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my computer's got a cold.
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as they say in the islands ... Feliz cumpleanos hombre!
as they say in Horseheads ... Happy Birthday fella!
ok - back to being serious.
I've been using AVG free antivirus from grisoft.com for several years. No problems, automatic scans and updates.
Use it on all my XP machines at the museum.
The more I read posts here about guys getting hit by virus problems despite using the pricey "name brand" ones, the more I'm glad we use AVG.
Tom
as they say in Horseheads ... Happy Birthday fella!
ok - back to being serious.
I've been using AVG free antivirus from grisoft.com for several years. No problems, automatic scans and updates.
Use it on all my XP machines at the museum.
The more I read posts here about guys getting hit by virus problems despite using the pricey "name brand" ones, the more I'm glad we use AVG.
Tom
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My preference is Norton Antivirus. Not the whole security suite, just the anti-virus application. You can often get it for $15, or even for free by watching the Fry's Electronics ads. I upgrade mine for free (by mail-in rebate) every year to the newest version. So I basically paid $15 (after rebate) for the first one I bought, then got the new version every year since then. For people who don't know this trick, you can subscribe to updates for $7 per year.
As an example, the System Works suite which normally retails for $70 is free right now if upgrading from a previous version, or $20 if not upgrading.
See here: https://www.netaffilia.com/ads/electronic...008/06/11/32972
You can probably just buy that and instruct it to only install anti-virus, but check on that before purchasing. While I love Norton AV, I don't care for the suite. It's a resource hog!
As an example, the System Works suite which normally retails for $70 is free right now if upgrading from a previous version, or $20 if not upgrading.
See here: https://www.netaffilia.com/ads/electronic...008/06/11/32972
You can probably just buy that and instruct it to only install anti-virus, but check on that before purchasing. While I love Norton AV, I don't care for the suite. It's a resource hog!
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Basil said:
That's what I have here at home, and on the computers at the church.
But the Dells came with it...
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Mickey Richaud said:Basil said:
That's what I have here at home, and on the computers at the church.
But the Dells came with it...
My earlier Dell came with Norton and the newer one came with McAfee, so I was able to compare and contrast. I like McAfee personally, but I'm sure they are both about on par as far as protection.
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AVG for the free one, McAfee for the subsciption one.
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Counterspy (sunbelt software) thinking about upgrading to their firewall soon. Kapersky or Panda for the antivirus.
If you choose AVG, pay for it. The free has waaaay too many holes and they take too long to update it.
If you choose AVG, pay for it. The free has waaaay too many holes and they take too long to update it.
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Your computer has a cold - mine contracted pneumonia and died. My laptop croaked; the little computer repair lady that I use said the hardrive was toast, the cd/dvd is close to toast and the screen is looking weak. Time to take the hardrive out and incenerate it I guess. I have to share time with the missus on her new Dell. Dang.
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DNK said:
<span style="color: #CC0000">Don, good choices. I use Spybot, Scotty
and paid for Bit Defender. Nary a problem in 2 years of use.
And I'm 100% connected directly to cable 24/7.
I am surprise at how many trojans attack my machine.
They come out of nowhere it seems.
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A ~REAL~ firewall. What passes for "firewall" (software) is NOT a good solution.
The machine I'm lovingly stroking to 260+ days of continuous up-time is a dedicated firewall. Akin to the commercial "Watchguard" ones: Linux kernel, "hardened" for the task.
The logfiles are constantly reporting attack attempts. Lots of IP addys in China and what used to be "Eastern Block" countries. It'd take reams of paper to print out a couple days' worth of attempts. Really eye-opening. The "software" variety can only deal with stuff AFTER it's "in the house" so-to-speak. And it requires resources from the machine it runs resident on, slowing that down.
Put up a gatekeeper. Particularly if you're on a broadband connection and have machines running 24/7. My preference is SmoothWall (3.0 now) as the brains for an appliance.
The machine I'm lovingly stroking to 260+ days of continuous up-time is a dedicated firewall. Akin to the commercial "Watchguard" ones: Linux kernel, "hardened" for the task.
The logfiles are constantly reporting attack attempts. Lots of IP addys in China and what used to be "Eastern Block" countries. It'd take reams of paper to print out a couple days' worth of attempts. Really eye-opening. The "software" variety can only deal with stuff AFTER it's "in the house" so-to-speak. And it requires resources from the machine it runs resident on, slowing that down.
Put up a gatekeeper. Particularly if you're on a broadband connection and have machines running 24/7. My preference is SmoothWall (3.0 now) as the brains for an appliance.
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It amazes me how many people run no virus software and claim they don't have any viruses. How could you possibly know whether or not you were infected with a virus without anti-virus software installed! It's not like you can look for measles on the outside of the computer case.
I've rebuilt many computers for clients and friends who also believed they ahd no viruses. One in particular that I remember had around 350 pieces of spyware / malware and 24 viruses. The owner had no idea. Running Ad Aware and/or Spybot will help control spyware / malware, but will do nothing to protect from viruses or other attacks.
I've rebuilt many computers for clients and friends who also believed they ahd no viruses. One in particular that I remember had around 350 pieces of spyware / malware and 24 viruses. The owner had no idea. Running Ad Aware and/or Spybot will help control spyware / malware, but will do nothing to protect from viruses or other attacks.
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Now, now, Doc,
Be nice about Vista(ME for the present).
Just Gates company trying to get you(us) to spend more money on stuff that does not improve anything.
Reason why I caution about AVG free, is I had a compadre suffer a virus that took over 6 hours to clear up. It was a new one that AVG hadn't updated for yet.....
So, for me, I prefer to be safe for a few bucks, than sorry for free.
Be nice about Vista(ME for the present).
Just Gates company trying to get you(us) to spend more money on stuff that does not improve anything.
Reason why I caution about AVG free, is I had a compadre suffer a virus that took over 6 hours to clear up. It was a new one that AVG hadn't updated for yet.....
So, for me, I prefer to be safe for a few bucks, than sorry for free.