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Posted

Every computer connected to the internet is vulnerable to fraud and computer

vandalism. This leaves our pockets prey to the software protection

industry's heavy charges to keep us safe. Yet it's possible to get legal,

professional quality anti-virus and other protective software, absolutely

free.

 

Every computer connected to the internet is vulnerable to fraud and computer

vandalism. This leaves our pockets prey to the software protection

industry's heavy charges to keep us safe. Yet it's possible to get legal,

professional quality anti-virus and other protective software, absolutely

free.

 

Please read here:-

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/...-virus-software

Guest Leonard Grey
Posted

Spam

 

This troll has already been banned from several groups.

---

Leonard Grey

Errare humanum est

 

~BD~ wrote:

Posted

The truth.

 

Mr Grey - you know full well that this item is NOT SPAM.

 

I suspect that you didn't even take the trouble to review the information

posted.

 

Dave

 

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"Leonard Grey" <l.grey@not.valid.net> wrote in message

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> This troll has already been banned from several groups.

> ---

> Leonard Grey

> Errare humanum est

>

> ~BD~ wrote:

> </span>

Guest Tom [Pepper] Willett
Posted

Re: The truth.

 

But, you are a tin-foil hatted troll that has been banned from several

groups.

 

"~BD~" <~BD~@nospam.invalid> wrote in message

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: Mr Grey - you know full well that this item is NOT SPAM.

:

: I suspect that you didn't even take the trouble to review the information

: posted.

:

: Dave

:

: --

: "Leonard Grey" <l.grey@not.valid.net> wrote in message

: news:uBSdboU$IHA.4648@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

: > This troll has already been banned from several groups.

: > ---

: > Leonard Grey

: > Errare humanum est

: >

: > ~BD~ wrote:

: >

:

:

Guest BoaterDave
Posted

Re: The truth.

 

On 13 Aug, 16:55, "Tom [Pepper] Willett" <t...@youreadaisyifyoudo.com>

wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> But, you are a tin-foil hatted troll that has been banned from several

> groups.</span>

 

Perhaps you should confirm here for all to read that I .........

BoaterDave (AKA ~BD~ ) ........ has been banned from NO Microsoft

groups at all. None!

 

I'd appreciate your honesty in this regard, Tom. TIA.

 

Dave

Posted

Sorry, Boater Dave, I don't like the advertisements on this site.

 

The following should provide users with better choices of what to view to

understand web external security and internal safety of 9x and NT operating

systems.

 

For a more detailed explaination of 9x consumer operating systems compared

to NT operating systems then just research it with Wikipedia. In addition, I

have read Microsoft eliminated the 9x consumer source code to save money and

that it has never been leaked over the Internet as the Windows NT source code

has. Finally, Chris Quirke, MVP rightly argues that Windows 2000, XP and

Vista all lack an internal maintenance operating system that is Disk

Operating System for Windows 98 Second Edition.

 

This is just my 3 sense <2 cents> for what little worth it may be to someone

someday somewhere out there over the rainbow.

 

Over and Out,

from Sky and Living in the Clouds of Dreamland<aka Dreamworld shall we say--

grins>

 

A Question we should all be asking is "Will I Ever Escape From The Matrix"

 

LOL, Dan W. Computer Gamer signing off

 

us-cert.gov

 

http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

 

http://cquirke.blogspot.com/

 

http://secunia.com/

 

(note use search box to search for vulnerabilities within software that is

used for computing environments --- eg. Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows

Vista, Windows 98 Second Edition, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Internet

Explorer 7, etc. --- end note)

 

 

--------------------------------------Boater Dave's

Post-----------------------

 

"~BD~" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Every computer connected to the internet is vulnerable to fraud and computer

> vandalism. This leaves our pockets prey to the software protection

> industry's heavy charges to keep us safe. Yet it's possible to get legal,

> professional quality anti-virus and other protective software, absolutely

> free.

