TSGL: Antivirus software (was: annoying Windows message)

[desplaine at verizon.net]

Hi Tilman,

Do you think the product wasn't as good after Symantec bought Norton?
Why did you stop using it?

I've been running Symantec on my present PC for 5 years.  But this
past October, when they started e-mailing me to renew my subscription,
I kept putting it off. Coincidentally, the pop-ups started that time. 
I'm
cynical enough to think that they either didn't think I would renew and
stopped their protection or they intentionally sent messages because the
first flood of pop-ups were marketing anti-virus s/w.  I've heard 
they've
been known to release quarantined files on users' PCs when they don't 
renew!
Hence, the question about what anti-virus s/w people are using.

Thanks,
Donna


On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at  6:27 AM, Tilman Brandl wrote:

> Donna,

I haven't touched Norton/Symantec since a decade or so myself (after 
Symantec had bought it). My choice is the free Avira, a little bit 
touchy, but otherwise working silently in the background, with GOOD 
ratings a few months ago. Ratings of course are changing each other week 
or month, so there might be better ones meanwhile. Anyway, we just can't 
rely on MRT alone. Good for a quick check, but by far not thorough 
enough.

Tilman

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>
> Hi Tilman,
>
> The url worked when I tried it from my home PC, so I read about the
> rebuild option and am thinking about it - thanks.
>
> Last night, I ran MRT.exe - that hidden windows executable that I read
> about to scan for malware.  I did a deep scan and it said it didn't 
> find
> anything ... but a while ago when I logged in, I didn't get that Win32
> message !!
>
> Now I'm thinking of finding better virus software.
> Anyone have any thoughts about Norton by Symantec vs. other s/w?
>
> Thanks,
> Donna
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at  3:48 PM, Tilman Brandl wrote:
>
>> Donna,
>
> the article was "Langa Letter: XP's No-Reformat, Nondestructive 
> Total-Rebuild Option"
> I've googled myself with something like Langa+xp+repair
>
> Maybe your email cleint inserted a line break, which may have cut off 
> the end of the url.
>
> Tilman
>
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>>
>> Hi Tilman,
>> Thanks again.
>> Just wondering - the link you e-mailed me about the information week 
>> article gets a URL error. Do you remember the name of the article so 
>> I can search that way?
>> Donna

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