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| Started by | felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> |
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| First post | 2015-10-28 22:57 +1100 |
| Last post | 2015-11-03 19:49 +1100 |
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anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-28 22:57 +1100
Re: anti-virus "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-10-28 21:00 +0800
Re: anti-virus SolomonW <SolomonW@citi.com> - 2015-10-29 00:11 +1100
Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-29 09:25 +1100
Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-29 18:54 +1100
Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 20:14 +1100
Re: anti-virus SolomonW <SolomonW@citi.com> - 2015-10-29 22:03 +1100
Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-30 00:22 +1100
Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 15:00 +1100
Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 05:49 +1100
Re: anti-virus Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 12:42 +1100
Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 15:37 +1100
Re: anti-virus Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 16:53 +1100
Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 19:45 +1100
Re: anti-virus Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 10:48 +1100
Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 15:40 +1100
Re: anti-virus Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 17:22 +1100
Re: anti-virus Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 12:41 +1100
Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-29 14:02 +1100
Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 15:46 +1100
Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-29 16:11 +1100
Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-29 17:32 +1100
Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-29 17:39 +1100
Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-29 17:42 +1100
Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-29 18:35 +1100
Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-29 18:59 +1100
Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-30 00:29 +1100
Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-30 00:46 +1100
Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-30 20:27 +1100
Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-30 20:37 +1100
Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-30 20:44 +1100
Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-30 20:46 +1100
Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 15:01 +1100
Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-30 20:19 +1100
Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-30 20:47 +1100
Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-31 16:36 +1100
Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-31 17:31 +1100
Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-31 18:33 +1100
Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-31 19:13 +1100
Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 20:21 +1100
Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 20:19 +1100
Re: anti-virus Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 19:28 +1100
Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 20:16 +1100
Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 14:17 +1100
Re: anti-virus Ned Latham <nedlatham@internode.on.net> - 2015-10-31 12:26 -0500
Re: anti-virus Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-10-30 05:27 +0800
Re: anti-virus Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 16:59 +1100
Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 05:45 +1100
Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-29 09:25 +1100
Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 12:00 +1100
Re: anti-virus John G <john.g@green.com> - 2015-10-29 12:45 +1100
Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 15:40 +1100
Re: anti-virus John G <john.g@green.com> - 2015-10-29 16:57 +1100
Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 19:45 +1100
Re: anti-virus "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-10-29 14:03 +0800
Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 20:12 +1100
Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-29 16:06 +1100
Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 19:41 +1100
Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-30 00:32 +1100
Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 15:02 +1100
Re: anti-virus Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-10-29 08:29 +1100
Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-29 09:23 +1100
Re: anti-virus Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-10-30 06:36 +1100
Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-31 18:39 +1100
forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-02 00:17 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-11-01 20:48 +0000
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-02 10:44 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-02 11:09 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 12:22 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-02 14:47 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 15:58 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-02 17:57 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 19:18 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-02 19:30 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-11-02 08:35 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-02 10:40 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus SolomonW <SolomonW@citi.com> - 2015-11-05 01:41 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-05 13:08 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-11-05 07:20 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-05 12:58 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-11-07 08:32 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-11-05 22:09 +0000
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-11-07 08:29 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 12:41 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-02 14:41 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus johnh h Hinton <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-11-01 21:44 -0800
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-02 18:03 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 19:19 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-02 19:33 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-11-03 06:38 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-03 09:24 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus aadance <darren@aadance.com.au> - 2015-11-02 19:07 +1030
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-11-02 21:56 +1000
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-02 23:23 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-11-02 23:44 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-03 09:21 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-11-03 12:03 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-11-06 21:17 -0800
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-11-07 17:20 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-11-07 14:34 +0800
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-11-07 17:53 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-11-07 15:17 +0800
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-11-07 18:32 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-11-07 16:16 +0800
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-11-07 19:56 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-11-08 06:29 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-11-19 16:08 +0800
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-11-19 20:14 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-11-19 18:02 +0800
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-11-19 22:19 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-11-20 05:39 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-09 11:42 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-11-08 06:26 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-09 11:33 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-11-08 06:23 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 19:35 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-11-07 17:54 +0800
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 22:07 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-11-07 19:38 +0800
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-11-08 00:19 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-09 14:54 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 15:31 +1100
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
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-11-03 06:40 +1100
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
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-11-02 21:48 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-11-02 22:03 +0000
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-03 09:28 +1100
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-11-02 22:44 +0000
Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-11-03 19:49 +1100
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| From | felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> |
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| Date | 2015-10-28 22:57 +1100 |
| Subject | anti-virus |
| Message-ID | <d9brguFkn81U1@mid.individual.net> |
Is Avast better than AVG? (both free versions) -- rgds, Pete ------- "When tolerance becomes a one-way street it leads to cultural suicide" -Col. Allen West http://thereligionofpeace.com http://pamelageller.com/ http://ausnet.info/islam/lakemba.html "No need for concern. Only 5-10% of muslims are extremists. In 1940 only 7% of Germans were Nazis. How did that turn out?" "ISIS's actions represent no faith, least of all the Muslim faith" -Barack Obama, idiotic President of the USA
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| From | "Max" <max@val.morgan> |
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| Date | 2015-10-28 21:00 +0800 |
| Message-ID | <n0qgu0$1jf$1@speranza.aioe.org> |
| In reply to | #48595 |
"felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message news:d9brguFkn81U1@mid.individual.net... > > Is Avast better than AVG? (both free versions) > Why would you bother with either when you can just use Windows Defender (formerly Microsoft Security Essentials) which doesn't nag you to upgrade to a paid version.