>

> Every computer connected to the internet is vulnerable to fraud and computer

> vandalism. This leaves our pockets prey to the software protection

> industry's heavy charges to keep us safe. Yet it's possible to get legal,

> professional quality anti-virus and other protective software, absolutely

> free.

>

> Please read here:-

> http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/...-virus-software

>

>

>

> </span>

Guest Anteaus
Posted

The point the OP makes about AV software is a very real one. AV software is

sold by way of 'push install' onto new computers, not by consumer choice, and

certainly not by quality ratings. In many cases the free offerings ARE

better in every respect than the expensive, foisted ones.

 

"~BD~" wrote:

 

Yet it's possible to get legal, <span style="color:blue">

> professional quality anti-virus and other protective software, absolutely

> free.</span>

Guest S. Pidgorny
Posted

G'day:

 

"Anteaus" <Anteaus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:D5DC6EDE-5EC4-4BA6-A203-05B8F1C3449C@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

>

> The point the OP makes about AV software is a very real one. AV software

> is

> sold by way of 'push install' onto new computers, not by consumer choice,

> and

> certainly not by quality ratings. In many cases the free offerings ARE

> better in every respect than the expensive, foisted ones.</span>

 

True. It would be good to add links to some credible AV tests, like

 

http://av-test.org/

 

 

--

Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MS MVP - Security, MCSE

-= F1 is the key =-

 

http://sl.mvps.org http://msmvps.com/blogs/sp

Posted

However, false positives seem to have gone up recently with anti-virus

products and thus I see the quality of many anti-virus products as going

down-hill. Where is the accountability that used to be in the anti-virus

industry or is this just an overall software security trend of products being

worse because of more false positives?

 

"S. Pidgorny <MVP>" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> G'day:

>

> "Anteaus" <Anteaus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:D5DC6EDE-5EC4-4BA6-A203-05B8F1C3449C@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green">

> >

> > The point the OP makes about AV software is a very real one. AV software

> > is

> > sold by way of 'push install' onto new computers, not by consumer choice,

> > and

> > certainly not by quality ratings. In many cases the free offerings ARE

> > better in every respect than the expensive, foisted ones.</span>

>

> True. It would be good to add links to some credible AV tests, like

>

> http://av-test.org/

>

>

> --

> Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MS MVP - Security, MCSE

> -= F1 is the key =-

>

> http://sl.mvps.org http://msmvps.com/blogs/sp

>

>

> </span>

Guest Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
Posted

"Anteaus" <Anteaus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>

> The point the OP makes about AV software is a very real one. AV software

> is

> sold by way of 'push install' onto new computers, not by consumer choice,

> and

> certainly not by quality ratings. In many cases the free offerings ARE

> better in every respect than the expensive, foisted ones.

>

> "~BD~" wrote:

>

> Yet it's possible to get legal,<span style="color:green">

>> professional quality anti-virus and other protective software, absolutely

>> free.</span>

></span>

 

Agreed. In fact, the included security suite is probably one of the ones

that screws up and slows down Windows.

 

--

Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM

Do not reply with email

Posted

True, I hate the craplets and would also go with a clean install of my own

and a customized machine if and when realistic but I know that cannot be

realistic for big businesses. I like SpywareBlaster and Spybot Search and

Destroy for anti-spyware. I like AVG 7.5 for anti-virus. I am still

undecided about Windows Live One Care but I am using it on a trial basis for

now. What about everyone else and what are your security and safety measures

that you use to protect your computers. Thanks in advance for the replies.

 

"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> "Anteaus" <Anteaus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:D5DC6EDE-5EC4-4BA6-A203-05B8F1C3449C@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green">

> >

> > The point the OP makes about AV software is a very real one. AV software

> > is

> > sold by way of 'push install' onto new computers, not by consumer choice,

> > and

> > certainly not by quality ratings. In many cases the free offerings ARE

> > better in every respect than the expensive, foisted ones.

> >

> > "~BD~" wrote:

> >

> > Yet it's possible to get legal,<span style="color:darkred">

> >> professional quality anti-virus and other protective software, absolutely

> >> free.</span>

> ></span>

>

> Agreed. In fact, the included security suite is probably one of the ones

> that screws up and slows down Windows.

