I use the free versions of Comodo. They have free [and paid] anti-virus
and full security packages that include firewalls. I use to use the
free AVG, but then I had to add a separate firewall package, like
Zonealarm. Now I use only Comodo's free package that has both types of
security. Of course, that is to say that I use Comodo only on my
Windows systems.
When I only used Windows systems, I maintained a list of free options
for packages. This link starts the section on security software. I do
not update it [much] anymore, but the list does have some good options.
http://www.lungstrom.com/list/#thisvirus
.
On 08/30/2012 06:13 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
Hi :)
Norton used to be completely awesome. Everything they did was totally amazing
and extremely useful. Then they became corporate and serious.
Nowadays i use AVG or something else but still when a threat is publicised as
being particularly nasty and i suspect one of the machines i deal with might
have fallen foul of it i still find Symantec a good place to research into it.
One of the first jobs of a threat is to knock-out or dodge all known security
so any of the big and famous antivirus' is likely to useless against any decent
threat. Luckily most threats are fairly trivial so even the big and famous
antivirus programs can probably deal with it. If it's non-trivial then there
is always the option to nuke your Bios and reinstall your OS. Still now that
AVG is so famous i'm starting to consider other options.
Regards from
Tom :)
--- On Thu, 30/8/12, webmaster-Kracked_P_P <[email protected]> wrote:
From: webmaster-Kracked_P_P <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Rel. 3.6.1 and Norton AntiVirus
To: [email protected]
Date: Thursday, 30 August, 2012, 2:27
On 08/29/2012 08:21 PM, Dan wrote:
Jeff Hahn wrote:
When I try to upgrade from 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 the Norton AntiVirus program
keeps deleting the upgrade as an unsafe virus. This is the first release
that I have had this type of problem with. Jeff
To make sure I understand: Norton deletes the LO 3.6.1 download file?
Otherwise, you should not have Norton running when you install the
upgrade; you should not be physically connected to the Internet either.
Disconnect from Internet, turn off anti-virus program, install LO update, turn
on anti-virus program. ONLY WHEN AV IS RUNNING should you reconnect to the
Internet.
--Dan
This is not the first time I have heard of Norton stating valid install files
were viruses or other nasties.
I never had any good luck with Norton's AV, so I use the free version of Comodo
product[s] for my Windows machines. I have hooked even PC repair and selling
pro's to using it.
As for not having AV running when not online, well that is not what I would tell people. An
anti-virus is needed if you are offline and suddenly there is a trojan or other nasty kicking in
and doing a number. They can be picked up and not cleaned in a few ways other than being online.
I have my Ubuntu system picking up new things from files that I have had on my system for months
and suddenly it detects something the AV system does not like. If I did not have the AV system on
24/7, then those issues might not have been picked up. The real thing is that the AV systems
update their data systems, mostly, after a new "nasty" has been detected. If your system
has that "nasty" on it before that nasty has been added to your AV data system, then you
will need to have the other parts of the AV and security system[s] on to detect the traces of it
trying to work. SO do not turn your computer security off.
I have had to deal with too many systems from friends and clients where they
did not have their security on 24/7 and kept up-to-date. Had one system that
the AV was on but not updated in over 2 years and the guy lost a lot.
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