I use Comodo Internet Security, since it includes a firewall.I use to use AVG with Zonealarm for anti-virus and firewall, but I decided that I would rather have one package instead of two to deal with. Last time I knew AVG did not have a free version of the A.V. and firewall combo package.
I found that Avast! was too slow for the older systems I had, so I never used it for my systems after I tried it and found out it was slower than AVG [back when I was a Win-only user]
On my "free software" [Windows] listing, http://www.lungstrom.com/list/#thisvirus , I list Comodo, AVG, and Avast for anti-virus systems. I also list other free security packages.
I created this list when I used Windows [only] and searched for the best free packages I could find for my needs. I could not afford to buy any updated software on my fixed income. I know a lot of local people that have gone to my list to find links to the free stuff, including a few local PC sales/repair places. Some now add Comodo and other free packages to their PC for sale and add some of those same package [with permission] to systems they repair. Gives their clients more without having to charge more.
Having them add LO as a default office package is one of the things I want to get the local "shops" to do more often than what I have been told, or heard from people that use these places. I always add LO to the systems I give away to those "in need". Comodo is the main security package I add to my Windows systems. Now if only I could find a good, cheap, source for XP licenses for those system that do not have an OS on them, or have older Windows OSs on them. It is hard to get people to switch to Linux when their family want Win software from the store, or online.
On 08/30/2012 06:47 PM, Anthony Easthope wrote:
I find that the best anti virus suite to use is probably avast but I have found COMODO to be superb as well it does the job that I need it to do and I have no problems with it! On Thu, 30 Aug 2012, at 09:23 PM, anne-ology wrote:I too once used Norton - it was a great system; then I switched to AVG - ranked tops; when it slid below Avast!, I switched - it's been ranked tops for the last few years now and updates daily, or more often. Let's see some poll results - who preferred what and why?; and now who prefers what and why? Curiously wondering, On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 5:13 AM, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Hi :)Norton used to be completely awesome. Everything they did was totally amazing and extremely useful. Then they became corporate and serious. Nowadays i use AVG or something else but still when a threat is publicised as being particularly nasty and i suspect one of the machines i deal with might have fallen foul of it i still find Symantec a good place to research into it. One of the first jobs of a threat is to knock-out or dodge all known security so any of the big and famous antivirus' is likely to useless against any decent threat. Luckily most threats are fairly trivial so even the big and famous antivirus programs can probably deal with it. If it's non-trivial then there is always the option to nuke your Bios and reinstall your OS. Still now that AVG is so famous i'm starting to consider other options. Regards from Tom :) From: webmaster-Kracked_P_P <webmaster@krackedpress.com> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Rel. 3.6.1 and Norton AntiVirus To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Thursday, 30 August, 2012, 2:27 On 08/29/2012 08:21 PM, Dan wrote:Jeff Hahn wrote:When I try to upgrade from 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 the Norton AntiVirus program keeps deleting the upgrade as an unsafe virus. This is the first release that I have had this type of problem with. JeffTo make sure I understand: Norton deletes the LO 3.6.1 downloadfile?Otherwise, you should not have Norton running when you install theupgrade; you should not be physically connected to the Internet either.Disconnect from Internet, turn off anti-virus program, install LOupdate, turn on anti-virus program. ONLY WHEN AV IS RUNNING should you reconnect to the Internet.--DanThis is not the first time I have heard of Norton stating valid install files were viruses or other nasties. I never had any good luck with Norton's AV, so I use the free version of Comodo product[s] for my Windows machines. I have hooked even PC repair and selling pro's to using it. As for not having AV running when not online, well that is not what I would tell people. An anti-virus is needed if you are offline and suddenly there is a trojan or other nasty kicking in and doing a number. They can be picked up and not cleaned in a few ways other than being online. I have my Ubuntu system picking up new things from files that I have had on my system for months and suddenly it detects something the AV system does not like. If I did not have the AV system on 24/7, then those issues might not have been picked up. The real thing is that the AV systems update their data systems, mostly, after a new "nasty" has been detected. If your system has that "nasty" on it before that nasty has been added to your AV data system, then you will need to have the other parts of the AV and security system[s] on to detect the traces of it trying to work. SO do not turn your computer security off. I have had to deal with too many systems from friends and clients where they did not have their security on 24/7 and kept up-to-date. Had one system that the AV was on but not updated in over 2 years and the guy lost a lot.-- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+help@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
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