail, and a thousand other ways including on
discs/sticks that other people might provide you with.
`
Isn't the reverse true??? I have NEVER been infected by
> someone who doesn't have a virus program installed.
> Stop and THINK--------how does one get a virus? When, and
> more importantly, how did you get your last virus?
I didn't "get" the last virus, but I am getting the FedEx
virus arriving about once a week in an attachment. It always
gets caught before it's downloaded and removed, but they're
still trying to send them.
I tend to agree with whoever said your head's in the sand. It
isn't a matter of your being safe from malware; it's a
question of when you're gong to be afftected, assuming you
aren't already infected. Without running scans you can not be
certain that your machine is "clean" even with Linux and other
less-targetted OS's. Therefore you cannot truthfully make the
statement that you know you have never had a virus; you quite
likely wouldn't know it. You could hav emany things going on
and not know it.
HTH,
Twayne`
"Mark Adams" <MarkAdams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> news:1D2B1395-7224-4716-B6F9-B9182C4F4ECA@microsoft.com...
>>
>>
>> "Unknown" wrote:
>>
>>> Like I said. I have never had a virus, I have no problems
>>> with my system, I
>>> never have a problem updating,
>>> I have no antivirus or malware programs installed and YOU
>>> say I'm hiding my
>>> head in the sand?????
>>> Is that a way of your admitting you can't answer my
>>> question?
>>
>> You should expect that your machine will be infecting
>> other machines all over the net without your awareness or
>> knowlege. That's why I have good AV software on my
>> machines; so they won't get infected by machines like
>> yours. 
>>
>>
>>> "C" <c@nospamers.com.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:hodiqm$svq$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>>>> Unknown wrote:
>>>>> Like I said----nothing of any consequence happens. What
>>>>> should I expect?
>>>>> I'm not paranoid.
>>>>> "C" <c@nospamers.com.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>> news:hodf3e$lun$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>>>>>> Unknown wrote:
>>>>>>> Nothing of any consequence happens.
>>>>>>> "C" <c@nospamers.com.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:hodcsu$h4h$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>>>>>>>> Unknown wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Great post. I have been running XP since day one
>>>>>>>>> and have never had a
>>>>>>>>> virus. I have no malware or virus applications
>>>>>>>>> whatsoever. I DO NOT
>>>>>>>>> click on unknown items.
>>>>>>>> So how do you know you're not infected by a net bot,
>>>>>>>> the owner of which isn't really interested in
>>>>>>>> letting you know you've been punked?
>>>>>>>> Do you really think that all malware has a little
>>>>>>>> feature that lets you know when they've latched on
>>>>>>>> to your computer or what? --
>>>>>>>> C
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> How do you know you're not infected? Just because
>>>>>> nothing seems to be happening doesn't mean it isn't.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> C
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You're hopelessly hiding your head in the sand and as
>>>> far as I'm concerned, this thread is over.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> C
>>>
>>>
>>> .