cbiggers
join:2000-08-10
San Luis Obispo, CA | reply to ztmike
Re: AVG said by ztmike:I'm using AVG free edition Is there something better out there thats free? AVG is all around very good for a free product. However, the best way to protect yourself from a virus is still the same as it was 10 years ago. Avoid the situation in the first place. Don't open unfamiliar emails, use SBL's in your email, and use DNS blocking/filtering like the Netcraft toolbar or OpenDNS. Don't go looking for cracks on shady websites. Then for the random time you DO encounter a virus, chances are it's something mundane your anti virus or spyware program will pick up. It's really that simple. |
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 tc1uscg
join:2005-03-09
Saint Clair Shores, MI
2 edits | said by cbiggers:said by ztmike:I'm using AVG free edition Is there something better out there thats free? AVG is all around very good for a free product. However, the best way to protect yourself from a virus is still the same as it was 10 years ago. Avoid the situation in the first place. Don't open unfamiliar emails, use SBL's in your email, and use DNS blocking/filtering like the Netcraft toolbar or OpenDNS. Don't go looking for cracks on shady websites. Then for the random time you DO encounter a virus, chances are it's something mundane your anti virus or spyware program will pick up. It's really that simple. I agree. I hardly use/turn on my PC anymore..  That's a sure way to stay safe.  Now, to be realistic, the majority of users don't have a clue to what your talking about. They come home with a new PC. Almost unable to hook it up and not willing to pay some moron in a white shirt and tie to do it for 100 bucks, they start surfing away. When I get called about a PC running slow from family or a friend, first thing I due is run CLEANUP!. I want to see just what I'm walking into. It amazes me how a PC that's 3 months old can have over a gig of junk from a normal user. So, there will be people willing to shell out 30 or 60 bucks for a suite and feel they are safe and most do a good job keeping them safe if set up correctly. Nothing wrong with that. But, if Symantec, Zonelabs (owned by someone else who will no doubt screw it up) and Mcrappies are failing the grade. Maybe it's time to shut the box of chips down and take the family out to a movie instead of surfing porn.  |
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| This is a big reason why laptops are outselling desktops these days. No cables other than the power cord to connect up. Many of these same people buy a router and become an instant member of what is known as the "Linksys community network".. or the Default community network..  |
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