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 Nov 27 2008, 08:17 AM
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They have Norton at half price, should I get that |
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Nov 27 2008, 08:33 AM
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 GeekU Teacher  Posts: 21,867 From: Dublin OS: XP |
I wouldn't get Norton
There are plenty of free AVs you can get online that are very good. Avira is my preference, but Avast is also very good Add MalwareBytes Anti-Malware into that and you would have very good protection |
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Nov 27 2008, 08:35 AM
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Why wouldnt you get norton?
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Nov 27 2008, 08:38 AM
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GeekU Teacher Posts: 21,867 From: Dublin OS: XP |
Its been known as a major resource hog and not effective at all against spyware and viruses. Avira on the other hand is extremely good at removing infections, especially new ones
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Nov 27 2008, 08:59 AM
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Nov 27 2008, 09:12 AM
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 GeekU Mod Posts: 5,816 From: Lake Mabprachan, Thailand OS: XP SP2 ~ Vista Ultimate |
Kaspersky is a good brand, but as Rorschach112 has said, there are some very good free AV's available.
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Nov 27 2008, 10:53 AM
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 Trusted Techie  Posts: 4,633 From: Now in a MEMA (Katrina) Cottage OS: Win XP/Vista Home Premium. Backup PC: Commodore 64 with 300 baud modem! |
See Admin's list of Free/Pay Anti-virus software. Sari has a lot of useful links and info HERE.
Let's use this forum's resource information guides. |
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Nov 27 2008, 12:21 PM
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New Member Posts: 2 From: DeSoto, MO OS: XP Pro |
[quote name='Rorschach112' date='Nov 27 2008, 08:33 AM' post='1385266']
I wouldn't get Norton I agree, Norton has degraded over the years. I have cleaned a lot of computer viruses that had Norton on them. |
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Nov 28 2008, 02:34 AM
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Member Posts: 225 From: Corryong, Victoria, Australia OS: Windows XP Professional SP2 |
Depending on how much you want to spend, i'd argue that NOD32 is the best, but it's expensive and you need to renew your license.
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Nov 28 2008, 12:04 PM
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New Member Posts: 2 From: DeSoto, MO OS: XP Pro |
I am a firm believer in Trend Micro Internet Security.
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