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| From | SolomonW <SolomonW@citi.com> |
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| Date | 2015-10-29 00:11 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <7or1qt81uyak.krlmgstdavfs$.dlg@40tude.net> |
| In reply to | #48598 |
On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:00:48 +0800, Max 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. Because defender is very ordinary AVAST, I think is better, that is why I use it. However there are many others and this is the best site to check them out http://www.av-comparatives.org/
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| From | felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> |
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| Date | 2015-10-29 09:25 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <d9d0aoFu80aU3@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #48599 |
On 29-October-2015 12:11 AM, SolomonW wrote: > On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:00:48 +0800, Max 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. > Because defender is very ordinary > > AVAST, I think is better, that is why I use it. > > However there are many others and this is the best site to check them out > > http://www.av-comparatives.org/ thanks -- rgds, Pete ------- "When tolerance becomes a one-way street it leads to cultural suicide" -Col. Allen West http://thereligionofpeace.com http://pamelageller.com/ http://ausnet.info/islam/lakemba.html "No need for concern. Only 5-10% of muslims are extremists. In 1940 only 7% of Germans were Nazis. How did that turn out?" "ISIS's actions represent no faith, least of all the Muslim faith" -Barack Obama, idiotic President of the USA
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| From | felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> |
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| Date | 2015-10-29 18:54 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <d9e1mlF71q3U1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #48599 |
On 29-October-2015 12:11 AM, SolomonW wrote: > On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:00:48 +0800, Max 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. > Because defender is very ordinary > > AVAST, I think is better, that is why I use it. > > However there are many others and this is the best site to check them out > > http://www.av-comparatives.org/ from viewing those charts it's looking like Kaspersky is overall the best AV product -- rgds, Pete ------- "When tolerance becomes a one-way street it leads to cultural suicide" -Col. Allen West http://thereligionofpeace.com http://pamelageller.com/ http://ausnet.info/islam/lakemba.html http://australianlibertyalliance.org.au/ "No need for concern. Only 5-10% of muslims are extremists. In 1940 only 7% of Germans were Nazis. How did that turn out?" "ISIS's actions represent no faith, least of all the Muslim faith" -Barack Obama, idiotic President and Imam of the USA
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-10-29 20:14 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <d9e6b5F877aU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #48650 |
"felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message news:d9e1mlF71q3U1@mid.individual.net... > On 29-October-2015 12:11 AM, SolomonW wrote: >> On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:00:48 +0800, Max 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. >> Because defender is very ordinary >> >> AVAST, I think is better, that is why I use it. >> >> However there are many others and this is the best site to check them out >> >> http://www.av-comparatives.org/ > > from viewing those charts it's looking like Kaspersky is overall the best > AV product Pity that only covers one aspect of an antivirus.
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| From | SolomonW <SolomonW@citi.com> |
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| Date | 2015-10-29 22:03 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <fv5iiuh9pmv8$.fffun7qputw1$.dlg@40tude.net> |
| In reply to | #48656 |
On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 20:14:10 +1100, Rod Speed wrote: > "felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message > news:d9e1mlF71q3U1@mid.individual.net... >> On 29-October-2015 12:11 AM, SolomonW wrote: >>> On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:00:48 +0800, Max 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. >>> Because defender is very ordinary >>> >>> AVAST, I think is better, that is why I use it. >>> >>> However there are many others and this is the best site to check them out >>> >>> http://www.av-comparatives.org/ >> >> from viewing those charts it's looking like Kaspersky is overall the best >> AV product > > Pity that only covers one aspect of an antivirus. Yes what I like about AVAST is it is not as resource hungry as Kapersky.
