Harvard
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Any recommendations on Anti Virus software other then Norton? My regular LapTop is tied up in a knots by a Norton program named ALEUpdat.exe every time I try to log onto my dialup ISP connection.
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enblethen
Moses Lake, WA USA
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I just dumped my old anti virus and went with the FREE AVG.
Bud
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skipnchar
Topeka Kansas USA
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I'll NEVER us Norton again since it's VERY difficult to remove it. Can't install other software without finding SOME way to get rid of the Symantic stuff first and that involves downloading a removal tool or paying someone to do the job. Currently get my AVG from my ISP free of charge (Macafee).
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smkettner
Southern California
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Have you called Norton? I have found their support to be pretty good.
Norton is often free with rebates. I just installed Norton 2009 version (free) and it is much better than my older version.
I am running XP BTW.
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BillArf
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Be sure to download the Norton removal tool and use it! Get it here.
Straight to Free AVG9 click click here.
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BillArf
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smkettner wrote:Have you called Norton? I have found their support to be pretty good.
Norton is often free with rebates. I just installed Norton 2009 version (free) and it is much better than my older version.
I wouldn't run Norton 2009 on my system if they paid me!
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Wheel Estate
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neither the GEEKs or FIREDOGs could get Norton to run on vista ultimate...so i went with trend micro...but in defence of updates, any protection worth its salt will have many updates in response to new virus threats
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hitchup
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We had to go back to Norton 360 3.0 because we couldn't get Win7 upgrade to load on Vista laptop with the 2009 Trend Micro. 360 isn't as bad as it used to be. Works faster than last year's version.
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Polishnurse
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Just a note, I tried to uninstall Nortons without he tool, and turned my hard drive in to image drive. Every time time I would delete something, it was gone. Then restarting my computer, it would be there again. It wouldn't even let me reformat. Had to take it to a computer shop. Never again. Bill
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lostmarbles
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I don't even use any antivirus now... I use alot safer method below...
click here!
Only thing is that you have to manually save what you want to save to real hardrive or flash drive. Every time you reboot, it automatically clean "EVERYTHING YOU DID SINCE LAST REBOOT!" on the virtual drive. Get the free 2008 version, not the paid 2010 version!
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What is Returnil Virtual System?
The Returnil Virtual System 2008 is a powerful virtualization technology that completely mirrors your actual computer setup and it can create a virtual storage disk within your PC where you can save documents, data, and files while using the System Protection feature. Returnil Virtual System's protection concept is very easy to understand. It provides a simple, effective, and smart way to prevent unwanted or malicious changes from being made to your supported Windows® Operating System and the drive where Windows® is installed. You operate your system in a virtual environment, so anything you do will happen in the virtual environment, not in the real PC. If your computer is attacked or gets infected with Malware, all you need to do is simply reboot the PC to erase all changes. Once restarted, your system will be restored to the original state, as if nothing ever happened! Meanwhile, Returnil Virtual System can create a virtual storage disk for you; the purpose of this partition is to provide a place for you to save your data when the Virtual System Protection mode is turned ON, and you can customize the size of this disk to meet your individual requirements. When the Virtual System Protection is OFF, you can install or remove programs, save documents within the Windows® disk drive, install security upgrades and software patches, alter configurations, and update user accounts. All changes made will remain following a restart of the computer. The Returnil Virtual System is designed to take the risk and worry out of exposing your computer to all types of software, downloads, websites, or anything else that might have adverse effects on your computer or infect it with harmful viruses, spyware and other malicious programs. Once you restart your system it will revert back to its original state and all changes to your primary partition will disappear. All of this without sacrificing computer performance or usability while helping to reduce technical support intervention and the need for routine maintenance. By cloning your system in memory rather than on your hard disk, the Returnil Virtual System offers better speed and reliability than other virtualization solutions. By rebooting your PC, Returnil will enforce and protect your system's original settings.
Features
? Eliminates consequences of on-line attacks
? Viruses, Trojans, Worms, Adware, Spyware, and unwanted content disappear with a simple reboot
? Enforces settings and protects your user’s internet privacy
? Helps reduce overall disk wear by using memory rather than HDD cloning technology
? Saves you time, money, and lost hair by maintaining or improving peak client performance
? Reduces or eliminates the need for routine disk de-fragmentation of your system partition
? Your spam filter is strong, but not infallible – Returnil will eliminate the consequences from users opening infected e-mail and/or attachments
? Leaves absolutely no traces of computer activities – for those who maintain computer labs or Internet cafes, Returnil is the tool that will get you home early for a change!
"Quote from manual...
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