You really don’t need that on a Mac, it isn’t nearly as fragile as windows architecture. Alternatively you can just do what us *nix people do from the dawn of time. ClamAV
> On Sep 21, 2021, at 9:48 AM, Martin Cooper <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 9:39 AM Lynda Leung <[email protected]> wrote: > Of course, they’ve gotta make a living somehow right? > > Well, except that this exact nagging is what's making me look for an > alternative, and switch away from Avast. When the popups don't have any means > to dismiss them, at least on Mac, it becomes *intensely* annoying. > > Martin. > KD6YAM > > > Soon it will be assimilated with Norton as well. Resistance is futile. > > > On Sep 21, 2021, at 7:59 AM, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > 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 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 Martin Cooper 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 [email protected] at [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
