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Doing the right thing?
Dear Help group,
My Computer is Windows 98 SE, AMD, Athlon XP 1800+, 384 MB RAM I protect it with Norton Anti-Virus 2001 (always updated with new def.), Zone Alarm firewall, Spybot S&D, Adaware. My question is about the Norton Anti Virus. When I purchased the first annual def. update it was about $ 9.00. the next year it was about $ 19.00. Am I doing the correct things to protect my PC? Should I continue to purchase the Norton AV updates or switch to another software protection? Your help will be appreciated. Thanks. Jeff Turner Gates Mills, Ohio |
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If you like NAV (I don't), upgrade/subscribe to NAV 2005. NAV 2001 is
simply too old (and your next subscription will prolly be about $5 less than getting NAV 2005). If you don't or wanna save money and at the same time run a reliable AV app that doesn't clog up your system as NAV can [IMHO], uninstall NAV and install free version of AVG or any of the others freecheap ones out there. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP WinXP SP2: What's New for Internet Explorer and Outlook Express http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...eoverview.mspx What You Should Know About Spyware http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx There is no 'silver bullet' solution to hijackware http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33131 Jeff Turner wrote: Dear Help group, My Computer is Windows 98 SE, AMD, Athlon XP 1800+, 384 MB RAM I protect it with Norton Anti-Virus 2001 (always updated with new def.), Zone Alarm firewall, Spybot S&D, Adaware. My question is about the Norton Anti Virus. When I purchased the first annual def. update it was about $ 9.00. the next year it was about $ 19.00. Am I doing the correct things to protect my PC? Should I continue to purchase the Norton AV updates or switch to another software protection? Your help will be appreciated. Thanks. Jeff Turner Gates Mills, Ohio |
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No.
Your version of NAV, 2001, is out-of-date As for Adaware, download the latest version called Adaware SE. Just to make sure, perform the following.... 1) Download the following three items... Trend Sysclean Package http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp Latest Trend signature files. http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp Adaware SE (personal free version) http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ Create a directory. On drive "C:\" (e.g., "c:\New Folder") or the desktop (e.g., "C:\Documents and Settings\lipman\Desktop\New Folder") Download sysclean.com and place it in that directory. Dowload the signature files (pattern files) by obtaining the ZIP file. For example; lpt202.zip Extract the contents of the ZIP file and place the contents in the same directory as sysclean.com. 2) Update Adware with the latest definitions. 3) Reboot your PC into Safe Mode 4) Using both the Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware, perform a Full Scan of your platform and clean/delete any infectors/parasites found. 5) Restart your PC and perform a "final" Full Scan of your platform using both the Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware 6) Please report back your results Dave "Jeff Turner" wrote in message ... | Dear Help group, | | My Computer is Windows 98 SE, AMD, Athlon XP 1800+, 384 MB RAM | | I protect it with Norton Anti-Virus 2001 (always updated with new def.), | Zone Alarm firewall, Spybot S&D, Adaware. | | My question is about the Norton Anti Virus. When I purchased the first | annual def. update it was about $ 9.00. the next year it was about $ 19.00. | | Am I doing the correct things to protect my PC? Should I continue to | purchase the Norton AV updates or switch to another software protection? | | Your help will be appreciated. | | Thanks. | | Jeff Turner Gates Mills, Ohio | | | | | |
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PA Bear,
Thanks. Jeff Turner "PA Bear" wrote in message ... If you like NAV (I don't), upgrade/subscribe to NAV 2005. NAV 2001 is simply too old (and your next subscription will prolly be about $5 less than getting NAV 2005). If you don't or wanna save money and at the same time run a reliable AV app that doesn't clog up your system as NAV can [IMHO], uninstall NAV and install free version of AVG or any of the others freecheap ones out there. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP WinXP SP2: What's New for Internet Explorer and Outlook Express http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...eoverview.mspx What You Should Know About Spyware http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx There is no 'silver bullet' solution to hijackware http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33131 Jeff Turner wrote: Dear Help group, My Computer is Windows 98 SE, AMD, Athlon XP 1800+, 384 MB RAM I protect it with Norton Anti-Virus 2001 (always updated with new def.), Zone Alarm firewall, Spybot S&D, Adaware. My question is about the Norton Anti Virus. When I purchased the first annual def. update it was about $ 9.00. the next year it was about $ 19.00. Am I doing the correct things to protect my PC? Should I continue to purchase the Norton AV updates or switch to another software protection? Your help will be appreciated. Thanks. Jeff Turner Gates Mills, Ohio |
