Re: PCWorld/Packard Bell/Norton nagger. Legal?

Scott wrote:
> Colin Wilson wrote:
>>> AVG seems superior, and is free for home use.
>>
>>
>> I`ve been called to check out a couple of machines recently that had
>> AVG installed, and had active viruses / trojans on their systems.
>>
>> That said, Norton has been installed (and fully up to date) on a
>> couple of systems i`ve had to clean up too :-}
>>
>> I use Avast at present, but also carry out periodic full scans with
>> Sysclean from Trend Micro, which is a one-off scanner that uses the
>> same latest virus signatures as their full commercial product.
>>
>> Avast is another freebie for personal use. and my one gripe is the
>> "skin" it ships with - its not terribly clear what anything does. A
>> much better replacement is called macloveros_x.zip
>>
>> http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
>>
>> If the OP is new to computer security, i`ve got some info on my site
>> at http://www.coreutilities.co.uk that may help.
>>
>
> I don't use any anti-virus software and never will. In over 10 years I
> have
> never once had a virus on my machine, apart from when I deliberately save
> the more novel ones to disk in order to reverse engineer them. Anti-virus
> software is a con trick, it steals more machine cycles than most viruses.
> The best way to avoid viruses is not to run them in the first place. Every
> week I get emails/spam containing .exe, .scr, .zip's etc in a futile
> attempt to pass trojan/viruses on to me - it's very easy to choose not to
> run them.

If you use internet explorer, just visiting the wrong site can get a virus
on your machine, and then theres the exploits in XP.

The solution is to use a anti virus that is low on resources. I can
appreciate your cockiness, I am careful how i use my machine, but still, the
odd one can sneak through.

Gaz


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