| One reason to get a firewall/antivirus [message #118646] |
Wed, 06 October 2004 12:43  |
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Dave Mason
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Location: Shropshire, England
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this is why:
I formatted my computer YESTERDAY, now why is this happening to me? My router has a built in firewall and i havnt really used the internet. Ive jsut downlaoded the trial of norton antivirus so i could scan my comp.
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| One reason to get a firewall/antivirus [message #118650] |
Wed, 06 October 2004 12:53  |
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liberator
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Registered: May 2003
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Are you sure they were all viruses? AV software nails some stuff based on it's behavior, even though it might not be a virus.
There was a time when people were impressed that I have the firepower to decimate a planet in under 10 minutes.
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| One reason to get a firewall/antivirus [message #118668] |
Wed, 06 October 2004 15:12 |
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Krazyfoxx
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Registered: February 2003
Location: WV
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Is that the 2004 version? I read a lot of bad reviews on it after I had ordered the (2004) upgrade from 2002, so I got a refund and just renewed my subscription.
Semper Fi
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| One reason to get a firewall/antivirus [message #118751] |
Thu, 07 October 2004 05:11 |
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Scythar
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Registered: February 2003
Location: Finland
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PC formatting rule #1:
ALWAYS UNPLUG YOUR NETWORK/INTERNET CABLES UNTIL YOU HAVE ANTIVIRUS AND FIREWALL INSTALLED!
You should also try to get SP1 on a CD and install it before plugging in the cables. Most virii infect your PC during the small period of time between booting up the totally defenseless Windows and installing the protection.
There's a hole in the sky through which things can fly.
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| One reason to get a firewall/antivirus [message #118804] |
Thu, 07 October 2004 13:29 |
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Dante
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Registered: February 2003
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Norton used to be my savior, i loved it, bowed down to it, and trusted it, until i got Nod32, and realised that norton had been letting about 8 virus's run on my computer (daily scans).
Nod32 blocks everything, its fucking great
RenEvo
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| One reason to get a firewall/antivirus [message #118827] |
Thu, 07 October 2004 14:10 |
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rm5248
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Registered: November 2003
Location: USA
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Norton used to be my savior, i loved it, bowed down to it, and trusted it, until i got Nod32, and realised that norton had been letting about 8 virus's run on my computer (daily scans).
Nod32 blocks everything, its fucking great
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Ironically, PC Magazine gave NOD32 a bad rating a few months ago. Norton was a good one in their tests.
w00t?
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| One reason to get a firewall/antivirus [message #118866] |
Thu, 07 October 2004 16:45 |
genetix
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Registered: July 2003
Location: Saskatchewan Canada
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| rm5248 |
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Norton used to be my savior, i loved it, bowed down to it, and trusted it, until i got Nod32, and realised that norton had been letting about 8 virus's run on my computer (daily scans).
Nod32 blocks everything, its fucking great
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Ironically, PC Magazine gave NOD32 a bad rating a few months ago. Norton was a good one in their tests.
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I dont read pc magazine but I wouldn't be amazed if they gave AOL top ISP of the year award or something stupid like that.
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| One reason to get a firewall/antivirus [message #118873] |
Thu, 07 October 2004 18:01 |
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Dante
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Registered: February 2003
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Norton used to be my savior, i loved it, bowed down to it, and trusted it, until i got Nod32, and realised that norton had been letting about 8 virus's run on my computer (daily scans).
Nod32 blocks everything, its fucking great
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Norton works great for me. 
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yeah, i thought that too
RenEvo
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| One reason to get a firewall/antivirus [message #118945] |
Fri, 08 October 2004 08:12 |
djlaptop
Messages: 160
Registered: February 2003
Location: Hollywood, CA, USA
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-=antivirus.bat=-
@echo off
cls
echo Scanning for viruses on [C:\]
echo.
echo.
echo Press a key to commence scan.
pause > nul
cls
echo No viruses found in memory.
echo.
pause
Believe it or not, I have a friend who fell for this.
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| One reason to get a firewall/antivirus [message #118983] |
Fri, 08 October 2004 11:59 |
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Dante
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Registered: February 2003
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well, if you like norton hogging about what, 5 or 6 processes on your computer, just so it can autoupdate, check virus', sit in the system tray, and startup, and then... not catch every virus thats out there, NOT block those annoying "you must install this software" virus', as well as not detect virus' in system restore & dllcache directories, then by all means, use Norton.
i was a Norton System Works Corporate Edition user for the last 4 years, dropped it as soon as i found something that detected virus', and also only has ONE lite weight process.
RenEvo
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