Ramblings, opinions, and general meanderings from the Deep South

Friday, June 26, 2009

PC Protection

Trying to keep up with various freeware antivirus programs is becoming an almost full time job. Downloaded and installed Comodo's Anti Virus and highly recommend that you don't waste your time. They make a great registry utility, but not so much the antivirus program. It will worry you to death. Windows constantly pop up and they have almost a constant stream of data from your computer that is being uploaded.

As always, I returned to AVG Free Edition. The long scan problem is being investigated and their problem with updates seems better. The scan problem does not always occur. It's a random thing. Most computers I see run AVG and maybe 5% of them have this problem. Hopefully this newer version, build 374, will correct the problem. Will keep you posted. It's just hard to find anything that has the power of AVG. The Grisoft (parent company) site has improved and they sponsor a forum about problems with the program. No way would I pay for ANYTHING Norton makes. They are so over-rated. If you are running McAfee then, IMHO, you might as well just take a gun and shoot your computer. They are worthless.

TGIF. Only 2 more days to work this week.

"Protection is not a principle but an expedient."
~Benjamin Disraeli

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