>

> --

> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM

> Do not reply with email

> </span>

Posted

"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Sorry, Boater Dave, I don't like the advertisements on this site.</span>

<snip>

 

I'm sorry about the advertisements, Dan ............ it's a great 'saving

money' site for those in the UK, and the adverts. are the price 'we' have to

pay to get really good FREE advice!

 

Thanks for the links you posted. FWIW I personally no of no-one who is still

using Windows 98! <smile!>

 

Dave

Guest AlmostBob
Posted

Re: Ooops!

 

on a completely unrelated note

DOS3.31 is amazingly fast on a p4

--

Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de

spybot http://www.safer-networking.org

AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com

Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan

http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx

Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/

Catalog of removal tools (1)

http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/

Catalog of removal tools (2)

http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/newsinf....aspx?CID=40387

Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file

http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use

 

Grateful thanks to the authors and webmasters

_

 

"~BD~" <~BD~@nospam.invalid> wrote in message

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> Sorry - KNOW of no-one!

>

> BD

> --

>

> </span>

Guest FromTheRafters
Posted

"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> True, I hate the craplets and would also go with a clean install of my own

> and a customized machine if and when realistic but I know that cannot be

> realistic for big businesses. I like SpywareBlaster and Spybot Search and

> Destroy for anti-spyware. I like AVG 7.5 for anti-virus. I am still

> undecided about Windows Live One Care but I am using it on a trial basis

> for

> now. What about everyone else and what are your security and safety

> measures

> that you use to protect your computers. Thanks in advance for the

> replies.</span>

 

I have two laptops on a wireless LAN, one Vista and one XP.

Both have the Windows firewall enabled - plus when I'm behind

the wireless access point/router I have that, which is the best type

of firewall. The firewall applications I feel are a good thing to have

just in case I use someone elses access point for my connection.

 

On Vista I have Avast! anti-virus (I let the McAfee free trial expire).

On XP I have Norton, and when it expires I will install AntiVir as

the anti-virus. Both of those are the free versions, but I am not a

high risk user - so they'll do just fine.

 

I use anti-otherware when it pleases me, and the "Defender" that

my Vista OS came with is always enabled. I also make use of the

malicious software removal tool through Windows Update.

 

I use harddrive imaging software, and full and incremental backup

as backup plans, and preinstallation environment disks for lack

of good ol' DOS as a maintenance OS.

 

One good thing about anti-everything suites preinstalled on a new

OS is that you can't experience any slow-down. Although you can

experience a significant speed-up if you remove them <G>.

Guest Joan Archer
Posted

One good thing about my new Vista machine is that it didn't come with a load

of crap installed. It just had the OS and a trial version of Live OneCare

that I removed.

On that machine I have NOD32 v3 anti-virus the built in firewall and Windows

Defender, on my XP machine I have the free version of Avast with the built

in firewall and Windows Defender and the WinME machine has the free AVG

anti-virus ZoneAlarm free firewall. They all have SpywareBlaster and

SuperAntiSpyware installed and are all behind a NAT router.

 

--

Joan Archer

http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

http://lachsoft.com/photogallery

 

"FromTheRafters" <erratic@ne.rr.com> wrote in message

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<span style="color:blue">

> snip>

> One good thing about anti-everything suites preinstalled on a new

> OS is that you can't experience any slow-down. Although you can

> experience a significant speed-up if you remove them <G>.

> </span>

Guest Kayman
Posted

On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:06:02 -0700, Dan wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> True, I hate the craplets and would also go with a clean install of my own

> and a customized machine if and when realistic but I know that cannot be

> realistic for big businesses. I like SpywareBlaster and Spybot Search and

> Destroy for anti-spyware.</span>

 

You could add SAS to your arsenal of A-S apps.:

SuperAntispyware - Free

http://www.superantispyware.com/superantis...efreevspro.html

<span style="color:blue">

> I like AVG 7.5 for anti-virus. </span>

 

AVG lost its lustre. Good alternatives are:

Avira AntiVir® Personal - FREE Antivirus

http://www.free-av.com/

(The free version won't scan your emails.)

