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OT - easy to use virus program

I've noticed you chaps know a lot about good programs. I've been using norton antivirus 2002 and the subscription just ran out. Not overly happy with old nort - has a bad habit of spending 10 minutes trying to remove the virus from a piece of spam --- like I care! Allows no intervention either. so I have to sit and wait. (then it fails) Looking on the web people seem to be saying even more nasty things about norton 2004. So - any recommendations for a good program that will work happily with zone alarm and if it finds a virus will allow me to delete without a lot of fun and games.

Thanks John

-- remove nospm and change home to farm for my e-mail address. just trying to keep the silly spam down.

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JohnB
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I've been pleased with AVG. See

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As I remember it is a program written in Europe by a company who wants to expand their market into the US. Part of their marketing strategy is to provide this antivirus program free. It appears to do everything that I want. Don't know if it will work with Zone Alarm. and the price is right.

Roger

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Roger Jones

It is very easy to keep Norton from checking your email automatically. Turning it off is also only a couple of clicks away. I've been using it for years..

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Jim K

You might find something interesting here.

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This was also discussed on Tech TV today on one of Leo Laporte's shows, I just don't the name. They discussed a free one. It was the one he does with Patrick Norton. Try the Tech TV WEB site.

If SystemWorks 2003 install is any indication Norton has PROBLEMS.

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keith bowers

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Use this URL for AVG, the one in my original note doesn't seem to work anymore.

Roger

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Roger Jones

AVG is what I use. And its free with regular updates (and automatically done also if you so choose)

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Gunner

"You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass." --Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

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Gunner

I "upgraded" to 2004 from 2002. I have nothing good to say about the experience. They wanted to charge me to debug their software. I explained the problems, gave them the error message text and #, got put on hold for 10 minuets, the tech came back and said all they could do is give me a refund. "It's a known issue, we can't fix it" he said. Kent "JohnB" wrote

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Kent Frazier

I dumped Norton when they started charging for virus definition updates (more greedy bustards). Try AntiVir a free-ware program available at:

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or look at webattack.com for it.

Auto updates, easy to setup and use, free, low-resource use, and best of all- free.

/disclaimer- not affiliated with AntiVir, just another user pleased with a product that does EXACTLY what it claims to do /end disclaimer

vic

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Victor Radin

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