Is CA EZ Antivirus any good?

[Sam]

I have been using AVG but have been looknig for something less obtrusive
and maybe better. I don't like Avast. I notice that CA EZ Antivirus is
free for a year at the moment. Is it any good? How does it compare
with AVG and NAV, for example?

 

[Heather]

I have been using AVG but have been looknig for something less obtrusive
and maybe better. I don't like Avast. I notice that CA EZ Antivirus is
free for a year at the moment. Is it any good? How does it compare
with AVG and NAV, for example?

It is very good.....I have used it for years. It updates pretty well every
day or so...AVG doesn't. NAV is bloatware and is not recommended for anyone
using WinME. I got 3 viruses using NAV many years ago and then went to
InoculateIT PE, which was the freebie that became CA.

HTH.....Heather

 

[Bob]

I have been using AVG but have been looknig for something less obtrusive
and maybe better. I don't like Avast. I notice that CA EZ Antivirus is
free for a year at the moment. Is it any good? How does it compare
with AVG and NAV, for example?

I switched from McAfee to CA AV (eTrust). I like the human interface -
it is well laid out. I also like the automatic update feature.

I do not, however, know if it works because Road Runner does such a
good job preventing viruses coming in. Every once in a while I get a
report from RR saying it stopped such-and-such virus from being sent
to my computer.

I did test it with http://www.unixwiz.net/techtips/CodeRedII.bin and
it reported correctly. But that is an old virus.

If RR is providing it, it likey works or they would get more bitching
than they want.


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[Bob]

NAV is bloatware and is not recommended for anyone using WinME.

WinME is not recommended for anyone using Windows.


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[Heather]

WinME is not recommended for anyone using Windows.

Really.....I have been using it for more than 4 years and I like
it......each to their own.

HF

 

[Bob]

Really.....I have been using it for more than 4 years and I like
it......each to their own.

There is an old saying: "WinME is enough to make a grown man cry."

I never used it so I would not know why.

How come you don't use Win2K? It's the best operating system DEC ever
made.


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[Echy]

WinME is not recommended for anyone using Windows.

I am always curious about reports of ME being so bad.

Whilst I don't use it these days, I did for about three years when with
a business that had it and always found it to be good and quite stable.

What is the main problem with it?

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[Heather]

I am always curious about reports of ME being so bad.

Whilst I don't use it these days, I did for about three years when with
a business that had it and always found it to be good and quite stable.

What is the main problem with it?

Nothing!! Those that complain about WinME as a rule have never used it.
And I have for 4 years and know its quirks and good points.

I do have XP Home here ready to go, but the company who built this computer
(MDG in Canada) put in a really old motherboard and I have tried to dual
boot with XP, but get nothing but crashes. And this old motherboard
(American Megatrends, 1997) will not support a second hard drive either.
So my computer tech suggested I just go with WinME for another year and then
he will build me a new one, using NEW parts.

Btw......he also told me that he had never seen such a fast WinME O/S and he
couldn't believe how *clean* it was. That is because I learned a lot from
the MS MVP's and keep this machine *lean and mean*.

Cheers....Heather

 

[Heather]

There is an old saying: "WinME is enough to make a grown man cry."

I never used it so I would not know why.

How come you don't use Win2K? It's the best operating system DEC ever

made.

First off.....when I bought this over 4 years ago, I had a choice of 98SE or
WinME.....and I did agonize over it a bit. But once I met up with my
friendly MVP's on the WinME news groups, I learned a lot of stuff and I love
this O/S.

I fixed a friend's Win2K out in Vancouver and used it for about two weeks,
(never having used that O/S before), and I was not impressed with it. I
have used XP and will go to it.....but I will also keep WinME networked to
it.

Why is it that usually the only people who run it down have never used
it????

It has its little quirks and some programs are now not built for it...but it
has been an excellent O/S, so not about to dump it.

