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| tomtirediron
11-17-2012 05:51:24
208.123.10.208
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Good morning! I apologize in advance if we've beaten this topic to death recently. I looked in archives and didn't find anything recent. McAffe
keeps reminding me they want to take their yearly trip into my pocket for Anti Virus software. The product has worked flawlessly for our family on 2 laptops (running windows 7) that both surf the net pretty hard, especially in the winter months. We do all online bill pay and all banking possible from home. What are you fellow YTers using on your home computers and approx cost if you know please. Just want to look around a little before I buy another year. Thanks, Tom B.
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| Puddles
11-19-2012 02:35:14
24.113.77.208
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to Dan in North Houston, 11-17-2012 05:51:24
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| Mike OpenOffice or Libre Office will read any of your MS word files. They even read my old MS Excel files.
I find that Linux is a lot faster than windows to.
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| MarkB_MI
11-18-2012 17:03:35
75.219.101.187
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to tomtirediron, 11-17-2012 05:51:24
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| Dump Windows for Linux. Problem solved.
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| Slowpoke
11-17-2012 23:46:55
64.134.222.221
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to tomtirediron, 11-17-2012 05:51:24
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| I like AVAST. It will tell me when it stops a Trojan or a virus.....by popup and the Microsoft gong sound. The other day it did a popup that a rootkit was detected and told how to eliminate it. It updates daily. You can scan at random or a set time. Free. If you do internet banking, they have a paid plan that includes other internet devices.
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| old_bc
11-17-2012 20:55:38
72.161.161.80
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to tomtirediron, 11-17-2012 05:51:24
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| If you are doing on line banking I would stick with McAffe. The free ones are good but not as comprehensive as the paid version.
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| RodInNS
11-17-2012 18:00:49
216.118.158.123
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to tomtirediron, 11-17-2012 05:51:24
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| I'd have to agree with the sentiment about running Linux... No viruses there.
I just got a new system and it will be on Linux shortly. Right now it's a Windows 7 setup with McAfee. I don't think much of McAfee anymore. Even less of Norton. The load they place on the system IS a virus.
Back in the day... when McAfee 2.5.1 was a modern engine... there was nothing that could come close to comparing to it. Sadly those days are gone.Rod
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| smhimrod
11-17-2012 16:45:04
68.235.80.67
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to tomtirediron, 11-17-2012 05:51:24
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| I have tried Norton, McAffe... High end more pricey versions etc. Our family with one desktop and three laptops surf the net alot and do majority of banking/bill paying online etc. We have switched to Microsoft Security Essentials on all computers---it is FREE!!!! We have had no problems what so ever. Also I did not realize how much Norton and McAffe were slowing our computers down. Microsoft Security Essentials is all automatic. Good luck with all of the choices out there. Key word to remember is-FREE! Have a good day SHON
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| Harrold Schwartz
11-17-2012 16:34:30
67.247.189.26
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to tomtirediron, 11-17-2012 05:51:24
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| go to filehippo.com you can pick a number of free ones from the list there.
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| Puddles
11-17-2012 16:26:52
24.113.77.208
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to batractorman, 11-17-2012 05:51:24
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| I don't know about Quickbooks, but there are several free programs just like MS office that work with Linux. OpenOffice is one, right now I'm using LibreOffice.
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| Duner Wi
11-17-2012 15:51:50
216.226.80.242
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to tomtirediron, 11-17-2012 05:51:24
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| Do you have a recommendation as to which . I don't need much for bells and whistles?
Something that resembles Word and Exel would do for extras.
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| Wile E
11-17-2012 15:15:07
66.188.56.202
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to tomtirediron, 11-17-2012 05:51:24
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| I use webroot.
Works well, I run the full scan 1 time per week, Just before I look into the bank accounts. No issues with it yet, I know that my wife pays for it. I dont know how much it costs.
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| d beatty
11-17-2012 13:44:04
24.12.128.253
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to tomtirediron, 11-17-2012 05:51:24
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| I had McAffe and others and had problems with them. I now use Norton which is provided by cable company at no cost to me. I have found that I have less trouble by letting the computer doing a virus scan on shut down and it turns the computer off when done.
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| wisbaker
11-17-2012 12:57:16
207.118.181.192
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to tomtirediron, 11-17-2012 05:51:24
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| Kasparsky has worked well for me, they don't rush the renewal like some. The Kasparsky gadget tells you how many days remaining on your protection and doesn't hound you to buy a year's subscription every six months like some people do and if you un-install it it doesn't come back like the zombie virus from Hades.
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| Puddles
11-17-2012 11:36:38
24.113.77.208
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to jackinok, 11-17-2012 05:51:24
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| There all junk! Switch your operating system over to Linux, then there is no need for any anti virus. :wink:
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| Mike (WA)
11-17-2012 16:14:43
174.31.205.62
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to Puddles, 11-17-2012 11:36:38
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| Can you use Microsoft Word and Quickbooks with Linux?
