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Underwhelmed by Antivir
11.Feb.06 | Leave a Comment
A few days ago, I posted an article that included a link to PCWorld.com’s recent Antivirus review. Antivir was the top ranked free option, so I thought I’d give them a shot and see how it works. My home machine is still evaulating Microsoft’s OneCare beta (so far, all is well) so I [...]
More on OneCare
10.Feb.06 | Leave a Comment
Last night I wrote a bit about the beta OneCare service from our friends at microsoft. Not much has changed since then as I’ve really only been using it for a day, but I did get some answers to my questions, so figured I’d share.
One of my issues was that I didn’t see a [...]
In which we bravely try a new AV service…
09.Feb.06 | 1 Comment
As noted the other day, the folks at Microsoft reminded me that I’m a beta tester for Windows OneCare Live (pretty sure you can be a beta tester too). Well heck, I had forgotten all about that for the past few months. Since I’m currently experimenting with the IE7 beta2 browser, I figured [...]
Quickie post on AV
08.Feb.06 | 2 Comments
PC World has a decent Antivirus comparison up. 3 free ones reviewed in there too. I recently switched a home machine from AVG to Avast, but now I’m wondering if I want to switch to AntiVir? Well, not on the basis of one review, but it is something to consider I suppose.
Also, [...]
Avast there, you lubbers!
14.Jan.06 | 1 Comment
[Ok, worst title ever]
When I first reloaded my home machine a few months back, I installed McAfee antivirus. That didn’t last too long before it distressed me too much and I went into the arms of my old pal, AVG Pro. Grisoft ’s AVG seems to have been doing the job, but today [...]
