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.
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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
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.
le nubian - Jan 14, 2010 3:17:56 pm PST #12323 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I have a question re: computers and routers.
We have a cable modem attached to a router and one of the things plugged into a router is a PC that seems to be fucking up the router and cable modem. Everything is fine with the network until that computer turns on (via ethernet connection) and then whole network stops working AND it takes me 20-30 minutes to reset the modem and the router.
Is it possible the computer is overloading the router or something like that? Any recommendations for what I should do to try to fix the situation? It is Windows XP, supposedly no viruses.
Jon B. - Jan 14, 2010 4:06:44 pm PST #12324 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
What do people think of a product like this: [link]
It seems like an inexpensive and thorough way to maintain backups and share files on a home network.
Gudanov - Jan 14, 2010 4:13:43 pm PST #12325 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I have something like that set up with mirrored drives. I think it's a great type of device to store data you don't want to lose.
Jon B. - Jan 14, 2010 4:23:05 pm PST #12326 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I was hoping you'd chime in, Gud. Thanks.
Gudanov - Jan 14, 2010 4:23:12 pm PST #12327 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
Is it possible the computer is overloading the router or something like that? Any recommendations for what I should do to try to fix the situation?
Can you try a different network card (or install a network card if it's an integrated controller )? Or alternatively get a Linux Live CD burned to boot up on and bypass XP. I think the first step would be to isolate if there is a hardware or software problem.
Also try a different cable and/or a different plug on the router.
le nubian - Jan 14, 2010 5:25:07 pm PST #12328 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Gud,
I have tried different routers, different modems, and different cables. It wasn't until I unplugged the computer that the network really became stable again.
SuziQ - Jan 14, 2010 6:30:16 pm PST #12329 of 25501
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Ok - I think my first post about contacting tech support was around 2pm my time. We finished a little while ago. For the moment the computer is virus free, virus protection was uninstalled and reinstalled and so far things seem fine.
CJ sat with me for a good chunk of the time, so hopefully he will be smarter about how he uses the computer. I went over how to prevent problems and I've locked his access from downloading, so I hope we don't go through this again.