IBM ThinkPad X60 Virus Program

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Mary

I just got this laptop and deleted that Norton Virus which came with it and
I definitely did not want. Now my home xp has the Shield Antivus 2007 but
does not include Vista just xp..

What antivirus program is everyone using for this Vista Business?

Thanks
Mary
 
I just got this laptop and deleted that Norton Virus which came with it and
I definitely did not want. Now my home xp has the Shield Antivus 2007 but
does not include Vista just xp..

What antivirus program is everyone using for this Vista Business?
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On the free side I recommend Avast. That's what I use. For paid there is
NOD32, and Kaspersky, both excellent.
 
Ok, thank you all very much. I have one more question though, does this
Avast have a scheduled daily scanning of my pc you can setup in the program?
I know that it automatically checks for updates so that's good.

Thanks again.
Mary
 
Actually scheduled scans for an AV program are a waste of time. A good AV
solutions scans in the background and is totally unnoticeable to you the
user. Avast does this by default. About the only time you really need to do
a full scan is if you think you have been infected.

Dan
 
Angry_American said:
Actually scheduled scans for an AV program are a waste of time. A good AV
solutions scans in the background and is totally unnoticeable to you the
user. Avast does this by default. About the only time you really need to
do a full scan is if you think you have been infected.
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Yes, agreed. I know some moron who does a full system scan every time he
boots up. What a waste of time and HDD life.

ss.
 
Ok, thank you all very much. I have one more question though, does this
Avast have a scheduled daily scanning of my pc you can setup in the program?
I know that it automatically checks for updates so that's good.
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Better yet, you can set it do a scan whenever your screen saver comes
on. So it scans whenever the system is idle, rather than on a fixed
schedule.
 
i downloaded McAfee. It only let's you have a free trial for 90 days, but
afterwards you can buy it at the store. I have windows premium, but i am
using McAfee.
 
Cali.girl said:
i downloaded McAfee. It only let's you have a free trial for 90 days, but
afterwards you can buy it at the store. I have windows premium, but i am
using McAfee.
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McAfee and Norton are suspects in causing several problems with Windows Mail
and the circumstantial evidence continues to mount up.

Thh MVPs on the Mail group tend to recommend http://www.avast.com/ as
a suitable free alternative to the 'junkware' loss leaders supplied by
PC manufacturers.
 
i downloaded McAfee. It only let's you have a free trial for 90 days, but
afterwards you can buy it at the store. I have windows premium, but i am
using McAfee.
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I suggest you rethink using McAfee. Use Avast, NOD32 or Kaspersky. Avoid
McAfee at all costs.
 
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