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Thread ID: 48994 2004-09-07 04:21:00 Anti Virus Software Which is best? migdale (961) Press F1
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270098 2004-09-07 04:21:00 All the different Anti virus programs are a bit confusing to a newbie.
I have faithfully renewed my Norton 2002 every year but since it is about to expire should I:
1 Renew the subscription To Norton
2 Get the free version (v6) of AVG

3 Invest in V7 of AVG at US$33.20 for 2 years
4 Invest in NOD32 at NZ$62.40 per year.
5 Acquire some other program entirely.
I have the same question about the Firewall. Should I renew Norton's or acquire another product and if so, what?
I would greatly appreciate some guidance since all the options are very confusing Thanks
migdale (961)
270099 2004-09-07 04:37:00 AVG free is very good. robsonde (120)
270100 2004-09-07 04:49:00 I use AVG and am happy with it. Also ZoneAlarm firewall.

Reputably Nod32 is the best.

I'm having a problem at the moment with my machine and if it turns out to be a virus then I'll seriously look at Nod.
Winston001 (3612)
270101 2004-09-07 05:13:00 Good luck trying to get Norton off your computer without posting back here .

AVG free is just as good as the paid version at detecting virus .

Firewalls:
Sygate
Kero
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Zone Alarm

Before you chose another firewall do a search here to see which one most people are asking for help with, then pick a different one .
Rob99 (151)
270102 2004-09-07 05:19:00 There has already been a recent thread on this subject. Have a look here. (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz) tommy (2826)
270103 2004-09-07 05:28:00 Other than the regular Uninstall path in Control panel Add/Remove programmes, What else must be done to get rid of NAV? migdale (961)
270104 2004-09-07 05:43:00 There will be two or three things in that list to remove, I sometimes have trouble getting "live???something" off, cant remember which it is as I have been lucky and not had to remove this in a while. Rob99 (151)
270105 2004-09-07 06:21:00 Nod about $130 plusGST for three years. Wayne H (1736)
270106 2004-09-07 09:25:00 Just bought NOD32 after trialing it for a few weeks . Most impressed with it .

Prior to that I was using AVG free and before that PCcillin (about 2001 to 2004, good software IMO) and before that the system rot they call NAV, real sod to kill off in fact never really got rid of it until I reinstalled Windows and even then I wasn't 100% sure it hadn't planted something .

Cheers Murray P
Murray P (44)
270107 2004-09-07 09:37:00 and
> before that the system rot they call NAV, real sod to
> kill off in fact never really got rid of it until I
> reinstalled Windows and even then I wasn't 100% sure
> it hadn't planted something.
>
> Cheers Murray P

Murray,

Do you think it might park something in the mbr?
drb1 (4492)
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