I have Grisoft's AVG 6.0, and I've tried to update it. At first, I got the message that the program was up-to-date and needed nothing. This week, I haven't gotten the "do not update" message, so went to the site to update. Each time I've updated, I have been downloading 45 minutes and there is at least 1 hour left to the download. That sounds like something more than a download, however I am clicking on "update." Does anyone know what's happening? Brenda ----- Original Message ----- From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 11:18 AM Subject: [PCSOFT] Re [PCSOFT] How to Discover if an Attachment is a Virus Without Opening It? > David `~^ ) > > If your anti-virus program isn't capable of scanning attachments when you > download your email (or if you, as do I for performance reasons, have > configured your anti-virus program not to auto-load and to run manually > solely at your discretion), then I'd recommend saving the questionable file > to your desktop and then scanning it with well-regarded and up-to-date > anti-virus software. > > I use both Network Associates' McAfee 5.21 and Grisoft's AVG 6.0, but prefer > AVG hands-down for its' speed and ease-of-use. > > * That said, if you're unsure of how to handle possibly infected files, it's > always best to simply delete the suspect email.* In my experience, > unsolicited attachments from unknown sources are almost always infected with > some bug, virus or trojan: a knowledgable user can spot them 'a mile away'. > > -- > Jeffrey Ottie > > > Original Message -- > From: David Landau > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 12:34 PM > Subject: [PCSOFT] How to Discover if an Attachment is a Virus Without > Opening It? > > <snip> How can I find out if the file is safe without opening it? > > Do you want to signoff PCSOFT or just change to > Digest mode - visit our web site: > http://freepctech.com/pcsoft.shtml The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering Mandrake Linux or Red Hat Linux CD sets along with our NOSPIN Power Linux CD... at a great price!!! http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml