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Everyone needs a good virus protection program - mbulriss - 06-11-2010 01:14
Seems like several of our long time members have gotten a viagra email
generating virus lately which sends viagra advertisements to all of their email
contacts. We can't protect from spam against validated member addresses with
full posting privileges.
Everyone needs to have a good virus scan program on their computers. There are a
lot of good freeware programs out there to help protect your computer (and your
friends). AVG and Zone Alarm are two popular programs that can help protect
against viruses or hidden trojan programs from accessing the internet from your
computer without your permission. If you don't have a virus protection program,
please get one.
Thanks,
Mike Bulriss - moderator
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX
Everyone needs a good virus protection program - Jo-Ski - 06-11-2010 10:00
Everyone needs a good virus protection program - mariopatti1 - 06-11-2010 18:08
Hi All
I have used AVG free edition for about 5 years , works great never had a problem
. You do need to update at least once a week .
Mario in Carlsbad CA.
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jo-Ski"
>
> We haven't used the freeware version of AVG (from WallData), but for some
years now, Stew and I have used the pay-for version of AVG, which gives you a
lot more protection and features. A two-year license for two computers is quite
reasonable (about $80, I think)--which I believe is far more reasonably priced
than the yearly Norton or McAffee upgrades. Plus AVG far superior those
programs, which used to interfere with my other programs or the system all the
time. Also better tech support--those folks are great--very responsive. They'll
even send you a CD for your initial installation (e.g., if you have a slow
dial-up connection), after which you download the frequent updates from the Web,
which are pretty regular, due to the unfortunate reality that the baddies are
out there constantly trying to mess with us.
>
> All in all, AVG's the best!
> http://www.avg.com/us-en/homepage
>
> Jo-ski and Stew
> "The Bird Abides"
> '83 FC 35' RB
> Blaine, WA
>
Everyone needs a good virus protection program - Jo-Ski - 06-11-2010 22:09
Hi All
I have used AVG free edition for about 5 years , works great never had a problem . You do need to update at least once a week .
Mario in Carlsbad CA.
Everyone needs a good virus protection program - Chuck Wheeler - 06-12-2010 04:17
A free program that I have found very
useful is Malwarebytes . It doesn’t
replace your virus scanner, but looks for “bad” things that you
have inadvertently loaded when visiting sites. I support 30+ personal
laptops at my wife’s C21 office and have had very good luck with
it. I personally scan our personal computers as part of our weekly maintenance-cleanup-backup
routine. I have even been able to recover laptops that would not boot
after being infected with one of those online scanner scams. It gets
updates almost daily. It is a program that you must manually update and
manually run. If you have serious problems boot your computer in safe
mode and then run it.
Another very useful free program is Ccleaner . It will keep your
computer running better by cleaning up the clutter. It works especially
well if you run your defrag program after running ccleaner.
What ever virus program you use update it
daily and keep it actively scanning. I have my preferences but I won’t
even start that argument. There are other programs that perform the
functions of the above programs but these have NEVER caused other problems.
Because of my wife’s business
website we pay for a service that blocks emails that are scams, phishing, or
contain virus. For my email account it blocks about 900 and passes about
70 a day. I periodically down load a sample of the blocked emails to a
test system and they are indeed “loaded”. There are a few
members of this site that get blocked often so keep your AV software current
and your firewall settings appropriate for where you are connected.
- Chuck
Wheeler-
1982 FC 31SB
From:
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 5:10
AM
To:
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum]
Re: Everyone needs a good virus protection program
Good comment about AVG-free edition, Mario. And, perhaps,
I should have reworded my comment to say that the AVG
pay-foreditionsimply provides "even more protection and some
additional features." I have heard from several other friends that AVG free-edition
provides all they need. I guess with all them 24/7 hackers out there (and my
worry-wart tendency to feel vulnerable to them), I tend to go for as many
extras asI can, so in my mind, I guess I'm buying a little extra
peace-of-mind. But, in terms of not interfering with your programs and OS,
doesn't it seem that AVG-whatever-
so-called "industry standards" that the stores stock, Norton and
McAffee?
Jo-ski (also for Stew)
"The Bird Abides"
'83 FC 35' RB
In "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com",Mario
wrote:
Hi All
I have used AVG free edition for about 5 years , works great never had a
problem . You do need to update at least once a week .
Mario in
"mariopatti1@yahoo.com?subject=Re:%20Everyone%20needs%20a%20good%20virus%20protection%20program"
Everyone needs a good virus protection program - Chuck Wheeler - 06-12-2010 04:50
A good test of your firewall and computer
settings can be run from Steve Gibson’s site Shields UP! . You can
run several tests that will try and attack your computer and provide the
results and suggestions to fix the problems. This is where I find some
problems with AVG free. It’s not that the software is bad but the
default configuration is weak.