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| MarkB_MI
11-18-2012 17:14:24
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to Mike (WA), 11-17-2012 16:14:43
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| | OpenOffice or Libre Office is the Linux equivalent to MS Office. Adequate for 95 percent of what MS Office is used for. Quickbooks is a bigger problem. The closest thing is GnuCash, which is unlikely to meet the needs of a business.
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| Mike (WA)
11-18-2012 18:14:45
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to MarkB_MI, 11-18-2012 17:14:24
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| | I think that's one reason Bill Gates is a zillionaire- he was the first to come up with a real system, and by the time someone else came up with an improvement, many of us were so invested in Microsoft that we couldn't afford to make a change. I've got 15 years of Word files and 15 years of bookkeeping on Quickbooks, and I can't just switch to something else. Most folks agree that the Apple computer system is superior to Microsoft, and has been for many years, but the business world continues to slog along with Microsoft, because that's what we started with, it works well enough for our purposes, and changing would be a tremendous undertaking.
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| Duner Wi
11-17-2012 15:54:42
216.226.80.242
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to Puddles, 11-17-2012 11:36:38
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| | Do you have a recommendation as to which . I don't need much for bells and whistles? Something that resembles Word and Exel would do for extras.
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| Gambles
11-17-2012 12:08:43
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to Puddles, 11-17-2012 11:36:38
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| Yep. My main computer at home uses Ubuntu and it breezes through everything on a computer that is about 8 years old. The OS is free and the updates are free. Currently using the 12.04 version and it has all the features that Microsoft charges hundreds of dollars for.
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| TomH in Pa
11-17-2012 09:07:38
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to tomtirediron, 11-17-2012 05:51:24
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| "Get Microsoft Security Essentials for the low, low price of free."
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| doug in illinois
11-17-2012 11:32:57
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to TomH in Pa, 11-17-2012 09:07:38
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| | Agree on Microsoft. My computer man told me to delete all else and run Microsoft. Seems to be doing OK for now.
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| Mike (WA)
11-17-2012 08:45:14
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to tomtirediron, 11-17-2012 05:51:24
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| I get my internet through a local computer shop which is populated with the smartest computer geeks in the universe. They don't charge for tech support if you buy your computers through them, so of course, I do. They used to put AVG on everything, but the latest ones have Microsort Security. They said its about the best thing out there now, and its free. Suits me, they know what they're doing.
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| Badger08
11-17-2012 08:21:16
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to Ken Macfarlane, 11-17-2012 05:51:24
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| Give ESET a try, they are based out of Minneapolis, MN and dealing with computers and such at work a customer told me to give it a try. I run my Mac without AV but my Windows 7 computer at work I figured I would try it out. It's very good....very minimal as far as pop up and such, just does it jobs. One nice thing I like about it is that when new Windows Updates are released it pop's up and says your missing updates and then you go ahead and do them.
They make different versions, 4 is the older one and 5 is the newer one. I can't remember which one I have on mine, but have bought each for customers.
Also this is how I buy AV - just look at Newegg/Tiger every so often on their daily deals and sooner or later they have it and other AV's for discount. Typically after the new year as they want to see their newest version. That's what I do...it's paid antivirus for a quarter of the cost.
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| SD Pete
11-17-2012 07:56:47
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to tomtirediron, 11-17-2012 05:51:24
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| MSE freebie and malwarebytes paid but a freebie is available
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| John T
11-17-2012 06:48:33
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to tomtirediron, 11-17-2012 05:51:24
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| | Ive tried em all, McAffee, Norton, AVG, the free ones etc etc out the ying yang But my absolute favorite is Avanquest System Suite Professional which as a tonnnnnnnn of system tools and tune ups also, works great no virus or spyware problems for yearsssssss John T
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| BillB52
11-17-2012 06:04:56
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to tomtirediron, 11-17-2012 05:51:24
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| I have a desktop running Windows 7 and have been using Microsoft Security Essentials. I haven't checked recently, but it was available as a free download from the Microsoft website. It has done a very good job keeping my system up and running.
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| pete black
11-17-2012 07:21:25
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to BillB52, 11-17-2012 06:04:56
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| pete black
11-17-2012 07:21:24
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to BillB52, 11-17-2012 06:04:56
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| robgIN
11-17-2012 06:02:49
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Re: Anti-Virus software recommdations in reply to tomtirediron, 11-17-2012 05:51:24
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| I used McAfee for a few years but it seemed like it slowed down my computer more and took a lot of space and they hose you on the renew price if you are not really careful. I switched to Norton 360 a couple years ago and have been very happy so far. It may be overkill but I have a teenager who is on the computer all the time and we have had zero virus issues even with facebook etc.I know very little about computers so I'm no expert but I would reccomend it. I think it is around 60 bucks a year for up to 3 computers. There are cheaper alternatives but one trip to the computer repair shop is way more than that.
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