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OfflineJunkFood
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Should I renew my virus scanner?
    #6584916 - 02/19/07 11:32 AM (17 years, 15 days ago)

My anti-virus program (NOD32) is expiring in a few days and I'm wondering whether or not I should renew it because the only time it's ever helped me out is when I've clicked on some malicious porn site by accident...and I'm not looking at hardcore porn anymore (:thumbup:)...

Let me just add that if I do end up continuing to use virus protection that I'm not gonna use one of the free ones--I'm willing to pay for re-assurance.

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Re: Should I renew my virus scanner? [Re: JunkFood]
    #6584970 - 02/19/07 11:52 AM (17 years, 15 days ago)

No its a waste of money. Just download free stuff. Try Lavasoft AdAware and/or Spybot. If you have Limewire or whatever there's a good shot you can find the usernames/passwords for the versions that cost $.

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Re: Should I renew my virus scanner? [Re: pottypatty]
    #6584978 - 02/19/07 11:55 AM (17 years, 15 days ago)

AVG :thumbup:

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Re: Should I renew my virus scanner? [Re: JunkFood]
    #6584979 - 02/19/07 11:55 AM (17 years, 15 days ago)

download FreeAV for real virus's. and Ad-Aware for spyware and such.


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Re: Should I renew my virus scanner? [Re: pottypatty]
    #6584983 - 02/19/07 11:56 AM (17 years, 15 days ago)

I guess they only come in handy if some nerd you know has a grudge against you or if you're involved in a lot of sketchy file-sharing (or searching for porn in the porn matrices).

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Re: Should I renew my virus scanner? [Re: VoidOfsPg]
    #6585072 - 02/19/07 12:23 PM (17 years, 15 days ago)

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VoidOfsPg said:
AVG :thumbup:




doesnt that come with adware?.. i once tried that and i didnt help at all

i have been very happy with Norton Anti-virus.


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Re: Should I renew my virus scanner? [Re: Banez]
    #6585114 - 02/19/07 12:35 PM (17 years, 15 days ago)

I'm in a real pissing match with Norton right now. I chose not to renew the subscription to my (now)non-internet computer, but after spamming me for a few months to renew, I got a credit card bill and saw that they took it upon themselves to renew it without my authorization. In fact, they charged my credit card, but didn't even renew the subscription. I spent an hour on their website trying to report it, but "I was charged but you didn't renew" wasn't an option, and they have no way to get a real human that actually speaks english on the phone. I turned it over to Visa, and now Norton is challenging the chargeback. Criminals.
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Re: Should I renew my virus scanner? [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #6585125 - 02/19/07 12:38 PM (17 years, 15 days ago)

Norton's anti-virus program gets negative reviews too--that's why when I got my new laptop I did a little research and went for one of the 1337 esoteric ones--NOD32.

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Re: Should I renew my virus scanner? [Re: JunkFood]
    #6585139 - 02/19/07 12:42 PM (17 years, 15 days ago)

Try getting Avast! anti virus. It's completely free.


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Re: Should I renew my virus scanner? [Re: Banez]
    #6585250 - 02/19/07 01:15 PM (17 years, 15 days ago)

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Banez said:
Quote:

VoidOfsPg said:
AVG :thumbup:




doesnt that come with adware?.. i once tried that and i didnt help at all

i have been very happy with Norton Anti-virus.





AVG is an anti-virus program, there is no spyware or adware in it.

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Re: Should I renew my virus scanner? [Re: VoidOfsPg]
    #6585264 - 02/19/07 01:18 PM (17 years, 15 days ago)

hmm.. yeah i just remember someone recommended it to me (might have been you) over in the technology board and when i downloaded it, it had sometime of bundle attached with it.. and i had a virus on my computer (thats why i downloaded it) and it didnt even detect it.. i was forced to renew my norton subscription, but ive been happy with norton since.


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Re: Should I renew my virus scanner? [Re: JunkFood]
    #6586568 - 02/19/07 06:41 PM (17 years, 15 days ago)

I have Avast, it was free and I'm very happy with it.

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Re: Should I renew my virus scanner? [Re: champ]
    #6586679 - 02/19/07 07:07 PM (17 years, 15 days ago)

does no one use F-Prot, I've been using it for years, back in the days of dos and
BBSs, it's never failed me, it's a heuristic scanner, it's 100% more effective
than anything you have to update files for every week

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