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| Thread ID: 68541 | 2006-05-02 12:42:00 | NAV 2004 & NIS 2004 | aidanmaz (7180) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 451541 | 2006-05-03 04:41:00 | Use this (service1.symantec.com). | roddy_boy (4115) | ||
| 451542 | 2006-05-03 15:07:00 | the NAV installation froze when i did it so naturally i restarted the pc, it seemed to work fine, i tried reinstalling but it keeps telling me to uninstall before continuing cant do that as there is no entry in add/remove programs! NAv is slowing my super fast p4 3ghz HT down! I got NAV as part of SystemWorks, so I used it. I have never had any trouble with it at all, so I stay with it. Your problem does not recommend any further bother, because even if you persist until you get NAV 2004 installed you will have to renew the subscription for virus signature updates. This currently costs $59.95. NAV 2006 has aditional features and only costs $65.00 including a years subscription, but if your computer doesn't like NAV, why bother. |
Vince (406) | ||
| 451543 | 2006-05-06 01:07:00 | Usually I build machines for people, occasionally I get one in from a supplier, If I get a machine in that has Norton's installed, the first thing I do is delete it, makes the machine go a lot faster and often a lot more reliable. I then install AVG Free, Windows Defender and Zone Alarm, often the client is a newbie and many a time I have had people come in with a system riddled with virus and the main cause has been the 3 month period of Nortons has expired, the user hasn't renewed it and carried on for a year or so untill it no longer boots up or something similar. I feel that the customer can operate with the free software for as long as it takes before they can make their own choices and are skilled enough to take care of their investment. | kwaka (10149) | ||
| 451544 | 2006-05-06 01:31:00 | Altho, it doesnt really matter what firewall or anti-virus protection you have. You can still get trojans/malware anyway. And if you use P2P programs or use bittorents, there is no point in having either of these. These things are full of trojans/malware/spyware etc. Just look at some of the HJT logs here, which show a firewall and AV have been installed. And the person has still managed to pick up malware/viruses/trojans. Not only do you have to have these, you also have to keep windows up to date as well. This is WHAT people dont bother to do, and when its too late, they wonder why their system is full of nasties. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 451545 | 2006-05-06 07:40:00 | Altho, it doesnt really matter what firewall or anti-virus protection you have . Cripes Speedy, that's a pretty nonsensical statement to make . Of course it matters what people use to secure their PCs, there are some truly awful offerings out there vis firewalls and AV clients . Take a 5 year old AV for eg, how effective is it? People should be encouraged to use the best security they can afford and that fits their ability . |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 451546 | 2006-05-06 07:54:00 | Cripes Speedy, that's a pretty nonsensical statement to make . Of course it matters what people use to secure their PCs, there are some truly awful offerings out there vis firewalls and AV clients . Take a 5 year old AV for eg, how effective is it? People should be encouraged to use the best security they can afford and that fits their ability . What I SHOULD have said . Even if you use the best firewall, AV / anti spyware program out, it doesnt mean you wont get hit by something . Esp, if you're into P2P, bittorents, pirating . Whats the point in having the best firewall / AV, if you download a file with something like a worm / trojan etc in it thru P2P? There goes the protection, your system will be compromised . Well, thats if u dont know what you're doing and how to fix the prob . And if you cant be stuffed updating Windows, well, that wont help anything either . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 451547 | 2006-05-06 08:07:00 | What I SHOULD have said . Even if you use the best firewall, AV / anti spyware program out, it doesnt mean you wont get hit by something . Esp, if you're into P2P, bittorents, pirating . Whats the point in having the best firewall / AV, if you download a file with something like a worm / trojan etc in it thru P2P? There goes the protection, your system will be compromised . Well, thats if u dont know what you're doing and how to fix the prob . And if you cant be stuffed updating Windows, well, that wont help anything either . Too true, and people are all too often not made aware of this . It's still a very good point to have the best you can get, it goes to risk management . |
Murray P (44) | ||
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