> How many people just click on "Agree" when installing a piece of
> "free" sottware? Only to find yourself infected with all manner of
> spyware.
NOT ME!!! I didn't do anything to encourage that danged blaster worm last
year -- I even did all the things that Microsoft and Symantec told me to do
to protect my computer. Then, something went awry -- I didn't get blaster,
but my computer developed a strange desire to have MSOffice and
MSOperatingSystem CDs in the slots ALL THE TIME. So, in January I backed up
all my files and reformatted my harddrive and reinstalled EVERYTHING (only
things that I absolutely had to have). Now the big pain in the butt is my
MFP w/ a scanner bulb that's more annoying than Lilo & Stitch ever dreamed
of being -- but the sucker still works, so I'm making do until it DIES.
The only time I install "free" software is when it's recommended by a
reliable source...
Susan
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