The problem with knowing if Anti-Virus is any good the absence of problems which isn't to say you couldn't have a problem tomorrow...
Norton is generally BLOAT-ware. Symantec end point (same company) is pretty good. I've been using v11 for several years now, no serious problems to report. If you're surfing anywhere thats even slightly questionable you ought to be doing it with Linux though. When I travel any connect my laptop to questionable networks in hotels I only boot into Linux. I got totally saved by doing that a couple years ago when our corporate network got slammed. I was on the road and only used webmail through Linux. When the IT guy came around to reinstall Windows on my machine (which he did on something like 80% of the 400 machines in the company) I told him to just keep on walking... -Curt Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 05:38:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Van Knutson <[email protected]> To: mercedes okiebenz <[email protected]> Subject: [MBZ] Virus attack on the Information minister Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 My computer was attacked over the weekend by the most tenacious malware I have seen to date. It locks down your computer--you can't open docurment, video, IE,?nothing--telling you your computer is infected and tries to direct you to a fake antivirus site where if you buy their fake antivirus software they will "fix" the problem they caused to begin with.? They wanted $49.95!? Just pure extortion. ? ? I had to wipe my hard drive and reinstall useless Windows.? I had legit antivirus security (Shield Deluxe), but it was obviously defeated.? After reinstalling, I now have no internet or sound--have to install drivers.? I am typing this from work :). ? ?? I will be shlepping my CPU to Todd's house to work on installing drivers so I can get my computer back the way it used to be.?? grrrrrr. ? Anyway, it is my intent to audition yet another antivirus program.?? My first program was compromised--Zone Alarm, and now my second one--Shield Deluxe Pro--went down as well. ? Any suggestions out there?? I seem to get 6 months to a year out of?a security suite?before?it gets penetrated.? Is this acceptable loss, as they say in the military? I understand this?version of ransomware is a particularly bad one.? I have about?? 200 days left on my Shield license but I am going to move on.? It has already been found wanting. ? I looked up antivirus reviews on PC mag and CNET and the general consensus is BitDefinder and Norton, which--according to them--has repaired its subpar reputation in the last two yrs to become a very good system.... ? Thoughts? I have no antivirus software on board at the moment which will not be an issue until I get my internet connectivity back. ? DBV, information minister _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
