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Old August 30th, 2011, 01:25 PM
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Anti Virus Software

I keep getting a reminder on my home P.C. (Does not have mtu products installed on it) from McAfee that my anti virus software is up for subscription renewal. I was wondering what everyone else is using for anti virus software? And......... i've caught a couple of bugs this year. Why doesn't my McAfee catch these? What good is anti virus software if it doesn't catch the virus that are out there? Frustrating.
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Old August 30th, 2011, 02:01 PM
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I've just been using the Microsoft Security Essentials on my Win 7 for the last year. This is my home computer and always on the internet, haven't had any issues (knock on wood). I do keep it on 24/7 and have it update automatically between 3 & 4 once a week.
Before using that I got free McAfee Suite through Comcast for being a user. My wife still has that on her computer that the kids use but she has virus problems all over.
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Old August 30th, 2011, 05:59 PM
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I keep getting a reminder on my home P.C. (Does not have mtu products installed on it) from McAfee that my anti virus software is up for subscription renewal. I was wondering what everyone else is using for anti virus software? And......... i've caught a couple of bugs this year. Why doesn't my McAfee catch these? What good is anti virus software if it doesn't catch the virus that are out there? Frustrating.
An Anti-virus program can only catch viruses that it knows about or one that may use a known signature format. If it is a brand new version then some are going to get infected before the companies can identify, determine how to handle it and update their definitions.
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Old August 30th, 2011, 10:29 PM
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Thanks guys, my provider does not supply anti virus like the big guys do. I'm out here in the woods. I keep the auto updates on all the time. But seems like it just isn't worth the high price i pay for my anti virus software. I realize i have to have something on here. But i'm paying close to $60 a year, and still pick up stuff. very frustrating. The last bug i got was "Windows XP Total Security". Took us two days to get rid of it. That virus is at least 3 years old. Time to look for something else. I'm open to suggestions, no "Norton" please.
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Old August 31st, 2011, 01:01 AM
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Thanks guys, my provider does not supply anti virus like the big guys do. I'm out here in the woods. I keep the auto updates on all the time. But seems like it just isn't worth the high price i pay for my anti virus software. I realize i have to have something on here. But i'm paying close to $60 a year, and still pick up stuff. very frustrating. The last bug i got was "Windows XP Total Security". Took us two days to get rid of it. That virus is at least 3 years old. Time to look for something else. I'm open to suggestions, no "Norton" please.
Like Lonman posted I use Microsoft Security Essentials for my Win 7. Sorry George I use and have used Norton's (Symantec Antivirus only) for years on my XP computers.
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Old August 31st, 2011, 12:29 PM
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I got infected a couple of weeks ago, and had to take my laptop into the shop in order to have it fumigated... two days and $150 later it's back up and working... I was using AVG Free, with no problems for about 6 mos., and I put it to the test with the internet, music sharing sites, and other risky sites! Then I think I restored to a previous date that might have been missing a patch for a tuff little virus or worm, and it froze up my computer, to where I couldn't even log in, or use the keypad, or mouse... so I had to take it into the shop ( I use a company in Tucson, about 70 miles away )and see what they could do with it! The technician said it was the toughest worm/virus that he had tried to eliminate in a long time! ( that much I knew! lol )

Anyway he loaded a free trial version of Avast on it for replacement of the AVG free, and recommended the paid (registered) version of Avast or Kaspersky once the trial period runs out. ( I've got a $60 version of Kaspersky waiting to be loaded in a couple of weeks ). He also advised paying for the registered version of Malwarebytes ( I had been using the free version of that also! ) which I have also done!

So if I become infected again, to where I can't solve the problem... I will only be using the internet to update Hoster on my Show Laptop!
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Old August 31st, 2011, 01:36 PM
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I use Trend Micro Titanium http://esupport.trendmicro.com/en-us...nium-2012.aspx

And ZoneAlarm Pro Firewall http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en...r-security.htm

 
This also is a good tool IObit Malware Fighter PRO http://www.iobit.com/malware-fighter-pro.html

Couple of bucks now will save you a bundle and a headache too...

This tool is a great one to have to speed up performance in your laptop GameBooster http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=5952

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Old September 1st, 2011, 12:38 PM
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Musicman51,

Why no Norton?

My new laptop came with Norton free for 90 days and I will have to decide what to use after that.

My company used Norton and allowed us to install it on our home computers also, which I did and I never had a problem. The only problem I ever found with Norton was bootup time (slow booting up).

However, I've been retired 11 years... What has changed with Norton?
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Old September 1st, 2011, 06:39 PM
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@Kod

Resource hungry for one, slow bootup, among other things that people post on threads all the time, the ones I use don't have these issues and that is why I didn't list it..

I posted the links, so you can make the decision, you can try it for free...before you buy....

Don't forget that you are using programs that need alot more resources then a word processor or a spreadsheet program to function properly...

Not having another hungry resource program running all kinds of background services the better for your computer too deliver, especially with Video and Karaoke....

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Old September 5th, 2011, 04:07 PM
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Re: Anti Virus Software

I own a number of computers that are on the internet regularly, they have Norton Internet Security 2011 loaded on them.

I also have several resource dedicated computers that I have put together that I have installed Microsofts Security Essentials on an have found it to be fairly efficient and effective. It is also FREE.

I have repaired a number of computers for other people that were using the "other brand"s of free A/V software and I had to repair them because the software did not work.
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