Hi All.
I am having much much trouble lately, my norton is about to run out. grrrrr. it is slowing my pc nearly to a halt. hmmm any ideas ? cost is nearly £60 to renew. I have 23 days left.
riggers...............
Sorry Riggers - this isn't my sort of thing - basically I'm more than a bit rubbish when it comes to IT issues :-)
Dare I say it & I hate passing the buck on other's behalf - but Mr Terry might just have a tip-top solution to help you out?
I know what you mean though, computers can be such a pain can't they?
BeckyB x :-)
I;m using
Avast antivirous since two years with no problems and it's free as well.
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
Thankyou Dimitris.
I must get more info off you :)
cheers , yammas.
riggers............
riggers
i run www.free.avg.com
which is free as well
annie
hi riggers
We paid for McAfee and like you say it slows everything down and keeps asking me to pay more money threatening that I'm not fully protected. To make matters worse, with it running we still got infected with a Trojan Horse virus and lost pictures, software and money.
I am convinced that the people who write virus software are the people who sell us the antivirus software. Cynical or what??
Sorry mate, that's me
Phil
Hi riggers like Dimitris i use avast and its brilliant never had a prob with it
Tony
I have a FREE Zone Alarma and FREE AVG. Works just fine and has been working for a few years:
http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-gb/anti-virus-spyware-free-download.htm
http://free.avg.com/ (Annie posted this earlier)
Hi there
You get what you pay for.
However, we have done extensive testing at work and AVG is excellent.
End of last year we stopped recommending Norton and now recommend AVG on stand alone systems. AVG free isnt as good as AVG internet security but it isnt bad at all and its free for home users.
http://free.avg.com/download?prd=afe
AVG internet security is under half the price of Norton.
Norton has become really fat and slow and uses up way more machine resourse than it should.
Regards
Hi Riggers,
it's a long time now since I visited the site, as I have been very busy, but I thought I may be able to help here.
If you want a free antivirus, you can't beat AVG free. It's better than many of the paid for ones, including Norton.
If you don't mind paying for an exceptionally good one, which I have now been using for some time, visit www.eset.co.uk The one they sell is called NOD32, and it really is just about the best you can get, and it's quite a bit cheaper than Nortons too.
I had previously been using AVG free which is excellent, but when I switched to NOD32 it picked up a trojan that had been sitting on my computer for some time. It didn't seem to have done anything harmful, which is probably why AVG had ignored it, but I'm glad it's no longer there!
All the best,
Colin
Quote from: Erja on January 18, 2009, 10:45:47 AM
I have a FREE Zone Alarma and FREE AVG. Works just fine and has been working for a few years:
http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-gb/anti-virus-spyware-free-download.htm
http://free.avg.com/ (Annie posted this earlier)
I also used Zone Alarm as a firewall for some time, and I agree it is excellent too, but my network router has a built-in firewall which caused conflicts with Zone Alarm, so I had to turn it off.
Regards,
Colin
Nod 32 took down one of my customers servers in a way that leads me to think that their pre release Quality Assurance is in Microsofts league.
AVG clearly are going all out that they have something special.
As I say the free one isnt comprehensive on anything but Viruses. Trojans, Worms, Malware, anti intrusion it doesnt do. You can add all the other freebees on for this from zone alarm etc but in my experience this leads to conflicts and becomes heavy on start up.
Regards
Hi Rigger's Pete may be a bit of a nerd but he reckon's you will have no trouble at all with KASPERSKY defends from ID theft, Spyware backdoors and other crimewaves, Hijacking, botnets and hacker attackes, kweyloggers, rootkits, phishing, spam, viruses, worms and trojans and a load more stufff that he talks about that I dont understand. Viv
Not telling anyone what to do but please DO NOT buy any Norten or Symantec products you could regret it.
Wow there is so many to choose from. Thanks all.
riggers...........
For lots of freebies and help go to www.majorgeeks.com. (Free anti virus, spyware, firewalls etc)....You name it Major Geeks has it!
There's also a user forum and most of the members are like TerryW! Any computer problems and they can help you out. You get an answer to your problems within minutes! Er.........I use it all the time........
I have now uninstalled what was left of Norton and downloaded Avast antivirous. I have 14 months absolutely free. :)
I am finding it a lot quicker than Norton too. (fingers crossed) it will stay that way.
Thanks for the reccomends.......
riggers....
I got rid of Norton with great relief several years ago in favour of free AVG and free Zonealarm, which I still use.
For the last 2 years I switched to the paid version of AVG for the added advantage of an easy-to-contact support team.
That is one disadvantage with freebies... no support!
AVG have been very quick to respond with advice whenever needed.
Dennis
Norton is a pain in the ass...!!! be careful if you try removing norton from your pc...add remove progs in control panel does not clean out norton completely..also don`t just delete the folder...there is a free removel tool on the norton website..
http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039
select the version from the list ...
