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Norton (and maybe others)
Boy, am I posting a lot tonight.
Just wondering if anyone else noticed this (especially ron as I saw in an early reply he made that he refuses to have Norton on any of his computers). Norton on their site (all pages) do Not have an email address. I say this cos I went there recently by accident and noticed they had a "tester". It says to "click here" if you want them to check out the security on your computer, and it will list any vulnerabilities you have. (this was on their home page where they are busy advertising their products and glorifying the fact that their anti virus software is better than their competitions). Anyhow, I clicked and let my puter be taken over and examined by them. The report came back that I was vulberable, (in windows and the cdrive and etc) and that I should buy their product. The idiots didnt even know that I HAVE norton on my system. Ron, your earlier comment was obviously warrented and valid..............damn CEO's and huge corporations. You never gave suggestions or comments as to why you wouldnt have norton ron, I'm sure people here would now like to know why and what you personally reckon is the best thing to have................I know I wanna know because I trust you more than I trust them. tia jeff |
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Jeff,
I can't speak for anyone else but I must agree with Ron, I wouldn't go near a Symantec product if you paid me. Mainly because they cause more problems than they "claim" to solve. Their software is not only bloated and unreliable, but it's a damned nuisance when it comes to installing and running other programs.... -- Regards Steven Burn Ur I.T. Mate Group www.it-mate.co.uk Keeping it FREE! "jeff" wrote in message ... Boy, am I posting a lot tonight. Just wondering if anyone else noticed this (especially ron as I saw in an early reply he made that he refuses to have Norton on any of his computers). Norton on their site (all pages) do Not have an email address. I say this cos I went there recently by accident and noticed they had a "tester". It says to "click here" if you want them to check out the security on your computer, and it will list any vulnerabilities you have. (this was on their home page where they are busy advertising their products and glorifying the fact that their anti virus software is better than their competitions). Anyhow, I clicked and let my puter be taken over and examined by them. The report came back that I was vulberable, (in windows and the cdrive and etc) and that I should buy their product. The idiots didnt even know that I HAVE norton on my system. Ron, your earlier comment was obviously warrented and valid..............damn CEO's and huge corporations. You never gave suggestions or comments as to why you wouldnt have norton ron, I'm sure people here would now like to know why and what you personally reckon is the best thing to have................I know I wanna know because I trust you more than I trust them. tia jeff |
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Thanks steve,
so what is it that you guys run or have; can you help a few newbies out with some info and why you reckon so? jeff "Steven Burn" wrote in message ... Jeff, I can't speak for anyone else but I must agree with Ron, I wouldn't go near a Symantec product if you paid me. Mainly because they cause more problems than they "claim" to solve. Their software is not only bloated and unreliable, but it's a damned nuisance when it comes to installing and running other programs.... -- Regards Steven Burn Ur I.T. Mate Group www.it-mate.co.uk Keeping it FREE! "jeff" wrote in message ... Boy, am I posting a lot tonight. Just wondering if anyone else noticed this (especially ron as I saw in an early reply he made that he refuses to have Norton on any of his computers). Norton on their site (all pages) do Not have an email address. I say this cos I went there recently by accident and noticed they had a "tester". It says to "click here" if you want them to check out the security on your computer, and it will list any vulnerabilities you have. (this was on their home page where they are busy advertising their products and glorifying the fact that their anti virus software is better than their competitions). Anyhow, I clicked and let my puter be taken over and examined by them. The report came back that I was vulberable, (in windows and the cdrive and etc) and that I should buy their product. The idiots didnt even know that I HAVE norton on my system. Ron, your earlier comment was obviously warrented and valid..............damn CEO's and huge corporations. You never gave suggestions or comments as to why you wouldnt have norton ron, I'm sure people here would now like to know why and what you personally reckon is the best thing to have................I know I wanna know because I trust you more than I trust them. tia jeff |
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I personally run F-Prot antivirus (www.f-prot.com) and Tiny Personal
Firewall (http://freeware.it-mate.co.uk/?Cat=Security#94 - last freeware version). Been running both for years and they've never given me any problems. -- Regards Steven Burn Ur I.T. Mate Group www.it-mate.co.uk Keeping it FREE! "jeff" wrote in message ... Thanks steve, so what is it that you guys run or have; can you help a few newbies out with some info and why you reckon so? jeff "Steven Burn" wrote in message ... Jeff, I can't speak for anyone else but I must agree with Ron, I wouldn't go near a Symantec product if you paid me. Mainly because they cause more problems than they "claim" to solve. Their software is not only bloated and unreliable, but it's a damned nuisance when it comes to installing and running other programs.... -- Regards Steven Burn Ur I.T. Mate Group www.it-mate.co.uk Keeping it FREE! "jeff" wrote in message ... Boy, am I posting a lot tonight. Just wondering if anyone else noticed this (especially ron as I saw in an early reply he made that he refuses to have Norton on any of his computers). Norton on their site (all pages) do Not have an email address. I say this cos I went there recently by accident and noticed they had a "tester". It says to "click here" if you want them to check out the security on your computer, and it will list any vulnerabilities you have. (this was on their home page where they are busy advertising their products and glorifying the fact that their anti virus software is better than their competitions). Anyhow, I clicked and let my puter be taken over and examined by them. The report came back that I was vulberable, (in windows and the cdrive and etc) and that I should buy their product. The idiots didnt even know that I HAVE norton on my system. Ron, your earlier comment was obviously warrented and valid..............damn CEO's and huge corporations. You never gave suggestions or comments as to why you wouldnt have norton ron, I'm sure people here would now like to know why and what you personally reckon is the best thing to have................I know I wanna know because I trust you more than I trust them. tia jeff |
