I don't want to spend $100 to renew my Kaspersky anti-virus. What is the best free or relatively cheep anti-virus program, by Buffista standards?
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Connie Neil - Oct 26, 2016 7:30:39 am PDT #24884 of 25496
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Jon B. - Oct 26, 2016 9:11:45 am PDT #24885 of 25496
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I've been using free Avast, but I'd be curious to know if there's anything better.
Gudanov - Oct 26, 2016 9:40:44 am PDT #24886 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping
There's always Microsoft Security Essentials. It's very unobtrusive.
DXMachina - Oct 26, 2016 10:44:04 am PDT #24887 of 25496
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I use MSE, too, and like it. The only thing is that I'm not sure if they still call it that. It might be Windows Defender now.
esse - Oct 26, 2016 10:45:05 am PDT #24888 of 25496
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
I've been using Sophos, pretty happy with it.
Gudanov - Oct 26, 2016 12:11:05 pm PDT #24889 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping
Looks like MSE is available for Windows 7. Windows Defender (the same thing for the most part) is included with Windows 8 and 10.
dcp - Oct 26, 2016 3:08:07 pm PDT #24890 of 25496
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I use the Windows Defender that came with Win10, but I also use Malwarebytes.
Rob - Oct 26, 2016 4:14:13 pm PDT #24891 of 25496
What would cause my ip address to think I'm in Canada?
IP geolocation is a bit inexact. There could incorrect data in the database.
traceroute might tell you some interesting stuff.
Who does the internet think manages your IP address?
omnis_audis - Oct 26, 2016 7:37:09 pm PDT #24892 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
IP geolocation is a bit inexact. There could incorrect data in the database.
traceroute might tell you some interesting stuff.
Who does the internet think manages your IP address?
Interesting thing tonight. I checked a couple different places. I got:
- Freemont, CA (wrong)
- Pomona, CA (closer, but wrong)
- Los Angeles (well, county, yes, city, no)
- Long Beach, CA (practically right, my lil city is a pimple in the middle of Long Beach)
- Unavailable
- and the ahem site still says Canada
- Speedtest by Ookla correctly identifies Frontier Communications, but says location is Los Angeles.
Trace route said Frontier in Pomona.
:: shrugs ::
Gudanov - Oct 28, 2016 4:29:58 am PDT #24893 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping
I haven't heard much about Apple's recent event, yesterday. That doesn't seem like a good sign that they did anything very interesting.