Internet Bugs

[matti]

This is a whinge post and I rather want to be procreative but it is impossible when my Norton frigging 360 doesn't not do its job.

It has been 4 days of trying to work out why my modem wasn't working when it was a bug in the system all this time.
I spent 3 hours searching for a fault believing it could have bee a wiring problem. After changing all the wire I reinstalled the Modem and still no action. Though the computer told me there was no problem with my connections I could not access the net or my emails.
Another three hours scanning the computer and doing some deleting of unnecessary program files still no action.
I check my firw wall set up the IP addresses etc etc Nothing....

I restored the computer to an earlier date and voila!

Arrrrgh. :blink:

I wish I though of that intially.
Time to delete another 20 MB I guess and and let the update run it cause and start again


matti

 

[mwd]

Norton is total garbage it takes over your computer is a major task to get rid of and it is the software that hackers attack the most.

You will need to search the internet to find a much more effective antivirus without paying for it.

There are lots of better alternatives. 'Google'

 

[bonj]

Norton is total garbage it takes over your computer is a major task to get rid of and it is the software that hackers attack the most.

Kind of like Windoze h34r:

 

[matti]

Its the pits, you are right about that.
I had to get them online to patch me twice thus far. for free of course. This time I couldn't even get online as it attacked the modem functions.
My so called protection is still valid for another 183 days.
Is Avg free virus protection any good?
I used to have adaware.se but not sure what happened to it.
It seem to work good but clashed with window firewall so I had to turn that off.
I am not a computer buff and some of the more technical talk goes straight over my head.
Thanks for the confidence in Norton LOL.
Apparently they pay big $$ to keep their name in circulation.

 

[buttersd70]

AVG used to be good, untill they upgraded their version last time around. Now total crap. I got a virus shortly after, and it was the first time I ever had to admit defeat with a computer problem, and ended up doing a reinstall.

Nod32 gets good reviews, or at least it used to.

 

[mwd]

I am currently using Avira free Antivirus. Was using AVG 7.5 no problems upgraded to AVG 8.xx and it deleted all kinds of stuff without asking.

Avast free is also reputed to be quite good but I have not used it.

Also I use Spybot and a-squared free for trojans and spyware and Trend Micro for free online scans.

Just google the names to download the free versions be careful not to click on the paid for downloads.

 

[kram]

Yeah AVG appears to be going downhill

Avast and Clamwin (should keep bonj *slightly* happy haha) are two alternatives which go alright.

 

[bonj]

Yeah AVG appears to be going downhill

Avast and Clamwin (should keep bonj *slightly* happy haha) are two alternatives which go alright.

:huh: Sorry old man, we don't understand your banter.

 

[kram]

Clamwin is based on ClamAV

 

[Cube]

I've used just about them all. I now use Comodo firewall and antivirus. Quick, easy, doesn't hog system resources and does a brilliant job.

A all in one application for firewall and AV.

http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/dow...d_firewall.html

 

[bonj]

Clamwin is based on ClamAV

Ahh now I've got you. B)

Cabbage crates coming over the briny!

 

[DiscoStu]

I've used just about them all. I now use Comodo firewall and antivirus. Quick, easy, doesn't hog system resources and does a brilliant job.

A all in one application for firewall and AV.

http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/dow...d_firewall.html

+1 for Comodo - completey free, very effective, doesn't screw up your system. Also highly configurable if you a techie minded.

 

[HoppingMad]

Save the headaches and buy a Mac IMHO.

Used to spend up to 4 hours every month running anti-virus, anti-spyware, bug-patches - you name it with my old PC.
After getting to the point where I was ready to chuck it through an open window (after 8 straight hours of loading patches, re-running diagnostic programs, updating my registry and other crap) I bit the bullet and went down to the Apple store the next day and said to the guy behind the counter "Please put me out of my misery and give me one of those".

Best thing I ever did, and no longer suffer from 'computer rage'. Don't get me wrong, Macs aren't without their issues but talk to any IT guy about putting an anti-virus program or firewall on your mac and most will laugh at you and say it's not really necessary.

Only downside is not being able to run some of the nice brewing software about, but there's plenty if you look.

Hopper.

 

[matti]

:icon_offtopic:
Because Mac is new its is less prone for attack.
It will last a couple of years and she'll be in the same boat.
Though I like the way Mac thinks.
Soon we will have artificial brain doing thinking for us.

Back on track.
Cheers folks but it all seem to be that whatever you chose you'll end having to patch it sooner or later.
With so many available programs it is difficult for me to tell whom to trust or which one works the best.
I think any virus protection need to be updated daily to keep up with the hackers and the "Blips" out there.

("Blips" is my way if addressing the programming errors that are created by them selves when conflicting programs work against each other.

Tick tick tick BOOM

 

[bonj]

:icon_offtopic:
Because Mac is new its is less prone for attack.
It will last a couple of years and she'll be in the same boat.

Actually, because of the way OSX is designed, (on a unix-like system), it is much less prone to attack because it doesn't leave the whole system available like Windows does. Also, most Mac and other unix based OS users generally use a separate login account, which would account for a major drop in vulnerability if Windows users would follow suit. The newer versions of Windows all have that capability also, it's just very seldom used by home users.

I must disagree with you HoppingMad. All PC users, no matter what the OS, should use a firewall. Anti-virus can be debated for the less mainstream OSes, but everyone should use a firewall of some sort. In fact, I use two on separate hardware.

 

[TidalPete]

Excellent

TP :beer:

 

[Stuster]

Avast with Zone Alarm works well for me. Not perfect, but what do you get for free. Might have to look into Comodo.

Matti, dump the Norton. It just uses so much memory.

 

[buttersd70]

Surprised that Muckey hasn't waded into this thread......working (prevously with him) for a major ISP, I remember his average phone conversation....

"So you can't browse? What antivirus package are you running, by the way?"

Eyes roll up, head goes down on to the desk in despair, and you can hear the muttering of "No, we dont support Nortons...you'll have to give them a call. Heres their number..."
....rattles of the Norton helpdesk number straight off the top of his head, no need to look that one up. :lol:

 

[matti]

Avast with Zone Alarm works well for me. Not perfect, but what do you get for free. Might have to look into Comodo.

Matti, dump the Norton. It just uses so much memory.

will do!
Once she is due for upgrade!
Ad-aware looks the goods but anything free there is always a catch.

Comodo might do it!
Any thing that's effective and don't chew up memory will do.

I am a bit tired of having to de-accelerate my hard drive.

Any tips on GEforce FX 5500?
I tend to get drawing error on my ADM athlon(th) Xp 2500+
1.83GHz 1,25GB of RAM.

(I keep telling my dear beloved SHMBO not to clog up the memory with keeping loads of email attachements and move her photos on to disk ASAP.)

My laptop is not online yet but that will happen soon and I can leave this beautiful piece of machine to the hands of the the internet wolfs. LOL

Sorry just had to let go of some angst as no one really have to read this drivel.

 

[buttersd70]

Any tips on GEforce FX 5500?
I tend to get drawing error on my ADM athlon(th) Xp 2500+
1.83GHz 1,25GB of RAM.

(I keep telling my dear beloved SHMBO not to clog up the memory with keeping loads of email attachements and move her photos on to disk ASAP.)

Isn't this one of the models that has shared ram?....If so, once certain top heavy resource whores are off the system, it may well clear up...