Re: Rotten puter viruses!!
Used pc's from '91 to 2001.
Used Mac's from '99 thru present.
I have never encountered a Mac virus. The so called mac viruses that I have read about, were only able to run on systems whose OS was not updated to current versions, like the infamous college project which found a vulnerability in the OS, but had been fixed by Apple 6 months previous.
I have also never encountered a driver issue, registry issue, lost pathway, etc, blah blah blah, or any of the common pc/windows issues that require you to be a software tech.
I have trapped 4 or 5 malware in the last couple years, but no viruses.
Our Mac's go anywhere and everywhere on the net, and have downloaded from many sites known for causing problems. If it looked cool, or promised you a million $, the wife clicked on it and/or downloaded it.
I do run 2 separate AV/malware programs on each of our Macs, just in case.
1 they work.
2 they make my life easier.
3 I don't need to worry about or learn the latest fixes or repairs, or how the computer works.
4 resale value is great (sold one 18 month old macbook for 85% of purchase price) (and a 2 year old mini for 65% or purchase price)
Our current 3 macs, a MacPro, a Mini, and a MacBookPro, have all been humming along for nearly 5 years now.
As for the original poster's problem,
Run multiple av programs, update them daily, do a clean windows install from time to time, and stay off the net.
