Guest Ed Meza Posted July 22, 2007 Posted July 22, 2007 Hello everyone: After 2 years on being on dial up, I Just switched to high speed MSN with DSL. The package came with McAfee AV & Firewall. After installing *McAfee AV* I noticed a complete slowdown in my computer. Had to remove it. (Did not install the firewall). My questions are: 1) Am I right in just trusting Avast4 as an AV? I haven't had any problems while on dial up & none in the few days with DSL. 2) Are there any other AV programs someone may recommend that are not "hogs" in using computer resources? (I know Norton is "out"!!). 3) I'm also using CCleaner, Spywareblaster, Spybot Search & Destroy, & Ad-Aware SE Personal. Shouldn't all of these be enough? Running Windows ME , IE 6 SP1 on Broadband MSN DSL. Thanks, Ed
Guest ctowers Posted July 22, 2007 Posted July 22, 2007 Re: Questions on anti-virus programs Choose one anti-virus and one firewall - http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/2007/PL2007SECURITY.php the rest is personal choice and what you are using sounds top notch. -- _ct_ Ed Meza wrote: > Hello everyone: > > After 2 years on being on dial up, I Just switched to high speed MSN > with DSL. > The package came with McAfee AV & Firewall. After installing *McAfee > AV* I noticed a complete slowdown in my computer. Had to remove it. > (Did not install the firewall). > > My questions are: > 1) Am I right in just trusting Avast4 as an AV? I haven't had any > problems while on dial up & none in the few days with DSL. > 2) Are there any other AV programs someone may recommend that are not > "hogs" in using computer resources? (I know Norton is "out"!!). > 3) I'm also using CCleaner, Spywareblaster, Spybot Search & Destroy, & > Ad-Aware SE Personal. Shouldn't all of these be enough? > Running Windows ME , IE 6 SP1 on Broadband MSN DSL. > > Thanks, > Ed
Guest Dapper Dan Posted July 22, 2007 Posted July 22, 2007 Re: Questions on anti-virus programs I've been on cable for several years Ed and am using Avast without any problem. I agree that with all the other stuff you have installed, you ought to be well enough protected. Dan "Ed Meza" <edmeza@peoplepc.com> wrote in message news:UNPoi.9671$rR.5831@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net... > Hello everyone: > > After 2 years on being on dial up, I Just switched to high speed MSN with > DSL. > The package came with McAfee AV & Firewall. After installing *McAfee AV* > I > noticed a complete slowdown in my computer. Had to remove it. (Did not > install the firewall). > > My questions are: > 1) Am I right in just trusting Avast4 as an AV? I haven't had any > problems > while on dial up & none in the few days with DSL. > 2) Are there any other AV programs someone may recommend that are not > "hogs" > in using computer resources? (I know Norton is "out"!!). > 3) I'm also using CCleaner, Spywareblaster, Spybot Search & Destroy, & > Ad-Aware SE Personal. Shouldn't all of these be enough? > Running Windows ME , IE 6 SP1 on Broadband MSN DSL. > > Thanks, > Ed > > > >
Guest bagger Posted July 23, 2007 Posted July 23, 2007 RE: Questions on anti-virus programs Question here also, Running Windows ME , IE 6 SP1, with subscription of CA etrust AV, been getting notification of update. Apparently, v8, mine is v7.1.8.0. Anybody have this update installed? Should I update? tia "Ed Meza" wrote: > Hello everyone: > > After 2 years on being on dial up, I Just switched to high speed MSN with > DSL. > The package came with McAfee AV & Firewall. After installing *McAfee AV* I > noticed a complete slowdown in my computer. Had to remove it. (Did not > install the firewall). > > My questions are: > 1) Am I right in just trusting Avast4 as an AV? I haven't had any problems > while on dial up & none in the few days with DSL. > 2) Are there any other AV programs someone may recommend that are not "hogs" > in using computer resources? (I know Norton is "out"!!). > 3) I'm also using CCleaner, Spywareblaster, Spybot Search & Destroy, & > Ad-Aware SE Personal. Shouldn't all of these be enough? > on Broadband MSN DSL. > > Thanks, > Ed > > > > >
Guest Heather Posted July 23, 2007 Posted July 23, 2007 Re: Questions on anti-virus programs I just checked mine (and I am using XP btw).....but I have version 8.4.... on here. If yours is working OK, then I would be tempted not to upgrade. But do make a Restore Point before you upgrade and then if you don't like it, you can uninstall it and go back to your version 7. That is assuming that you download your programs UNOPENED as I do and I activate them from my Downloads Folder. Years with WinME taught me that, grin. More than once, I have uninstalled the latest and greatest of a program and gone back to a version that plays nice with WinME. FWIW.....there is a website called Old Version and they have earlier versions of a ton of proggies that might be right up your alley. I will get the link.... http://www.oldversion.com/ Cheers....Heather "bagger" <bagger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:45AD97C2-7F79-4083-BEB2-CD1658876EB0@microsoft.com... > Question here also, > Running Windows ME , IE 6 SP1, with subscription of CA etrust AV, been > getting notification of update. Apparently, v8, mine is v7.1.8.0. > Anybody have this update installed? Should I update? > tia > > > > "Ed Meza" wrote: > >> Hello everyone: >> >> After 2 years on being on dial up, I Just switched to high speed MSN >> with >> DSL. >> The package came with McAfee AV & Firewall. After installing *McAfee >> AV* I >> noticed a complete slowdown in my computer. Had to remove it. (Did >> not >> install the firewall). >> >> My questions are: >> 1) Am I right in just trusting Avast4 as an AV? I haven't had any >> problems >> while on dial up & none in the few days with DSL. >> 2) Are there any other AV programs someone may recommend that are not >> "hogs" >> in using computer resources? (I know Norton is "out"!!). >> 3) I'm also using CCleaner, Spywareblaster, Spybot Search & Destroy, >> & >> Ad-Aware SE Personal. Shouldn't all of these be enough? >> > on Broadband MSN DSL. >> >> Thanks, >> Ed >> >> >> >> >>
Guest Ed Meza Posted July 23, 2007 Posted July 23, 2007 Re: Questions on anti-virus programs Thanks CT and Dan for your responses. Have a great day! Ed "Dapper Dan" <dapperdan@home.com> wrote in message news:eBy6RJLzHHA.4276@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > I've been on cable for several years Ed and am using Avast without any > problem. I agree that with all the other stuff you have installed, you ought > to be well enough protected. > > Dan > > "Ed Meza" <edmeza@peoplepc.com> wrote in message > news:UNPoi.9671$rR.5831@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net... > > Hello everyone: > > > > After 2 years on being on dial up, I Just switched to high speed MSN with > > DSL. > > The package came with McAfee AV & Firewall. After installing *McAfee AV* > > I > > noticed a complete slowdown in my computer. Had to remove it. (Did not > > install the firewall). > > > > My questions are: > > 1) Am I right in just trusting Avast4 as an AV? I haven't had any > > problems > > while on dial up & none in the few days with DSL. > > 2) Are there any other AV programs someone may recommend that are not > > "hogs" > > in using computer resources? (I know Norton is "out"!!). > > 3) I'm also using CCleaner, Spywareblaster, Spybot Search & Destroy, & > > Ad-Aware SE Personal. Shouldn't all of these be enough? > > Running Windows ME , IE 6 SP1 on Broadband MSN DSL. > > > > Thanks, > > Ed > > > > > > > > > >
Guest bagger Posted July 23, 2007 Posted July 23, 2007 Re: Questions on anti-virus programs Thanks Heather, I think I'll stay status quo, things are working fine & don't want to upset my old computer. Next year maybe purchase new hardware. Thanks for the link also. bagger "Heather" wrote: > I just checked mine (and I am using XP btw).....but I have version > 8.4.... on here. If yours is working OK, then I would be tempted not to > upgrade. But do make a Restore Point before you upgrade and then if you > don't like it, you can uninstall it and go back to your version 7. > > That is assuming that you download your programs UNOPENED as I do and I > activate them from my Downloads Folder. Years with WinME taught me > that, grin. More than once, I have uninstalled the latest and greatest > of a program and gone back to a version that plays nice with WinME. > > FWIW.....there is a website called Old Version and they have earlier > versions of a ton of proggies that might be right up your alley. I will > get the link.... http://www.oldversion.com/ > > Cheers....Heather > > "bagger" <bagger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:45AD97C2-7F79-4083-BEB2-CD1658876EB0@microsoft.com... > > Question here also, > > Running Windows ME , IE 6 SP1, with subscription of CA etrust AV, been > > getting notification of update. Apparently, v8, mine is v7.1.8.0. > > Anybody have this update installed? Should I update? > > tia > > > > > > > > "Ed Meza" wrote: > > > >> Hello everyone: > >> > >> After 2 years on being on dial up, I Just switched to high speed MSN > >> with > >> DSL. > >> The package came with McAfee AV & Firewall. After installing *McAfee > >> AV* I > >> noticed a complete slowdown in my computer. Had to remove it. (Did > >> not > >> install the firewall). > >> > >> My questions are: > >> 1) Am I right in just trusting Avast4 as an AV? I haven't had any > >> problems > >> while on dial up & none in the few days with DSL. > >> 2) Are there any other AV programs someone may recommend that are not > >> "hogs" > >> in using computer resources? (I know Norton is "out"!!). > >> 3) I'm also using CCleaner, Spywareblaster, Spybot Search & Destroy, > >> & > >> Ad-Aware SE Personal. Shouldn't all of these be enough? > >> > > on Broadband MSN DSL. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Ed > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > >
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