Spyware and Malware defensive techniques.
"PA Bear" wrote in
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p.cbuilder98 wrote:
"Bruce Hagen" wrote in
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From pcbuilder98's message headers:
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165
It appears that he is running Windows XP with SP1, (circa 2003
version).
No I am not running XP with SP1.
I would never claim that Outlook Express or Internet Explorer are
the best e-mail client and browser, (far from it). Nor would I
disagree with someone that preferred to use different ones. I am
only involved with newsgroups to help people with MS issues, not to
tout MS products. But for someone to be so concerned with security,
I find it amusing that he is lacking in about four years of updates.
I stopped updating long ago after an update destroyed my printer
driver. It
took almost a year for me to create a workaround to restore full
functionality to my printer. I have been delighted with the results
ever since. Re; the printer and updates.
This
version of IE/OE surely is a less secure version than it could be.
Now that I use Xnews the NG posting part of that problem is solved.
What's that about taking advice "with a grain of salt"?
When I have completed my evaluation of all available browsers and
email clients I will cease using Internet Explorer and Outlook
Express. Put your grain of salt on that.
I'm using the computer I just built as a test bed for my evaluation.
When I
find replacements for IE OE I will do a clean install of the OS along
with my Microsoft replacements.
[snicker Even PCButts1 wasn't this dense.]
Enlighten me please. How am I dense?
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pcbuilder98
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