Re: crap cleaner

I did see this section of your tips, but being the novice that I am, I have
no idea which would be the better one for me. The easiest for me to use and
keep updated. I hear so much about AVG and AVAST it kind of confuses me of
which is the better (if there is) that is why I am asking the questions, not
to make another foolish choice. Thanks you very much for your help and
impute it is greatly appreciated.
"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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walt wrote:
OK I have decided to remove Norton 2008 and get something
different. I don't have to have a "free" anti-virus" program if
something is better that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. With so
many being talked about, which would be the best for me to get? I
am on dial up so down loading a large program could be difficult
for me. Any help would be appreciated. "Shenan Stanley"

I would go through some of the other options in my tips list.

Don't think that because you *pay* for something it will be any better
than a free option and don't think that the free options being pushed by
people on these newsgroups are *just* because they are free. They do
their job as well if not better than the pay options in the case of the
ones that do get pushed. In the case of AVG and AVAST, etc - the reason
they get listed in my tips as well as McAfee and Norton is that they do
the same job as well or better than the latter two *and* they end up
costing less and using up less of your valuable system resources to do
their job.

Here's the tip I am referring to above:

Tip (9):
What about the dreaded word in the computer world, VIRUS?

Well, there are many products to choose from that will help you prevent
infections from these horrid little applications. Many are FREE to the
home user and which you choose is a matter of taste, really. Many people
have emotional attachments or performance issues with one or another
AntiVirus software. Try some out, read reviews and decide for yourself
which you like more:

( Good Comparison Page for AV software: http://www.av-comparatives.org/ )

AntiVir (Free and up)
http://www.free-av.com/

avast! (Free and up)
http://www.avast.com/

AVG Anti-Virus System (Free and up)
http://free.grisoft.com/

eset NOD32 (~$39.00 and up)
http://www.eset.com/products/

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (~$39.95 and up)
http://www.kaspersky.com/kaspersky_anti-virus

McAfee VirusScan (~$39.99 and up)
http://www.mcafee.com/

Panda Antivirus (~$39.95 and up)
http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/solutions/antivirus/
(Free Online Scanner:
http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/solutions/activescan/)

Symantec (Norton) AntiVirus (~$39.99 and up)
http://snipurl.com/13e12

Trend Micro (~$44.95 and up)
http://us.trendmicro.com/us/products/personal/antivirus-plus-anti-spyware/index.html
(Free Online Scanner: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/)Most of them have
automatic update capabilities. You will have tolook into the features of
the one you choose. Whatever one you finallysettle with - be SURE to keep
it updated (I recommend at least daily) andperform a full scan
periodically (yes, most protect you actively, but afull scan once a month
at 4AM probably won't bother you.)--Shenan Stanley MS-MVP--How To Ask
Questions The Smart Wayhttp://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html



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