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David,
Thanks. Jeff Turner "David H. Lipman" wrote in message ... No. Your version of NAV, 2001, is out-of-date As for Adaware, download the latest version called Adaware SE. Just to make sure, perform the following.... 1) Download the following three items... Trend Sysclean Package http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp Latest Trend signature files. http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp Adaware SE (personal free version) http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ Create a directory. On drive "C:\" (e.g., "c:\New Folder") or the desktop (e.g., "C:\Documents and Settings\lipman\Desktop\New Folder") Download sysclean.com and place it in that directory. Dowload the signature files (pattern files) by obtaining the ZIP file. For example; lpt202.zip Extract the contents of the ZIP file and place the contents in the same directory as sysclean.com. 2) Update Adware with the latest definitions. 3) Reboot your PC into Safe Mode 4) Using both the Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware, perform a Full Scan of your platform and clean/delete any infectors/parasites found. 5) Restart your PC and perform a "final" Full Scan of your platform using both the Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware 6) Please report back your results Dave "Jeff Turner" wrote in message ... | Dear Help group, | | My Computer is Windows 98 SE, AMD, Athlon XP 1800+, 384 MB RAM | | I protect it with Norton Anti-Virus 2001 (always updated with new def.), | Zone Alarm firewall, Spybot S&D, Adaware. | | My question is about the Norton Anti Virus. When I purchased the first | annual def. update it was about $ 9.00. the next year it was about $ 19.00. | | Am I doing the correct things to protect my PC? Should I continue to | purchase the Norton AV updates or switch to another software protection? | | Your help will be appreciated. | | Thanks. | | Jeff Turner Gates Mills, Ohio | | | | | |
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Jeff Turner wrote:
Dear Help group, My Computer is Windows 98 SE, AMD, Athlon XP 1800+, 384 MB RAM I protect it with Norton Anti-Virus 2001 (always updated with new def.), Zone Alarm firewall, Spybot S&D, Adaware. My question is about the Norton Anti Virus. When I purchased the first annual def. update it was about $ 9.00. the next year it was about $ 19.00. Am I doing the correct things to protect my PC? Yes. I can't see much more you *can* do - as long as you keep all the programs up to date, of course. Should I continue to purchase the Norton AV updates or switch to another software protection? I'm biased on the subject of Norton anyway, after a multitude of bad experiences in the last year or so. As PA Bear says, you could try AVG from Grisoft or, better still (IMO), Avast! (www.avast.com). Both free, regular updates. HTH -- Regards Nigel Stapley www.judgemental.plus.com reply-to will bounce |
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PA Bear,
Does AV update the virus definitions like NAV does? Thanks. Jeff Turner "PA Bear" wrote in message ... If you like NAV (I don't), upgrade/subscribe to NAV 2005. NAV 2001 is simply too old (and your next subscription will prolly be about $5 less than getting NAV 2005). If you don't or wanna save money and at the same time run a reliable AV app that doesn't clog up your system as NAV can [IMHO], uninstall NAV and install free version of AVG or any of the others freecheap ones out there. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP WinXP SP2: What's New for Internet Explorer and Outlook Express http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...eoverview.mspx What You Should Know About Spyware http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx There is no 'silver bullet' solution to hijackware http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33131 Jeff Turner wrote: Dear Help group, My Computer is Windows 98 SE, AMD, Athlon XP 1800+, 384 MB RAM I protect it with Norton Anti-Virus 2001 (always updated with new def.), Zone Alarm firewall, Spybot S&D, Adaware. My question is about the Norton Anti Virus. When I purchased the first annual def. update it was about $ 9.00. the next year it was about $ 19.00. Am I doing the correct things to protect my PC? Should I continue to purchase the Norton AV updates or switch to another software protection? Your help will be appreciated. Thanks. Jeff Turner Gates Mills, Ohio |
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Dave,
