-=PCTechTalk=- Re: AVG HELP PLEASE
- From: "Hank Smith" <hanksmith5@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:51:14 -0700
besides win patrol and norton corp what others you using?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 12:11 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: AVG HELP PLEASE
> Cristy,
> On my system, ZA would take a while to start up. After about 3 minutes
> or so, a warning box appears telling me that a control is modifying the
> registry. Well, of course there is. It's Symantec AV starting up one of
> its modules There is no check box for me to tick to tell ZA that it's ok
> to
> allow it from now on, so it comes up on every boot. To add insult to
> injury, I still can't do anything but stare at my screen until a second
> warning box shows up about 5 minutes later to tell me that the same entry
> is
> being modified again. That would be Symantec sending an "All Ready"
> signal
> to the rest of the OS. Again, there is no box to tick to make this all
> happen automatically. I just got fed up with it after a while and decided
> to try something else. I wasn't about to give up my newly found friend
> Symantec AV Corp, so I decided to really give the Windows firewall a
> workout
> and see if it was as bad as the MS baskers had said. Of course, they were
> talking about the pre-SP2 version, so the test wasn't really about that.
> It
> turns out that the built in firewall is all I need as long as I have all
> of
> the other security apps in place around it. I was very happy with that
> realization and haven't looked back since.
>
> Everyone could benefit from WinPatrol. It adds a guard dog to the
> doorway of your virtual house and lets you know when something tries to
> enter unannounced. It also watches your registry, browser add-ons, etc.
> without getting in the way at all. Since it works as a real time monitor,
> it also starts up with Windows, so there's no need to try and remember to
> run it. As I mentioned earlier, there's a lot more to the utility than
> just
> watching your back, but that's the main purpose of the program.
>
> Peace,
> Gman
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 10:49 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: AVG HELP PLEASE
>
>
>> Hi Gman,
>>
>> I also use Symantec Antivirus, Corp version. And I use the free zone
>> alarm,
>> which issues do you have between the two? Also is this only for
>> corporations, I am getting to use this through school right now.
>>
>> I have never tried WinPatrol, do you think I could benefit from that?
>> These
>> are the programs I currently am using:
>>
>> Symantec Antivirus Corp version
>> Free Zone Alarm
>> Spybot S&D
>> CleanUp
>> was using the free Adaware SE, no more though
>> Spyware Blaster (when I remember to turn it on)
>> Spyware Guard (when I remember to turn it on)
>>
>> I think that is it.
>>
>> thanks,
>> Christine
>
>
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