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Everyone needs a good virus protection program
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Everyone needs a good virus protection program
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06-11-2010, 01:14
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Everyone needs a good virus protection program
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 |
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06-11-2010, 10:00
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Everyone needs a good virus protection program
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!
Jo-ski and Stew
"The Bird Abides"
'83 FC 35' RB
Blaine, WA |
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06-11-2010, 18:08
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Everyone needs a good virus protection program
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 > |
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06-11-2010, 22:09
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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-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. "mariopatti1@yahoo.com?subject=Re:Everyoneneedsagoodvirusprotectionprogram" |
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06-12-2010, 04:17
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Everyone needs a good virus protection program
A free program that I have found very Another very useful free program is Ccleaner . It will keep your What ever virus program you use update it Because of my wife’s business - Chuck 1982 FC 31SB From: Good comment about AVG-free edition, Mario. And, perhaps, Jo-ski (also for Stew) "The Bird Abides" '83 FC 35' RB In "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com",Mario Hi All "mariopatti1@yahoo.com?subject=Re:%20Everyone%20needs%20a%20good%20virus%20protection%20program" |
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06-12-2010, 04:50
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Everyone needs a good virus protection program
A good test of your firewall and computer - Chuck 1982 FC 31SB From: A free program that I have found very useful is Malwarebytes . It doesn’t replace Another very useful free program is Ccleaner . It will keep your What ever virus program you use update it daily and keep it Because of my wife’s business website we pay for a service - Chuck Wheeler- 1982 FC 31SB From: Good Jo-ski "The '83 FC In "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com",Mario Hi All "mariopatti1@yahoo.com?subject=Re:%20Everyone%20needs%20a%20good%20virus%20protection%20program"
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06-12-2010, 09:25
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Everyone needs a good virus protection program
Great info Chuck, especially that Shields Up site. Thank you very much
On 12 June 2010 09:50, Chuck Wheeler <"cwheeler@kathleenwheeler.com"> wrote:
-- Rob, Sue and Joey Robinson |
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06-13-2010, 00:13
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Everyone needs a good virus protection program
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 > |
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