Best Spyware/Anit-Virus?
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All you have to pay for is PC Tools Spyware Doctor, you can down load PC Tools Fire Wall Plus and PC Tools Anti-Virus for free, so this very capable security suite is much cheaper then any other on the market(this seems to be the only almost-free security suite that comes with everything you need for a complete security suite). When you down load Anti-Virus, PC Tools also down loads Threat Fire. Do yourself a huge favor and uninstall Threat Fire ASAP!
What you should have done was download PC Tools Spyware Doctor, that you have to pay for (about $25-$29). Then you down load PC Tools Fire Wall Plus free version and PC Tools Anti-Virus also free. Uninstall PC Tools ThreatFire as it is basically unnecessary and causes you endless headaches. PC Tools Spywear Doctor when bought separately allows you to install it on as many computers as you want.
I tried Kapersky and it completely bogged down my system. Took 20 minutes to install, started scanning immediately after that, couldn't access anything during that time and get fed up and uninstalled it, which took another 30 minutes. What sucks is when I went back to the store to exchange it for something else, they wouldn't let me. Now I have to contact Kapersky to see if I can get a refund.
Very few, if any software stores or companies will refund your money after you open disk package due to the fact that you could always copy the disk or disks even if you return the original. You should have down loaded a trial version of the software that lets you try before you buy. Not all software is available in a try before you buy, but most is.
You should have left your computer alone and allowed the software to complete it's scan. I've heard good things about Kapersky. It's not perfect, but what software is?
You should have left your computer alone and allowed the software to complete it's scan. I've heard good things about Kapersky. It's not perfect, but what software is?
I liked Symantec too. That is hwy now I am divided between renewing the subscription with McAfee and buying a new Norton 360.
The renewal of sub is $70 (quite steep, although there is nothing like a good protection) and that's also the price for buying Norton. So money-wise, not much difference (unless I buy a three-year sub with McAfee ("only" $149), but I don't know if I am ready for that kind of committment.
The renewal of sub is $70 (quite steep, although there is nothing like a good protection) and that's also the price for buying Norton. So money-wise, not much difference (unless I buy a three-year sub with McAfee ("only" $149), but I don't know if I am ready for that kind of committment.
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My company installs mcafee on all our machines. Late one night, a few years ago, while on a business trip in a hotel somewhere, I opened an ***** attachment I should have known better than to open. I realized my mistake almost immediately, but the damn virus or worm or trojan horse or whatever immediately (less than 5 seconds) disabled mcafee and prevented me from activating the "start" button, so I wasn't able to shut down the machine in the normal manner. After another 5-10 seconds, when I noticed hard drive activity, i pulled the plug and battery and shut the thing down that way.
I wasn't able to boot normally, so after a lot of effort in safe mode, i was able to access the internet. It was too late for tech support, and Mcafee's website was useless. Finally I went to symantic and downloaded norton. Once I ran it, even before it installed itself fully, it did a system check and a scan and cleaned out the offending worm, and I was back up and running in under 30 minutes.
The pricks in my IT department later had me de-install norton and they re-installed mcaffee, but I switched to norton for my home machines.
I wasn't able to boot normally, so after a lot of effort in safe mode, i was able to access the internet. It was too late for tech support, and Mcafee's website was useless. Finally I went to symantic and downloaded norton. Once I ran it, even before it installed itself fully, it did a system check and a scan and cleaned out the offending worm, and I was back up and running in under 30 minutes.
The pricks in my IT department later had me de-install norton and they re-installed mcaffee, but I switched to norton for my home machines.
I liked Symantec too. That is hwy now I am divided between renewing the subscription with McAfee and buying a new Norton 360.
The renewal of sub is $70 (quite steep, although there is nothing like a good protection) and that's also the price for buying Norton. So money-wise, not much difference (unless I buy a three-year sub with McAfee ("only" $149), but I don't know if I am ready for that kind of committment.
The renewal of sub is $70 (quite steep, although there is nothing like a good protection) and that's also the price for buying Norton. So money-wise, not much difference (unless I buy a three-year sub with McAfee ("only" $149), but I don't know if I am ready for that kind of committment.
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Two good anti-spyware programs are Spy-bot and Ad-aware. Spy-bot and the basic version of Ad-aware are free. You can get Ad-aware from download dot com, and Spy-bot will link you to a mirror site where you can download it.
Avast is a good anti-virus program. Free to download and it updates automatically.
Avast is a good anti-virus program. Free to download and it updates automatically.