Dear LW Users

Most people in this thread are concerned about getting viruses from various dodgy sites or downloading one embedded in a music or video file. However, I believe that a sure fire way of getting a virus, Trojan, secret installation, spyware or multiple combinations thereof is to surf the web with an unprotected PC, i.e. one without either anti-virus or firewall protection.

What most users do not know is that Windows and window applications communicate with the web the moment an internet connection is established. In addition, these communications open listening ports, over 65,000 of them, on your PC to the web. Each port is like an open backdoor with the lights on, beckoning to any passing stranger to come in, in this case any passing stranger is malware like the Sasser Worm.

Therefore, the only way to stay virus and or malware free is to insure that you have anti-virus, firewall, anti-spyware and anti-secret installation software installed on your PC. Anything less is asking for trouble.



UK Bob