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Originally Posted by bj
I ended up reformatting to get Norton totally off my system. Yeah, I know. Drastic. But necessary. They should have named it Kudzu instead of Norton.
I went with Kaspersky. Very good, total integration with my email program (that's IMPORTANT!) and caught a bunch of stuff Norton missed.
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I think this is already answered in the security sub forum.
In my view, the greatest virus is antivirus programs. My son agree.
I only tried AV some years ago. I did not fintune the options, but I am sure it slowed my efficiency with at least 2 %.
No I do not use an AV at all. If I do not surf known sites, I usually surf as a user and not as administrator. I use restore points, and sometimes scan my computer for malware with online trojan, spyware, adware, antivirus scanners etc.
General reccomendation:
- Don't click on everything you see.
- Learn to judge sites.
- Surf as user.
- Use restore points.
- Take regular backups.
- If the worst thing happens, and you have to install everything, use the backups, format the harddisk and reinstall.
- Do not have company critical information on a computer with connection to the internet.
This was not a reccomendention to delete your AV program. May be it is better to use abtrusion protection
Abtrusion Security since it protect against future unknown virus. AV can be false security. In the digital age a virus can spread accross the globe in seconds, long before the AV providers have updated their systems.
Conclusion: Go to the security sub forum and find expert information.