You may wish to consider removing the 'AntiVir Nagscreen'

http://www.elitekiller.com/files/disable_antivir_nag.htm

or

Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition

It includes ANTI-SPYWARE protection, certified by the West Coast Labs

Checkmark process, and ANTI-ROOTKIT DETECTION based on the best-in class

GMER technology.

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

(Choose Custom Installation and under Resident

Protection, uncheck: Internet Mail and Outlook/Exchange.)

 

Why You Don't Need Your Anti-Virus Program to Scan Your E-Mail

http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/...nning/index.htm

<span style="color:blue">

> I am still undecided about Windows Live One Care but I am using

> it on a trial basis for now.</span>

 

IMO, WLOC is not worth having; Good quality AV apps. are freely available

including the additions it (WLOC) incorporates.

<span style="color:blue">

> What about everyone else and what are your security and safety measures

> that you use to protect your computers. Thanks in advance for the replies.</span>

 

If you are really concerned about security measures you may (as an

average homeuser) wish to consider this:

 

For WinXP the most dependable defenses are:

1. Do not work as Administrator; For day-to-day work routinely use a

Limited User Account (LUA).

2. Secure (Harden) your operating system.

3. Don't expose services to public networks.

4. Keep your operating system (and all software on it) updated/patched.

(Got SP3 yet?).

5. Reconsider the usage of IE and OE.

5a.Secure (Harden) Internet Explorer.

6. Review your installed 3rd party software applications/utilities; Remove

clutter, including 3rd party software personal (so-called) firewall

application (PFW) - the one which claims:

"It can stop/control malicious outbound traffic".

7. If on dial-up Internet connection, activate the build-in firewall and

configure Windows not to use TCP/IP as transport protocol for NetBIOS,

SMB and RPC, thus leaving TCP/UDP ports 135,137-139 and 445 (the most

exploited Windows networking weak point) closed.

7a.If on high-speed Internet connection use a router.

For the average homeuser it is suggested blocking both TCP and UDP ports

135 ~ 139 and 445 on the router and implement countermeasures against

DNSChanger. (Is the Firmware of your router up-to-date?).

And (just in case) Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) has been superseded by

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA).

8. Routinely practice Safe-Hex.

 

Also, ensure you do:

a. Regularly back-up data/files.

b. Familiarize yourself with crash recovery tools and re-installing your

operating system (OS).

c. Utilize a good-quality real-time anti-virus application and some vital

system monitoring utilities/applications.

d. Keep abreast of the latest developments.

 

And finally:

Most computer magazines and/or (computer) specialized websites are biased

i.e. heavily weighted towards the (advertisement) dollar almighty!

Therefore:

a. Be cautious selecting software applications touted in publications

relying on advertisement revenue.

b. Do take their test-results of various software with a considerable

amount of salt!

c. Which also applies to their 'investigative' in-depth test reports

related to any software applications.

d. Investigate claims made by software manufacturer prior downloading

their software; Subscribing to noncommercial-type publications,

specialized newsgroups and/or fora (to some extend) are a great way to

find out the 'nitty-gritties' and to consider various options available.

 

The least preferred defenses are:

Myriads of popular anti-whatever applications and staying ignorant.

Posted

try this site for Security/Safety Software

 

http://www.trendsecure.com

 

http://www.trendmicro.com/download/apac/pr...sp?productid=87

 

 

 

"Anteaus" <Anteaus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:D5DC6EDE-5EC4-4BA6-A203-05B8F1C3449C@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

>

> The point the OP makes about AV software is a very real one. AV software

> is

> sold by way of 'push install' onto new computers, not by consumer choice,

> and

> certainly not by quality ratings. In many cases the free offerings ARE

> better in every respect than the expensive, foisted ones.