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On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 00:26:09 +0930, "jeff"
scribbled some thoughts: Boy, am I posting a lot tonight. Just wondering if anyone else noticed this (especially ron as I saw in = an early reply he made that he refuses to have Norton on any of his = computers). Norton on their site (all pages) do Not have an email address. I say this cos I went there recently by accident and noticed they had a "tester". It says to "click here" if you want them to check out the = security on your computer, and it will list any vulnerabilities you have. (this = was on their home page where they are busy advertising their products and glorifying the fact that their anti virus software is better than their competitions). Anyhow, I clicked and let my puter be taken over and examined by them. The report came back that I was vulberable, (in windows and the cdrive = and etc) and that I should buy their product. The idiots didnt even know that I HAVE norton on my system. Ron, your earlier comment was obviously warrented and valid..............damn CEO's and huge corporations. You never gave suggestions or comments as to why you wouldnt have norton ron, I'm sure people here would now like to know why and what you = personally reckon is the best thing to have................I know I wanna know = because I trust you more than I trust them. tia jeff Do you have Norton Firewall or just the Anti-Virus. A good firewall will block people's attempts at snooping. About the only thing which will be passed is the type of browser you are using. --=20 Sincerely, | (=A9) (=A9) | ------ooo--(_)--ooo------ Andrew H. Carter | /// \\\ d(-_-)b | |
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On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 00:48:37 +0930, "jeff"
scribbled some thoughts: Thanks steve, so what is it that you guys run or have; can you help a few newbies out = with some info and why you reckon so? jeff AV: Grisoft Anti-Virus (free) http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/ =46irewall: SPF (Sygate Personal Firewall) (free) http://smb.sygate.com/ --=20 Sincerely, | (=A9) (=A9) | ------ooo--(_)--ooo------ Andrew H. Carter | /// \\\ d(-_-)b | |
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The site for testing PCs is divided into two sections, last I looked. One
is for virus, one is for security. Is your post about virus protection or security? The site will recommend the current version of NAV if you have an older version. If your firewall has holes, their security check usually will find them. Do you all stay late at night figuring out how to malign the truth? I don't mind documented deficiencies, but this is way out of line. Put your pajamas on, king. "jeff" wrote in message ... Boy, am I posting a lot tonight. Just wondering if anyone else noticed this (especially ron as I saw in an early reply he made that he refuses to have Norton on any of his computers). Norton on their site (all pages) do Not have an email address. I say this cos I went there recently by accident and noticed they had a "tester". It says to "click here" if you want them to check out the security on your computer, and it will list any vulnerabilities you have. (this was on their home page where they are busy advertising their products and glorifying the fact that their anti virus software is better than their competitions). Anyhow, I clicked and let my puter be taken over and examined by them. The report came back that I was vulberable, (in windows and the cdrive and etc) and that I should buy their product. The idiots didnt even know that I HAVE norton on my system. Ron, your earlier comment was obviously warrented and valid..............damn CEO's and huge corporations. You never gave suggestions or comments as to why you wouldnt have norton ron, I'm sure people here would now like to know why and what you personally reckon is the best thing to have................I know I wanna know because I trust you more than I trust them. tia jeff |
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On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 00:26:09 +0930, "jeff" wrote:
Boy, am I posting a lot tonight. Just wondering if anyone else noticed this (especially ron as I saw in an early reply he made that he refuses to have Norton on any of his computers). Norton on their site (all pages) do Not have an email address. I say this cos I went there recently by accident and noticed they had a "tester". It says to "click here" if you want them to check out the security on your computer, and it will list any vulnerabilities you have. (this was on their home page where they are busy advertising their products and glorifying the fact that their anti virus software is better than their competitions). Anyhow, I clicked and let my puter be taken over and examined by them. The report came back that I was vulberable, (in windows and the cdrive and etc) and that I should buy their product. The idiots didnt even know that I HAVE norton on my system. Ron, your earlier comment was obviously warrented and valid..............damn CEO's and huge corporations. You never gave suggestions or comments as to why you wouldnt have norton ron, I'm sure people here would now like to know why and what you personally reckon is the best thing to have................I know I wanna know because I trust you more than I trust them. tia jeff But what to replace Norton with. The one I use the most is utilities. |
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