Cheers....Heather (Canada)

 

[Frode]

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First off.....when I bought this over 4 years ago, I had a choice of 98SE or
WinME.....and I did agonize over it a bit. But once I met up with my
friendly MVP's on the WinME news groups, I learned a lot of stuff and I love
this O/S. [snip]
Why is it that usually the only people who run it down have never used
it????

It's an either-or type OS. Either it works and you're happy with it, or it's
an absolute horror from install to eventual format-by-frustration.

Based on personal experience, the latter is more common than the first. I've
not seen a single stable WinME box. That doesn't mean I believe every single
box is unstable, but it has by far the worst track record of any MS OS I've
worked with.


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[Heather]

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First off.....when I bought this over 4 years ago, I had a choice of 98SE or
WinME.....and I did agonize over it a bit. But once I met up with my
friendly MVP's on the WinME news groups, I learned a lot of stuff and I love
this O/S. [snip]
Why is it that usually the only people who run it down have never used
it????

It's an either-or type OS. Either it works and you're happy with it, or it's
an absolute horror from install to eventual format-by-frustration.

I've not seen a single stable WinME box. That doesn't mean I believe every
single box is unstable, but it has by far the worst track record of any MS
OS I've worked with.<<<

Well....come on up here and check this one out. (G) It is pretty darn
stable. It also has its moments, but I have dealt with them and not much
fazes me after Win95!!

I have never had to reformat, btw.....that is strictly a last ditch
operation. And I had a real mess on here after trying to upgrade to
XP.....left a lot of XP folders on the HD after I uninstalled it. So I
carefully figured out what I could remove and did. And I am no tech, by any
stretch of the imagination!!

Cheers....Heather

 

[History Fan]

I have two computers, one running XP Home and the other Millennium.
The computer running ME crashes far more often, and error messages are more
numerous. IMO, it's outdated. Windows 2000 or XP is the way to go. Much
more stable.

Just so I stay barely on topic, EZ AntiVirus is a good program, but I
prefer the free ones, Avast or AVG. Of course, if you're a Road Runner
subscriber, EZ is free.

 

[Bob]

Why is it that usually the only people who run it down have never used
it????

50 million flies could not be wrong about shit, but that doesn't mean
I need to use to know better.

It has its little quirks and some programs are now not built for it...but it
has been an excellent O/S, so not about to dump it.

You are the only one in the past 5 years who has anything good to say
about WinME.

When did MS stop supporting it?

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[Bob]

I have dealt with them and not much
fazes me after Win95!!

Win9X was a virus. Anything would be better, even WinME.

I have never had to reformat, btw.....that is strictly a last ditch
operation. And I had a real mess on here after trying to upgrade to
XP.....left a lot of XP folders on the HD after I uninstalled it. So I
carefully figured out what I could remove and did.

Can you do an In-Place Upgrade with WinME?

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[Bob]

What is the main problem with it?

It's not Win2K.


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[Bob]

Just so I stay barely on topic, EZ AntiVirus is a good program, but I
prefer the free ones, Avast or AVG. Of course, if you're a Road Runner
subscriber, EZ is free.

Someone said it is also free for MS people.


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[John .]

Just so I stay barely on topic, EZ AntiVirus is a good program, but I
prefer the free ones, Avast or AVG. Of course, if you're a Road Runner
subscriber, EZ is free.

Here's the link for EZ free and you don't have to be a roadrunner
subscriber:
http://store.ca.com/dr/v2/ec_main.e...lient=ComputerAssociates&sid=55939&CID=190471

 

[optikl]

Win9X was a virus. Anything would be better, even WinME.

After casually reading some of your observations, I'm quite convinced
now that you are just spewing gibberish.

 

[Heather]

After casually reading some of your observations, I'm quite convinced
now that you are just spewing gibberish.

Just read his gibberish now.....and yes, you are quite right. I get tired
of people running WinME down when they have never, ever used it.

Thanks......Heather

 

[Heather]

You are the only one in the past 5 years who has anything good to say
about WinME.

When did MS stop supporting it?

That shows how much you don't know.......it is still supported.

HF