Hmmmm.
You pay money for protection so that maybe the guy you are paying won't do
something bad to you. I think they call that extortion!
73, de Lou K2LKK
At 08:11 PM 2/22/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Phil;
>
>I long suspected that these companies that make anti-virus software =
>could possibly be responsible for some viruses.
>
>Also, they make a free anti-virus program that is up to 7.5.
>
>I use it every day and, I haven't had any problems that I am aware of.
>
>73 De Anthony W2AJV
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>
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: Phil Scovell=20
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 5:30 PM
> Subject: [BLIND-HAMS] Off Top: AVG Interesting
>
>
> Since I posted on here before about AVG, I found something to be quite
> interesting. Coincidence maybe? You decide. I have been using free =
>AVG
> for a couple of years. In December, I started getting pop ups saying =
>in mid
> January, my free version would be outdated by the new 7.5 version. I =
>let
> January come and go with pop ups every other day reminding me. In =
>February,
> a pop up displayed my copy would expire on February 17 so I just kept =
>using
> it as is. On the 15th of February, AVG caught my first virus as an =
>AVG
> user. I found this quite interesting to say the least. I had planned =
>on
> buying the pro version anyhow because I wanted to be able to customize =
>my
> own settings. So, I downloaded it, installed, and ran it. It found 4
> infected files. Odd, it had only detected 1 before but I figured, =
>whatever
> it was, it may have been trying to spread. I noticed it was in an =
>HTML
> file, according to AVG, and in the internet explorer sub directory. =
>Three
> files were disinfected and the problems moved to the AVG vault. Ok, =
>but why
> not the HTML file? By the way, it was a pop up type of deal that only
> appeared when leaving internet explorer, the best I could tell, and it =
>would
> ask a single question which said, Do you think Bush is a good =
>president?
> And a couple of other harmless questions. It seemed not to effect any =
>other
> part of the hard drives I have. After a couple of days, I noticed the
> morning auto scan wasn't indicating any viruses at all. The HTML file =
>no
> longer displayed as infected. So, it is this way. Two days before
> expiration, I get this harmless virus. Two days after I buy the =
>software
> for a 2 year license, the viruses disappears. See? I told you it was
> interesting. You don't suppose? No, that couldn't happen, could it? =
>I
> mean, they didn't? Naw, they wouldn't. Would they?
>
> Phil.
>
> K0NX
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> www.RedWhiteAndBlue.org
>
>
>
>--
>No virus found in this incoming message.
>Checked by AVG Free Edition.
>Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/697 - Release Date: 2/22/2007
>11:55 AM
Louis Kim Kline
A.R.S. K2LKK
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