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| From | felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> |
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| Date | 2015-10-30 00:22 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <d9ektaFbssaU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #48659 |
On 29-October-2015 10:03 PM, SolomonW wrote: > On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 20:14:10 +1100, Rod Speed wrote: > >> "felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message >> news:d9e1mlF71q3U1@mid.individual.net... >>> On 29-October-2015 12:11 AM, SolomonW wrote: >>>> On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:00:48 +0800, Max 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. >>>> Because defender is very ordinary >>>> >>>> AVAST, I think is better, that is why I use it. >>>> >>>> However there are many others and this is the best site to check them out >>>> >>>> http://www.av-comparatives.org/ >>> from viewing those charts it's looking like Kaspersky is overall the best >>> AV product >> Pity that only covers one aspect of an antivirus. how so only ONE aspect? there are many tests.. http://ausnet.info/pics/av_tests.jpg > Yes what I like about AVAST is it is not as resource hungry as Kapersky. -- rgds, Pete ------- "When tolerance becomes a one-way street it leads to cultural suicide" -Col. Allen West http://thereligionofpeace.com http://pamelageller.com/ http://ausnet.info/islam/lakemba.html http://australianlibertyalliance.org.au/ "No need for concern. Only 5-10% of muslims are extremists. In 1940 only 7% of Germans were Nazis. How did that turn out?" "ISIS's actions represent no faith, least of all the Muslim faith" -Barack Obama, idiotic President and Imam of the USA
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-10-30 15:00 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <d9g8aaFobruU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #48661 |
"felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message news:d9ektaFbssaU1@mid.individual.net... > On 29-October-2015 10:03 PM, SolomonW wrote: >> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 20:14:10 +1100, Rod Speed wrote: >> >>> "felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message >>> news:d9e1mlF71q3U1@mid.individual.net... >>>> On 29-October-2015 12:11 AM, SolomonW wrote: >>>>> On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:00:48 +0800, Max 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. >>>>> Because defender is very ordinary >>>>> >>>>> AVAST, I think is better, that is why I use it. >>>>> >>>>> However there are many others and this is the best site to check them >>>>> out >>>>> >>>>> http://www.av-comparatives.org/ >>>> from viewing those charts it's looking like Kaspersky is overall the >>>> best >>>> AV product >>> Pity that only covers one aspect of an antivirus. > > how so only ONE aspect? there are many tests.. > http://ausnet.info/pics/av_tests.jpg One ASPECT, as they say themselves. The tests only compare how well the various avs deal with various known infections, not with how much it fucks over your system when checking, how well it decides a particular web site is malicious, how well it detects malware trying to do something etc etc etc. >> Yes what I like about AVAST is it is not as resource hungry as Kapersky.
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-10-29 05:49 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <d9cjmsFqvfnU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #48598 |
Max <max@val.morgan> wrote > felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> wrote >> 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. Because it doesn’t do as good a job of noticing what some of the more malicious web sites and malware gets up to etc.
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| From | Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-10-29 12:42 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <qbu23btj6q24fmmrqhbcq3gsnqt88fcjum@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #48609 |
On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 05:49:51 +1100, "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >Max <max@val.morgan> wrote >> felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> wrote > >>> 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. > >Because it doesn’t do as good a job of noticing what >some of the more malicious web sites and malware >gets up to etc. I'm finding it's better! -- Petzl "Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid."
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-10-29 15:37 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <d9dm4vF4fgaU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #48627 |
"Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message news:qbu23btj6q24fmmrqhbcq3gsnqt88fcjum@4ax.com... > On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 05:49:51 +1100, "Rod Speed" > <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: > >>Max <max@val.morgan> wrote >>> felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> wrote >> >>>> 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. >> >>Because it doesn't do as good a job of noticing what >>some of the more malicious web sites and malware >>gets up to etc. > > I'm finding it's better! You don't know that, because you don't run AVG.
