RE: [OT] Anti-virus / anti-spyware other essential programs?

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Symantec just seems to have become hugely bloated in an attempt to
justify
constantly upgrading each year...

...I'm using NOD32 at the moment.

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Neil Fuller
> Sent: 06 February 2008 21:36
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Anti-virus / anti-spyware other essential
> programs?
>
> Yup, NOD32 here as well - Flippin' quick and (touching wood) nothing
> has
> ever got past it - AFAIK!!!
>
> I only mention Symantec in the same sentence as extra long barge poles
> . . . . . . . . .
>
> Cheers
>
> Neil
>
> Andy Davies wrote:
> >
> > I switched to Nod32 when AVG failed to pick up a trojan last
year...
> >
> > On Feb 6, 2008 5:56 PM, Martin Howell <martin.howell@xxxxxxx
> > <mailto:martin.howell%40grizelli.com>>
wrote:
> > > I'd vote for AVG, been using it for several years now with
no
> problems.
> > > I would also recommend running some anti-spyware stuff as
well - I
> use
> > > Ad-aware and Spybot, because they both seem to catch
different
> things
> > >
> > > Martin
> > >
> > > Ho Yin Ng wrote:
> > > > I need to upgrade / reinstall and basically reformat
all my
> computers
> > > > at home. Everything is going t*ts up.
> > > >
> > > > Main main computer only boots up when it wants to, I
can't get
> access
> > > > to my NAS on others no matter what I do. Bascially it
all needs
> > > > resetting!
> > > >
> > > > Since I am doing this I thought I might as well get all
the
> essential
> > > > programs in on my computers.
> > > >
> > > > 1. Can someone recommend a good antivirus-spyware
program? Is the
> AVG
> > > > malware any good?
> > > >
> > > > Anything else people would recommend as must haves? I
was
> thinking
> > > > about getting something like drivermagic to manage all
my drivers
> and
> > > > download updates, and perhaps Norton Ghost so when
everything
> goes
> > > > t*ts up again I can just restore the systems?
> > > >
> > > > Running Windows XP.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Ho Yin
> > > >
> >
> >
>
>
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