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34359	2002-02-05 01:55:00	The computer came with pre-installed Norton AV software, W95 version. How does this version compare to newer versions, if the virus signatures are kept up to date?	Guest (0)
34360	2002-02-05 02:57:00	the later versions detect virus better. its the actual 'engine' that makes the difference. old antivirus products are not recommended. however the highest ver norton you can have with win95b is nortons 2001. 2002 dosn't support win95. before upgradeing check what your version has been upgraded to. eg ver 2000 has parts of it upgraded to 2001.	Guest (0)
34361	2002-02-06 22:56:00	Hi you didnt go to WGTN HIGH and do french there by any chance did you if so i know you Gordon	Guest (0)
34362	2002-03-03 09:25:00	Thankyou for your comment. I was surprised to find that it was an older version of AV sofware that had been pre-installed, but then on the other hand, I should have expected that. Your answer confirms what I had also suspected, that more recent is better, and I have been trying out the NAV 2002 trial from the October '01 PC World Plus. Installing that meant uninstalling the previous (W95) version, so I didn't want to be hasty, and then have to buy an AV programme anyway at the end of the trial. In the meantime, I've decided to buy a shrinkwrap copy. Thankyou for your help. Credit also to Symantec for allowing download of the virus definition update in February, several months after the PC Plus came out.	Guest (0)
34363	2002-03-03 09:44:00	Gordon, Greetings. Yes, correctly identified. Wgtn HS from 1970 to 1974, doing French from 1970 to 1973. Thanks for your message. With regards, Lindsay	Guest (0)
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