RE: [NF] Anti-Virus Programs

2017-02-21 Thread John Weller
Thanks to everyone for their replies. Interesting to see the wide variety in use, no one program seems to stand out which suggests that they are all pretty good. I'll definitely be looking at Sophos Home as that is the free version of the one we used when I first encountered anti-virus programs.

RE: [NF] Anti-Virus Programs

2017-02-21 Thread John Weller
Hi Andy, I don't intend to travel to India which is probably just as well - I had no idea that India was so restrictive! However I should have remembered my own comment from when I visited in 1991 as aircrew - we gave them bureaucracy and they raised it to an art form! I had to get 12

Re: [NF] Anti-Virus Programs

2017-02-21 Thread AndyHC
I've used Norton - no complaints - for years, but now Defender+2 for pensioners who travel a lot (and many of us do!) - then you could try and explain/recommend the stuff here: http://www.indiamike.com/india/electronics-in-india-f15/portable-internet-programs-for-online-security-t54467/13/

Re: [NF] Anti-Virus Programs

2017-02-21 Thread Jan Bucek
Dne 21.2.2017 v 9:55 Dave Crozier napsal(a): Avast ... Used it ever since AVG became too bulky and slow Avast - used it ever since the name was not Avast on MS-DOS. Dave -Original Message- From: ProFox [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of John Weller Sent: 20 February

RE: [NF] Anti-Virus Programs

2017-02-21 Thread Dave Crozier
Avast ... Used it ever since AVG became too bulky and slow Dave -Original Message- From: ProFox [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of John Weller Sent: 20 February 2017 21:33 To: profox@leafe.com Subject: [NF] Anti-Virus Programs I have been asked to give a talk to a local

Re: [NF] Anti-Virus Programs

2017-02-20 Thread Malcolm Greene
MacOS Sierra with following standard OS X security guidelines. Malcolm ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list:

Re: [NF] Anti-Virus Programs

2017-02-20 Thread Alan Bourke
Sophos Home -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm On Mon, 20 Feb 2017, at 09:32 PM, John Weller wrote: > I have been asked to give a talk to a local pensioner's organisation on > internet security. One of the points I will make is that you need a good > anti-virus. I have used

RE: [NF] Anti-Virus Programs

2017-02-20 Thread Michael Glassman
AVG from Grisoft (http://www.avg.com/gb-en/download) is my free AV software of choice. -Original Message- From: John Weller [mailto:j...@johnweller.co.uk] Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017 2:33 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: [NF] Anti-Virus Programs I have been asked to give a

Re: [NF] Anti-Virus Programs

2017-02-20 Thread rafael copquin
Ditto here. Kaspersky rocks! Rafael Copquin On 20/02/2017 18:59, Stephen Russell wrote: Kaspersky has been my go to for the past 8 years or more. You can get a 3 pack license with rebate, for under 15 USD and it used to be free in the old days. I like how it hooks into chrome and will give

RE: [NF] Anti-Virus Programs

2017-02-20 Thread José Enrique Llopis
Bitdefender here. Jose Enrique Llopis www.multilinkcrm.com -Mensaje original- De: ProFox [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] En nombre de John Weller Enviado el: lunes, 20 de febrero de 2017 22:33 Para: profox@leafe.com Asunto: [NF] Anti-Virus Programs I have been asked to give a talk

Re: [NF] Anti-Virus Programs

2017-02-20 Thread Stephen Russell
Kaspersky has been my go to for the past 8 years or more. You can get a 3 pack license with rebate, for under 15 USD and it used to be free in the old days. I like how it hooks into chrome and will give you a heads up on a site not being safe to continue to but letting you still make a dumb

Re: [NF] Anti-Virus Programs

2017-02-20 Thread Mike
John Weller wrote: I have been asked to give a talk to a local pensioner's organisation on internet security. One of the points I will make is that you need a good anti-virus. I have used M$ Security Essentials and now Windows Defender on Win 10 for some years without any problems, largely as