Re: Anti Virus Software...
- From: Bruce Toews <coke_drinker@xxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 17:24:34 -0600 (CST)
I, on the other hand, highly recommend Norton. On a not-especially-fast
1.2 GHz machine, it worked flawlessly and transparently, and if you
configure it correctly it will not bring your system to a halt.
Bruce
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On Fri, 30 Jan 2004, Grant Hardy wrote:
> Hello,
> I can tell you now that I would not recommend Norton at all. This is for two
> reasons. If you don't have an extremely fast computer, you'll find that
> Norton greatly uses up your speed and system resources. Also, when Norton
> finds a virus, it pauses all of your applications until you decide what to
> do, meaning you can't use JAWS to find out what's going on.
> I didn't know AVG may be charging for their anti-virus software soon, but in
> the meantime I use it and it's extremely fast and reliable in my opinion.
>
> Grant
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: westmoors
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 1:44 PM
> Subject: Anti Virus Software...
>
>
> Hi, it's me again, I'm afraid!
>
> Sorted the issue of Firewalls, thanks everyone.
>
> Now, Anti-Virus...
>
> I have been using AVG's free version but that's well out of date, although
> I've kept the virus definitions up to date.
>
> I'm looking for suggestions as I've heard that AVG will soon be charging for
> the service.
>
> I've got no problem about paying for a decent product but didn't see the
> need to pay for what was available for free up to now!
>
> Anyone got any suggestions for good Anti-Virus? I've heard lots of views
> over the years about Norton but they seem to have varied somewhat, not sure
> if that's to do with systems or with the different versions of Norton.
>
> What are the suggestions for good JFW friendly Anti-Virus software?
>
> Barry G
> e-mail: westmoors@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> MSN Contact: scorpasaur@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
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