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GuestIsn’t this a real hassle? Would like to throttle those hacker types
who get joy out of making our lives miserable and corporations
recovery costly.
Anyway, rant aside, I also use avg free edition and have been very
pleased with it. but you can’t just stop there nowadays. i’d suggest
that you read krc internet security at
https://www.greyknight17.com/internet_security.php for some “rules of
the road” regarding keeping your computer secure. Kevin also has links
to the best download sites for the free antivirus, firewall,
antispyware, etc., programs.
Following his recommendations, weekly I also run free editions of
AdAware se personal edition (can download from cnet’s
https://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?p
art=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5)
and Spybot (https://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html) to check
for spyware problems.
Another way to obtain free software is to watch out for the special
rebate offers that occur often at the office supply stores for the
namebrand/popular antivirus and antispyware software programs. In
March Staples offered a deal with McAfee Internet Security whereby you
could get the new product free after rebate or even make money. I made
$15 on the deal after all was said and done, have received all rebates
with no problem, and have a new version of the program that will be
good for 1 year when I load it. (Don’t have WinXP on my home computer
so will be installing on my parent’s when I visit this week.) Always
check out the free offers at Staples, Office Depot, Office Max. They
are frequent and save a lot of money.
Stay secure!
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