Re: ANTI VIRUS????

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In news:OHK$FRgcFHA.2984@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
John Barnett MVP <freelanceit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:

> Ken i agree Avast is an alternative. Having used both Avast and
> AVG i
> still much prefer AVG.


Not to disagree with you (I've never personally tried AVG) but
addressing myself to apeke--this is exactly the problem. John
prefers AVG over AVAST, and I'm sure he has good reasons for his
preference. Other MVPs who I respect just as much prefer AVAST to
AVG. Which is better? It's very hard to be sure,


> Judging by the emails i get and posts
> in the newsgroups Norton is still causing problems.


And almost all MVPs hate Norton. Except me. I'm not convinced
that it's the best product, or worth the money, which I why I
expect to change, but I've never had a problem with it.


--
Ken Blake
Please reply to the newsgroup


> "Ken Blake" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23Jt0r3ecFHA.464@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> In news:44CAFE37-72DE-4074-A10A-66E8B8847A1F@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>> apeke <apeke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
>>
>>> I am curious to see what is the best Anti Virus software....
>>> I am wanting to purchase anti virus software...but am unsure
>>> what
>>> really works the best to protect my PC...
>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated...
>>
>>
>> Any time you ask the question "what is the best xxxx?"
>> (regardless
>> of what kind of thing xxxx is), you get opinions, not answers.
>> It
>> doesn't matter whether you're asking about anti-virus
>> software,
>> operating systems, computer brands, makes of car, or
>> refrigerators.
>> And like most opinions, they vary from person to person. So
>> you
>> never get a real answer, and probably not even a consensus.
>>
>> I know that doesn't help you decide what to get, but it's not
>> an
>> easy task deciding what to get. I can tell you that most MVPs
>> here
>> advise strongly against both Norton and McAfee (but there's
>> little
>> consensus, even among them, on what to get instead).
>>
>> I've been a Norton user for many years, but I expect to be
>> moving
>> away from it soon. It's still installed on both my desktops,
>> but
>> I've put AVAST on my laptop, and I'll probably do the same
>> with both
>> desktops soon, --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup


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