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Macca, was it Norton System Works that you were running that caused the problems ? It is a known problem that you cannot upgrade the antivirus component of System Works on its own - it's clearly documented on the web.

Re: They slow your system down Good job on 3 counts... 1) you still do virus checks - even if not real time, regular checkups are better than none (a few antivirus companies offer online virus scanning) 2) You don't use Outlook - one of the most dangerous pieces of software ever...

I understand your reluctance to pay money you can't afford Tibor. However I implore you to try and find an antivirus program that meets both expectations - is cheap (or even better, free) - and also effective. That one Geoffw suggested sounds like a possibility. Keeping backups is not an...

Sorry Tibor, that wont stop them - some of them perhaps, but not all of them - they all work differently.

Tibor, as far as I am aware there is no virus detection software included with WinXP Home - so you should really go out and buy yourself something. Writing programs to detect and remove viruses is a very difficult and costly exercise. I would NEVER use a piece of free antivirus software...

No James. These viruses usually use email address spoofing or some other such mechanism to hide their origin, so notifying the "sender" will not achieve anything, as the true sender is often difficult to discover. This latest batch of virus emails mostly say they come from...

I am currently getting inundated with virus emails sent inadvertantly by users from our forum - these are the types of viruses/worms which infiltrate via Outlook email clients and send themselves out to everyone in your addressbook and any other email address it finds on your computer. There...