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Johnny Lingo
Richard Urban said:There was a discussion here a few weeks ago regarding constantly renewing
a subscription for an older version of an antivirus software product vs.
paying a few bucks more and getting the latest version (with the newest
bells and whistles) with a one year subscription.
I mentioned the same thing you just did. From the response I received I
guess that many people just don't get the concept that newer antivirus
versions have the newest, and therefore most thorough, scan engine.
I finally just bailed out of the discussion.
About a year or so ago a friend of mine had a virus that he could not seem
to get rid of, and his Norton AntiVirus was version 2002. He had all of it
completely up to date, but still had problems. I had him go out and get
2004 (the newest at the time). He installed it, and it found and cleaned
the virus immediately! Some people just don't get that no matter how much
you update, the core engine is still OLD! You need the new version (engine)
to get the newer worms/viruses/trojans!!