Food for thought

[Gerry Doris]

> Quoting Dave's List Addy <listonly at WEBPRESENCEGROUP.NET>:
>
>> On 3/3/04 2:20 PM, "Peter Bonivart" wrote:
>>
>> > I guess the real question is, how is it possible that there still is
>> > users stupid enough to spread this? :-)
>>
>> I read something the other day that was a study of users and how they
>> felt;
>>
>> A. The Help Desk should be handling this.
>>
>> B. They don't have time to make sure it's not a virus and should be able
>> to
>> open mail as they please (refer to A.) Or bother with updates. (Gotta
>> EBay!!)
>>
>> C. Nothing they can do about it so what's the fuss.
>
> Add to this, that most Desktop Antivirus solutions do hijack system
> resources.
> I have caught many users turning off the Antivirus because it "slows down"
> their machines. I do not blame them, because I have done this myself a
> time or
> two when I was working on complex project with so many screens open.


More importantly those scanners really mess up Microsoft games!

Gerry