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More info?)
ejaggers wrote:
> I have Norton 2002 anti-virus, and it's subscription renewal time
> again. It's $25 to renew or $30 to upgrade to 2005. Should I consider
> a different package altogether? Is there a way to protect yourself w/o
> having to pay $25 every year? should I upgrade, change, or stay at
> 2002?
2002?!
*shrug*
Get something else that takes less overhead.
Many are FREE to the home user and which you choose is a matter of
taste, really. Many people have emotional attachments or performance
issues with one or another AntiVirus software.
Try some out, read reviews and decide for yourself which you like more:
( Good Comparison Page for AV software: http://www.av-comparatives.org/ )
AntiVir (Free and up)
http://www.free-av.com/
avast! (Free and up)
http://www.avast.com/
AVG Anti-Virus System (Free and up)
http://free.grisoft.com/
eset NOD32 (~$39.00 and up)
http://www.eset.com/products/products.htm
eTrust EZ Antivirus (~$29.95 and up)
http://ca.com/store/home/us/hp2/
Kaspersky Anti-Virus (~$49.95 and up)
http://www.kaspersky.com/products.html
McAfee VirusScan (~$11 and up)
http://www.mcafee.com/
Panda Antivirus Titanium (~$39.95 and up)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/
(Free Online Scanner: http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/)
RAV AntiVirus Online Virus Scan (Free!)
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/
Symantec (Norton) AntiVirus (~$11 and up)
http://www.symantec.com/nav/nav_9xnt/
Trend Micro (~$49.95 and up)
http://www.trendmicro.com/en/home/us/personal.htm
(Free Online Scanner:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp)
Most of them have automatic update capabilities. You will have to
look into the features of the one you choose. Whatever one you finally
settle with - be SURE to keep it updated (I recommend at least daily) and
perform a full scan periodically (yes, most protect you actively, but a
full scan once a month at 4AM probably won't bother you.)
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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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