Avast is the one that my clients have the most problems with as far as seeing most Delphi app. as containing Virus's or Trojans. I have to frequently restore apps. Its a pain in the Ar$e ! I submit reports of false positives, but makes very little difference..... I have AVG free installed on the kids machines and my wifes, but have Mcafee on my new laptop, which has now expired the trial. Its only $20 AUD to register so I might do it for that.
Jeremy On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 8:30 AM, Jolyon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > My anti-virus software is built in. To the user. ;) > > In 20+ years of PC use I have had exactly 1 virus/trojan to deal with and > that was the direct result of desperately clicking on a link that I knew to > be dodgy in hopes of tracking down a bit of ancient software (a driver for > an aged HP scanner). The McAfee AV installed at the time didn't help one > jot. > > Which isn't to say that I've never used AV software myself, but I > generally avoid the big name packages like the proverbial... Norton, McAfee > etc, all as bad as each other ime and none of them are 100% effective. The > worst case of an infected system I had to deal with - someone elses's - had > enterprise ESET installed. We ended up wiping that system and starting > over. > > Personally, Avast was the one I stuck with for the longest period, but it > started throwing what I strongly suspected (and in some cases knew for a > fact) were false alarms - I suspect that they are happy for you to use > their free version only for so long.. > > So now I stick to the AV wetware between my ears. It's completely free > and it has worked perfectly for me for the past 5 years (continuous use) > and longer, cumulatively, over the past 20+. :) > > On 10 September 2014 17:29, John C <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi guys >> >> I bought a new pc and am reviewing the anti virus software. The PC came >> with MacAfee installed. My experience from the past is that it tends to >> slow-up my PC. >> >> I had a look on the internet at *AVG Antivirus 2015* and *AVG Internet >> Security 2015* >> >> Both products are for free, any good? >> >> They also have buy now version, but it doesn't tell what and if there is >> any difference at all. >> >> >> >> Thanks for any feedback. >> >> John Sunshine >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list >> Post: [email protected] >> Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi >> Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with >> Subject: unsubscribe >> > > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: [email protected] > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with > Subject: unsubscribe >
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