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tranfree issue 44 - 19 December 2001
Are You a Professional or an Idiot?By Alex Eames Since 27th November I have been sent well over 300 copies of the badtrans.b virus...
This means that a significant minority of tranfree subscribers are not running up to date anti-virus software. OK, it's only 1%, so we can't cry too loudly. Hearty congratulations to the 99% who seem to have avoided the problem by taking the right precautions. But for the 1%, what a bad impression you are making to your agency clients when you send them infected files! Even worse, this particular virus picks random files and emails them to people in your address book. What about your confidential work for your clients? This could end up in the wrong hands with disastrous consequences. If you don't have antivirus software because you think you can't afford it, there are even free options available. So there is no exuse. A good free antivirus software package can be found at... http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_index.html These days, running a computer without antivirus software is like playing Russian Roulette with your business. Very Dangerous! If you have, or think you may have the badtrans.b virus, you can remove it using this tool.
Alex Eames is the founder of translatortips.com, |
