McAfee sux. My DH is a private investigator, so he's always on questionable websites & opening any attachment that he gets. I drank the kool-aid & bought Norton 360. I really do like it. His computer has been turned into a boat anchor twice with viruses, so I think the Norton is worth it.Originally Posted by FlyingScot
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05-15-2011, 06:52 AM #1
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05-15-2011, 07:46 AM #2
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If your husband HAS to open dubious websites and attachments, it might be worth running his computer on Linux machine and set its security so that it doesn't allow it to download without his permission. Originally Posted by Dogmama
I haven't had any problem with my Linux box. I've also have the security set pretty tight. And any virus that does make it through can't make heads or tails with the Linux operating system.
Besides, Linux is "free" if you don't buy an enterprise edition or some "canned" version such as Fedora, SuSE and so forth. It's pretty non-geek friendly these days.
Can't say about Norton, McAfee or any of those since I don't use any of them.
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05-15-2011, 07:48 AM #3
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Microsoft Security Essentials here. My dh works in IT security, so if it's good enough for him it's good enough for me.
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05-15-2011, 09:29 AM #4
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Malware Bytes is amazing. I think the only main difference between the free and full version is that the free version your have to tell it to run scans (which is important), whereas the full version you can schedule the scans.
Norton and McAfee are horrible. Be careful while uninstalling Norton, sometimes even when you think you uninstalled it it is still there. (which makes putting another AV/AS on your computer I think there are actually free software downloads out there specifically to remove Notron.
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