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Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes

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On 8/23/25 18:13, Frank Miller wrote:
> Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
>> On 23/8/2025 3:25 am, carson@invalid.com wrote:
>>> First of all, this isn't spam for some program or other. The program I'm
>>> mentioning has been "extinct" for some years, but it can still be
>>> downloaded and installed as a freebie.
>>> .....
>>> This bit of extra work is worth it.  No more AV nor "Security Programs"
>>> nonsense. As I previously said, I've been using this program for about
>>> five years without a single problem with XP and Windows 7.
>> 
>> 
>> I installed the OEM (evalution) version of Norton Internet Security 
>> which came with a cheap motherboard I bought recently, just for fun. It 
>> might suddenly prevent me clicking the address bar. I immediately 
>> uninsatlled it! :)
> 
> The last software with "Norton" in it's name worth buying and using it
> was "Norton Commander 5.5" and maybe "Norton Utilities 8.0".
> Everything after that branded with "Norton" was bullshit for Windows.

He originally just gathered together a mess of previously-developed free 
software, did some cosmetic stuff and called it the Norton Utilities. 
Cheesy.

-- 
Cheers, Bev
     Cthulhu for President in 2024. Why vote for a lesser evil?

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I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes carson@invalid.com - 2025-08-22 14:25 -0500
  Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-08-22 22:42 +0200
    Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes carson@invalid.com - 2025-08-22 16:46 -0500
      Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes Frank Miller <miller@posteo.ee> - 2025-08-23 06:49 +0200
      Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-08-23 08:29 +0200
        Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-08-23 10:45 -0500
  Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-08-22 23:35 -0500
    Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes ron@invalid.com - 2025-08-23 00:29 -0500
      Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes carson@invalid.com - 2025-08-23 00:31 -0500
        Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes Frank Miller <miller@posteo.ee> - 2025-08-24 03:26 +0200
      Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-08-23 10:44 -0500
  Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-08-23 00:03 -0500
    Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-24 02:42 +0000
      Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-08-23 23:16 -0500
        Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-24 04:26 +0000
  Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2025-08-23 22:32 +0800
    Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes Frank Miller <miller@posteo.ee> - 2025-08-24 03:13 +0200
      Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2025-08-24 10:51 -0700
        Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-08-24 14:42 -0500
          Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2025-08-24 14:58 -0700
      Re: I Got Rid Of All Those Computer "Security" Woes "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2025-08-26 21:21 +0800

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