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  • From: Rob <becida AT comcast.net>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Anti-virus software
  • Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:35:10 -0800

I've been using AVG for a while now with no problems that I'm aware of. It's free so it passes your "two cents" requirement <g>. If any one has any warnings about AVG I'd be more than happy to hear them.

Rob
becida AT comcast.net


At 12/30/2008 04:34 PM,Sage Austin | Eureka! Design wrote:
I had a bad experience with Norton several years ago and switched to
McAffee. Now I wouldn't pay two cents for either. I'm sorry to hear your
hard drive was reformatted. That's what the first shop wanted to do, but
the second technician was able to reinstall Windows over the existing
one messed up by the virus. Just reloading all my software would have
taken days, so I'm glad to have it all back in working order.



Leslie wrote:
> Norton didn't stop it either........... my computer totally crashed last week.
>
> When I finally called Dell for help, they skipped the routine 300 question drive you nuts routine very quickly and skipped straight to re-format hard drive.......... something was definitely going 'round. Although they stated something about a Win update.........
>
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> --- On Mon, 12/29/08, Sage Austin | Eureka! Design <eureka AT hctc.net> wrote:
>
> From: Sage Austin | Eureka! Design <eureka AT hctc.net>
> Subject: [Homestead] Anti-virus software
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Monday, December 29, 2008, 9:58 PM
>
> Just wanted to say my computer has been in the shop for two weeks being
> repaired because McAffee anti-virus software was not able to stop the
> thing that came in through Internet Explorer and disabled my firewall.
> There's no way I can catch up with all the past posts, but I think I saw
> some some that might have been about this. I am now using Prevx Edge
> which was recommended by the second shop that got me back up and running.
>
> --Sage


No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com
Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.1/1869 - Release Date: 12/30/2008 12:06 PM





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