Re: Good Free Anti-Virus software Other Than Avast?

2012-07-12 Thread Michael Lueck
Mort wrote: Can anyone suggest another free anti-virus software that works well and has no bloatware to slow down my PC? We use Comodo AV and also Comodo Internet Security (which is AV + FW). They have hard to find free for personal use versions. They have some annoying installation-time adv

Re: Good Free Anti-Virus software Other Than Avast?

2012-07-12 Thread Chris Ilias
On 12-07-11 11:24 AM, Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote: upscope wrote: I use ClamAv for my email on Linux. That's just to keep you from forwarding viruses to Windows users, innit? :-) Hi Beauregard, Your posting address does not appear to be valid, so this message is being posted here. In

Re: Good Free Anti-Virus software Other Than Avast?

2012-07-12 Thread JD
Mort wrote: JD wrote: Mort wrote: J. Weaver Jr. wrote: Do another update on Avast - the repeat insistence on finishing the update was a known bug, fixed in the current version. -JW Hi, Thanks to all for the suggestions. J., does the known bug include the forced download of Chrome and its d

Re: Good Free Anti-Virus software Other Than Avast?

2012-07-11 Thread Rubens
Mort wrote, on 11/7/2012 11:11: Hi, I have been using the free version of Avast anti-virus software with good results. (Latest SeaMonkey, Windows XP + SP 3.)However, recently the following have been occurring on a daily basis: 1) I get a request to finish updating Avast, even though I did just

Re: Good Free Anti-Virus software Other Than Avast?

2012-07-11 Thread Mort
JD wrote: Mort wrote: J. Weaver Jr. wrote: Do another update on Avast - the repeat insistence on finishing the update was a known bug, fixed in the current version. -JW Hi, Thanks to all for the suggestions. J., does the known bug include the forced download of Chrome and its destructive ef

Re: Good Free Anti-Virus software Other Than Avast?

2012-07-11 Thread JD
Mort wrote: J. Weaver Jr. wrote: Do another update on Avast - the repeat insistence on finishing the update was a known bug, fixed in the current version. -JW Hi, Thanks to all for the suggestions. J., does the known bug include the forced download of Chrome and its destructive effects upon

Re: Good Free Anti-Virus software Other Than Avast?

2012-07-11 Thread Mort
J. Weaver Jr. wrote: Do another update on Avast - the repeat insistence on finishing the update was a known bug, fixed in the current version. -JW Hi, Thanks to all for the suggestions. J., does the known bug include the forced download of Chrome and its destructive effects upon my hard driv

Re: Good Free Anti-Virus software Other Than Avast?

2012-07-11 Thread Beauregard T. Shagnasty
upscope wrote: > I use ClamAv for my email on Linux. That's just to keep you from forwarding viruses to Windows users, innit? :-) -- -bts -This space for rent, but the price is high ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.moz

Re: Good Free Anti-Virus software Other Than Avast?

2012-07-11 Thread upscope
If you just want basics, antivirus,etc and not full package look at AVG. My wife ran it for years on WIN XP, WIN 7. She recenly updated to the full package ($39. I think) on Win 7 with no problems. I use AVG free on my Virtual XP system. Only boot into it a couple times a month when supporting

Re: Good Free Anti-Virus software Other Than Avast?

2012-07-11 Thread J. Weaver Jr.
Do another update on Avast - the repeat insistence on finishing the update was a known bug, fixed in the current version. -JW ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey

Re: Good Free Anti-Virus software Other Than Avast?

2012-07-11 Thread Robert Kaiser
Mort schrieb: Can anyone suggest another free anti-virus software that works well and has no bloatware to slow down my PC? Nowadays, Microsoft Security Essentials seems to be a rather good non-bloated and not-in-your-way choice for Windows users. Robert Kaiser __

Good Free Anti-Virus software Other Than Avast?

2012-07-11 Thread Mort
Hi, I have been using the free version of Avast anti-virus software with good results. (Latest SeaMonkey, Windows XP + SP 3.)However, recently the following have been occurring on a daily basis: 1) I get a request to finish updating Avast, even though I did just the day before. 2) If I do upda