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To: Jerry in Omaha who wrote (39205)	2/2/2004 2:21:38 PM
From: Elsewhere	Respond to of 110626

with a CD of Knoppix 3.3 Latest version, great :) It's virtually impossible to be infected by malware if you're logged on only and exclusively as a limited user. It's never absolutely necessary to go online as an Administrator. Two wise sentences though I would substitute "It's virtually impossible ..." by "A PC is less likely ..." - a warning in that spirit should be printed on every XP box Microsoft ships. I posted an article on the subject in #reply-19384460 But even a user account is not immune. A German computer magazine offers a browser check service: heise.de All kind of weaknesses and holes are demonstrated. Especially the Internet Explorer is nearly impossible to protect. heise.de And these are just browser vulnerabilities. There are lots of other programs and tasks which are potential targets. But at least surfing with a user account significantly reduces the probability of major system-wide damage, and any possible infection is easier to fight. Re. renaming volumes: be careful with that axe, Eugene... At the most I would try to restore the original state because some programs store absolute references to files in their settings. If the volume label changes absolute path references are invalidated and programs using them may stop working.