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Posted on 06/08/2020 6:17:01 PM PDT by ducttape45
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To: ducttape45
Avira free versionno need to download any other program they have available except for possibly the firewall.
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posted on
06/08/2020 6:19:07 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: ducttape45
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posted on
06/08/2020 6:21:48 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: ducttape45
AVG, Norton etc are viruses.
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posted on
06/08/2020 6:22:17 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: ducttape45
Ductape
Malwarebytes...
(the 1st one is a joke)
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posted on
06/08/2020 6:23:55 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
To: ducttape45
I used Avast free for the past 10 years but always have Malwarebytes in case one nasty rootkit gets past it..
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posted on
06/08/2020 6:26:05 PM PDT
by
max americana
(fired liberal employees at every election since 2008 because I enjoy seeing them cry)
To: ducttape45
In my opinion AVG has become close to spyware. It is always trying to make you buy stuff and sends you messages that your computer could be compromised when in fact it hasn’t.
To: kaehurowing
I’ve been noticing that as well, and I’m sick of seeing it. That’s why I’m researching this now before my subscription renews.
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posted on
06/08/2020 6:28:58 PM PDT
by
ducttape45
("Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people." Proverbs 14:34)
To: ducttape45
Yep! Living with POS start-up times, constant advertising, and other nonsensical bloat makes paying for, and using, AVG a bitch...
On the other hand, I've been extremely satisfied with their VPN (paid)... The only problem there is that the anti=virus AVG keeps telling me that I need vpn protection... It's like one hand doesn't know what the other hand is doing...
As a result, I've decided to dump AVG anti virus when the subscription runs out next fall...Will need to find something else to start testing before that...
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posted on
06/08/2020 6:31:35 PM PDT
by
SuperLuminal
(Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
To: ducttape45
I stand corrected. It did a lot better than Bitdefender those months and ties with Kaspersky.
Nothing was better than those two for catching everything while having the least false positives.
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posted on
06/08/2020 6:32:41 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: ducttape45
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posted on
06/08/2020 6:33:37 PM PDT
by
aMorePerfectUnion
(I'd rather be anecdotally alive than scientifically dead...)
To: ducttape45
I run Microsoft Security Essentials on my Win 7 laptop and desktop.
Other programs either became bloatware or had compatibility issues.
MS still updates the definitions file.
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posted on
06/08/2020 6:34:09 PM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: ducttape45
Clam AV
https://www.clamav.net/
Linux Ubuntu/Mint
$ sudo apt-get install clamav
$ sudo freshclam
GUI interface:
$ sudo apt-get install clamtk
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posted on
06/08/2020 6:36:18 PM PDT
by
Openurmind
(The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
To: ducttape45
*sigh* Breed a bigger mouse, build a better mousetrap. I did two years of home-based remote support (yeah, I was that guy remoting into your computer and gumming things up - LOL!), and most are adequate insofar as the purpose of virus protection, but most also have several different engines running in the background that eat up your resources. If the package says the minimum resources required is a 2.3 GHz quad core processor and 4 GB of DDR3 RAM, you can bet you're going to need an octo-core processor and at least 8 GB of RAM for it to run smoothly and eliminate latency. I gave up on the latest and greatest when I was put out to Old Technicians pasture after 20 years. Now I just use the native Windows Security, tweak my browser settings, and stay away from porn sites. LOL
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posted on
06/08/2020 6:38:01 PM PDT
by
Viking2002
(Why should I walk into the great unknown, when I can sit here, and throw my bones?)
To: Openurmind
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posted on
06/08/2020 6:41:30 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(#AllLivesMatter)
To: ducttape45
If you’re running Windows 10, the built in Microsoft Security package works well enough in my opinion. I used to run a free version of Avast, but eventually there were conflicts with software I was trying to load, so I thought I’d give MSFT’s package a try. That was several years ago, and I’m happy with the results.
A few false alarms, not many. But nothing has messed my system up over the past few years.
Also, a nuisance scan with something like Malwarebytes for malware is a good thing to do every few months.
To: ducttape45
I use Advanced Care System, CCleaner and Zone Alarm for the past few years. I've had no issues and no problems with either (like adding more and more b.s. each time)
At the end of each day I run an Advanced care system scan which eliminates trackers and then I run CClean to clean up remaining trackers. Zone Alarm runs in the background and detects bugs.
All at no cost.
To: ducttape45
We’ve been using the antivirus that comes with Windows 10 for the past year. Works fine, doesn’t slow down our computers, and doesn’t cost anything extra.
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posted on
06/08/2020 6:45:35 PM PDT
by
MeganC
(There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
To: ducttape45
Read recently that “Eset” catches the most malware....Bitdefender has the least “overhead”.
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posted on
06/08/2020 6:50:30 PM PDT
by
Drago
To: Openurmind
Installing that on my Linux drive now. Thanks!
Now I need something for my Windows drive.... :-)
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posted on
06/08/2020 6:50:37 PM PDT
by
ducttape45
("Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people." Proverbs 14:34)
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