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| Guest | virus protection Are there any suggestions on what is best to use or even available for VISTA to protect against a virus attack? Thanks in advance. |
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| Guest | Re: virus protection There are several available. I use and like Eset NOD32. "BoB Brazie" <?bbrazie@knowledge1.com> wrote in message news:uZh9ufIRHHA.496@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Are there any suggestions on what is best to use or even available for > VISTA to protect against a virus attack? > > Thanks in advance. > |
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| Guest | Re: virus protection AVG Free works with Vista fine, and it's free. There are others as well (NOD32, Norton, etc) Dustin Harper dharper@vistarip.com http://www.vistarip.com BoB Brazie wrote: > Are there any suggestions on what is best to use or even available for VISTA > to protect against a virus attack? > > Thanks in advance. > > |
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| Guest | Re: virus protection "BoB Brazie" <?bbrazie@knowledge1.com> wrote in message news:uZh9ufIRHHA.496@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Are there any suggestions on what is best to use or even available > for VISTA to protect against a virus attack? > > Thanks in advance. > Avast is good too, and also integrates well with Outlook 2007 for added real time protection. http://www.avast.com/ -- Mike Brannigan |
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| Guest | Re: virus protection How about Windows Live OneCare? http://get.live.com/ -- HTH, Kevin Spencer Microsoft MVP Software Composer http://unclechutney.blogspot.com The shortest distance between 2 points is a curve. "BoB Brazie" <?bbrazie@knowledge1.com> wrote in message news:uZh9ufIRHHA.496@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Are there any suggestions on what is best to use or even available for > VISTA to protect against a virus attack? > > Thanks in advance. > |
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| Guest | Re: virus protection BoB Brazie wrote: > Are there any suggestions on what is best to use or even available for > VISTA to protect against a virus attack? > > Thanks in advance. Say what? Virus checkers for Vista? I thought that was a thing of the past? -- Jerry McBride |
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| Guest | Re: virus protection I absolutely detest the Avast interface.. ![]() "Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@localhost> wrote in message news:%23ESo%234JRHHA.4252@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > "BoB Brazie" <?bbrazie@knowledge1.com> wrote in message > news:uZh9ufIRHHA.496@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Are there any suggestions on what is best to use or even available for >> VISTA to protect against a virus attack? >> >> Thanks in advance. >> > > Avast is good too, and also integrates well with Outlook 2007 for added > real time protection. > http://www.avast.com/ > > > -- > > Mike Brannigan > > > |
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| Guest | Re: virus protection I do also. I wonder if I "paid" for the retail program........................., instead of the free version? -- Regards, Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User (For email, remove the obvious from my address) Quote from George Ankner: If you knew as much as you think you know, You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew! "Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User" <mikehall@mvps.org> wrote in message news:%23FpfA7NRHHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >I absolutely detest the Avast interface.. ![]() > > > > "Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@localhost> wrote in message > news:%23ESo%234JRHHA.4252@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> "BoB Brazie" <?bbrazie@knowledge1.com> wrote in message >> news:uZh9ufIRHHA.496@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>> Are there any suggestions on what is best to use or even available for >>> VISTA to protect against a virus attack? >>> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> >> >> Avast is good too, and also integrates well with Outlook 2007 for added >> real time protection. >> http://www.avast.com/ >> >> >> -- >> >> Mike Brannigan >> >> >> > |
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| Guest | Re: virus protection Only if you want to be foolish. -- Regards, Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User (For email, remove the obvious from my address) Quote from George Ankner: If you knew as much as you think you know, You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew! "Jerry McBride" <mcbrides9@comcast.net> wrote in message news:kr8594xqh9.ln2@supertux.my.domain... > BoB Brazie wrote: > >> Are there any suggestions on what is best to use or even available for >> VISTA to protect against a virus attack? >> >> Thanks in advance. > > Say what? Virus checkers for Vista? I thought that was a thing of the > past? > > -- > > > Jerry McBride |
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| Guest | Re: virus protection There are a few that spread that myth. Where have you heard it? -- Jupiter Jones [MVP] http://www3.telus.net/dandemar http://www.dts-l.org "Jerry McBride" <mcbrides9@comcast.net> wrote in message news:kr8594xqh9.ln2@supertux.my.domain... > Say what? Virus checkers for Vista? I thought that was a thing of the > past? > > -- > > > Jerry McBride |
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