Originally posted by mochironI agree! AVG is the absolute BEST! I liked it so much I bought the commercial version. BTW, NAV is now considered by many to be one of the worst anti-virus programs on the market! Not because it doesn't protect you, but because it uses up so much of your resources to do it.
AVG and Firefox...all the way...very good and free.
Also try Open Office if you want a free word/excel. drawing. presentation. etc..software at openoffice.org
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Originally posted by murrowGood decision. However, you may find that Symantex doesn't want you to leave them and you will not be able to get rid of their program. In order to uninstall and rid your system of NAV you have to go to their website and d/l a special program to remove it.
thanks everyone for the advice.
i'm going to go with AVG (plus adaware etc) - the free option - once my norton subscription runs out in 4 days' time.
i've just switched from ie to firefox, so that should help, plus i've just downloaded thunderbird (to replace outlook - and will also replace norton's anti-spam stuff).
hooray - more money for mojitos!
Good luck!
norton AV was installed on my new hard disc . when it ran out of subscription I did a backup and just continued to use the computer as normal. now I noticed that autoupdate has upgraded my virus definitions even though my subscription is 8 months expired. no complaints and no viruses.
norton was also on the previous hard drive when it crashed with many "bad sectors". wasnt sure if a virus caused this or not. if it was a virus it went through the norton security. however the problem could also have been cause by someone dropping my laptop in my absence. never did positively identify the cause of the hard drive failure.
norton AV was pre-installed on my new hard drive. when the subscritpion expired I did a backup and continued to use my computer as normal. it would prompt me to update every 14 days and I would just put it off for another 14 days. now I noticed just recently that autoupdate has updated my virus definitions even though my subscription is 8 months expired. no complains, no viruses.
norton was also on my previous hard drive when it crashed. the crash was with bad sectors rapidly progressing to many "bad sectors"then to failure. . if this crash was caused by a virus, it went through the norton protector. didnt positively identify the cause of the hard drive failure and it could have also be caused by someone dropping my laptop in my absence.
although no one owned up to dropping it.
Originally posted by moweutYou should NOT have more than one AV program running. This can cause problems through conflicts.
is there a problem with running more than one av program similtaneously?
no choices are needed that way. are you then multiplee safe?
One AV and as mentioned, a firewall [not windows crappy firewall] and the usual spyware stuff is the best bet.
Originally posted by Dr Strangeloveperhaps you could explain a little. any computer has any number of programs running simultaneously without conflicts. surely the sequencing and partitioning that occur elsewhere would also occur for virus detection. eg. when two applications are accessing a data base simultaneously the computer knows how to deal with it.
You should NOT have more than one AV program running. This can cause problems through conflicts.
Originally posted by moweutIt usually results in false virus alerts, also Microsoft recommends that you have only one anti-virus program installed on your computer..so it's best to have two😉
perhaps you could explain a little. any computer has any number of programs running simultaneously without conflicts. surely the sequencing and partitioning that occur elsewhere would also occur for virus detection. eg. when two applications are accessing a data base simultaneously the computer knows how to deal with it.
Originally posted by moweutYou can have two [or 3 or 4] installed but you shouldn't have more than one running in the background.
perhaps you could explain a little. any computer has any number of programs running simultaneously without conflicts. surely the sequencing and partitioning that occur elsewhere would also occur for virus detection. eg. when two applications are accessing a data base simultaneously the computer knows how to deal with it.
One antivirus program can sometimes detect the other program's signatures in memory and cause all sorts of problems.