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How many mac users are virtualizing XP and not running an antivirus or installing patches on the VM XP install? I found a good price for Avast Antivirus both a PC and Mac license for 49.95 which might be a good price for all the Fusion and Bootcamp users. <BR><BR>Robert Beckerdite<BR>Senior Engineer and Owner<BR>Beckerdite Consulting<BR>(707) 703-1528<BR><A href="http://www.beckerdite.com/">www.beckerdite.com</A><BR><BR><BR><BR> <BR>> From: dwightw@mac.com<BR>> To: pat_bitton@eurestopartners.com<BR>> Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:30:02 -0600<BR>> CC: list@redwoodtech.org<BR>> Subject: Re: [RTC List] 60 Minutes story: The Internet is Infected<BR>> <BR>> Of course the REAL trick is to get people to turn on their Anti-Virus, <BR>> Anti-Spam, Firewall Protections, and then keep them up to date on a <BR>> regular basis. It is amazing how many people I come across who either <BR>> have them turned off "because they are such a hassle and always coming <BR>> on when we log on", or they think that once they are installed updates <BR>> never have to be run. I had someone's Mac last week that was causing <BR>> file corruption because of ancient anti-virus software that had never <BR>> been upgraded or updated, but was still on.<BR>> <BR>> - Dwight<BR>> <BR>> On 30 Mar 2009, at 6:14 PM, Pat Bitton wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > Despite all 60 Minutes' (and Symantec's) attempts at the contrary, <BR>> > the sky<BR>> > is not going to fall on April 1st. Anyone whose system is patched up <BR>> > to date<BR>> > and who has updated anti-virus protection from a reputable vendor <BR>> > (with<BR>> > heuristic detection for preference, as this will block any new <BR>> > iterations of<BR>> > Conficker that appear) is unlikely to experience any ill-effects.<BR>> ><BR>> > Interestingly, the number of new virus examples appearing in labs <BR>> > every day<BR>> > was actually under-estimated by Symantec. AVG (full disclosure: I am a<BR>> > contractor for them) has between 20,000 and 30,000 new samples <BR>> > arriving in<BR>> > their labs every day. BUT most of these never make it into the wild, <BR>> > so all<BR>> > that updating really doesn't improve protection to any significant <BR>> > degree.<BR>> ><BR>> > The bad guys on the Internet are mostly in Russia and China. This <BR>> > has been<BR>> > the case for several years. Anyone interested in the backstory <BR>> > should check<BR>> > out the archives at Roger Thompson's blog,<BR>> > http://tcsltesting.blogspot.com/index.html.<BR>> ><BR>> > Pat Bitton<BR>> > Partner, Euresto Partners Inc<BR>> > Sales & Marketing Strategies for Technology Startups<BR>> > +1 707 268 8968/+1 408 464 0829 cell<BR>> > MSN IM: pbitton@hotmail.com<BR>> > Skype: pat.bitton<BR>> > Follow me on Twitter @PatBitton<BR>> > www.eurestopartners.com<BR>> ><BR>> > Looking for security advice? Check out<BR>> > www.theinternetprotectors.com<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> List mailing list<BR>> List@redwoodtech.org<BR>> http://redwoodtech.org/mailman/listinfo/list_redwoodtech.org<BR><br /><hr />Search from any Web page with powerful protection. Get the FREE Windows Live Toolbar Today! <a href='http://get.live.com/toolbar/overview' target='_new'>Try it now!</a></body>
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