Avg is probably the best of the free versions ..also they now do a full security suite..
http://www.avg.com/
Now you got we worried Kes ??? I hope i have got rid of Norton, although symantec is still there.
riggers.........
riggers ...d/load the removal, tool and run it ...wont do any harm....
on another point Windows Xp has its own firewall so Zone alarm is not realy required...
BTW i am a resller for Avg so anyone interested in buying the full version PM
Cheers Kes.
I have windows XP , so you have put my mind at rest with firewall. I was wondering about that.
riggers........
The Windows Firewall is limited in effect and only blocks unwanted incoming traffic.
The seperate Firewalls such as Zonealarm are 2-way and also block the important unwanted outgoing traffic, so that is why they are recommended. So if a Trojan does get through your anti-virus protection the firewall should prevent it from reporting back to base etc. The latest viruses are very advanced and new ones are ahead of the AV companies.
Whatever is chosen it is important to keep it up-to-date as well as keeping Windows and your browser up-to-date.
A useful web-site for news is http:windowssecrets.com which may be a bit technical and scary for some people, including me, but it does stop me becoming complacent.
Dennis
Thats correct Windows XP firewall doesn`t stops outgoing traffic ,but the firewall shipped with Vista does...
Hmmm to technical for me, but i hope i am safe .....................
riggers.....................
Couple of years ago I wanted rid of Norton and had a right carry on getting it out.
A tecchie friend came round and used that removal tool to clear it off.
Also when I bought the computer it had an internet server in it that I didn't want.
That was a sod to get rid of too.
Quote from: kes on January 25, 2009, 11:40:41 PM
Thats correct Windows XP firewall doesn`t stops outgoing traffic ,but the firewall shipped with Vista does...
Kes
WARNING. I believe that the Windows Vista firewall default settings give no protection as the Outbound setting is 'ALLOW' rather than 'Block' so have to be changed manually. It looks straightforward but apparently has to be done carefully or it blocks everything.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39265528,00.htm
http://www.vista-xp.co.uk/forums/windows-vista/16916-vista-firewall.html
Firewalls are a necessity, but an absolute pain.
Dennis
Firewalls,, be it Microsoft or the free versions ..are ok for normal use and for those of us that don`t roam around dodgy websites or use limewire Bear share etc..
If it gets to the point were its causing sleepless nights look in the router(if you are using one) they have a built in Hardware Firewall that is far more secure than the ones above...easily enabled at the click of a switch..but if you are using Outlook express for your e mail client...then you will have to alter a couple of settings to allow you e mail to function..
I believe router (hardware) firewalls only 'hide' your computer from the Internet so making it invisible to hackers and automated port scans, but again most routers only offer 'inbound' protection.
Experts on security forums seem to recommend users with routers to have both a router firewall AND a personal software 2-way firewall for more complete protection (as well as a good AV programme of course). That is my set-up.
Some of the latest trojan-type viruses are getting through Anti-Virus filters from compromised web-sites and only a 2-way firewall can prevent them reporting back or whatever they are programmed to do.
One problem is that these days we don't always know what are 'dodgy sites'. In addition we all use Google etc to search for information which takes up to unknown sites.
http://www.itpro.co.uk/609607/malware-found-on-70-of-top-100-sites-says-report
I may be more security conscious than many people as my computer contains a lot of my 'work'. In my eyes 'prevention is better than cure'.
Dennis
norton nightmare! we had it for a year with no problems then we updated, we ended up with all sorts of virus, then when we went to technical support they said we had to pay another £180 for them to get rid of the trojans and whatever else came in with the update, we complained, but had to pay, then they couldnt even get rid of it, ended up getting trading standards involved who managed to get our money back including the cost of the upgrade, then we had to get someone to sort out all the problems it had caused! so at the moment our computer at home has no security, but i do everything on the one at work which has brilliant security!! (nod32)
ger x
Sounds about normal for Norton....try the AVG free version...
http://free.avg.com/download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UWXfRLPXq0k
Sorry Dimitris, Just couldn't resist, lol. Viv
Good one Viv, it sounds bit like the modern day equivalent to George Formby.
But he did sing "When I'm cleaning Windows"
Terry talking of widows have a look at this
Viv , I have the album of "The Lancashire Hotpots" and it's a classic !
My favourite's are "Shopmobility Scooter" and "Chippy Tea ".
Hilarious !
Sorry Terry forgot to paste
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu9bQA-UKOU
Barry, Shame their not Yorkshire men, can hear it now. lol.
I am going to show my sons your posts about Norton... he has had terrible trouble the past week with it... his PC crashed and even the online help couldnt do anything... he really thinks its Norton... now we have had reminders too that our Norton is running out and we dont want to renew it now. Hopefully once he reads all your replies he might be able to figure out what we can do..
Free AVG is much better than Norton and most of the other paid-for ones, in my opinion. I used it for years, and Lynn has it on her PC and her laptop. The only antivirus I know of which is even better is Nod32 and this is the one I use now. It's a paid-for one, but it's not that expensive. Cheaper than Norton.
Someone did post on here recently that they knew someone that had problems with it, but I've never found any.