I use Emsisoft (formerly a-squared) Anti-Malware. Does a great job but doesn't slow the system to a crawl.
Yonnie On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 11:12 PM, P.J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > So where to start. > > <RANT> > I just finished uninstalling AVG and Installing Avast on my small laptop. > The reason being that the latest update from AVG failed to properly install > and every attempt ended with the same failure. I could find nothing in > their support forums that even hinted at solving the problem, so out with > AVG in with Avast. > > Why Avast, well I needed something in a hurry, I've used it in the past, and > it's not a Symantec product. > > Well Avast, added their own little twist. I downloaded their installer, and > the splash screen wanted install Google Chrome, and make it my default > browser... Hum, I use a lot of free Google stuff but I always feel dirty > about it, so no thanks. > > Well in spite of my request, the installer installs Chrome anyway /and/ > makes it my default browser. I find this out without even opening a browser > because, get this, Avast identifies the Google updater as a root kit. > Sheesh. > </rant> > > Thanks for listening, I feel better now. > > -- > A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the > crazy, crazier. > > - H.L.Mencken > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
