I like AVG because it isn't as "chatty" as Avast. Seems Avast is trying to get you to upgrade about ten times a day...
Troy Buckeye Computer Services -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Lynda Leung Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 10:44 AM To: Discussion of CHIRP <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Virus warning Avast bought out avg in 2016. It’s pretty much the same software so it really doesn’t matter which you choose. Employee here. --- Mobile E-mail > On Sep 21, 2021, at 7:22 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Yes, but it is VERY basic. AVG and Avast are free and both ranked in the > top 10 last time I checked. I recommend AVG to all my customers. > > > Troy > Buckeye Computer Services > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Nigel A. > Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF > Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 9:59 AM > To: Discussion of CHIRP <[email protected]>; Kerry > Whittle <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Virus warning > > Doesn't Windows come with an inbuilt virus protection program? > > >> On 21/09/2021 09:47 Kerry Whittle <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Thanks Nick, will do! I'm considering getting a better virus detection >> program sooner rather than later though. >> >> >>> On Tue, Sep 21, 2021, 08:42 Nick <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Take the warning with a grain of salt Kerry. >>> >>> ---------- Original Message ---------- >>> From: Kerry Whittle <[email protected]> >>> To: Discussion of CHIRP <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [chirp_users] Virus warning >>> Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2021 13:45:02 -0500 >>> >>> For the second time I’ve gotten a warning from McAfee that there was a >>> virus in the daily download, this time in >>> chirp-daily-20210919-installer.exe. The first time I saw this behavior was >>> with the 20210826 daily, before I was on the list to report it. >>> >>> The reported virus is Real Protect-EC!16F97D3AFE24 >>> >>> Not sure if it’s real or a false positive but I figured I should let you >>> know. The file has been quarantined on my system. >>> >>> Kerry de kk4jo >>> _______________________________________________ >>> chirp_users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >>> This message was sent to Nick at [email protected] To >>> unsubscribe, send an email to >>> [email protected] >>> >>> ____________________________________________________________ >>> Choose to be safer online. >>> Opt-in to Cyber Safety with NortonLifeLock. >>> Get Norton 360 with LifeLock starting at $9.95/month.* >>> >>> https://store.netzero.net/account/showService.do?serviceId=nz-nLifeL >>> ock&utm_source=mktg&utm_medium=taglines&utm_campaign=nzlifelk_launch >>> &utm_content=tag995&promoCode=A23457 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> chirp_users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >>> This message was sent to Kerry at [email protected] To >>> unsubscribe, send an email to >>> [email protected] >>> >> _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing >> list [email protected] >> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This >> message was sent to Nigel Gunn, W8IFF at [email protected] To >> unsubscribe, send an email to >> [email protected] > > Nigel A. Gunn, ///shoulders.outwards.resolutions tel +1-937-971-0366 > Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF and GMRS WRBV701, e-mail [email protected] www > http://www.ngunn.net _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > [email protected] > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to Troy at [email protected] To unsubscribe, > send an email to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > [email protected] > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to Lynda Leung at [email protected] To > unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected] _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list [email protected] http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Troy at [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list [email protected] http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to [email protected] at [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
