MSM PCs under attack - CNN, NYT, ABCNEWS - It's not Zotob; spreading fast! Update virus defs NOW!

CNN ^ | August 16, 2005

[Fire_on_High]

I've got a WinME box that runs quite nicely, or did until the hd started dying *grumble*. 450 mhz, ran ok at 192 megs ram, quite snappy at 256, and bat outta hell at 448. Even with the hd going out it's still reliably running Everquest as a 2box, basically anything in the first 7 gb or so I can mostly count on. Past that is a crapshoot but again, the hd was touchy from the time I got it, so there's no way to blame the OS.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Dunno, couldn't tell you, it's possible your "subscription" is probably expired. But that all depends on what AV software you're using. If you're using Norton's, you cannot update the virus definitions after your yearly subscription has run out.

Personally, I use AVG. Virus updates and the software are free for a lifetime, and it does a better job of tracking down viruses without "false positives" like a paid product such as Norton AV.

[BigSkyFreeper]

I don't think terrorism is an appropriate analog.

Terrorism doesn't necessarily mean to "maime and kill", it generally means to terrorize which means "to scare". The only thing that would be destroyed through "cyber-terrorism" is data itself once it's been compromised.