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| From | Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-10-29 16:53 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <1jc33bpsjcg4pro8ol0sofoopbtqpl1uf9@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #48635 |
On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 15:37:49 +1100, "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: > > >"Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message >news:qbu23btj6q24fmmrqhbcq3gsnqt88fcjum@4ax.com... >> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 05:49:51 +1100, "Rod Speed" >> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>Max <max@val.morgan> wrote >>>> felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> wrote >>> >>>>> 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. >>> >>>Because it doesn't do as good a job of noticing what >>>some of the more malicious web sites and malware >>>gets up to etc. >> >> I'm finding it's better! > >You don't know that, because you don't run AVG. Yes I do. I often do a "online scan" to compare one checker with another. No other picked up "Hadsruda!bit" after Windows defender did! http://bit.ly/1SaKCKV I have a paid subscription for SpyHunter 4 as well which didn't pick it up! -- Petzl "Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid."
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-10-29 19:45 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <d9e4kiF7pipU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #48642 |
"Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1jc33bpsjcg4pro8ol0sofoopbtqpl1uf9@4ax.com... > On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 15:37:49 +1100, "Rod Speed" > <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >>"Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message >>news:qbu23btj6q24fmmrqhbcq3gsnqt88fcjum@4ax.com... >>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 05:49:51 +1100, "Rod Speed" >>> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>>Max <max@val.morgan> wrote >>>>> felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> wrote >>>> >>>>>> 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. >>>> >>>>Because it doesn't do as good a job of noticing what >>>>some of the more malicious web sites and malware >>>>gets up to etc. >>> >>> I'm finding it's better! >> >>You don't know that, because you don't run AVG. > Yes I do. No you don't. > I often do a "online scan" to compare one checker with another. Completely useless when comparing how well each decides that the website you are currently using is trying to fuck over your system etc. > No other picked up "Hadsruda!bit" after Windows defender did! > http://bit.ly/1SaKCKV Pity that there are plenty of examples of the reverse. > I have a paid subscription for SpyHunter 4 > as well which didn't pick it up! Pity that there are plenty of examples of the reverse.
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| From | Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-10-30 10:48 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <80c53bd3ks846o6c0n85f77sa4ctevp5uh@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #48653 |
On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 19:45:03 +1100, "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: > > >"Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message >news:1jc33bpsjcg4pro8ol0sofoopbtqpl1uf9@4ax.com... >> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 15:37:49 +1100, "Rod Speed" >> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>>"Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message >>>news:qbu23btj6q24fmmrqhbcq3gsnqt88fcjum@4ax.com... >>>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 05:49:51 +1100, "Rod Speed" >>>> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>>Max <max@val.morgan> wrote >>>>>> felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> wrote >>>>> >>>>>>> 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. >>>>> >>>>>Because it doesn't do as good a job of noticing what >>>>>some of the more malicious web sites and malware >>>>>gets up to etc. >>>> >>>> I'm finding it's better! >>> >>>You don't know that, because you don't run AVG. > >> Yes I do. > >No you don't. > >> I often do a "online scan" to compare one checker with another. > >Completely useless when comparing how well >each decides that the website you are currently >using is trying to fuck over your system etc. > >> No other picked up "Hadsruda!bit" after Windows defender did! >> http://bit.ly/1SaKCKV > >Pity that there are plenty of examples of the reverse. > >> I have a paid subscription for SpyHunter 4 >> as well which didn't pick it up! > >Pity that there are plenty of examples of the reverse. > In reality others did not pick it up Try this one Rod Norton Power Eraser is a free tool and doesn't require installation. It just needs to be downloaded and run. https://security.symantec.com/nbrt/npe.aspx -- Petzl "Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid."