- Chuck
Wheeler-
1982 FC 31SB
From:
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010
11:17 AM
To:
Subject: RE: [WanderlodgeForum]
Re: Everyone needs a good virus protection program
A free program that I have found very useful is Malwarebytes . It doesn’t replace
your virus scanner, but looks for “bad” things that you have
inadvertently loaded when visiting sites. I support 30+ personal laptops
at my wife’s C21 office and have had very good luck with it. I
personally scan our personal computers as part of our weekly maintenance-
routine. I have even been able to recover laptops that would not boot
after being infected with one of those online scanner scams. It gets
updates almost daily. It is a program that you must manually update and
manually run. If you have serious problems boot your computer in safe
mode and then run it.
Another very useful free program is Ccleaner . It will keep your
computer running better by cleaning up the clutter. It works especially
well if you run your defrag program after running ccleaner.
What ever virus program you use update it daily and keep it
actively scanning. I have my preferences but I won’t even start
that argument. There are other programs that perform the functions of the
above programs but these have NEVER caused other problems.
Because of my wife’s business website we pay for a service
that blocks emails that are scams, phishing, or contain virus. For my
email account it blocks about 900 and passes about 70 a day. I
periodically down load a sample of the blocked emails to a test system and they
are indeed “loaded”. There are a few members of this site
that get blocked often so keep your AV software current and your firewall
settings appropriate for where you are connected.
- Chuck Wheeler-
1982 FC 31SB
Worth
From:
[mailto:
On Behalf Of Jo-Ski
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 5:10
AM
To:
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum]
Re: Everyone needs a good virus protection program
Good
comment about AVG-free edition, Mario. And, perhaps, I should have reworded my
comment to say that the AVG pay-foreditionsimply provides
"even more protection and some additional features." I have heard
from several other friends that AVG free-edition provides all they need. I
guess with all them 24/7 hackers out there (and my worry-wart tendency to feel
vulnerable to them), I tend to go for as many extras asI can, so in my
mind, I guess I'm buying a little extra peace-of-mind. But, in terms of not
interfering with your programs and OS, doesn't it seem that AVG-whatever-
seems sooo much better than the so-called "industry standards" that
the stores stock, Norton and McAffee?
Jo-ski
(also for Stew)
"The
Bird Abides"
'83 FC
35' RB
In "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com",Mario
wrote:
Hi All
I have used AVG free edition for about 5 years , works great never had a
problem . You do need to update at least once a week .
Mario in
"mariopatti1@yahoo.com?subject=Re:%20Everyone%20needs%20a%20good%20virus%20protection%20program"
Everyone needs a good virus protection program - Rob Robinson - 06-12-2010 09:25
Great info Chuck, especially that Shields Up site. Thank you very much
Â
A good test of your firewall and computer
settings can be run from Steve Gibsonâs site Shields UP! . You can
run several tests that will try and attack your computer and provide the
results and suggestions to fix the problems. This is where I find some
problems with AVG free. Itâs not that the software is bad but the
default configuration is weak.Â
- Chuck
Wheeler-1982 FC 31SB Fort Worth TX
From: "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com" [mailto:"WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com"] On Behalf Of Chuck Wheeler
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010
11:17 AM
To: "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com"
Subject: RE: [WanderlodgeForum]
Re: Everyone needs a good virus protection programÂ
Â
A free program that I have found very useful is Malwarebytes . It doesnât replace
your virus scanner, but looks for âbadâ things that you have
inadvertently loaded when visiting sites. I support 30+ personal laptops
at my wifeâs C21 office and have had very good luck with it. I
personally scan our personal computers as part of our weekly maintenance-cleanup-backup
routine. I have even been able to recover laptops that would not boot
after being infected with one of those online scanner scams. It gets
updates almost daily. It is a program that you must manually update and
manually run. If you have serious problems boot your computer in safe
mode and then run it.Â
Another very useful free program is Ccleaner . It will keep your
computer running better by cleaning up the clutter. It works especially
well if you run your defrag program after running ccleaner.Â
What ever virus program you use update it daily and keep it
actively scanning. I have my preferences but I wonât even start
that argument. There are other programs that perform the functions of the
above programs but these have NEVER caused other problems.Â
Because of my wifeâs business website we pay for a service
that blocks emails that are scams, phishing, or contain virus. For my
email account it blocks about 900 and passes about 70 a day. I
periodically down load a sample of the blocked emails to a test system and they
are indeed âloadedâ. There are a few members of this site
that get blocked often so keep your AV software current and your firewall
settings appropriate for where you are connected.Â
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Â
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- Chuck Wheeler-
1982 FC 31SB Fort
Worth TX
From: "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com"
[mailto:"WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com"]
On Behalf Of Jo-Ski
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 5:10
AM
To: "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com"
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum]
Re: Everyone needs a good virus protection programÂ
Â
Good
comment about AVG-free edition, Mario. And, perhaps, I should have reworded my
comment to say that the AVG pay-for edition simply provides
"even more protection and some additional features." I have heard
from several other friends that AVG free-edition provides all they need. I
guess with all them 24/7 hackers out there (and my worry-wart tendency to feel
vulnerable to them), I tend to go for as many extras as I can, so in my
mind, I guess I'm buying a little extra peace-of-mind. But, in terms of not
interfering with your programs and OS, doesn't it seem that AVG-whatever-edition
seems sooo much better than the so-called "industry standards" that
the stores stock, Norton and McAffee?Â
Jo-ski
(also for Stew)"The
Bird Abides"'83 FC
35' RBBlaine, WA
Â
In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Mario
wrote:ÂHi All
I have used AVG free edition for about 5 years , works great never had a
problem . You do need to update at least once a week .