>

> "~BD~" wrote:

>

> Yet it's possible to get legal,<span style="color:green">

>> professional quality anti-virus and other protective software, absolutely

>> free.</span>

> </span>

Guest S. Pidgorny
Posted

G'day:

 

"FromTheRafters" <erratic@ne.rr.com> wrote in message

news:uJeNimk$IHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

<span style="color:blue">

> On Vista I have Avast! anti-virus (I let the McAfee free trial expire).

> On XP I have Norton, and when it expires I will install AntiVir as

> the anti-virus. Both of those are the free versions, but I am not a

> high risk user - so they'll do just fine.</span>

 

Even for a high-risk users there is no clear advantage of a paid product

over freeware. Phone support?

 

--

Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MS MVP - Security, MCSE

-= F1 is the key =-

 

http://sl.mvps.org http://msmvps.com/blogs/sp

Guest Leonard Grey
Posted

Really effective protection requires an enormous investment (in people,

computers and software; maybe a building to house the above.) How does a

free security suite pay for all that?

 

Now there are circumstances that might enable free security software to

be as effective as paid security software. For example, if a company

sells high-priced enterprise security software to businesses, they may

earn enough that they can afford to provide free versions of the

software to individuals - in fact, that might be a marketing strategy.

 

There are also organizations that sell paid and free versions of

security software - no doubt the paid-for licenses subsidize the free

licenses. But the free licenses lack features that many may not want to

do without. Often, the support is reduced.

 

We are all aware of free software that can stay free because there is a

massive number of volunteers who combine their talents to produce a

top-quality product. Think of Linux, or Mozilla. Other free software

earns donations for the developer, although it's tough to get a mortgage

on the basis of donations.

 

Absent the above circumstances, I would not personally put my faith in

free security software. At the end of the day (or the month) somebody

needs to get paid for their efforts.

 

But that's just my opinion. In any case, security software isn't the

be-all and end-all of security anyway:

 

"Ultimately, the only protection against phishing, forged Web pages,

downloading malware, and other threats is the technology located between

the user's ears."

 

Mitch Wagner, Information Week

November 21, 2007

---

Leonard Grey

Errare humanum est

 

S. Pidgorny <MVP> wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> G'day:

>

> "FromTheRafters" <erratic@ne.rr.com> wrote in message

> news:uJeNimk$IHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> <span style="color:green">

>> On Vista I have Avast! anti-virus (I let the McAfee free trial expire).

>> On XP I have Norton, and when it expires I will install AntiVir as

>> the anti-virus. Both of those are the free versions, but I am not a

>> high risk user - so they'll do just fine.</span>

>

> Even for a high-risk users there is no clear advantage of a paid product

> over freeware. Phone support?

> </span>

Guest FromTheRafters
Posted

"S. Pidgorny <MVP>" <slavickp@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> G'day:

>

> "FromTheRafters" <erratic@ne.rr.com> wrote in message

> news:uJeNimk$IHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

><span style="color:green">

>> On Vista I have Avast! anti-virus (I let the McAfee free trial expire).

>> On XP I have Norton, and when it expires I will install AntiVir as

>> the anti-virus. Both of those are the free versions, but I am not a

>> high risk user - so they'll do just fine.</span>

>

> Even for a high-risk users there is no clear advantage of a paid product

> over freeware. Phone support?</span>

 

I'm low risk because of my computing habits (a little) and the

low value of my data.

 

High risk users should be willing to pay for the support behind

the software product, and in most cases will also get a superior

product to the free version. I refer specifically to anti-virus here

because it is the work of people behind the scenes that makes

a product superior. Although much good work is done by the

freeware community, they would have to dedicate far too much

time in order to amass the same amount of knowledge that some

payware companies have over decades of evolution. Not to

mention the ongoing research and real world sampling people

would have to do - and people gotta eat! style_emoticons/)

Guest Kayman
Posted

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:09:29 -0400, Leonard Grey wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Really effective protection requires an enormous investment (in people,

> computers and software; maybe a building to house the above.) How does a

> free security suite pay for all that?

