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 Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject: Re: What is a good antivirus software? |
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Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:48:04 +0800: written by "Man-wai Chang ToDie
(33.6k)" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com>:
| Quote: | Gabriel Knight wrote:
Hi all I have Norton Internet Security 2005 but I want to update my
antivirus to prehaps Norton 2009 from ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Norton-Antivirus-2009-with-AntiSpyware-Full-Retail-Pack_W0QQitemZ110304188456QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item110304188456&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
What dose everyone think in terms of is it good to use and if there is
better out there, I dont mind much if it uses a bit of pc resources.
there 3 free solutions for home users:
AntiVir Personal
Avast Home
AVG Free
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and ClamWin which is based on ClamAV.
I'm using ClamAV now because I was tired of the daily advert when using
AVG Free and/or AVAST.
I don't mind paying $20/year, but anything over that has me looking at
free/open source options.
I started by using MoonAV, which is also based on ClamAV, but the
interface was too buggy and stopped d/l'ing updates if I touched any of
the configuration settings.
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TVeblen
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| Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:37 pm Post subject: Re: What is a good antivirus software? |
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"Same Guy" <was@another.address> wrote in message
news:bpfrg4lotqjiff4rarig3n2ff5t8emnt57@4ax.com...
| Quote: | Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:48:04 +0800: written by "Man-wai Chang ToDie
(33.6k)" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com>:
Gabriel Knight wrote:
Hi all I have Norton Internet Security 2005 but I want to update my
antivirus to prehaps Norton 2009 from ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Norton-Antivirus-2009-with-AntiSpyware-Full-Retail-Pack_W0QQitemZ110304188456QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item110304188456&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
What dose everyone think in terms of is it good to use and if there is
better out there, I dont mind much if it uses a bit of pc resources.
there 3 free solutions for home users:
AntiVir Personal
Avast Home
AVG Free
and ClamWin which is based on ClamAV.
I'm using ClamAV now because I was tired of the daily advert when using
AVG Free and/or AVAST.
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Are you talking about the "Notification" panel that drops down below the
prog window? Sheesh. I just drag the window down to bury that thing below
the screen. I had forgotten that it was even there. Had to drag the window
pull to check! |
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Same Guy
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| Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:58 am Post subject: Re: What is a good antivirus software? |
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Sun, 2 Nov 2008 10:37:16 -0500: written by "TVeblen"
<killtherobots@hal.net>:
| Quote: | I'm using ClamAV now because I was tired of the daily advert when using
AVG Free and/or AVAST.
Are you talking about the "Notification" panel that drops down below the
prog window? Sheesh. I just drag the window down to bury that thing below
the screen. I had forgotten that it was even there. Had to drag the window
pull to check!
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So that's the trick! I kept closing it. ;-)
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Patty
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| Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 6:20 am Post subject: Re: What is a good antivirus software? |
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On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:58:28 -0500, Dave wrote:
| Quote: | "Gabriel Knight" <IDontHaveOneHere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4909cb3a$0$4452$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
Hi all I have Norton Internet Security 2005 but I want to update my
antivirus to prehaps Norton 2009 from ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Norton-Antivirus-2009-with-AntiSpyware-Full-Retail-Pa
ck_W0QQitemZ110304188456QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item110304188456&_trkparms=39%3A
1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
What dose everyone think in terms of is it good to use and if there is
better out there, I dont mind much if it uses a bit of pc resources.
avast! antivirus. Free, fast and powerful. No ads, no nag screens. Only
"catch" is that you have to register it every 14 months.
Norton is Junk. After you uninstall Norton, you will want to scan your
system with avast and I would NOT be surprised if avast finds many problems
that Norton ignored/missed. -Dave
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
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I also like Avast and use it on all my systems.
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Patty
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| Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 6:24 am Post subject: Re: What is a good antivirus software? |
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On Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:00:18 -0800, Same Guy wrote:
| Quote: | Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:48:04 +0800: written by "Man-wai Chang ToDie
(33.6k)" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com>:
Gabriel Knight wrote:
Hi all I have Norton Internet Security 2005 but I want to update my
antivirus to prehaps Norton 2009 from ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Norton-Antivirus-2009-with-AntiSpyware-Full-Retail-Pack_W0QQitemZ110304188456QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item110304188456&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
What dose everyone think in terms of is it good to use and if there is
better out there, I dont mind much if it uses a bit of pc resources.
there 3 free solutions for home users:
AntiVir Personal
Avast Home
AVG Free
and ClamWin which is based on ClamAV.
