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From: "Jeanine Stanton" <>
Subject: Re: [VIRUS] MAjor FAux PAs; Re: virus detection of BADTRANS.b by McAfee
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 20:19:28 -0800
References: <NFBBJMAEDKJGJPINBEJJIECJDHAA.justgeo1@home.com> <5.1.0.14.2.20011201025336.00aabec0@mail.spwest1.tn.home.com>


Here, here, fellas. I'm a Newbie and don't have the faintest idea what
you're talking about, but let's try to help each other and not get into
these terribly technical discussions and name calling situations. I try to
read each message and learn from them all but lets lighten up a bit. I'm
learning from both of you. Smile! Jeannie C.
----- Original Message -----
From: George W. Durman <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 11:58 PM
Subject: Re: [VIRUS] MAjor FAux PAs; Re: virus detection of BADTRANS.b by
McAfee


> BS! I was protected when the latest dat file I had was 4171. I had
> installed 4171 about 24 hours before I started getting the first wave
> of BadTrans.b infected emails, and McAfee caught them! Who are
> you to know that 4168 DOESN'T afford the protection? Since you
> don't use an AV program, how is it that you are such an expert? It
> is very easy to sit back and continuously bad-mouth someone or
> some company or some product -- and it is also easy to show others
> that you're really not the expert you claim to be, when you keep
> spouting off and give out erroneous information. That's OK, though,
> keep it up.
>
> SgtGeorge
> George W. Durman
>
> At 11:52 PM 11/30/2001, I M wrote:
> *********START OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT*********
> >(snip)
> >It has NOTHING to do with the "jigging" of the settings!!!
> >It is patently wrong! U do need to update to at least 4172!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >(snip)
> **********END OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT**********
>
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