New virus threat

Channel Times reports that the ZAFI-D Virus poses as a Norton's update file. This one is a nasty. Isn't hanging too fast a death for the creeps that write this stuff? I still think the spyware people are worse.

Microsoft has acquired a spyware removal company. This news is all over the net, but BBC Technology News has a most insightful article. Sorry Windows 98 users, this is for Windows 2000 and XP only. The beach house will keep running Ad-aware and Spybot S & D. These sights are in the links list and there are buttons below the list for each program. Both are free for personal use although Ad-aware does have an upgrade and Spybot will accept donations.

Anyone had any luck running XP Pro on a 466 Celeron with 64 megs o' SDRAM? Methinks 'tis time for more RAM. Thank goodness the people still have a copy of Windows 2000. Formatting will also rid this poor machine of the spyware infections that have made a simple first child window opening something like a 5 minute task.

Have a casual Friday. Update your spyware protection programs today.


"Don't compromise yourself. It's all you've got."
-Janis Joplin