Hey folks. I want to reiterate one very important fact. I know nothing other than what I read and hear and learn. Do not take my information as fact because it is often not. Do your own little research if I intrigue you. I'm just trying to help. With that being said.....
Let's get it all out in the open. I DO NOT use an antivirus. I don't use anything to keep my computer from anything. I pay bills on here and don't fear anyone hacking into my wireless router. I am a fearless surfer.
But maybe I should. I too get the lagging PC. I get pop-ups from time to time. I once caught a literal bug. I was editing a huge project (Dave Conley's) and literal bugs came onto my desktop and ate away my wallpaper until there was nothing. That does happen. And I format. I format a lot! I back-up all my info all the time and formatting is a snap. It helps my PC run super quick. I love it. It can be a pain but it is helpful.
Perhaps I should use an antivirus. But they are so expensive! I had Norton on my desktop and Mcafee on my laptop. If I have to choose, I liked Norton better. Seemed to run in the background where as Mcafee just pops up all the time. This is just a personal preference. I also used to use Spy Sweeper which was a phenomenal product a few years back. I have not updated it since but I loved it when I had it. It clears away all the spyware and junk that is downloaded.
What is the best? I don't know. What is new and fresh? I have no clue. Why am I writing this? Well, the Akron Beacon Journal has been doing a story on antivirus' and they were working with a company called Vexira. They are local to Ohio. They work in most of the school systems so I assume its quality. They basically offered all ABJ readers a free one years subscription. I just wanted to pass it along. I haven't had an antivirus in years so I am going to give this one a whirl. It expires on June 28, 2010.
Let me know what you think.
Here is the link again. It's a free Antivirus software. Hope it helps!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
I use a free antivirus called "Spyware Seek & Destroy" google it, so far so good the first time I ran it (granted that was after months of no antivirus) it found over 200 objectionable objects and not only does it scan and fix but it also "immunizes" so far I have no complaints both our pc and laptop are running pretty well. If you want decent antivirus software and don't feel like paying I would highly recommend Spyware Seek & Destroy
ReplyDeleteI am not sure if we still have anything.....still have that window washer thing you bought when you were at best buy. I say just get a new computer when things get slow :)
ReplyDeleteYes, I think its Spybot you are refereing to. There are a lot of free prgrams that scan and remove but you need something proactive, like your immunizer. It is super important to have a proactive program running (if you're going to run anything at all) because you can delete virus' but that doesn't mean they won't leave their mark. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOr just buy a new pc every 6 months. Hmm. Ha!