[real-eyes] Re: Question abour Anti-Virus Software
- From: Brandie Young <deaftaz@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:01:52 -0700
no way, that the avast, is dangerous for me, reason on my old computer i
refused that acast won't download or won't put files on my u sb jump
everything won't save at all that's why, my old computer is at my
boyfriend's brother's house they still argued with my computer is dangerous
that's why, not have in here now since last december until nwo they are
goign to crash all files now so new re-build thats why avast is dangerous.
brandie
On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 7:51 AM, Steve <kcpadfoot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I am using avast and love it. I know there's many people out there that
> don't like it because its not as accessible as other programs but it has
> worked better than nod32 for me. I used to have nod32 and was using it on
> a
> friend's computer we were cleaning up. It had several worms and viruses
> and
> one nod32 just couldn't get rid of.
> I tried avast on this friend's computer and it found and removed the worm
> on
> the first try.
>
> Some things I like about avast other than it being free is it plays a
> recording of a synthesized voice letting you know it has just been updated.
> If a virus is found it plays a warning sound and lets you know with another
> synthesized message that a virus was found.
> Avast will ask you if you want to restart the computer. It does this so
> avast can load in dos and attack the virus or worm that way without windows
> files running that can make it more difficult to remove a virus because
> some
> files are currently running.
> When it is done it restarts windows without any interaction from the user.
>
> I've found the most accessible way to do a manual scan is to do that from
> within my computer and scan each drive on its own. The screen avast
> provides is a bit more accessible that way. You can find the percentage
> and
> what file it is currently scanning.
>
> Avast like other anti virus programs runs in the background constantly
> monitoring for any suspicious activity.
>
> Some people out there may not like avast but it works for me.
> www.avast.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karen Shrawder" <kshrawder@xxxxxxx>
> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 9:45 PM
> Subject: [real-eyes] Question abour Anti-Virus Software
>
>
> > Hi! My husband, Carson, and I are using his computer for the Magic Jack,
> > which means his computer must stay on all of the time. He tells me that
> > the anti-virus software he has is called WebRoot, and that he doesn't
> > really know how it performs updates. Has anyone heard of WebRoot?
> Should
> > we load something different onto his system? If so, which anti-virus
> > software should we use? Thanks in advance!
> > With a smile,
> > Karen
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