Virus eliminators

[Ted]

I am just trying out XP as a change from Linux and need info on the
various Virus offers...Any comments on the pros and cons of Symantec,
Norton, Solomons etc would be most welcome
Regards
Ted

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

I've been very happy with Symantec's Norton Internet Security,
which includes Norton AntiVirus, Norton Personal Firewall, parental
controls, privacy controls, and ad blocking. (Just the elimination of
most pop-up ads on the Internet make the price worth-while.) Never
had an infection or an intrusion, nor any other kind of problems
attributable to Symantec products.


Bruce Chambers

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"Ted" > wrote in message
...
> I am just trying out XP as a change from Linux and need info on the
> various Virus offers...Any comments on the pros and cons of
Symantec,
> Norton, Solomons etc would be most welcome
> Regards
> Ted
>

[Testy]

Since we know Linux users are loathe to pay for anything I would suggest AVG
available free from www.grisoft.com

Testy

"Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings --
>
> I've been very happy with Symantec's Norton Internet Security,
> which includes Norton AntiVirus, Norton Personal Firewall, parental
> controls, privacy controls, and ad blocking. (Just the elimination of
> most pop-up ads on the Internet make the price worth-while.) Never
> had an infection or an intrusion, nor any other kind of problems
> attributable to Symantec products.
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> --
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "Ted" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I am just trying out XP as a change from Linux and need info on the
> > various Virus offers...Any comments on the pros and cons of
> Symantec,
> > Norton, Solomons etc would be most welcome
> > Regards
> > Ted
> >
>
>


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[Dannie]

Bruce. It is my understanding that Norton A/V will pick up this latest
"virus" as long as you update your definitions. Is this your understanding
also?
Thanks Dan

"Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings --
>
> I've been very happy with Symantec's Norton Internet Security,
> which includes Norton AntiVirus, Norton Personal Firewall, parental
> controls, privacy controls, and ad blocking. (Just the elimination of
> most pop-up ads on the Internet make the price worth-while.) Never
> had an infection or an intrusion, nor any other kind of problems
> attributable to Symantec products.
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> --
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "Ted" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I am just trying out XP as a change from Linux and need info on the
> > various Virus offers...Any comments on the pros and cons of
> Symantec,
> > Norton, Solomons etc would be most welcome
> > Regards
> > Ted
> >
>
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Yes, but that's true of any good anti-virus application. Just
remember that virus definition files always lag a bit behind the
introduction of new viruses; it's not really possible to design
software to detect something that does not yet exist. Symantec does
do a very good job of providing updates quickly whenever a new threat
is identified. One saving grace is that many virus writers lack
imagination and often copy and modify existing viruses, so current
virus definition files still work.

Bruce Chambers

--
Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"Dannie" > wrote in message
. net...
> Bruce. It is my understanding that Norton A/V will pick up this
latest
> "virus" as long as you update your definitions. Is this your
understanding
> also?
> Thanks Dan
>