These AV programs have lots of overlap and no clear winner, save perhaps the paid versions of Norton. With that in mind, what's the best free rotation? Or even paid rotation for AV? That is, two forms of protection. I've also tried a online scanner but can't seem to find the link anymore (they come and go every year it seems, ebbing and flowing based on popularity, andif they become too popular they morph to a paid version).

I say something like MSFT Security Essentials, the default Windows 7 Firewall, then on occasion run freeware Malwarebytes Anti-Malware program and that's good enough. I don't mind paying however, but hesitate to get Norton since historically it locks your machine into just the Norton family of products, which used to suck but now they have pretty good protection.

Just today in fact MSFT SE caught a virus that was pretending to be a porn video.

Anybody else? Should I rotate various AV programs, and, if so, which? TheKaspersky "free" Linux disc doesn't seem to work anymore on my machine,andI can't find the link to the latest one, and besides I've heard that you don't need to boot into Linux anymore from the CD but can do a 'stay within W7' scan.

On another machine I use Panda Cloud freeware and it seems to work with older machines running XP pretty nicely.

RL

RayLopez99 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:cc62955d-7e1b-4e6a-990d-(E-Mail Removed):

> I say something like MSFT Security Essentials, the default Windows 7
> Firewall, then on occasion run freeware Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
> program and that's good enough. I don't mind paying however, but

Whatever you think is best will be fine.



--
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too
many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and
the only thing that's wrong is to get caught. - J.C. Watts

On Friday, June 29, 2012 4:04:18 PM UTC-4, Dustin wrote:
> RayLopez99 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:cc62955d-7e1b-4e6a-990d-(E-Mail Removed):
>
> > I say something like MSFT Security Essentials, the default Windows 7
> > Firewall, then on occasion run freeware Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
> > program and that's good enough. I don't mind paying however, but
>
> Whatever you think is best will be fine.
>

Really? So they are all the same then.

RL

RayLopez99 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:81554be5-786d-4a26-8efb-
(E-Mail Removed):

> On Friday, June 29, 2012 4:04:18 PM UTC-4, Dustin wrote:
>> RayLopez99 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> news:cc62955d-7e1b-4e6a-990d-(E-Mail Removed):
>>
>> > I say something like MSFT Security Essentials, the default Windows 7
>> > Firewall, then on occasion run freeware Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
>> > program and that's good enough. I don't mind paying however, but
>>
>> Whatever you think is best will be fine.
>>
>
> Really? So they are all the same then.
>
> RL
>

Ray,

I'm an idiot remember? whatever you think is the best way you should go.
If you think they're all the same, then they are.


--
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too
many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and
the only thing that's wrong is to get caught. - J.C. Watts

On Friday, June 29, 2012 6:23:33 PM UTC-4, Dustin wrote:

>
> I'm an idiot remember? whatever you think is the best way you should go.
> If you think they're all the same, then they are.
>
>
> --

I value your opinion, even as an idiot. so please let us know your favorite protocol.

RL

RayLopez99 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:47c41a98-62e3-4fb6-9ffb-(E-Mail Removed):

> On Friday, June 29, 2012 6:23:33 PM UTC-4, Dustin wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm an idiot remember? whatever you think is the best way you should
>> go. If you think they're all the same, then they are.
>>
>>
>> --
>
> I value your opinion, even as an idiot. so please let us know your
> favorite protocol.

I have no opinion to offer you other than what I already wrote. I told you
last time how it was going to be from here on out. I won't intentionally
help you out anymore. You can post all the questions you like, Nobodies
answering you anymore. If I don't, absolutely nobody will respond.

Ask more questions.


That's my opinion, as your official idiot.


--
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too
many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and
the only thing that's wrong is to get caught. - J.C. Watts

RayLopez99 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:47c41a98-62e3-4fb6-9ffb-(E-Mail Removed):

> On Friday, June 29, 2012 6:23:33 PM UTC-4, Dustin wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm an idiot remember? whatever you think is the best way you should
>> go. If you think they're all the same, then they are.
>>
>>
>> --
>
> I value your opinion, even as an idiot. so please let us know your
> favorite protocol.

Message-ID: <XnsA071B841D8399HHI2948AJD832@no>

Have a nice day Ray. Maybe someone else will take the time to answer
questions since I said nobody would. [g] I recently ****ed someone off
here, so they might for a bit just to spite me again. They're that much of
a pussy.

Later.


--
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too
many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and
the only thing that's wrong is to get caught. - J.C. Watts

On Saturday, June 30, 2012 10:37:58 PM UTC-4, Dustin wrote:
> RayLopez99 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:47c41a98-62e3-4fb6-9ffb-(E-Mail Removed):
>
> > On Friday, June 29, 2012 6:23:33 PM UTC-4, Dustin wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> I'm an idiot remember? whatever you think is the best way you should
> >> go. If you think they're all the same, then they are.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >
> > I value your opinion, even as an idiot. so please let us know your
> > favorite protocol.
>
> Message-ID: <XnsA071B841D8399HHI2948AJD832@no>
>
> Have a nice day Ray. Maybe someone else will take the time to answer
> questions since I said nobody would. [g] I recently ****ed someone off
> here, so they might for a bit just to spite me again. They're that much of
> a pussy.
>

Oh c'mon. Tell me what you really think. Tell me what AV program you use and what protocol. Please?

RL

RayLopez99 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:d9ea352f-3888-4c9c-989f-(E-Mail Removed):

> On Saturday, June 30, 2012 10:37:58 PM UTC-4, Dustin wrote:
>> RayLopez99 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> news:47c41a98-62e3-4fb6-9ffb-(E-Mail Removed):
>>
>> > On Friday, June 29, 2012 6:23:33 PM UTC-4, Dustin wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> I'm an idiot remember? whatever you think is the best way you
>> >> should go. If you think they're all the same, then they are.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >
>> > I value your opinion, even as an idiot. so please let us know
>> > your favorite protocol.
>>
>> Message-ID: <XnsA071B841D8399HHI2948AJD832@no>
>>
>> Have a nice day Ray. Maybe someone else will take the time to answer
>> questions since I said nobody would. [g] I recently ****ed someone
>> off here, so they might for a bit just to spite me again. They're
>> that much of a pussy.
>>
>
> Oh c'mon. Tell me what you really think. Tell me what AV program
> you use and what protocol. Please?
>
> RL
>

I'm just a lowly idiot Ray. My opinion has no value. I bow to your
superior expertise on the subject.


--
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too
many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and
the only thing that's wrong is to get caught. - J.C. Watts

On Sunday, July 1, 2012 9:35:53 PM UTC-4, Dustin wrote:
> RayLopez99 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in

> > Oh c'mon. Tell me what you really think. Tell me what AV program
> > you use and what protocol. Please?
> >
> > RL
> >
>
> I'm just a lowly idiot Ray. My opinion has no value. I bow to your
> superior expertise on the subject.
>
>

Why are you thinking this way? You were the creme-de-la-creme of the criminal hacker world once! Don't be so down on yourself. Sure you're a bit rusty but you can still beat those LulzSec Kiddie scripters and I bet stay even toe-to-toe with those Stuxnet, Flame devs.

So who's protecting your PC Dustin? I want to lern from the master--I'm a nobody compared to you.

RL