Re: Anti Virus Program - AVG?

In news:xn0e67wkl1kwih001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Jeff Gaines <jgaines_newsid@xxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
> I am going to Welsh Wales in 2 or 3 weeks to sort out my daughter's
> laptop. It's only 6 months old but the network socket is broken and
> she has been quoted £400 for repairs! If it was a desktop I'd have a
> go at repairing it but delving inside a laptop is probably not a good
> idea.
>
> I'll set her up with my Linksys wireless router and a wireless network
> card so she'll have pretty solid firewall protection.
>
> I want to put an easy to administer A/V app on as well, she has Panda
> but it pops up every time she turns the laptop on and 'is a nuisance',
> so a bit of education will be needed too, be interesting to see if she
> listens any better than when she was younger :-)
>
> It seems a lot of people in here are using AVG, is it pretty reliable
> and easy to update? If so I'll go for that.


Hi Jeff

I use Avast - very easy to use and configure.It does seem a very powerful
and watchful app.
>
> If anybody has any recommendations for a present for a 3 1/2 year old
> active grandson I haven't seen for 18 months that would be good to :-)

Sweets,sweets,sweets ;-)
--
Tyke

Luck is when the paths of opportunity and preparation cross.


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