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   January, my free version would be outdated by the new 7.5 version.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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