--- In [email protected], "suziezuzie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I had my computer fixed today and the repair guy suggested two > programs for security that are free. Has anyone tried these? I > use Norton but he said these programs are as good as Norton > without the expense. I just spent a lot to put Norton on four > computers. The programs are: > > AVG and AVAST found on downloads.com
I went years without running an anti-virus program and never got infected with anything because I practice safe hex (no warez or other software from sleazy sources, no running of executable email attachments, use of non-Microsoft email client and web browser, etc.) But, I've been running AVG for a few years, and it works fine. In fact, yesterday I noticed that my spam filtering service caught two instances of that new virus going around, and I decided to let them through to see if AVG would detect them. It did. And the best thing about AVG vs. Norton (besides the price) is that AVG uses a fraction the system resources as Norton. Norton makes massively invasive bloatware, and I refuse to run any of their software.
