From my personal experience, I have InoculateIT and Norton.  I let both of
them run when booting up, then turn Norton off.  I keep InoculateIT active.
I have received only 2 viruses that I know of.  I received Happy99.exe and
the Snow White virus.  Both times, when I clicked to open them, InoculateIT
wouldn't let me, displaying the message that it was a virus.  I then, in
turn, deleted both of them.  So I know that InoculateIT will display a
message and will not allow you to open the attachment.  Don't know about
Norton since I disable it after booting up.  I update my dat files at least
twice a week, sometimes more.  I used to have McAfee but it got to be so
difficult to download the current dat files that I just got rid of it
altogether.  Sometimes McAfee would let me and sometimes not.  Got tired of
fooling with it.

Susan Hays
-------------Original Messsage---------------
> At 02:52 PM 12/12/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >Ok I recd this and deleted it with no damage. Only because I am careful.
But
> >when exactly is the Anti Virus software supposed to warn you.   I have
the
> >latest Norton v7 and I thought it checks attachments.Not a peep came from
it.
> >(Why do I continually feel we are not being well served by these AV
programs?)
>
> Hi there...
>
> There is something obviously not setup correct on your anti-virus
software,
> or your not checking Live-Update regularly. I have NAV 6, so your exact
> options may differ...

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