Alias wrote:

<snipped>

Why don't you try getting a *real* life? It's not a freetard, like a
Linuux existence, which may be hard for you to do.

"Alias" <iamaliasTAKETHIS@OUTgmail.com> wrote in message
news:h2hrk6$kmq$1@news.eternal-september.org...[color=blue]
> Vlad-the-Impaler wrote:[color=green]
>> "Alias" <iamaliasTAKETHIS@OUTgmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:h2f4f0$q8d$2@news.eternal-september.org...[color=darkred]
>>> Vlad-the-Impaler wrote:
>>>> Alias wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Eustace wrote:
>>>>>> I just uninstalled the McAffee Security Center that came with my
>>>>>> laptop
>>>>>> and installed AVG antivirus instead. Is there anything else I need to
>>>>>> do
>>>>>> to complete the basic protection of my system?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> emf
>>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, format your hard drive to get rid of Windows and move up to a
>>>>> real
>>>>> operating system that doesn't require anti virus or anti malware
>>>>> programs. I recommend Ubuntu as it is really user friendly. Get it
>>>>> FREE
>>>>> at [url]http://www.ubuntu.com/[/url]. Not only is it free, it comes with access
>>>>> to
>>>>> thousands of free programs like Firefox, Open Office, Thunderbird and
>>>>> much, much more.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ububutu isn't Free.
>>>
>>> Yes it is.
>>>
>>>> You charge for it.
>>>
>>> No, I don't. I charge for *installing* it.
>>>[/color]
>>
>> They pay you to stick the CD in the tray?[/color]
>
> And setting up the /, /home and /swap along with installing the programs
> they want and teaching them how to use Ubuntu.
>[/color]

Setting up the / and swap is automatic.
Setting up /home is 3 more clicks.
LOL.

You teach them?
What?
How to use Thunderbird?

[color=blue][color=green]
>> I have a hard time believing that.[/color]
>
> Considering YOU made it up ...
>[color=green]
>> Do they know that's all you do?[/color]
>
> Considering that's not all that I do ...[color=green]
>>
>> Still, they are paying for ububutu, not your worthless time.[/color]
>
> No, they are paying me to install Ubuntu for them, just like someone who
> would pay to have Windows installed.
>[color=green]
>>
>> If you have the names/addresses of any of those nitwits, I'll buy them
>> from you.
>> I can get hold of stuff that gets sucked out of septic tanks, I'm sure
>> they would buy some.[/color]
>
> You're too busy spewing it here.
>
>[/color]

So, you got no names?
Thought so.
Hard to get addresses for imaginary people.

On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:09:09 -0400, Eustace <emfril******.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>I just uninstalled the McAffee Security Center that came with my laptop
>and installed AVG antivirus instead. Is there anything else I need to do
>to complete the basic protection of my system?
>
>emf[/color]

Mine ;
Avast a/v free ( audio and visual warning ), Comodo Pro firewall (
free ) , Superantispyware ( bought ) , Malwarebytes antimalware ( free
) and a few other free programs .

Alias wrote:
[color=blue]
> Eustace wrote:[color=green]
>> I just uninstalled the McAffee Security Center that came with my laptop
>> and installed AVG antivirus instead. Is there anything else I need to do
>> to complete the basic protection of my system?
>>
>> emf
>>[/color]
>
> Yes, format your hard drive to get rid of Windows and move up to a real
> operating system that doesn't require anti virus or anti malware
> programs. I recommend Ubuntu as it is really user friendly. Get it FREE
> at [url]http://www.ubuntu.com/[/url]. Not only is it free, it comes with access to
> thousands of free programs like Firefox, Open Office, Thunderbird and
> much, much more.
>[/color]

Ububutu isn't Free.
You charge for it.

On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:09:09 -0400, Eustace <emfril******.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>Is there anything else I need to do
>to complete the basic protection of my system?[/color]

"Determine the status of your system's first 1056 ports" *

For example, my "TrueStealth Analysis" 10 minutes ago reads:

"Your system has achieved a perfect "TruStealth" rating. Not a single
packet — solicited or otherwise — was received from your system as a
result of our security probing tests. Your system ignored and refused
to reply to repeated Pings (ICMP Echo Requests). From the standpoint
of the passing probes of any hacker, this machine does not exist on
the Internet. Some questionable personal security systems expose their
users by attempting to "counter-probe the prober", thus revealing
themselves. But your system wisely remained silent in every way. Very
nice."

* [url]http://www.grc.com[/url]

Locate the Shields UP!! an click to follow the test.

I've used this site for years and there have been more than 84,126,316
shields tested!

I learned plenty from the site, about ports and closing them.

Of course this does not mean I should not use all the methods
mentioned here :-))