RE: [PcTech] Recovering XP Pro after Thinkpad hard disk

["Scott Johnson" <sjohnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Who says they have not???  As far as I know msblast looks for a certain open
port and gets in thru that way.  Email is not involved.  Not sure how sobig
spreads.

I use Yahoo.com and my pc is behind a linksys router and I have never had a
problem with viruses. I don't even have virus software.  You have to realize
that most of the viruses attack Outlook.  So if you are using a web based email
account, you are shielded from most viruses.  As for attachment viruses, Yahoo,
scans the attachment when it is downloaded. I would have to guess that MSN and
hotmail offer the same service.

-- Scott

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Booth Martin
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 8:22 AM
> To: pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [PcTech] Recovering XP Pro after Thinkpad hard disk
>
>
> I am curious why the msn.com and hotmail customers have had
> zero problems
> with msblast or sobig?  How come Microsoft gets it right for
> them yet blows
> up the rest of the World??
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