If computers alone don't throw the average user into fits of
paranoia, computer viruses will. But as with other aspects of
computing, this deep concern fails to prompt any attempt on the
user's part to learn the facts. About two years ago, I was asked
to run a virus scan on one company's network of computers. I did
and I found a simple harmless virus on each computer in the
network. After I reported that to the company's officials, they
gasped (literally), then thanked me, then asked me to leave
despite my offers to remove the virus with the anti-virus
program. The next day, I found out that they formatted every
single hard drive of every computer, backing up only the most
important data. • Me: "When would you like me to go to our
northern region (of Thailand) office to install the antivirus
software on the new system?" • Chairman: "Oh, they don't need it
because they are not in a big city." • Me: "Do they connect to
the internet?" • Chairman: "Yes, all day, but they are safe
because it's not a big city." • C