I've used AVG for several years without a vi*us of any kind. I've
installed it on many other computers, and they've never had a vi*us. It
consistently gets high ratings.
Some speak highly of Avast, but I've only used it briefly.
Windows defender does a good job, and should be on every computer that
uses the 'net, but you also need a second anti-spyware, so I use Ad
Aware weekly, and have installed the immunize feature of Spybot.
I spend a lot of time on the web, and have no,none, nada problemas.
That said, I regularly help a young man who's fond of porn, and the
other problems I see come from the cheezier online games.
Use the above programs, keep your system updated, get your porn from
newsgroups and stay away from no-name games and you'll be as safe as
it's possible to be.
AVG has a log (Test Center/Test Results) and a vi*us vault, so you can
always check up on what it's been doing.
Harold B. wrote:
> Hello again (using Win XP),
>
> Following your discussion, now is the moment of decision and I'm
faced with
> Avg Free and Avast Free. I've been using Avg with no apparent harm to the
> computer nor am I sure it does any good. It's just there in my sys tray
> upgrading every once in a while and that's it. What's the consensus
in the
> group? Is it Avg or Avast? Or should I do neither and remove
ZoneAlarm and as
> Hugh once suggested, use Windows Defender to do the job of both?
Right now I
> have Avg, ZoneAlarm, Windows Defender, Ad-aware, and Spybot. In
matters of
> health, my computer is better protected than I am. --- Harold
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