Thanks. AVG has a good reputation.
Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daryl" <pulis@mindspring.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] protection help
> Kitty,
>
> You might consider AVG, too. I installed the free version on my
Dad's
> computer. I pay for the pro version that updates every day, several
times
> a day.
>
> Mindspring filters through Norton. AVG, which is from someone
in > the
> Czech republic, catches things before Norton does- I suppose that's
> because they're half a day earlier than the folks at Norton.
>
> http://www.grisoft.com/doc/download-free-anti-virus/us/crp/0
>
>
> d
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 5:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] protection help
>
>
>>I called MacAfee today and they refunded the $. They had no
>>explanation
>>as to why they only renewed spam & privacy and left me without virus
>>protection.
>>
>> Kitty
>> neIN, Zone 5
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Bonnie Holmes" <holmesbm@usit.net>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 11:00 AM
>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] protection help
>>
>>
>>>I use Norton.
>>>
>>>
>>>> [Original Message]
>>>> From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>> Date: 1/1/2008 12:50:07 PM
>>>> Subject: [CHAT] protection help
>>>>
>>>> What does everyone use for Virus protection?
>>>> I got 15 months of MacAfee Super-dooper Firewall Plus with my new
>>> computer 2
>>>> yrs ago and then via email they offered to up it to 2yrs for a
very
>>>> reasonable charge; so I did.
>>>>
>>>> I just saw a $32 charge to my credit card from MacAfee. I did
not
>>> authorize
>>>> it. I checked my saved emails and saw no info about automatic
renewal.
>>> I
>>>> checked recent emails and found no requests or notifications from
M. I
>>>> checked my program and couldn't find an expiration date for my
service.
>>> I
>>>> looked everywhere, including exactly where the Help program
said it
>>>> would
>>>> be. Not there.
>>>>
>>>> I went online with M and asked. He checked and said my exp for
Privacy
>>>> &
>>>> Spam is 1/23/2009, but virus scan & firewall plus are
1/23/2008. >>>> So
>>>> I'm
>>>> guessing the unauthorized charge is for Privacy & Spam which I
>>>> don't
>>>> care
>>>> about and I can't seem to find a way to renew. He told me to
>>>> uninstall,
>>>> then reinstall. I don't have software. He said he'd give me
link,
but
>>>> would not comment (I asked 3 times) about charges. I gave up.
>>>>
>>>> I called the credit card and started dispute proceedings on
the $32
>>> charge.
>>>> I guess this means I will have no protection after 1/23/08. I
>>>> don't
>>>> want
>>> to
>>>> pay big$ for extreme protection including things like spam
>>>> protection
>>> which
>>>> I keep turned off. However, it does mean uninstalling M.
>>> Unfortunately, I
>>>> cannot find the Uninstall app. It's not in any menus or in the M
>>>> program
>>>> The Help program does not recognize the word "Uninstall" and I've
>>> searched
>>>> every folder in Windows Explorer under macAfee. When I opened
>>>> Add/Remove
>>>> programs in Control Panel though, it lists MacAfee Uninstaller
- >>>> but
in
>>> CP,
>>>> all that means is that I can uninstall the Uninstaller - not
what I
>>>> want
>>> to
>>>> do.
>>>>
>>>> I've got to decide something in the next 3 wks. If anyone can
>>>> offer
>>> words
>>>> of advice on safely getting rid of M (including getting it out
of >>>> OE)
>>>> and/or what other programs I should employ, I would love to hear
it. I
>>> know
>>>> I need something, but not an extensive program. Probably just
virus
>>>> protection, anti-spyware (is that what they mean by privacy?),
and >>>> I
>>> guess
>>>> something for firewall. M was a very invasive program,
constantly
>>> annoying
>>>> me instead of just doing its job. I used to have Norton, but it
would
>>> only
>>>> work with a lot of cajoling. Is there a happy medium, easy to
use
>>> product
>>>> out there, that doesn't cost big$?
>>>>
>>>> thanks for any help.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kitty
>>>> neIN, Zone 5
>>>>
>>>>
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