To buy or not to buy? That is the question. When it comes to anti-virus software for your computer, most experts agree you need it if you have the Windows operating system and often go online, where dangers lurk. But name-brand software could set you back $40 to $70 or more a year. Alternatively, some excellent products are available for free.
... Anti-virus Free Edition, Avast! Free Antivirus and Microsoft's own Security Essentials. Be aware...
After reading one of your columns that reviewed the book "Free Software for Dummies," I am considering buying a low-price portable computer (Dell, probably) and loading it with free software such as the Open Office application suite. But what about security software, such as anti-virus protection? What would you suggest I use for this kind of software?
.../1 to find the free version of the AVG AntiVirus software from Grisoft SRO. This program is availab...
... interface for versions of Symantec AntiVirus and Symantec Client Security, which could be remot...
I have the screen saver on the Windows My Pictures Slideshow. The problem is, along with the picture slide show, I get a lot of clutter. Items such as McAfee's Security Center keep opening notification windows. I have done everything I know to do to delete this clutter. - Paul Broyles A: Your computer keeps burping during those slide shows because various anti-virus and anti-spyware programs you are running detect potential problems with one or maybe more of the photos that you have set the Windows screen saver to display.
It sounds like a Halloween costume, but it is even scarier and doesn't come around on just one day of the year. Scareware" scams try to frighten you into buying fake anti- virus software with a seemingly genuine security alert. If you buy the program, the best thing that will happen to you is it won't work. What's more likely is that it will compromise your computer by installing malicious software.
...-to- remember names like Virus Shield, Antivirus or Virus Remover. To help protect yourself, never ...
A reader in Chantilly received a bit of a shock about three weeks ago, and then got what nearly became a very expensive online education. One of the latest scams, or rip-offs if you prefer, to hit computer users via the Internet is an "anti-virus" scam, where slick operators promise to fix your computer online, and maintain it for two years, all for the "low" price of just under $270. The reader, who asked that his name not be used, was charged just one cent under that figure, $269.99 to be precise. Given that good anti-virus software for Windows-based PCs can be had for as little as $8.99 at Amazon.com and generally for not more than $40, the price this reader was charged ranged between roughly seven and 30 times what they should have paid.
Shop around for anti-virus software There is no single best choice for anti-virus/anti-malware software. Even the most highly ranked applications can turn some computers into bricks. No one knows why.
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