Re: Anti-virus Software

From: cxyber (ya_at_no_spam.ev.er)
Date: 10/21/03 

Date: 22 Oct 2003 07:17:57 +0950

John Gray <nospam@invalid.com> wrote in
news:MPG.19ff5e6373df029798976d@news-server.woh.rr.com:

> In article <1066751733.49473.0@damia.uk.clara.net>, Paladin
> sirgruffil@NOSPAM.yahoo.co.uksays...
>> I know it's an old chestnut, but what are people's thoughts on the
>> best anti-virus solution? I've tried Norton and McAfee, but don't
>> like the way they try to take over your whole machine. Is AVG
>> (Grisoft) any good?
>>
>
> Paladin,
> How is Norton Antivirus taking over your machine? I use NAV and
> have not
> seen that problem here, even though I have it running resident. It's
> also caught every virus I've had arrive here, regardless of source.
> I've never been infected.
>
> I can also endorse Mike's recommendation of AVG. I installed on
> my
> mother-inlaw's machine and it works well.
>
>

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