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-10-30 15:40 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <d9gal9Fori3U1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #48671 |
"Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message news:80c53bd3ks846o6c0n85f77sa4ctevp5uh@4ax.com... > On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 19:45:03 +1100, "Rod Speed" > <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >>"Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message >>news:1jc33bpsjcg4pro8ol0sofoopbtqpl1uf9@4ax.com... >>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 15:37:49 +1100, "Rod Speed" >>> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>>"Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message >>>>news:qbu23btj6q24fmmrqhbcq3gsnqt88fcjum@4ax.com... >>>>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 05:49:51 +1100, "Rod Speed" >>>>> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Max <max@val.morgan> wrote >>>>>>> felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> wrote >>>>>> >>>>>>>> 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. >>>>>> >>>>>>Because it doesn't do as good a job of noticing what >>>>>>some of the more malicious web sites and malware >>>>>>gets up to etc. >>>>> >>>>> I'm finding it's better! >>>> >>>>You don't know that, because you don't run AVG. >> >>> Yes I do. >> >>No you don't. >> >>> I often do a "online scan" to compare one checker with another. >> >>Completely useless when comparing how well >>each decides that the website you are currently >>using is trying to fuck over your system etc. >> >>> No other picked up "Hadsruda!bit" after Windows defender did! >>> http://bit.ly/1SaKCKV >> >>Pity that there are plenty of examples of the reverse. >> >>> I have a paid subscription for SpyHunter 4 >>> as well which didn't pick it up! >> >>Pity that there are plenty of examples of the reverse. > In reality others did not pick it up Sure, I got the same thing with one virus, but you can get the reverse too, stuff that Defender doesn't notice and others do. > Try this one Rod OK > Norton Power Eraser is a free tool and doesn't require installation. > It just needs to be downloaded and run. > https://security.symantec.com/nbrt/npe.aspx The reversal of false positives is better than most.
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| From | Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-10-30 17:22 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <fn263bhh213k5057lk3h2qvmhr9ipg1q0u@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #48678 |
On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 15:40:03 +1100, "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> No other picked up "Hadsruda!bit" after Windows defender did! >>>> http://bit.ly/1SaKCKV >>> >>>Pity that there are plenty of examples of the reverse. >>> >>>> I have a paid subscription for SpyHunter 4 >>>> as well which didn't pick it up! >>> >>>Pity that there are plenty of examples of the reverse. > >> In reality others did not pick it up > >Sure, I got the same thing with one virus, but you can get the >reverse too, stuff that Defender doesn't notice and others do. > This has happened more than once The last rime Defender picked it up but was lousy a removing it Spyhunter support sent me a "patch" fix that completely removed it. >> Try this one Rod > >OK > >> Norton Power Eraser is a free tool and doesn't require installation. >> It just needs to be downloaded and run. https://security.symantec.com/nbrt/npe.aspx > >The reversal of false positives is better than most. It's also simple to run but only looks for Malware although it did not detect "Hadsruda!bit" either. False positives are always a possibility but for me Norton Power Eraser never gave me any. -- Petzl "Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid."
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| From | Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-10-29 12:41 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <05u23b5qep7414eq69e45glb0evd3mtoom@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #48598 |
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! -- Petzl "Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid."
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| From | felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> |
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| Date | 2015-10-29 14:02 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <d9dghuF3acmU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #48626 |
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. don't really know anything about defender, except that it's by M$, and on that basis alone, I am averse to it > -- > Petzl > "Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid." -- rgds, Pete ------- "When tolerance becomes a one-way street it leads to cultural suicide" -Col. Allen West http://thereligionofpeace.com http://pamelageller.com/ http://ausnet.info/islam/lakemba.html http://australianlibertyalliance.org.au/ "No need for concern. Only 5-10% of muslims are extremists. In 1940 only 7% of Germans were Nazis. How did that turn out?" "ISIS's actions represent no faith, least of all the Muslim faith" -Barack Obama, idiotic President and Imam of the USA
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-10-29 15:46 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <d9dmkuF4iu9U1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #48632 |
"felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message news:d9dghuF3acmU1@mid.individual.net... > On 29-October-2015 12:41 PM, Petzl wrote: >> On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:00:48 +0800, "Max" <max@val.morgan> wrote: >> >>> "felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message >>> news:d9brguFkn81U1@mid.individual.net... >>>> Is Avast better than AVG? (both free versions) >>>> >>> Why would you bother with either when you can just use Windows Defender >>> (formerly Microsoft Security Essentials) which doesn't nag you to >>> upgrade to >>> a paid version. >> My opinion also. >> Has detected malware twice now before SpyHunter has? >> Also does much more like back-ups and anti-virus! > the consensus so far is that Avast is better. Bullshit it is. > and it has more users than AVG, Bullshit it has. > if that is any indication of superiority. It isn't even if it was true. Hell of a lot more use MacAfee just because its installed by default with so much shit people download now, and it’s a steaming turd anyway. > don't really know anything about defender, Or about anything else at all, either. > except that it's by M$, and on that basis alone, I am averse to it More fool you. It does in fact work quite well, but AVG Free is better.
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