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You left out Netscape. I still use 4.75 version for e-mail, and IE for
surfing the net. Never got hit by a virus.
Gary Fritz wrote:
> > > I got hit with the BadTrans.B virus
> >
> > My sympathies but this is old news. I get whacked with at least
> > two or three nasties each week.
>
> And here is the reason for that:
>
> > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700
>
> LookOut and LookOut Express are THE WORST VIRUSES ON THE NET. They
> get spread everywhere because they are the default mailers for
> Windoze, and their horrifically bad implementations enable nearly all
> of the viruses you hear about. Not only are they full of security
> holes, they also comprise by far the largest "target" and so are the
> most frequent vehicle for launching the latest viral terrorist attack.
>
> Solution: DUMP them.
>
> There are many other excellent mailers available, often for free, and
> most of them are extremely safe. **I don't even run AV software**
> and yet I have NEVER been hit with a virus. I often get 5-6 a day,
> but none have ever infected my system. 99% of the virii loose in the
> wild are targeted at OE; don't run OE, and exercise some caution when
> executing attachments, and you will have NO problems with viruses.
>
> I use Pegasus: http://www.pmail.com
> Eudora is very good: http://www.eudora.com
> The Bat! is very security-conscious: http://www.ritlabs.com/the_bat
>
> Fix the true source of the problem. Get rid of OE.
> Gary
>
> http://www.markbrown.com/systems-only
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