I've been using Nortons but lately have heard some bad reports, anyone here confirm or deny? my virus protection is expiring very soon and wondering about my options.
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
freeware avg and malware bytes of the net in combination is plenty adequate to support your system. it includes firewall protection etc and free of charge.
I was refered to 2 yrs ago by my brother whose a software engineer and swears by it, and after having it for such a time, i personally back it up as well.
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AVG Free or Avast seem to be the best and they're both free too. I read that Norton's was actually caught making some of the viruses themselves to sell their product =/
I vote avast as avg was consuming too much resources.
71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE
You could always get a Mac
Keeping it real !
bugger beaten to the punch by silver. plus one for a mac. also they dont date as quickly ether. ive just replaced my 3 yr old mac book pro and i was still playing fear2 and bioshock 2 on full resolution
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
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Kaspersky....
tssnq.com.au
yeah that good to as its written by people who make some of the viruses 😀
In soviet Russia viruses hate you!
71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE
if the virus writer makes the buster doesn't just mean they are on the forefront of the technology? solong as it still stops theirs
Microsoft have their free one "security essentials", I use it and works OK
donn wrote:I've been using Nortons but lately have heard some bad reports, anyone here confirm or deny? my virus protection is expiring very soon and wondering about my options.
I've always had Nortons.... for many years...
Apple computers don't need nortons... lol
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I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
silver wrote:You could always get a Mac
yeah you could, but then you would have to buy a SAAB, some trendy small black glasses, always have something interesting to say and wear a skivvy
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68AutoBug wrote:donn wrote:I've been using Nortons but lately have heard some bad reports, anyone here confirm or deny? my virus protection is expiring very soon and wondering about my options.
I've always had Nortons.... for many years...
Apple computers don't need nortons... lol
LEE
oh yeah btw norton is a virus.
you need "norton removal tool" a special program just to uninstall it properly.
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stupid norton.
71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE
Evening all.
"Windows Security Essentials is the way to go for a freeware. Make sure you update it regularly.
If you want the best then have a look at NOD32.
http://www.eset.com.au/ It's never missed a virus yet. Highly recommended. My wife runs Vista on her small business computer and its excellent.
I run Linux (GOS) so I'm not on the radar as far as viruses go.
B.
Bronze.
Rathmines, Lake Macquarie, NSW.
PCTools - Spyware Doctor with Antivirus 2011 is worth a look if you plan on purchasing rather than using freeware like AVG etc. Its been an award winner in the UK for several years. I ran AVG freeware for several years but still had problems.
Get the PCTools - Registry Mechanic software as well, and use it to clean your registries regularly. Corrupted registries are one of the prime causes of computers running slower...aaaannnndddd sssssssllloooooooowwer....aaannnn nnnn ddddd...s s ss ....
I have used AVAST for years, it is free and has great support
The_Bronze. wrote:I run Linux (GOS) so I'm not on the radar as far as viruses go.
Definitely a good way to go. I run Linux Fedora on my home PC, and I dont worry about what a popup, virus, corrupt registry etc.
On the club PC laptop, it has AVG.
Nortons is full of bloatware - running crap in the back ground and slowing your PC down.
Avira and Malware bytes are good.
Im running McAfee. Came with the computer when I bought it from WOW. Does a great job. $99 per year gives you everything you need. I was running AVG on my old computer but it didn't pick up trojans on scans and eventually my computer had enough and had a meltdown. The way I see it is if you get something off the internet for free (AVG) it's not what it's cracked up to be. My experience anyways.
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