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Title: Virus Protection Post by: BAMAWV on March 18, 2011, 10:20:11 PM The fine folks at AVG called the house today and said if I keep reading Bleacher Report they will revoke my free download.
Title: Re: Virus Protection Post by: ssmith general on March 19, 2011, 04:33:50 AM A lot of people mistake spyware for virus'. Bleacher report is spyware. If you run Firefox and download adblock and script block, you will not have to worry any longer.
Commercial anti-virus programs are a scam IMO. I had tons of problems a couple of years ago and my mcaffee subscription did nothing for me. There is a free program called malwarebytes that works better than anything out there. It's all about the updates. So, in summary, I dont know what AVG is, Bleacher Report is no worse than your womans shopping sites, download firefox and get adblock and noscript, and then download and update and run malwarebytes. Then go on with your life. Title: Re: Virus Protection Post by: ricky023 on March 19, 2011, 11:42:04 AM Wow, I never had none of that happen to me. RTR!
Title: Re: Virus Protection Post by: swaj on March 20, 2011, 03:31:05 PM What about Spybot - Search and Destroy?
Isn't that good on spyware? Title: Re: Virus Protection Post by: ssmith general on March 20, 2011, 03:46:06 PM What about Spybot - Search and Destroy? Isn't that good on spyware? It used to be the best, but doesnt get updated properly anymore. If you run spybot right now, you'll get 2 or 3 spyware programs. If you've never run malwarebytes, look out. LOL. It will find tons of junk that spybot leaves behind. Title: Re: Virus Protection Post by: ricky023 on March 20, 2011, 05:28:56 PM I have Microsoft Essentials and I never have a problem opening anything. RTR!
Title: Re: Virus Protection Post by: BAMAWV on March 20, 2011, 05:38:54 PM A lot of people mistake spyware for virus'. Bleacher report is spyware. If you run Firefox and download adblock and script block, you will not have to worry any longer. http://free.avg.com/us-en/homepageCommercial anti-virus programs are a scam IMO. I had tons of problems a couple of years ago and my mcaffee subscription did nothing for me. There is a free program called malwarebytes that works better than anything out there. It's all about the updates. So, in summary, I dont know what AVG is, Bleacher Report is no worse than your womans shopping sites, download firefox and get adblock and noscript, and then download and update and run malwarebytes. Then go on with your life. Title: Re: Virus Protection Post by: XBAMA on March 23, 2011, 08:30:57 AM Smitty , have you downloaded the latest firefox ? 4.0
Title: Re: Virus Protection Post by: ssmith general on March 24, 2011, 04:50:02 AM Smitty , have you downloaded the latest firefox ? 4.0 No, I just checked, I am using 3.6.6. I guess I should? Title: Re: Virus Protection Post by: XBAMA on March 24, 2011, 04:48:10 PM I did a couple of weeks ago but it seems a little different on the adblock and script block
maybe it's just me , tell me what you think if you upgrade , TIA Title: Re: Virus Protection Post by: ssmith general on March 24, 2011, 05:07:28 PM I did a couple of weeks ago but it seems a little different on the adblock and script block maybe it's just me , tell me what you think if you upgrade , TIA better or worse? Mine is working pretty well, dont know about messing with it. I will check on the laptop later. I just installed firefox on it a couple of weeks ago so maybe it's the new one. I can say I havent noticed any difference between the computers (except that I hate windows 7). Title: Re: Virus Protection Post by: XBAMA on March 24, 2011, 05:13:09 PM you will notice if it is , it looks different , I believe it's faster
I just found out what was up with my ad block , I needed to download a subscription took about 20 seconds I like it but it takes a little getting use to I have 7 too , still not as happy as I was with xp pro Title: Re: Virus Protection Post by: XBAMA on March 24, 2011, 05:41:35 PM if you want to poke around in the 4.0 and check it out you can here (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/central/)
I was playing around on it and it has an app to make these (http://i.imgur.com/GQAxj.png) Title: Re: Virus Protection Post by: ssmith general on March 24, 2011, 05:51:11 PM you will notice if it is , it looks different , I believe it's faster I just found out what was up with my ad block , I needed to download a subscription took about 20 seconds I like it but it takes a little getting use to I have 7 too , still not as happy as I was with xp pro 7 is like being in romper room. I cant believe I cant make my icons smaller. Title: Re: Virus Protection Post by: XBAMA on March 24, 2011, 05:57:57 PM no problem with that ... I don't have any icons
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy285/CRTodd14/dbf847e1.jpg) Title: Re: Virus Protection Post by: Kupkake on April 03, 2011, 02:02:40 PM I have used ESET (Nod32) for about 8 years - ever since a virus wrecked my computer. I buy it for 2 years at a time and it has caught every virus that has hit any computer I owned. I buy single owner and load it on Kokopuf's and my 3 computers. If you're interested, here's a direct linkhttp://www.eset.com/us/search-brand?CMP=KNC-g-ag&gclid=CPnEus-DgagCFQli2godQiU6rA (http://www.eset.com/us/search-brand?CMP=KNC-g-ag&gclid=CPnEus-DgagCFQli2godQiU6rA).
The techie who repaired my computer tho those many years ago told me about it. Whenever we get a new computer, I have to get rid of Norton, then I download Eset and voila everything works like a charm! :D |