Let's end this OT area for now. 73, Eric Elecraft List Moderator
On 12/30/2010 1:53 PM, Phil LaMarche wrote:No problem. :-) Have fun with your K3! 73, Eric ---- On 12/30/2010 11:58 AM, Joe wrote: > Sorry for the confusion. I originally sent this email yesterday to the > wrong address. It was my first post to this reflector. > > 73 Joe K2UF > > No trees were harmed in the sending of this e-mail; however, many electrons > were inconvenienced. > I have used AVG PRO for over 10 years and have never had a virus get through > it. > > Phil > > Philip LaMarche > > LaMarche Enterprises, Inc > p...@lamarcheenterprises.com > www.LaMarcheEnterprises.com > > 727-944-3226 > 727-937-8834 Fax > 727-510-5038 Cell > > www.w9dvm.com > > K3 #1605 > > CCA 98-00827 > CRA 1701 > W9DVM > > > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Erik Basilier > Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 4:50 PM > To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: [Elecraft] Legitimate software vs. antivirus (was: Spectrogram) > > I recently changed from Norton to AVG on two computers. > > The laptop with 1.4 GHz Pentium M and running XP had N1MM installed on it in > the spring of 09; no update since. > > AVG said that N1MM was malware; I let it move the file (I think it was the > main executable) to some quarantine location. > > It occurred to me that AVG might be overzealous, and from the comments about > Spectrogram I am reminded about it. > > Another observation is that that computer has become very prone to slowness > for several minutes after startup. > > The workaround seems to be to leave it on. I guess AVG updates itself more > than Norton. > > I also had to configure it not to do scans all the time. > > Another computer, a new and fast one running Win 7, recently came up with a > message from AVG saying that the registry was messed up. I was offered to > get it fixed one time free, and to pay for it in the future. I declined, > deciding to use other methods to clean up the registry. I am used to getting > registry cleanup offers from highly suspect sources, and I always decline. > Now it seems like the nice price of AVG is only bait so they can hook you. > Hmmm. maybe even Norton included free registry fixes; I don't remember. > > > > 73, > > Erik K7TV > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
