Posted: 2/23/2006 4:22:04 PM EDT
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Quoted: Norton stuff sucks.. I used to use it all the time because I would get free copies from work. I finally saw the light and ditched all that crap.
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Okay, and went to what? I'm interested in knowing because my Norton subscription expired a few weeks ago, and although I regulary run AVG, Spybot, Ad-Aware, and Microsoft Anti-spyware, my online experience has slowed to a crawl. I know I need to do (or buy) something soon, so what's going to give me the best bang for the buck? I just received a 50% off coupon from Symantec in an email, but have been holding off on buying anything. What would you suggest?
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I use AVG for anti-virus... and occassionaly run Spybot or Adaware... other than those, that is all I do. A LOT of staying free of viruses and spyware is to be aware of the sites you are visiting. I'd stay away from Norton and even McAfee products. They try to do everything in one package (AV, anti-spyware, "security", etc.)... but they just tend to cost money (duh), take up resources and confuse computer users.
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Yup, I know that's really the key. My problem isn't the websites I frequent, but rather having a family PC used by young kids that spend time at so many of the "free games" kind of sites, cute cursor programs, etc. They've all been warned about downloading any of these programs, but I know frequent visits to such sites is doing a number on our computer.
Until I can afford to get another computer strictly for them, I have to find a way to handle these issues.
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Create another profile for the kids, and restrict the ability to install programs on that profile. Might help with a little. -d
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