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100300 2002-11-22 05:53:00 Not long ago PC World did an AntiVirus atricle I think and NAV came 1st .. and also has the fastest scanning time .... SKT174 (1319)
100301 2002-11-22 06:11:00 > >
> > > AVG:
> > > pros: FREE.
> > > cons: a bit ugly
> > >
> >
> >
> > UGLY?????? THIS HAS DEFINEATELY NOTHING TO DO WITH
> > WHETHER SOMETHING IS GOOD OR NOT LOL.
> >
> > ESPECIALLY VIRUS SCANNERS......
>
>
> *Hefty Laugh* Yes, I wholeheartedly agree. To update
> it, double click on the icon in the system tray and
> click on the update tab.
> I dont care if its ugly, I'm not gonna go parading my


you are sooooo wrong. so maybe a program works good, but if it's painful to use, counter-intuitive, or just plain bloody ugly, it's not gettin on my PC. 		loser (538)
100302 2002-11-22 07:11:00 > > >
> > > > AVG:
> > > > pros: FREE.
> > > > cons: a bit ugly
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > UGLY?????? THIS HAS DEFINEATELY NOTHING TO DO
> WITH
> > > WHETHER SOMETHING IS GOOD OR NOT LOL.
> > >
> > > ESPECIALLY VIRUS SCANNERS......
> >
> >
> > *Hefty Laugh* Yes, I wholeheartedly agree. To
> update
> > it, double click on the icon in the system tray
> and
> > click on the update tab.
> > I dont care if its ugly, I'm not gonna go parading
> my
>
>
> you are sooooo wrong. so maybe a program works good,
> but if it's painful to use, counter-intuitive, or
> just plain bloody ugly, it's not gettin on my PC.

You are living up to your name Dude....... even my Grannie can configure AVG LOL 		Baldy (26)
100303 2002-11-22 07:14:00 > Well Billy the bugbear virus got past clueless.
> But as you say its all about the updated definitions.
> clueless was merely the second person in the world to
> receive the virus hence nortons wasn't able to get to
> him in time. Not a lot of people can get to clueless
> in time :-) just jk clueless :-p


How do you know Clueless was the second Roofus?
Were you the first?

BALDY:-) 		Baldy (26)
100304 2002-11-22 21:29:00 The statement "The best things in life, are Free!" is only true if one doesn't pay for one's women. Greg S (201)
100305 2002-11-23 01:44:00 But 'free' women usually come at a price, and usually one that nobody would willingly pay :O

So the alternative maxim holds true:

There is no such thing as a free lunch

Cheers

Billy 8-{) :D 		Billy T (70)
100306 2002-11-23 03:13:00 Why not get a content filter as well as an AV program? This would have the added advantage of blocking the virus by simply adding the name of the new virus to your content filter definitions. If some bizarrely unknown one comes along that you miss, then hopefully your AV software can detect it (if it's aware of the virus).

Content filters and AV software are only as good as the updates - whether it's manually updating the content filter, or automatically updating the AV software. But having both is better than having a virus.

For the record, I have NAV and a secret ninja content filter... hehe

Cheers
The Sharkmeister 		Sharkey (455)
100307 2002-11-24 08:25:00 > You are living up to your name Dude....... even my
> Grannie can configure AVG LOL

err thanks for your insight baldy. maybe i'll use avg now, coz your grandma can set it up. golly, i should've asked your grandma instead of posting a message here......
what's her email address so in future i can email her direct for advice? 		loser (538)
100308 2002-11-24 08:41:00 Not sure if this thread is still on-topic but feel I have to add my one cents worth.

I have seen and used in the past 10 (?) years many, many different av progs. Norton's is always the best.
I'm not reseller of symantec products but the amount of times I have seen virii slip past mcaffee and pccillian (which is crap BTW, in my opinion) and I always come back to NAV.
And I'm talking a heap of PCs here, mostly home users who as we know are extremely cost concious, and although some perservere with the freebies, the ones who have been caught eventually drift back to NAV.

And also, to add to a comment above, for the married ones here, there is no such thing as a "free" woman. 		falvrez (390)
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