WOW, that is a lot, I hope I can do all of that. Jeff Turner "David H. Lipman" wrote in message ... No. Your version of NAV, 2001, is out-of-date As for Adaware, download the latest version called Adaware SE. Just to make sure, perform the following.... 1) Download the following three items... Trend Sysclean Package http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp Latest Trend signature files. http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp Adaware SE (personal free version) http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ Create a directory. On drive "C:\" (e.g., "c:\New Folder") or the desktop (e.g., "C:\Documents and Settings\lipman\Desktop\New Folder") Download sysclean.com and place it in that directory. Dowload the signature files (pattern files) by obtaining the ZIP file. For example; lpt202.zip Extract the contents of the ZIP file and place the contents in the same directory as sysclean.com. 2) Update Adware with the latest definitions. 3) Reboot your PC into Safe Mode 4) Using both the Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware, perform a Full Scan of your platform and clean/delete any infectors/parasites found. 5) Restart your PC and perform a "final" Full Scan of your platform using both the Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware 6) Please report back your results Dave "Jeff Turner" wrote in message ... | Dear Help group, | | My Computer is Windows 98 SE, AMD, Athlon XP 1800+, 384 MB RAM | | I protect it with Norton Anti-Virus 2001 (always updated with new def.), | Zone Alarm firewall, Spybot S&D, Adaware. | | My question is about the Norton Anti Virus. When I purchased the first | annual def. update it was about $ 9.00. the next year it was about $ 19.00. | | Am I doing the correct things to protect my PC? Should I continue to | purchase the Norton AV updates or switch to another software protection? | | Your help will be appreciated. | | Thanks. | | Jeff Turner Gates Mills, Ohio | | | | | |
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Nigel,
Thanks. I think NAV is just about history. Jeff Turner "Nigel Stapley" wrote in message ... Jeff Turner wrote: Dear Help group, My Computer is Windows 98 SE, AMD, Athlon XP 1800+, 384 MB RAM I protect it with Norton Anti-Virus 2001 (always updated with new def.), Zone Alarm firewall, Spybot S&D, Adaware. My question is about the Norton Anti Virus. When I purchased the first annual def. update it was about $ 9.00. the next year it was about $ 19.00. Am I doing the correct things to protect my PC? Yes. I can't see much more you *can* do - as long as you keep all the programs up to date, of course. Should I continue to purchase the Norton AV updates or switch to another software protection? I'm biased on the subject of Norton anyway, after a multitude of bad experiences in the last year or so. As PA Bear says, you could try AVG from Grisoft or, better still (IMO), Avast! (www.avast.com). Both free, regular updates. HTH -- Regards Nigel Stapley www.judgemental.plus.com reply-to will bounce |
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It really isn't that bad. :-)
BTW: The best place to ask computer security (COMSEC) questions are security related News Groups. microsoft.public.security alt.computer.security The following News Groups are specific to viruses and parasites (malware). microsoft.public.scripting.virus.discussion microsoft.public.security.virus alt.comp.virus alt.comp.anti-virus Dave "Jeff Turner" wrote in message ... | Dave, | | WOW, that is a lot, I hope I can do all of that. | | Jeff Turner | | | "David H. Lipman" wrote in message | ... | No. | | Your version of NAV, 2001, is out-of-date | | As for Adaware, download the latest version called Adaware SE. | | Just to make sure, perform the following.... | | 1) Download the following three items... | | Trend Sysclean Package | http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp | | Latest Trend signature files. | http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp | | Adaware SE (personal free version) | http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ | | Create a directory. | On drive "C:\" | (e.g., "c:\New Folder") | or the desktop | (e.g., "C:\Documents and Settings\lipman\Desktop\New Folder") | | Download sysclean.com and place it in that directory. | Dowload the signature files (pattern files) by obtaining the ZIP file. | For example; lpt202.zip | | Extract the contents of the ZIP file and place the contents in the same | directory as | sysclean.com. | | 2) Update Adware with the latest definitions. | 3) Reboot your PC into Safe Mode | 4) Using both the Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware, perform a Full | Scan of your | platform and clean/delete any infectors/parasites found. | 5) Restart your PC and perform a "final" Full Scan of your platform | using both the | Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware | 6) Please report back your results | | Dave | | | | | "Jeff Turner" wrote in message | ... | | Dear Help group, | | | | My Computer is Windows 98 SE, AMD, Athlon XP 1800+, 384 MB RAM | | | | I protect it with Norton Anti-Virus 2001 (always updated with new def.), | | Zone Alarm firewall, Spybot S&D, Adaware. | | | | My question is about the Norton Anti Virus. When I purchased the first | | annual def. update it was about $ 9.00. the next year it was about $ | 19.00. | | | | Am I doing the correct things to protect my PC? Should I continue to | | purchase the Norton AV updates or switch to another software protection? | | | | Your help will be appreciated. | | | | Thanks. | | | | Jeff Turner Gates Mills, Ohio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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