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> On Sep 21, 2021, at 12:01 PM, Lynda Leung <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 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.  
>>> 
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>>>> 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
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