"Borked Pseudo Mailed" <nobody@pseudo.borked.net> wrote in message
news:f74602fe938fed25f8da0a49aea8958d@pseudo.borke d.net...
> On Mon, 25 Dec 2006, "W. Watson" <wolf_tracks@invalid.com> wrote:
> >I'm told that AVG is quite a good virus protection program. I believe
I've
> >seen a few other such programs that are free. Why make them free? Is it
that
> >eventually they get into the market, and then able to charge for it?
Anyway,
> >I'm about to take AVG for a spin on one or two of my computers.
> >
> >I really get tired of the annual fee nonsense with NAV. It's not so much
> >that I don't agree with the fee process as the inconvenience of finding a
> >package at the store that's a 'normal price'. Often the have some
ridiculous
> >price with a rebate to make the price 'normal', or maybe even
approximately so.
> >
> > Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
> > (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
> > Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
> >
> > "It is better to be "approximately right" rather than
> > "exactly wrong." -- John Tukey, Statistican
> >--
> > Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews>
>
>
> Hi Wayne, I keep a short list of links to free programs like
> AVG, and other good free programs to help protect your computer,
> filter out unwanted news messages, and that kind of stuff. I
> email this list to friends, and post it in these news forums
> sometimes, so that every body knows it's on the up and up.
>
> Free anti virus AVG (version 7.5):
> http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5
>
> Free anti virus avast! (home edition version 4.6)
> http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
>
> Free anti spyware, etc.:
> http://www.ccleaner.com
> http://www.spybot.info/en/download/
> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
> http://www.winpatrol.com/download.html
>
http://www.superantispyware.com/down...NTISPYWAREFREE
> http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/res/ie-spyad.zip
> http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.zip
> http://www.funkytoad.com/hoster.htm
> http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
> http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/resource.htm
> http://www.siteadvisor.com/download/ie.html
>
> Free news readers:
> http://www.40tude.com/dialog/
> http://xnews.newsguy.com/
>
> Free news filters:
> http://www.nfilter.org/
> http://www.arcorhome.de/newshamster/...amster_de.html
>
> Free public news servers:
> http://www.newzbot.com/
>
>
> I use AVG, but I guess there are several others that are also
> very popular. Don't forget, that you should never have more than
> one anti virus program installed at a time. Also, it is good to
> subscribe to "alt.privacy.spyware," since that is where I learned
> about these and other programs, from the experts who post there.

I've run Avast and AVG simultaneously for some months previously on a PII
box with only 128MB RAM, no probs.
I removed Avast as I didn't like the its interface.
r


> One thing they always say, is to never download a program from
> any third party site, but only get it from the source web site
> when ever possible. Or if not, get it from a known, reputable
> site that is authorized by the program manufacturer to carry it.
>
> The flaw with that statement is that there are plenty of rogue
> sites that pretend to be reputable, when they are anything but.
> You can't be too careful now days. A lot of "anti" spy ware
> programs are really spy ware. Even the popular browser toolbars
> are getting that way, and yet they come bundled with legitimate
> programs. The expression "never judge a book by its cover" fits
> like a glove. Or, when in doubt, don't. Murphey's Law.
>
> Now that I say this, I realize that I should add links to one
> or two free programs that help filter out email spam. I've been
> getting a lot of that lately, with christmas and all.
>
> If only I could find a free program that would send a 50,000
> volt electrical shock through the computer keyboards of these
> outlaws who program and spread malicious viruses, and spy wares,
> around. If I find such a program, I will be sure to include the
> link.
>
>
> Ckypp
>