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Sat Feb-09-08 12:11 PM
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OK DU computer geeks help a brother out |
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We got a new computer in December. Weeeee I have Vista now (and please no Mac/Windows wars). It came with a free two month subscription to Norton antivirus/spyware, which is ending here shortly. I really don't want to pay for a subscription, so I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for free antivirus/spyware software that I could use. What do you all prefer?
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KitchenWitch
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Sat Feb-09-08 12:12 PM
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1. AVG antivirus has an excellent free edition |
TK421
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Sat Feb-09-08 12:15 PM
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3. I love AVG....strongly seconded |
KitchenWitch
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Sat Feb-09-08 12:15 PM
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2. For firewall software, PC Tools has a good free one. |
Giant Robot
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Sat Feb-09-08 12:20 PM
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6. Thanks for the advice KitchenWitch! n/t |
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Sat Feb-09-08 12:17 PM
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It's very small and unobtrusive compared to Norton. Also Spybot for anti-spy ware. http://www.spybot.com/index2.html
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Sat Feb-09-08 12:19 PM
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5. delete that Norton shit. mail Norton a brick wrapped in turd |
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download AVG free and you're done
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Giant Robot
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Sat Feb-09-08 12:20 PM
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7. So how do you really feel about Norton? |
DS1
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Sat Feb-09-08 12:22 PM
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8. Norton is a big sack of shit smashed down to CD size |
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absolute piece of shit. no question about it. total crap. hate it. hate the programmers. hate the management team. hate the salespeople. Post Norton-Norton is the post Turner-CNN.
shit
puke
useless
slow
waste of disk space
waste of processor cycles
waste of electrons
waste of plastic
kill it. KILL IT!!!!
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TK421
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Sat Feb-09-08 12:27 PM
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9. We have Norton at my job...I keep telling them what a fucking waste |
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of time it is....it seems to me that it doesn't even FIX the problems it finds :shrug:
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DS1
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Sat Feb-09-08 12:29 PM
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10. no, it just makes more problems |
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by filtering email without telling you, refusing to download things without telling you, blocking normal corporate traffic without telling you.
slowing everything down.
not actually catching any viruses.
slow ass piece of shit interface which makes adding open ports take far too long
I'd burn every copy if I had the choice
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Sat Feb-09-08 01:16 PM
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12. You know what? I don't think I'll be buying any Norton products for Mrs R's computer. |
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You're not the first oone I've heard state such an opinion about them. I think they lost it in about 1998, actually, at least on the Mac side.
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Sat Feb-09-08 01:10 PM
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11. OK, I'm kicking this because I bought Mrs R a Windows computer for Christmas, and |
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I don't know jack shit about Windows, so I'll be very interested in the answers.
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Sat Feb-09-08 01:19 PM
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Sat Feb-09-08 01:44 PM
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15. I think you have to pay for their anti spyware |
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I use Spybot (free) and Adaware (free).
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Sat Feb-09-08 01:50 PM
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16. spybot search and destroy |
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http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.htmlalso free used it so long, I actually had to look up the name because it's never given me a single hiccup
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Sun Feb-10-08 12:23 AM
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17. AVG also makes a free vers of the spyware |
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at least I think it is still free.
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