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[OLDie]

I currently have Norton and have tried McAfee in the past... Are these the ones to have - I have Norton on all of my business computers - as for my home computers I have Norotn on all of them and end up paying out the arse for the upgrades; which by the way are getting out of hand...

Is there any others out there are there any that are free that are worthwhile? Or should I just keep paying the upgrades??? Dam I hate software...

Thanks for the help in advance!
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[Anonymous]

Oldie... based on many years of experience, I HIGHLY recommend Trend Micro's PC-cillin.

I have seen Norton cause more problems than it solves!!!! McAfee just doesn't seem to be as extensive in virus/worm detection.

I have set up Trend Micro on probably three or four dozen computers and several servers. It has a built-in firewall, anti-spam, email scan, etc, etc. Although I run it on every computer at home, I find that putting it on my Internet gateway blocks all bad things BEFORE they get onto my network. I can send copy of firewall log, if you want.

PC-cillin is not hard to configure... but if you don't set the firewall up properly, it will shut down desired communications. It's THAT powerful!!

I buy Trend Micro as a 5-license pack... about $125 for 5. I recently renewed my definition update subscription for the five licenses... THIRTY BUCKS!!!! That's 50 cents per month per license to keep virus-free!!!! Norton wanted $320 for same renewal!!! BS! Do NOT go with free anti-virus protection... what if the 'volunteers' that are updating the definitions aren't as vigilant??? Commercial anti-virus is simply a cost of having a computer on the Internet/email.

I can provide MUCH more detailed info if you want it. I STRONGLY recommend Trend Micro over all others!!!!!

PS I think I can get you the product at a reduced price... maybe!!

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Definitely need to take Norton off ASAP because I switched to Norton one time and my pc seemed to get raided with virusses pretty damn quickly McAfee is way better than Norton but then again it does not catch everything. Stick with Oldie on this one
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[Anonymous]

Trend Micro (TM) has a free on-line virus scan here:

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

They have an extensive knowledgebase... fully searchable. They also have a section on hoaxes... for when you get that email from your well-intentioned friends announcing the mother of all viruses -- telling you to pass the email on to 1000 of your best friends!!!

I just recently converted a tax account's network to TM... they haven't had a single problem maintaining it... it runs by itself!! Not one virus worm has penetrated... and it saved them big bucks!!!

[Desperado]

i have norton...i agree....it sucks

need to get a new one soon, might give this Trend Micro a tryout

[Anonymous]

Yank Norton off your business computers If it is time to renew, NOW is the time to do it!

I will personally drive down and install the TM on your business computers, if you would like me to!!!! That is a standing offer!

[OLDie]

Thanks Slowhand!!

As for business... it is a bit late at this point in time - however, moving forward I will certainly keep it in mind and your offer too... My IT guy will ove that. I have already sent him an email with the information from what I read it looks to be a WINNER in deed!!

I bought it this morning !!

Happy Easter to all!!

[Anonymous]

Oldie... call me on Skype tonight... maybe around 9 or 10PM. I will walk you through the setup/configuration, if you want. It is not that hard, but easier if you have done it before.

[OLDie]

Thanks - I am looking at it right now and see if I can muddle through it - if it gets complicated I will wait to talk to you tonight!!


Thanks!

[|DRC| Marblecake]

Have you tried the stinger from Mcafee. Psycheus told me about it. I have used it a few times.
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[Desperado]

yeh ive used that a couple of times, found several things that norton didn't pick up

[OLDie]

All done Slowhand - very intuitive - an easy install - up and running and all internet connections are open as normal.

Thank you for the info - now I will be abole to compare Trend vs. Norton in my house.

Have a great day!

[Anonymous]

iv used trend micro's before its good. why pay for software ?
Not stating that i dont pay for it.

[Desperado]

because oldie is a good, honest citizen who wants the genuine software instead of some torrent download

[OLDie]

Desperado knows OLDie well...

[Kapa6ac]

Hail Oldie,

Check http://www.kaspersky.com

My friend use to work there and he was a very good mathematician
He told me that their heuristic analyzer engine was really state of the art ...

Ihave no idea how much is that I know only that they use subscription licensing
model ...

cheers,
Kapa6ac

[OLDie]

Kapa6ac wrote:

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Hail Oldie,

Check http://www.kaspersky.com

My friend use to work there and he was a very good mathematician
He told me that their heuristic analyzer engine was really state of the art ...

Ihave no idea how much is that I know only that they use subscription licensing
model ...

cheers,
Kapa6ac

Hail Kapa6ac!

Thank you very much Kapa that was awfully nice of you to make your first post with me in mind!!

Stop by the server and play more Battle - the DRC guys makes it feel like home - BTW get SKYPE and have it on your system so we can talk - I need to hear "There will be NO MIRACLES!!"

Have a great day!

[|DRC| SLIM]

I'd buy that Kaspersky software just from the guy sitting in the chair on their site. He looks intense.

[Anonymous]

Hey, OLDie... check this out. [If this works!!]

Download the attached "cfg" file
CHANGE extension to pdf (It's an Adobe file!)
Open with Adobe Acrobat Reader
Look at item #13 !!

[|DRC| Marblecake]

Wartex showed me the Kaspersky last night. That prgram is awesome. I have Norton and Mcafee and they found nothing like kaspersky did. I have had this active x thing that would prevent me from opening regedit and services. Its rechnically spyware but the spyware prgrams would not remove it. I give that program alot alot of credit. Very usefull tool I must say. Fuck the other virus scans stick with Kaspersky.


Yes I will purchase the full version. It made that much of a impression on me.