Mario in Carlsbad
CA.
"mariopatti1@yahoo.com?subject=Re:%20Everyone%20needs%20a%20good%20virus%20protection%20program"Â
--
Rob, Sue and Joey Robinson
Everyone needs a good virus protection program - redffultra - 06-13-2010 00:13
I used AVG free for about 5 years until I had a problem with it recently. Now I
use Microsoft's free anti-virus and anti malware program. It is Microsoft
Security Essentials.
http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/
Seems to work fine so far, updates itself and you can schedule when to scan,
plus it is always working in the background chacking incoming files, etc.
I also use Advanced System Care from iobit.com to keep the registry clean and
also checks for Malware.
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Rob Robinson
>
> Great info Chuck, especially that Shields Up site. Thank you very much
>
> On 12 June 2010 09:50, Chuck Wheeler
>
> >
> >
> > A good test of your firewall and computer settings can be run from Steve
> > Gibson's site Shields UP! <https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2> . You
> > can run several tests that will try and attack your computer and provide the
> > results and suggestions to fix the problems. This is where I find some
> > problems with AVG free. It's not that the software is bad but the default
> > configuration is weak.
> >
> >
> >
> > - Chuck Wheeler-
> >
> > 1982 FC 31SB Fort Worth TX
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > *From:* WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:
> > WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Chuck Wheeler
> > *Sent:* Saturday, June 12, 2010 11:17 AM
> > *To:* WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > *Subject:* RE: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Everyone needs a good virus
> > protection program
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > A free program that I have found very useful is
Malwarebytes<http://www.malwarebytes.org/>. It doesn't replace your virus
scanner, but looks for "bad" things that you
> > have inadvertently loaded when visiting sites. I support 30+ personal
> > laptops at my wife's C21 office and have had very good luck with it. I
> > personally scan our personal computers as part of our weekly
> > maintenance-cleanup-backup routine. I have even been able to recover
> > laptops that would not boot after being infected with one of those online
> > scanner scams. It gets updates almost daily. It is a program that you must
> > manually update and manually run. If you have serious problems boot your
> > computer in safe mode and then run it.
> >
> >
> >
> > Another very useful free program is
Ccleaner<http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner>. It will keep your computer running
better by cleaning up the clutter. It
> > works especially well if you run your defrag program after running ccleaner.
> >
> >
> >
> > What ever virus program you use update it daily and keep it actively
> > scanning. I have my preferences but I won't even start that argument.
> > There are other programs that perform the functions of the above programs
> > but these have NEVER caused other problems.
> >
> >
> >
> > Because of my wife's business website we pay for a service that blocks
> > emails that are scams, phishing, or contain virus. For my email account it
> > blocks about 900 and passes about 70 a day. I periodically down load a
> > sample of the blocked emails to a test system and they are indeed "loaded".
> > There are a few members of this site that get blocked often so keep your AV
> > software current and your firewall settings appropriate for where you are
> > connected.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > - Chuck Wheeler-
> >
> > 1982 FC 31SB Fort Worth TX
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > *From:* WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:
> > WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Jo-Ski
> > *Sent:* Saturday, June 12, 2010 5:10 AM
> > *To:* WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > *Subject:* Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Everyone needs a good virus
> > protection program
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Good comment about AVG-free edition, Mario. And, perhaps, I should have
> > reworded my comment to say that the AVG pay-for edition simply provides
> > "even more protection and some additional features." I have heard from
> > several other friends that AVG free-edition provides all they need. I guess
> > with all them 24/7 hackers out there (and my worry-wart tendency to feel
> > vulnerable to them), I tend to go for as many extras as I can, so in my
> > mind, I guess I'm buying a little extra peace-of-mind. But, in terms of not
> > interfering with your programs and OS, doesn't it seem that
> > AVG-whatever-edition seems sooo much better than the so-called "industry
> > standards" that the stores stock, Norton and McAffee?
> >
> >
> >
> > Jo-ski (also for Stew)
> >
> > "The Bird Abides"
> >
> > '83 FC 35' RB
> >
> > Blaine, WA
> >
> >
> >
> > In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Mario wrote:
> >
> > Hi All
> > I have used AVG free edition for about 5 years , works great never had a
> > problem . You do need to update at least once a week .
> > Mario in Carlsbad CA.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Rob, Sue and Joey Robinson
>