Antivirus

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By the way, aren't you the one that said there are two parts to a wire less
mouse
one being a dangle 'TRANSMITTER'? The part that plugs into the USB port.?
 
I used AVAST Free Edition for awhile then decided to upgrade to the
paid version and purchased a one year subscription.
Oddly, AVAST went nearly a year before reporting it had found a virus
or other malware only within the last weeks of the subscription
expiration date.
When I clicked on the buy another year of protection it did not take
me to a place where subscribing was possible.
The malware/virus AVAst bells and sirens announced finding was the
paid version of SuperAntiSpyware!
That and the last minute finding of "malware" was enough to cost
AVAST a customer.

I removed AVAST, tested the free version of Avira a few weeks and then
bought the paid version.
I find the Avira interface easier for me to understand and use than
AVAST's.

There are plenty of good anti-virus programs, free or not, so pick one
you like and one that gets good reviews by different sources.
 
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Nil said:
Thank you so much for your content-filled contribution.
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There is no such thing as "the best" since everyone's situation and
environment is different, as are people's impressions and opinions. What a
person uses is usually going to be what they consider the "best", or they
wouldn't be using it. It's a silly question, actually, since there are so
many variables and different areas to call the "best". Best what?
 
From: "Twayne" <[email protected]>

| In
| There is no such thing as "the best" since everyone's situation and
| environment is different, as are people's impressions and opinions. What a
| person uses is usually going to be what they consider the "best", or they
| wouldn't be using it. It's a silly question, actually, since there are so
| many variables and different areas to call the "best". Best what?

The best at...

* catching
* preventing
* mitigating
* thwarting
* removing

Malware (malicious code) while...

* using the least resources
* minimizing the performance degradation of the system
* minimizing the learning curve
* minimizing the usage settings confusion level
* maximizing its overall efficacy
 
From: "Twayne" <[email protected]>

| In

| There is no such thing as "the best" since everyone's situation and
| environment is different, as are people's impressions and opinions. What a
| person uses is usually going to be what they consider the "best", or they
| wouldn't be using it. It's a silly question, actually, since there are so
| many variables and different areas to call the "best". Best what?

The best at...

* catching
* preventing
* mitigating
* thwarting
* removing

Malware (malicious code) while...

* using the least resources
* minimizing the performance degradation of the system
* minimizing the learning curve
* minimizing the usage settings confusion level
* maximizing its overall efficacy
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I completely agree, Dave. The paragraph you quoted is generally
correct when talking about most application software. But it's
completely incorrect when talking about anti-virus (or other
anti-malware) software.

When it comes to protecting yourself, the issue is which product does
the best job of protection, not which you like best.
 
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Ken Blake said:
I completely agree, Dave. The paragraph you quoted is
generally correct when talking about most application
software. But it's completely incorrect when talking about
anti-virus (or other anti-malware) software.

When it comes to protecting yourself, the issue is which
product does the best job of protection, not which you like
best.
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Often, it turns out that one is as good as another from a scan/detect
viewpoint, but there might be vast differences in user friendliness or
results usages or how the repair is handled. There are more things to
consider with malware detectors than just the detection rate. Detection may
not be a lot of good if it also can't remove it or otherwise invalidate the
malware's intent or undo a removal which turns out to be a false hit, or a
host of other things.
Asking for people's favorites or what they like the best is a lot more
likely to bring forth good responses, but it still won't guarantee the best
for that particular querant. What it may do though is eliminate a lot of
junk by it not appearing in the responses.

HTH,

Twayne`
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