Analogies are the refuge of the ignorant like me! I read the detailed explanations (Thanks!) and have come up with the following after seeing a re run of 'Witness' with Harrison Ford and the Amish kid last night. Criminals (and virii ?) are identified in two major ways a)By looking at 'Mug Shots " ie Photos of known criminals that have committed similar crimes in the past. b) by the much maligned ( but effective ?)'profiling'. ie if you see eight 4Ft 3inch guys all with lumber jack shirts and caps on backways riding in one car then they may likely will be some (otherwise decent, hardworking) Mexicans with no work permits on their way to work in LA. Does this summarise it? A bit oversimplistic, but I have a better understanding.ie. Virus detection programs can only detect virii after they have been incorporated in an anti Virus program.
Therefore- I may start to send suspicious stuff over to my Classic pentium as Hal2000 says, and let them do their worst. But I love it so much !! Its like new-I couldn't bear to see it hurt.
Anyway 'Bulk pick up Day' is coming in a
few weeks and you would be amazed to see the computers people leave on the sidewalk for garbage in this neighbourhood.Maybe pick up another for just that.
Never had a virus in my life. Luck and caution maybe.
Later.
Ps- second time tonight the post reply page has expired and I have had to copy-paste message into a new page. I reported this months ago
