Does anyone have recommendations for antivirus, spyware and/or firewall programs? I've been using TrendMicro, which is certainly better than Norton, but which still runs a ginormous program in the background. My subscription renewal is coming up and right now I'm also irritated at it because it won't let graphics card software load an upgrade and a piece of TrendMicro just hung up but the program wouldn't let me end the process because I was viewed as a threat for wanting to shut it down. It was a little too close to Hal for my taste.
Wash: I didn't think you were one for rituals and such. Mal: I'm not, but it'll keep the others busy for a while. No reason to concern them with what's to be done.
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Ginger - Apr 29, 2009 10:14:51 am PDT #9824 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Gudanov - Apr 29, 2009 10:17:02 am PDT #9825 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I use Windows Defender and do an occasional scan with Malware Bytes. It's a pretty low overhead and low cost combination.
tommyrot - Apr 29, 2009 10:18:44 am PDT #9826 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.
Malware Bytes
Heh. They better watch out in case Malware® sues them....
Liese S. - Apr 29, 2009 10:20:57 am PDT #9827 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Current setup is AVG free, Spybot, Ad-aware & Registry Mechanic.
Jon B. - Apr 29, 2009 10:23:13 am PDT #9828 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I switched from McAfee to AVG Free last year and have never looked back.
tommyrot - Apr 29, 2009 10:29:01 am PDT #9829 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.
I hate McAfee - when it's running my work computer is not very usable. It runs on bootup, and I pretty much have to wait until it's done every morning.
We're getting new work computers with a different antivirus program soon - can't wait....
Dana - Apr 29, 2009 10:33:12 am PDT #9830 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I just switched to Avast because I'd heard bad things about the latest version of AVG.
tommyrot - Apr 29, 2009 10:37:40 am PDT #9831 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.
We hired consultants to help us buy and set up our computers. They say that the antivirus software they recommend changes every month or so, as things change so fast in that industry (both on the virus side and antivirus side).
I forget what they're recommending at the moment.
DCJensen - Apr 29, 2009 8:14:51 pm PDT #9832 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
The full suite from either Avast or AVG can lock down things a bit too tight.
Vortex - Apr 30, 2009 10:57:31 am PDT #9833 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Hey, Facebook folks. I seem to remember reading about some option where you could choose what kind of updates that you saw in your status. I love my friends, but I don't really care what president they are. Is there anyway to limit updates to just status, not quizzes and random crap?