On Jan 23, 2007, at 8:49 PM, Alex Stanley wrote:
--- 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.
I have Norton on my Windows laptop and every time you boot, you have
to wait for Norton to do a brief scan and then update itself--it
renders the system essentially unusable and unresponsive for about 5
minutes. I certainly wish I had bought something else.
I'm using AVG Spyware and Virus protection for the XP on my Mac and
it does seem much snappier, much less intrusive and so far zero
problems.
