Re: anti virus software

From: Pop (nobody_at_spamcop.net)
Date: 06/16/04 

Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 08:28:20 -0400

Wrong bug breath; learn about the real world and you will
soon, so that you can get real.
"Unknown" <Unknown@Somewhere.Kom> wrote in message
news:5MDzc.24532$eH1.11219630@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com...
> They cause far more problems than they prevent.
> "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospamcableone.net> wrote in
message
> news:ez8ajBoUEHA.2564@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Greetings --
> >
> > You'll get nearly as many differing opinions as you
will
> > responses.
> >
> > I used, and recommended, Norton Antivirus and then
Norton Internet
> > Security, for many years, on Win98, WinNT, Win2K, and
WinXP, all
> > without any significant problems. I had used McAfee
prior to that.
> > But it's been several years since I've been tempted to
try McAfee
> > products. Their quality seemed to take a steep
nose-dive after they
> > were acquired by Network Associates.
> >
> > However, when my subscription to Symantec's updates
for Norton
> > Internet Security 2002 came up for renewal (at a cost
substantially
> > higher than the preceding year's subscription), I
decided to try less
> > expensive solutions. I downloaded and installed the free
version of
> > GriSoft's AVG
(http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php ) and the
> > free version of Sygate's Personal Firewall
> > (http://smb.sygate.com/free/default.php ). Both have
proven to be
> > easily installed, easy to use, and quite effective.
Additionally, I
> > was pleasantly surprised to see a small but very
noticeable
> > improvement in my PC's performance, once I'd replaced
the Symantec
> > product.
> >
> >
> > Bruce Chambers
> > --
> > Help us help you:
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> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >
> > You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever
count on
> > having both at once. - RAH
> >
> >
> > "Don" <dbitzerATcomcastDOTnet> wrote in message
> > news:C66dnVn6PdJuh1Dd4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> > What is the best anti-virus software for someone who
plays a lot of
> > games? ...one that will not make games crash or
slowdown.
> >
> > --
> > Don
> >
> >
>

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