AVG was pretty good for viruses, but I'm not sure if it works with Windows 7.
Suzi,
do you want parental controls?
We knocked 'em deader!
Willow ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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le nubian - Jan 14, 2010 11:43:22 am PST #12313 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
SuziQ - Jan 14, 2010 11:44:22 am PST #12314 of 25501
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
The system is XP and YES on the parental controls on top of virus protection.
brenda m - Jan 14, 2010 11:46:27 am PST #12315 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I've found the free AVG to be pretty frustrating, just for the record. I may go try the Microsoft version now.
Gudanov - Jan 14, 2010 11:50:50 am PST #12316 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
Though it can take a bit to set up you can use Microsoft Live to do parental controls for Internet access.
The filters aren't very flexible but you can allow and block specific sites as well and you can look at logs and manage allowed and blocked sites remotely.
It is also free.
Gudanov - Jan 14, 2010 11:52:04 am PST #12317 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I feel like some sort of Microsoft pusher here, but they provide some good free stuff.
tommyrot - Jan 14, 2010 11:56:11 am PST #12318 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Could you set up an additional user account on Windows for a child, and prevent that account from installing software? That seems to be the biggest way for kids to get viruses on a computer - they'll install anything from anywhere....
Lee - Jan 14, 2010 12:06:46 pm PST #12319 of 25501
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Perkins, that would be great!
Will do!
Ginger - Jan 14, 2010 12:08:56 pm PST #12320 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm using the free version of avast! [link] and I'm pretty happy with it. I don't know about parental controls, though. It's fast and seems thorough.
Dana - Jan 14, 2010 12:14:26 pm PST #12321 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I'm sure I've mentioned this before, so I sound like a broken record, but my ISP provides three licenses to an anti-virus application. I have Charter now, and Comcast did the same thing.
SuziQ - Jan 14, 2010 12:54:49 pm PST #12322 of 25501
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
The virus tech is still working on my computer. I guess the tech on Sunday missed a bunch of stuff. I'm locking that puppy down hard before CJ gets it back. I may just allow access to his school/homework websites, gmail, and that is it. Don't know if I should let him back on Facebook or not.