Re: anti-virus

From	felix_unger <me@nothere.biz>
Newsgroups	aus.computers
Subject	Re: anti-virus
Date	2015-10-30 00:29 +1100
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On 29-October-2015 6:59 PM, Xeno wrote:
> On 29/10/2015 6:35 PM, felix_unger wrote:
>> On 29-October-2015 5:42 PM, Xeno wrote:
>>> On 29/10/2015 5:39 PM, felix_unger wrote:
>>>> On 29-October-2015 5:32 PM, Xeno wrote:
>>>>> On 29/10/2015 4:11 PM, felix_unger wrote:
>>>>>> On 29-October-2015 2:02 PM, felix_unger wrote:
>>>>>>> On 29-October-2015 12:41 PM, Petzl wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:00:48 +0800, "Max" <max@val.morgan> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:d9brguFkn81U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>>>>> Is Avast better than AVG? (both free versions)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Why would you bother with either when you can just use Windows
>>>>>>>>> Defender
>>>>>>>>> (formerly Microsoft Security Essentials) which doesn't nag you to
>>>>>>>>> upgrade to
>>>>>>>>> a paid version.
>>>>>>>> My opinion also.
>>>>>>>> Has detected malware twice now before SpyHunter has?
>>>>>>>> Also does much more like back-ups and anti-virus!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> the consensus so far is that Avast is better. and it has more users
>>>>>>> than AVG, if that is any indication of superiority.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.avast.com/en-au/index  "The worlds number one anti-virus
>>>>>> with 230 million users"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.avg.com/au-en/homepage  "AVG free. protecting over 200
>>>>>> million active users"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> don't really know anything about defender, except that it's by M$,
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> on that basis alone, I am averse to it
>>>>>
>>>>> So you're not using Windows XX then????
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I installed win10 on one PC and a laptop, but I haven't done the 
>>>> main PC
>>>> yet until I see how it goes on those. So is this defender something 
>>>> that
>>>> comes with win10? is it enabled by default? so I have it already on
>>>> those I upgraded? I put AVG on them and as I recall, it didn't say 
>>>> there
>>>> was already an AV on them.
>>>>
>>> AVG, when installed, will usually disable Windows Defender. It will
>>> still be there, it just won't be running.
>>
>> ok, so I have defender already. so do you recommend using it and
>> dispensing with third party AV?
>
> It's all I use.

I'm not sure what to do

>>
>>> Having 2 or more virus scanners running concurrently on the one
>>> machine will only bring you grief.
>>>
>>
>> yes, I know
>>
> A lot don't and I've seen computers with 3 or more virus scanners 
> running. I suspect these get accidentally installed when people 
> install 'free' software and just do an 'easy install'. They never see 
> the check boxes so never realise that the install is including some 
> optional extras that they don't want or need. Toolbars are the worst. 
> They really slow the system down when you get 5 or 6 on there each 
> competing for CPU cycles.

yes, seen plenty of PC's with all sorts of crap. the sad thing is some 
ppl are so unknowledgeable about computers, that as their computer gets 
progressively slower due to being chocked by temporary files, fragmented 
HD, toolbars, and of courses viruses and malware, they think it is 
'wearing out' and go and buy a new one!



-- 
rgds,

Pete
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                Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-11-07 15:17 +0800
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                Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-09 14:54 +1100
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                Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-09 15:54 +1100
                Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 16:19 +1100
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                Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-03 09:26 +1100
                Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-03 09:08 +1100
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