>

> Now there are circumstances that might enable free security software to

> be as effective as paid security software. For example, if a company

> sells high-priced enterprise security software to businesses, they may

> earn enough that they can afford to provide free versions of the

> software to individuals - in fact, that might be a marketing strategy.

>

> There are also organizations that sell paid and free versions of

> security software - no doubt the paid-for licenses subsidize the free

> licenses. But the free licenses lack features that many may not want to

> do without. Often, the support is reduced.

>

> We are all aware of free software that can stay free because there is a

> massive number of volunteers who combine their talents to produce a

> top-quality product. Think of Linux, or Mozilla. Other free software

> earns donations for the developer, although it's tough to get a mortgage

> on the basis of donations.

>

> Absent the above circumstances, I would not personally put my faith in

> free security software. At the end of the day (or the month) somebody

> needs to get paid for their efforts.

>

> But that's just my opinion. In any case, security software isn't the

> be-all and end-all of security anyway:

>

> "Ultimately, the only protection against phishing, forged Web pages,

> downloading malware, and other threats is the technology located between

> the user's ears."

>

> Mitch Wagner, Information Week

> November 21, 2007

> Leonard Grey

> Errare humanum est</span>

 

Well LG, Mitch Wagner either errs or is biased. I suspect the latter!

I generally check credentials of authors writing articles/messages in

advertisement sponsored publications.

 

Mitch Wagner is an executive editor at InformationWeek.

He would be responsible for the editorial aspects of publication and

determines the final content of what is written in InformationWeek.

I guess that like most magazines they rely on the advertisement dollar

almighty!

 

I take these messages with a ton of salt; And would advise anybody else to

be extremely cautious of scaremongering tactics.

 

BTW, what would happen if there was no free AV ware available? Do you

realistically think that every user on this planet would go out and

purchase one?

Me thinks that sooner or later the net would come to a grinding halt; A

great motivation (foresight?) for the makers of AV applications to offer

workable free versions (albeit with limited features) of their products.

Nuff' said :-)

Guest Kayman
Posted

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:54:31 +1000, S. Pidgorny <MVP> wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> G'day:

>

> "FromTheRafters" <erratic@ne.rr.com> wrote in message

> news:uJeNimk$IHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> <span style="color:green">

>> On Vista I have Avast! anti-virus (I let the McAfee free trial expire).

>> On XP I have Norton, and when it expires I will install AntiVir as

>> the anti-virus. Both of those are the free versions, but I am not a

>> high risk user - so they'll do just fine.</span>

>

> Even for a high-risk users there is no clear advantage of a paid product

> over freeware. Phone support?</span>

 

Agree wholeheartedly. One only has to follow websites specializing in

comparing AV programs. Or follow (uncountable) newsgroup messages in

relation to WLOC, retail version of Norton, McAfee and TrenMicro...For the

average homeuser free version of AntiVir or Avast are adequate (IMO).

Posted

Re: The truth.

 

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message

news:upVpdRY$IHA.872@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

> From: "Tom [Pepper] Willett" <tom@youreadaisyifyoudo.com>

>

> | But, you are a tin-foil hatted troll that has been banned from several

> | groups.

>

> Y E S !

>

> However, the original post was not spam.>

> --

> Dave

> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

>

>

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Every engineer knows that in order to achieve true greatness, it is

imperative to alway keep a clear, unclouded mind and to protect one's

secrets from those who would seek to steal or plagiarize the radical new

designs of a hard-working genius. The [Tinfoil Hat] is the logical result of

this profound insight, combining tinfoil's powerful mental shielding

properties with the excellent counter-hexing effect of troll tears and the

outstanding mind-focus powers of one of Azeroth's most precious gems.

However, besides keeping the wearer safe from mind spies and the thought

police, it also removes the wearer's character profile from the World of

Warcraft Armory to further guarantee that no one will be able to divine all

of the wearer's tightly held secrets. Furthermore, wearers of the Tinfoil

Hat will not show up in /who listings, and they will also be immune to

inspection from other players.

 

Reference: http://www.wowwiki.com/Introducing_the_Tinfoil_Hat

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