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one being a dangle 'TRANSMITTER'? The part that plugs into the USB port.?

"Tom Willett" wrote in message

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> "Unknown" wrote in message

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> : That can only be MSE.

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> You've got to be kidding.

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I used AVAST Free Edition for awhile then decided to upgrade to the

paid version and purchased a one year subscription.

Oddly, AVAST went nearly a year before reporting it had found a virus

or other malware only within the last weeks of the subscription

expiration date.

When I clicked on the buy another year of protection it did not take

me to a place where subscribing was possible.

The malware/virus AVAst bells and sirens announced finding was the

paid version of SuperAntiSpyware!

That and the last minute finding of "malware" was enough to cost

AVAST a customer.



I removed AVAST, tested the free version of Avira a few weeks and then

bought the paid version.

I find the Avira interface easier for me to understand and use than

AVAST's.



There are plenty of good anti-virus programs, free or not, so pick one

you like and one that gets good reviews by different sources.
 
Anti Virus

He/she asked for the BEST not what you use.

"James Parker" wrote in message

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>>What is the best free antivirus?

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> I use avast

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Anti Virus

On 04 Mar 2010, "Unknown" wrote in

microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:



> He/she asked for the BEST not what you use.



Thank you so much for your content-filled contribution.
 
Anti Virus

In news:Xns9D31C41672A3Dnilch1@130.133.4.11,

Nil typed:

> On 04 Mar 2010, "Unknown" wrote in

> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

>

>> He/she asked for the BEST not what you use.

>

> Thank you so much for your content-filled contribution.



There is no such thing as "the best" since everyone's situation and

environment is different, as are people's impressions and opinions. What a

person uses is usually going to be what they consider the "best", or they

wouldn't be using it. It's a silly question, actually, since there are so

many variables and different areas to call the "best". Best what?



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Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered

through personal experience does not become a

part of the moral tissue.
 
Anti Virus

From: "Twayne"



| In news:Xns9D31C41672A3Dnilch1@130.133.4.11,

| Nil typed:

>> On 04 Mar 2010, "Unknown" wrote in

>> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:



>>> He/she asked for the BEST not what you use.



>> Thank you so much for your content-filled contribution.



| There is no such thing as "the best" since everyone's situation and

| environment is different, as are people's impressions and opinions. What a

| person uses is usually going to be what they consider the "best", or they

| wouldn't be using it. It's a silly question, actually, since there are so

| many variables and different areas to call the "best". Best what?



The best at...



* catching

* preventing

* mitigating

* thwarting

* removing



Malware (malicious code) while...



* using the least resources

* minimizing the performance degradation of the system

* minimizing the learning curve

* minimizing the usage settings confusion level

* maximizing its overall efficacy





--

Dave

http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
 
Anti Virus

On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 22:48:41 -0500, "David H. Lipman"

wrote:



> From: "Twayne"

>

> | In news:Xns9D31C41672A3Dnilch1@130.133.4.11,

> | Nil typed:

> >> On 04 Mar 2010, "Unknown" wrote in

> >> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

>

> >>> He/she asked for the BEST not what you use.

>

> >> Thank you so much for your content-filled contribution.

>

> | There is no such thing as "the best" since everyone's situation and

> | environment is different, as are people's impressions and opinions. What a

> | person uses is usually going to be what they consider the "best", or they

> | wouldn't be using it. It's a silly question, actually, since there are so

> | many variables and different areas to call the "best". Best what?

>

> The best at...

>

> * catching

> * preventing

> * mitigating

> * thwarting

> * removing

>

> Malware (malicious code) while...

>

> * using the least resources

> * minimizing the performance degradation of the system

> * minimizing the learning curve

> * minimizing the usage settings confusion level

> * maximizing its overall efficacy





I completely agree, Dave. The paragraph you quoted is generally

correct when talking about most application software. But it's

completely incorrect when talking about anti-virus (or other

anti-malware) software.



When it comes to protecting yourself, the issue is which product does

the best job of protection, not which you like best.



--

Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003

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Anti Virus

In news:bg82p5hdmmad6nlld86oq175goipitrdnb@4ax.com,

Ken Blake, MVP typed:

> On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 22:48:41 -0500, "David H. Lipman"

> wrote:

>

>> From: "Twayne"

>>

>>> In news:Xns9D31C41672A3Dnilch1@130.133.4.11,

>>> Nil typed:

>>>> On 04 Mar 2010, "Unknown" wrote in

>>>> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

>>

>>>>> He/she asked for the BEST not what you use.

>>

>>>> Thank you so much for your content-filled contribution.

>>

>>> There is no such thing as "the best" since everyone's

>>> situation and environment is different, as are people's

>>> impressions and opinions. What a person uses is usually

>>> going to be what they consider the "best", or they

>>> wouldn't be using it. It's a silly question, actually,

>>> since there are so many variables and different areas to

>>> call the "best". Best what?

>>

>> The best at...

>>

>> * catching

>> * preventing

>> * mitigating

>> * thwarting

>> * removing

>>

>> Malware (malicious code) while...

>>

>> * using the least resources

>> * minimizing the performance degradation of the system

>> * minimizing the learning curve

>> * minimizing the usage settings confusion level

>> * maximizing its overall efficacy

>

>

> I completely agree, Dave. The paragraph you quoted is

> generally correct when talking about most application

> software. But it's completely incorrect when talking about

> anti-virus (or other anti-malware) software.

>

> When it comes to protecting yourself, the issue is which

> product does the best job of protection, not which you like

> best.



Often, it turns out that one is as good as another from a scan/detect

viewpoint, but there might be vast differences in user friendliness or

results usages or how the repair is handled. There are more things to

consider with malware detectors than just the detection rate. Detection may

not be a lot of good if it also can't remove it or otherwise invalidate the

malware's intent or undo a removal which turns out to be a false hit, or a

host of other things.

Asking for people's favorites or what they like the best is a lot more

likely to bring forth good responses, but it still won't guarantee the best

for that particular querant. What it may do though is eliminate a lot of

junk by it not appearing in the responses.



HTH,



Twayne`

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Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered

through personal experience does not become a

part of the moral tissue.
 
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