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Blue|Fusion · Rated XXX

First off, even for purely gaming purposes, use an A/V. I use Grisoft AVG Free on my XP install that I purely use for gaming. Worth it and has no noticable impact on performance. As for spyware...just don't be stupid and use some secure settings in your browser.

EC, as far as I am aware, there are no AV programs that scan Linux files for virii. There's some Linux AV programs that scan documents for well-known Windows virii and the like, but that's just for network shares. Rootkits, on the other hand, are a bit of a problem, but not really on desktops, and as such, I only use RKHunter and CHKROOTKIT every so often on servers to check for anything out of the ordinary.

And if I change the NIC (dual onboard), then Vista will pretty much be useful on only two motherboards over the years of that license? I smell some problems from many disgruntled hobbyists. That'll change.