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From: lmarco@panix.com (Lou Marco)
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Subject: Re: Oh, God-- What To Do Now?
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In article <ionn5v$v0i$1@dont-email.me>,
Ryan P. <rdeletepaque@wi.rr.comm> wrote:
>
>  The vast majority of viruses and other malware are caught by opening 
>email attachments willy-nilly and visiting infected websites.
>

	Think so?  Look up the latest Adobe and image processing exploits,
check into some of the sql injection attacks that hijack trusted servers,
or think about what you can do with a hidden frame and a bit of Javascript.

>  An up-to-date malware monitor and antivirus program, not using 
>Internet Explorer, and never running as an Administrator on your system 
>for casual use is a great start.

	How do you run 2K or XP and not be administrator?  Well, I suppose
you could simply never install anything.  Or change a setting.  Or backup a
file.