On Feb 1, 1:32*pm, "Jim Hawkins" <jimhawk...@manx.net> wrote:
> You buy a new computer, connect in to the internet and
> proceed to download your choice of ant-virus software,
> firewall, and possibly other security-enhancing stuff.
> But in the half-hour or more it takes to do all that, your pc is
> wide open, and with the frequency of probing attacks these
> days, a variety of undesirable agents could be installed and
> hidden before the anti-malware gets going.
> So why don't computer retailers offer machines with anti-malware
> stuff already installed ?
>
> Jim Hawkins

You could always just buy your firewall, anti-virus etc. off the
shelf at the store