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internet anti-virus?
- Thread starter steelhead2
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anti-virus are a funny thing. I think there are certainly some that are better than others, but I dislike the argument that if a new one finds something it is instantly better. Who is to say that the new anti-virus will find everything the old one did?
Personally I have used AVG for years, but I've had experience with Avast too and liked it.
I haven't tried this Microsoft Security Essentials at all, I am curious to see how it holds up.
Personally I have used AVG for years, but I've had experience with Avast too and liked it.
I haven't tried this Microsoft Security Essentials at all, I am curious to see how it holds up.
I just installed it on my remaining XP system, and will put it on Win7 next.
Edit: On second thought, maybe I won't. The Win7 system is hosed. I think it's finally time to say good riddance.
My opinion so far with MSE's user experience is "better than AVG Free and doesn't keep trying to sell you stuff". I've not had it pop up any warnings yet - I run a fairly clean system - but the reviews I've seen say that it's pretty solid and effective.
I don't give praise to Microsoft easily, either.
I don't give praise to Microsoft easily, either.
Hatred can hate, but I have used Macs since 1986 and have had one crash. One sad face. Thats it. They work. I don't need to think about anything but what I'm doing. I don't need to load crap, I plug in and go. Wormy every penny for ease of use a piece of mind.
We have an iMac desktop, an iPod, an iPad (will get another when the next version comes out) and are waiting for our contract to expire so we can get iPhones. I wouldn't quite call us fanboys, but we certainly know a good thing when we see it.
The virus stuff is icing on the cake.
I think that you can get them new for less than that, and there are frequent bargains on refurbs from Apple. I suspect that you could dispense with Apple Care as well, but that's just due to my general opinion of extended warranties.
I was a loyal Mac user from 1993 to 1998. I even wrote some articles for Mac oriented magazines, and brought a couple of Mac hardware gadgets to market.
Ignore the name calling and FUD attacks. Pretend that nobody will see the logo on your computer. Get what makes you happy. If your present computer is about to make your head explode, trying a different platform might be just the thing.
I'd disagree. In the context of the OP's question, "What anti-virus are you using?", just posting the two word response "A Mac" without further expansion is fairly obvious trolling.
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Read the opening post. Are you saying that anyone who is on a Mac should just recuse themselves from the conversation? He asked what we were using. Seemed like a harmless enough answer to me. Seems to me like there is more antagonizing coming from anti Mac people. I wasn't being "Snarky" nor was I trolling.
Y'all can believe what you like though. It's all good.
Try NOD 32. It's a bit expensive but doesn't bog down your startup and use a lot of memory. I have used it and it works very well.
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Floyd Eye, I've already used the post report function for that one - I'm sure one of my mod colleagues for OT will deal with it shortly. Could I ask that you don't quote posts that are out of line? It makes cleaning up harder. Just report them (use the little red triangle at the top right of the post). Thanks.
(No big deal about your first post in the thread, by the way. It came over as a little trollish given some of the exchanges that often take place on the topic. If that wasn't your intention, no problem.)
(No big deal about your first post in the thread, by the way. It came over as a little trollish given some of the exchanges that often take place on the topic. If that wasn't your intention, no problem.)
Same here. I previously had Norton and Bit Defender. Neither worked out for me and I would not recommend them.
I also use Firefox with add-ons: Adblock Plus, BetteryPrivacy, Noscript(this is a must) and Xmarks(backs up Bookmarks on line.(Favorites). Kaspersky installs a URL Advisor and Anti-Banner that work very well.
So far so good.
One thing Kaspersky - they do not send out notices for version upgrades so you have to check it out yourself.
I also use MemoKit...a RAM inspector. I use this to check things out after installing or upgrading software. I've used it to delete much bloatware over the years.
Also in use is PC Magazine's Startup Cop(It may have a new name now...it's been upgraded several times) to control what gets loaded at bootup and HiJack This! to examine what's installed in Windows startup files.
Couldn't keep my PC clean w/o these programs. Some I got for free, some I paid for. All worth it.
Using ESET NOD32 here. Virtually bulletproof, gets updated about every day and uses very little resources. Only downside is that it isnt free. Used AVG before and haven't looked back since. MSE is quite good as well.
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All the recommendations on this thread for MSE finally prompted me to bail on Avira Free and load it up instead. I had tried AVG and Avast in the free variants previously, and all three worked OK but showed some downsides. We used Norton at work in my old job and I have nothing good at all to say on that front.
A combination of freebies - avast!, Ad-Aware, Spybot, a ZoneAlarm firewall - and some common sense have kept my systems clean literally for years.
