Everyone needs a good virus protection program

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I used AVG free for about 5 years until I had a problem with it recently. Now I
use Microsoft's free anti-virus and anti malware program. It is Microsoft
Security Essentials.

http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

Seems to work fine so far, updates itself and you can schedule when to scan,
plus it is always working in the background chacking incoming files, etc.
I also use Advanced System Care from iobit.com to keep the registry clean and
also checks for Malware.

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Rob Robinson wrote:
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> Great info Chuck, especially that Shields Up site. Thank you very much
>
> On 12 June 2010 09:50, Chuck Wheeler wrote:
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> > A good test of your firewall and computer settings can be run from Steve
> > Gibson's site Shields UP! <https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2> . You
> > can run several tests that will try and attack your computer and provide the
> > results and suggestions to fix the problems. This is where I find some
> > problems with AVG free. It's not that the software is bad but the default
> > configuration is weak.
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> >
> > - Chuck Wheeler-
> >
> > 1982 FC 31SB Fort Worth TX
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> > *From:* WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:
> > WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Chuck Wheeler
> > *Sent:* Saturday, June 12, 2010 11:17 AM
> > *To:* WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > *Subject:* RE: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Everyone needs a good virus
> > protection program
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> > A free program that I have found very useful is
Malwarebytes<http://www.malwarebytes.org/>. It doesn't replace your virus
scanner, but looks for "bad" things that you
> > have inadvertently loaded when visiting sites. I support 30+ personal
> > laptops at my wife's C21 office and have had very good luck with it. I
> > personally scan our personal computers as part of our weekly
> > maintenance-cleanup-backup routine. I have even been able to recover
> > laptops that would not boot after being infected with one of those online
> > scanner scams. It gets updates almost daily. It is a program that you must
> > manually update and manually run. If you have serious problems boot your
> > computer in safe mode and then run it.
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> >
> > Another very useful free program is
Ccleaner<http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner>. It will keep your computer running
better by cleaning up the clutter. It
> > works especially well if you run your defrag program after running ccleaner.
> >
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> >
> > What ever virus program you use update it daily and keep it actively
> > scanning. I have my preferences but I won't even start that argument.
> > There are other programs that perform the functions of the above programs
> > but these have NEVER caused other problems.
> >
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> > Because of my wife's business website we pay for a service that blocks
> > emails that are scams, phishing, or contain virus. For my email account it
> > blocks about 900 and passes about 70 a day. I periodically down load a
> > sample of the blocked emails to a test system and they are indeed "loaded".
> > There are a few members of this site that get blocked often so keep your AV
> > software current and your firewall settings appropriate for where you are
> > connected.
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> >
> > - Chuck Wheeler-
> >
> > 1982 FC 31SB Fort Worth TX
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > *From:* WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:
> > WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Jo-Ski
> > *Sent:* Saturday, June 12, 2010 5:10 AM
> > *To:* WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > *Subject:* Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Everyone needs a good virus
> > protection program
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> > Good comment about AVG-free edition, Mario. And, perhaps, I should have
> > reworded my comment to say that the AVG pay-for edition simply provides
> > "even more protection and some additional features." I have heard from
> > several other friends that AVG free-edition provides all they need. I guess
> > with all them 24/7 hackers out there (and my worry-wart tendency to feel
> > vulnerable to them), I tend to go for as many extras as I can, so in my
> > mind, I guess I'm buying a little extra peace-of-mind. But, in terms of not
> > interfering with your programs and OS, doesn't it seem that
> > AVG-whatever-edition seems sooo much better than the so-called "industry
> > standards" that the stores stock, Norton and McAffee?
> >
> >
> >
> > Jo-ski (also for Stew)
> >
> > "The Bird Abides"
> >
> > '83 FC 35' RB
> >
> > Blaine, WA
> >
> >
> >
> > In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Mario wrote:
> >
> > Hi All
> > I have used AVG free edition for about 5 years , works great never had a
> > problem . You do need to update at least once a week .
> > Mario in Carlsbad CA.
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> Rob, Sue and Joey Robinson
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