Quickpaw
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That would be great for comparison, thank you!
Free anti-virus, why?
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That would be great for comparison, thank you!
TrainTrackHack
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It wasn't. It was merely an answer to the following question you posed:
I mean, it does suggest that you attribute your success to Norton/MB, whether or not that's what you meant. I merely pointed out that individual personal experiences aren't be-all-end-all indication of what product is good and what isn't (which you appear to realise). But it is the collective opinion of most computer enthusiast that Norton is sub-par to at least some extent, and that's why we use other software.
If I came across as offensive, sorry about that, it wasn't my intention and I definitely didn't try to make the suggestion that you believe only your experiences matter.
I might have missed some finer points skimming through this, but I agree that there are at least two types of users out there causing the big 'problem'--
Those who choose to remain ignorant and click on any button put in their faces. These people either have no AV at all or they are using the one that came pre-installed on their machine, which is usually Norton's or McAfee.
The 'Free-loaders' who download AVG, Avast!, et al, and hit the torrent sites with a vengeance.
Personally, I have no AV on my computer. I do have CLAMAV running on my firewall, monitoring incoming traffic, and the kids have MSE running on their Windows machines (because, occasionally, they do click on things). I am running a linux-based OS myself, and I generally don't go to questionable sites to begin with.
I like to think I am smart enough to recognize a bad situation when it arises, and I have deleted emails without opening them, even from friends, because the subject line itself is often a giveaway.
Those who choose to remain ignorant and click on any button put in their faces. These people either have no AV at all or they are using the one that came pre-installed on their machine, which is usually Norton's or McAfee.
The 'Free-loaders' who download AVG, Avast!, et al, and hit the torrent sites with a vengeance.
Personally, I have no AV on my computer. I do have CLAMAV running on my firewall, monitoring incoming traffic, and the kids have MSE running on their Windows machines (because, occasionally, they do click on things). I am running a linux-based OS myself, and I generally don't go to questionable sites to begin with.
I like to think I am smart enough to recognize a bad situation when it arises, and I have deleted emails without opening them, even from friends, because the subject line itself is often a giveaway.
blue957400
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I agree with everyone who uses Kaspersky, in my opinion it is the best and least resource hogging of all A/V's. Personally if you don't want to waste any money on software that only works 70-80% of the time anyways, i'd use Microsoft security essentials and if you run into anything that disables it just use free tools online to get it working again. I think people that pay for A/V software don't pay for what it actually does but more so for the peace of mind they get of having something actively protecting their PC. I currently work for an antivirus company so these are in my opinion the two best options. =]
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I have an old computer and have tried Kaspersky and a few others but Norton is the lightest I've tried..Not the old Norton..also i doubt they paid off av comparatives or avtest.org
http://www.av-test.org/no_cache/en/tests/test-reports/test-reports/?tx_avtestreports_pi1[report_no]=112203
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tracykuraki
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Good habit means the strongest protection!
tremmor
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Im the same way. Yes i use a retail Kaspersky and do like Foxy Proxy to help closing doors. I don't click on everything everybody sends me. I can get into trouble using search at google and clicking on a link i wish i did not.
I stay clean mostly and pay attention to where im going. Or try.