"William Lefkovics [MVP]" wrote in message
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And I have peers that pay for AVG because they don't want advertizing in
their email messages. And of course AVG is free for personal use only.
The others aren't extortionists, they are software application developers
that like to pay their programmers and develop leading edge solutions (or
at least what they think are leading edge... and solutions)
That said, I do not like Norton Internet Security Suite 2006 as I found it
very intrusive. I had to test it recently for antispam functionality and
decided then I wouldn't use it if it was free. It tries to be more than I
wanted and if you are just looking for antivirus, then Norton is possibly
overkill. I found it frustrating for XP when you have multiple users set
up as well.
As for local firewall and security solutions: www.eeye.com/blink
The free for personal use version will be up in a few weeks.
http://www.techweb.com/wire/security/191600542
"Chuck Davis" newsgroup at anthemwebs dot com wrote in message
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I've been using Norton Internet Security Suite 2006 with a new Dell
computer and Microsoft Small Business Edition 2003. I felt that it
slowed down my system, I got CCAP errors (so had to update all my
files), and recently I could not but could just receive (only
intermittently) - the latter may have been a computer or windows and
not a Norton error.
However, I will be getting a replacement computer soon, and am thinking
of switching to Trend Micro.
Any opinions? I would try to get the one that is corporate or for
offices; I believe there is this option.
I also know they have free tech support and wondered how that is.
Thanks.
I, and many others in our Computer Club, stopped paying the extortionists
and now use the free AVG anti-virus. Other items that we recommend to our
members, is Windows Defender for spyware, a router/firewall and the
Windows XP SP2 Firewall turned on. As one that makes 4 or 5 "house calls"
a week on a volunteer basis, I have not had to remove a virus on a
computer with these programs. http://free.grisoft.com
I still have a problem with the computer "protection" industry. Extortion or
greed? McAfee's 2006 projected revenue of $1.1 billion and Symantec's 2006
projected revenue of $5.164 billion to has to be protected somehow...