I'm using ClamAV now because I was tired of the daily advert when using
AVG Free and/or AVAST.
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I don't get any advert with Avast. Just a notification when it updates
which disappears in a few seconds.
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Peter
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| Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: What is a good antivirus software? |
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In article <199o3ia86x0z.zzdpniuxoz0c$.dlg@40tude.net>,
patty@iainttellin.com says...
| Quote: | On Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:00:18 -0800, Same Guy wrote:
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:48:04 +0800: written by "Man-wai Chang ToDie
(33.6k)" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com>:
Gabriel Knight wrote:
Hi all I have Norton Internet Security 2005 but I want to update my
antivirus to prehaps Norton 2009 from ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Norton-Antivirus-2009-with-AntiSpyware-Full-Retail-Pack_W0QQitemZ110304188456QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item110304188456&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
What dose everyone think in terms of is it good to use and if there is
better out there, I dont mind much if it uses a bit of pc resources.
there 3 free solutions for home users:
AntiVir Personal
Avast Home
AVG Free
and ClamWin which is based on ClamAV.
I'm using ClamAV now because I was tired of the daily advert when using
AVG Free and/or AVAST.
I don't get any advert with Avast. Just a notification when it updates
which disappears in a few seconds.
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Think it's the advert that is shown when the software is opened by the
user.
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Same Guy
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| Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject: Re: What is a good antivirus software? |
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Mon, 3 Nov 2008 12:23:06 -0000: written by Peter
<pete.ivesAll_stRESS@blueyonder.co.uk>:
| Quote: | In article <199o3ia86x0z.zzdpniuxoz0c$.dlg@40tude.net>,
patty@iainttellin.com says...
On Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:00:18 -0800, Same Guy wrote:
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:48:04 +0800: written by "Man-wai Chang ToDie
(33.6k)" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com>:
there 3 free solutions for home users:
AntiVir Personal
Avast Home
AVG Free
and ClamWin which is based on ClamAV.
I'm using ClamAV now because I was tired of the daily advert when using
AVG Free and/or AVAST.
I don't get any advert with Avast. Just a notification when it updates
which disappears in a few seconds.
Think it's the advert that is shown when the software is opened by the
user.
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My error! I meant to say AVIRA (http://www.free-av.com).
Sorry for the confusion and thanks for the follow up everyone.
I'll have to give AVAST a look-see then if there isn't a daily pop-up.
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PeterC
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| Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:09 pm Post subject: Re: What is a good antivirus software? |
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On Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:37:45 -0800, Same Guy wrote:
| Quote: | Mon, 3 Nov 2008 12:23:06 -0000: written by Peter
pete.ivesAll_stRESS@blueyonder.co.uk>:
In article <199o3ia86x0z.zzdpniuxoz0c$.dlg@40tude.net>,
patty@iainttellin.com says...
On Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:00:18 -0800, Same Guy wrote:
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:48:04 +0800: written by "Man-wai Chang ToDie
(33.6k)" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com>:
there 3 free solutions for home users:
AntiVir Personal
Avast Home
AVG Free
and ClamWin which is based on ClamAV.
I'm using ClamAV now because I was tired of the daily advert when using
AVG Free and/or AVAST.
I don't get any advert with Avast. Just a notification when it updates
which disappears in a few seconds.
Think it's the advert that is shown when the software is opened by the
user.
My error! I meant to say AVIRA (http://www.free-av.com).
Sorry for the confusion and thanks for the follow up everyone.
I'll have to give AVAST a look-see then if there isn't a daily pop-up.
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No ads. with Avast! Even the notification of updating can be turned off.
It does need re-registering every 14 months, but that's easy and Alwil do
it to keep track of the number of users - fair enough in exchange for
'free' software.
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Dave
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| Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:01 am Post subject: Re: What is a good antivirus software? |
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| Quote: | I'm using ClamAV now because I was tired of the daily advert when using
AVG Free and/or AVAST.
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ODD. I've been using avast! for a couple of years now and have yet to see a
single advertisement. I use the free edition. Only odd thing about avast!
is that it will anounce in a loud voice once a day that virus definitions
have been updated. You can probably turn that off somehow, but it doesn't
bother me enough to try to turn it off. -Dave |
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Dave
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| Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:05 am Post subject: Re: What is a good antivirus software? |
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| Quote: | I don't get any advert with Avast. Just a notification when it updates
which disappears in a few seconds.
