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--"The current virus that is slowing us down is fixed by most computers just by having the most recent Operating System updates and critical fixes and the Virus Scanner having the most current dat files. This keeps them from getting infected. Some of the computers in the field for various reasons are not getting pushed the updates; no fault of yours. One solution to this problem is that I am asking that you or even someone you feel is confident doing so, manual update their computers using the automatic Windows Update and on the McAfee Virus Scan, right clicking the red, white, and blue shield and clicking on Virus Scan Console. Then click Auto Update. This should update the Operating System and the Virus Scanner. Maybe some proactive response will be more effective than the reactive response that has been keeping us so busy."--

The funny thing is that our protocol doesn't allow for the field users to have admin rights on the machines they use because they share with other users on different shifts. So the subtext is going to be either give "someone I trust" admin access or do it myself. Knowing the people I work with, I may be putting in some late nights.

The bad thing is that the writer of this memo is focusing on the old virus stand-by and ignoring the very real fact that the new attacks are aiming straight for websites and bypassing the traditional "open me" methods.
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LMAO must bookmark  dnirG_ot_xA_oN | 07/06/04
Send MS a bill for 56 billion and call it even..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/06/04
The perfect solution.  bjbrock | 07/06/04
LOL..I love it...  DigitalKid | 07/06/04
That gave me a chuckle as well  relictele | 07/08/04
The perfect solution.  CodeBubba | 07/08/04
cheaper to buy the president  mvaar | 07/06/04
Agreed. The monoculture is in a death spiral.  dicktaurus@... | 07/06/04
Actual Memo  AbsolutelyNot | 07/06/04
Wowsie  Bill4 | 07/06/04
Be afraid MS users, be very afraid...!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/06/04
And yet  frgough@... | 07/06/04
Norton Is the problem  dend | 07/06/04
NO, M$ is  DarthRidiculous | 07/06/04
Re: Apple and OSX  Wizard57M | 07/07/04
LOL, you mean Norton, the company that exists because of MS Flaws?  Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/06/04
Norton or Microsoft  dend | 07/06/04
What are Computer Viruses Worms e.t.c  pj-xmesh | 07/06/04
Who needs .... $200 billions  michael-t | 07/06/04
Rethink Palladium  P. Douglas | 07/06/04
There is only one for the victory  pj-xmesh | 07/06/04
Elijah  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/06/04
Elijah  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/06/04
Quick, everybody switch to Redhat Linux  FilledOut | 07/06/04
MS is the problem, but is there a better choice?  Stellardyne | 07/06/04
Of course there is a better choice.....  LazLong | 07/06/04
duh...  nikoli | 07/06/04
s/open/execute/  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/06/04
Semantics Dude  nikoli | 07/06/04
Semantics matter  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/07/04
So in other words  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/06/04
Yes, better for some.  Richard Flude | 07/06/04
You are rather naive, Sir or Ma'm...Dumb Users are NOT the Prob!  kbeartx | 07/08/04
Dumb users are our bread and butter  twblackmon@... | 07/08/04
Do a little research  ECLS | 07/08/04
Microsoft Haters  bmonster | 07/06/04
Don't over simplify  ibabadur1 | 07/06/04
Exactly....  nikoli | 07/06/04
Do some research, Windows is Flawed by design(TM)  Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/06/04
Stop Me if i'm Worng  Humph | 07/08/04
Exactly...Learn some stats  ECLS | 07/08/04
I did, few years at uni.  Humph | 07/12/04
I'm no Linux expert  skeptic tank | 07/06/04
you are no expert, that's for sure  nikoli | 07/06/04
Actually  Linux User 147560 | 07/06/04
Then They Won't Ever Use Linux  nikoli | 07/06/04
I use SuSE 9.1 Pro  Linux User 147560 | 07/06/04
Totally Agree  nikoli | 07/06/04
RE: Totally Agree  Linux User 147560 | 07/06/04
MS prevalent in schools  silverg50 | 07/08/04
Funny  Richard Flude | 07/06/04
MSCE's are so cute!  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/06/04
Installations... kportage  nikoli | 07/06/04
The average user doesn't even know what LINUX is...  Michael Kelly | 07/06/04
Ever Heard The Word "Default"  nikoli | 07/06/04
So to recap this thread  Richard Flude | 07/07/04
Linux Business is GOOD!  ECLS | 07/08/04
Strategic disaster for Microsoft  George Mitchell | 07/06/04
SPYWARE is the real threat these days...  BitTwiddler | 07/06/04
Really, Not All That Threatening If You Ask Me  nikoli | 07/07/04
Never heard of Spybot, huh?  php_developer | 07/07/04
Everybody Overlooks the Obvious!  Wizard57M | 07/07/04
This discussion Looks like all the rest  morgaine2003 | 07/08/04
Yes, it does, and there's a reason ...  kbeartx | 07/08/04
Proactive steps you can take against new viruses  p.j.hutchison@... | 07/08/04
www.sorrybill.com  daver_z | 07/08/04
Is internet /PC worth the hassle?  obass | 07/08/04
Nearly all OS designs are at fault.  agottschald | 07/08/04
Create non-administrative account for security  SilverEagle_z | 07/09/04
One Step Ahead  Logical Solutions | 07/09/04

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