Re: Panda Software Questions
- From: "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 15:42:46 -0600
I would recommend trying Avast! antivirus.
I've been using it for over a year and its been great!
It's also FREE!
avast! 4 Home Edition Download
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
avast! Virus Cleaner is available free for every user.
This tool will help you remove selected worm infections
from your computer.
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_cleaner.html
I would also recommend installing the new Windows Defender
antispyware program. It's also FREE!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User
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"BigBadBeau" wrote:
| As I'm typing this I am downloading the free version of Panda Software's
| Titanium version. The dialog box says it will take a whopping 2 1/2
| hours to download. Actually, in the time I've taken to look for the
| answers to my questions on these sites, 48% of the download has
| completed, so it may not take that long. My main question is: 1) If I
| choose to buy the paid version, will it then take me that long again to
| download it? I hope not. I'm hoping buying it will just update what I've
| already downloaded and installed. Does anyone know?
|
| I have other questions:
|
| 2) If I buy the paid version, why is it certain costs for only 1 year,
| three years, etc? I thought I paid ONE fee and that's it, like any
| software. Is all anti-virus software like that now? (I think Norton
| is.) If so, why? I just want to pay some fee, whether it's $50.00 or
| $100.00 or whatever, download and install the software, and.....THAT'S
| IT! I've paid the fee and I now have the software FOREVER!!! I've
| bought it! Why do I have to pay more money later, like I'm paying rent
| or something?
|
| 3) I have the free AVG version but apparently when it scans and puts
| the viruses, trojans, adware, and spyware into the Virus Vault and I
| clear the Virus Vault all of it is still in my computer, according to a
| computer guy I had come in to install a video capture device. He advised
| me to take the free Panda Software Active Scan. I did, thinking it would
| be like the AVG scan except it would really get rid of the viruses, etc.
| Instead, after an hour of waiting, all the Panda Active Scan did was
| tell me what viruses I have and give me an option to purchase software
| to get rid of it! What a rip-off!! And I can't find anywhere on the
| internet that TELLS people that. So I wasted an hour of my life. Why
| don't they tell people that all they are doing is scanning your
| computer for viruses, not getting rid of viruses? So that's crap, but
| it seems their actual software that does the job is effective and
| efficient. I just don't want to waste a lot of time, which brings me
| back to question 1).
|
| I am a Windows XP user. Thanks.
|
|
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| BigBadBeau
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