Think it's the advert that is shown when the software is opened by the
user.
My error! I meant to say AVIRA (http://www.free-av.com).
Sorry for the confusion and thanks for the follow up everyone.
I'll have to give AVAST a look-see then if there isn't a daily pop-up.
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Just for clarity, avira WILL POP UP an advertisement when you launch the
program. I've never seen an ad in avast!, even when I launch the main
program window. -Dave |
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Jos
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| Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:26 pm Post subject: Re: What is a good antivirus software? |
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Avira Personal doesn't scan the mail as it's coming in, but if an
infected email tries to open it will be detected it in the normal way
and you can quarantine it. |
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Mike Easter
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| Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:59 am Post subject: Re: What is a good antivirus software? |
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Dave wrote:
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 22:01:52 -0500
NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 20:34:37 +0000 (UTC)
Voluntary clock police courtesy report:
There is a big discrepancy between your system's clock setting and the
correct time, 17 hours & ~33 minutes.
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Patty
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:52 am Post subject: Re: What is a good antivirus software? |
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On Mon, 3 Nov 2008 12:23:06 -0000, Peter wrote:
| Quote: | In article <199o3ia86x0z.zzdpniuxoz0c$.dlg@40tude.net>,
patty@iainttellin.com says...
On Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:00:18 -0800, Same Guy wrote:
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:48:04 +0800: written by "Man-wai Chang ToDie
(33.6k)" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com>:
Gabriel Knight wrote:
Hi all I have Norton Internet Security 2005 but I want to update my
antivirus to prehaps Norton 2009 from ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Norton-Antivirus-2009-with-AntiSpyware-Full-Retail-Pack_W0QQitemZ110304188456QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item110304188456&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
What dose everyone think in terms of is it good to use and if there is
better out there, I dont mind much if it uses a bit of pc resources.
there 3 free solutions for home users:
AntiVir Personal
Avast Home
AVG Free
and ClamWin which is based on ClamAV.
I'm using ClamAV now because I was tired of the daily advert when using
AVG Free and/or AVAST.
I don't get any advert with Avast. Just a notification when it updates
which disappears in a few seconds.
Think it's the advert that is shown when the software is opened by the
user.
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I just get the opening logo screen which shows Avast Home, license key and
the scanning memory, after which it goes right into avast. No
advertisement that I can see, unless you consider the Avast logo screen to
be advertisement then most software has advertisement (for themselves) on
opening.
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Patty
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:55 am Post subject: Re: What is a good antivirus software? |
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On Mon, 3 Nov 2008 22:01:52 -0500, Dave wrote:
| Quote: | I'm using ClamAV now because I was tired of the daily advert when using
AVG Free and/or AVAST.
ODD. I've been using avast! for a couple of years now and have yet to see a
single advertisement. I use the free edition. Only odd thing about avast!
is that it will anounce in a loud voice once a day that virus definitions
have been updated. You can probably turn that off somehow, but it doesn't
bother me enough to try to turn it off. -Dave
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You can turn that off, I have on most of my systems, but a few announce.
I'm just too lazy right now to look for the setting.  Some systems
don't announce but just show the blue box. One I have doesn't show
anything at all when it updates.
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Conor
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:34 pm Post subject: Re: What is a good antivirus software? |
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In article <9zmv2f2sekux$.s6qqkqy1nzst$.dlg@40tude.net>, Patty says...
| Quote: | On Mon, 3 Nov 2008 22:01:52 -0500, Dave wrote:
I'm using ClamAV now because I was tired of the daily advert when using
AVG Free and/or AVAST.
ODD. I've been using avast! for a couple of years now and have yet to see a
single advertisement. I use the free edition. Only odd thing about avast!
is that it will anounce in a loud voice once a day that virus definitions
have been updated. You can probably turn that off somehow, but it doesn't
bother me enough to try to turn it off. -Dave
You can turn that off, I have on most of my systems, but a few announce.
I'm just too lazy right now to look for the setting. Some systems
don't announce but just show the blue box. One I have doesn't show
anything at all when it updates.
Avast is slow. And the free version is crap at detection and false |
positives.
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