How did Panda slow you're computer? I'm curious because I noted a definite improvement in system resources when I cleared Norton and installed Panda. I know every person's experience is different. Dave -----Original Message----- From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of kg6ocz Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 6:20 PM To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: anti virus Wellllllllllll I think there is a downside to almost every program.. This same site recommends Panda which I tried and it slowed down my computer SO bad I had to dump it..I wouldn't touch McAfee with a ten foot pole--it let too much stuff thru. Several of things listed as Cons for AVG I haven't found to be true at all..So I think it's the same thing..each to his own.. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grant Karpik" <gkarpik@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 2:21 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: anti virus > On 3 Aug 2003 at 11:17, kg6ocz wrote: > > > Wellll my first question would be because it on some web site does > > that mean what they say is TRUE? only ONE web site? And WHO is > > saying it? Now if I was researching trusted web sites and 8 out of > > 10 made such a statement I would think maybe there might be some > > validity..but some web site somewhere doesn't prove a THING. > > A number of serious (as opposed to places like Cnet or ZDnet) > ant-virus sites rate AVG > as being pretty poor in their tests. Here's one: > > http://www.software-antivirus.com/program/avg-antivirus-review.html > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > "A good end cannot sanctify evil means; nor must we ever do evil that > good may come of it" > > ...William Penn, 1683 > > Grant Karpik > gkarpik@xxxxxxxxx > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk
