OTopic: Best Virus Protection (Windows 98)?

[oldmantime]

Just wondering what you guys use for home computer virus protection.
The only two I know of are McAfee and Norton. (I have found that Mcafee 7.0 Home version REALLY SLOWS MY COMPUTER to a crawl!)

Does anyone use Norton or any others ? Keep in mind this is Windows98SE and not Windows XP.

Thanks.

 

[TheGeneral+]

I use Nortin for 98 & XP buddy. No problems with either. I just load it and it does its job.

Good luck

 

[oldmantime]

Thanks General,
My computer has been acting strangly for several weeks. I called the internet provider, as I thought it was a problem on their end. Finally, as a last resort--I deleted the latest version of McAfee Virus (figured it couldn't hurt anything--and my computer runs LIKE NEW!)
But I don't want to have the same problem with Norton.

 

[FairWarning]

I use Norton. It is very important for everyone to get the updates on protection. Also make backups of your computer files just in case.

 

[Gart]

I hate Norton.I find it takes over my machine and slows it down. I use a free anti-virus program called AVG

www.grisoft.com/

It has worked well for me and it doesn't take over your computer like Norton and McAffee.

 

[TTinCO]

My personal favorite is the one offered by www.trend.com.
They are taking over the AV market-and with good reason.

 

[oldmantime]

Thanks Gart and TTinCo.

Yes taking over my computer was exactly what Mcafee did and I could not tell what was wrong. The ISP people had me adjust various settings--I got rid of 75% of my favorites. Nothing helped. I'm glad I know about Norton. I will only "pay for" softwrae that has a toll free numbere to ask questions from now on. The Mcafee website (forum) is a joke. To get real help you have to call and pay a per-minute charge.

 

[JoeyC]

Do they have a way to rid my computer of the BEANTOWNJIM VIRUS?

 

[FatFrank]

Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition

 

[WHALE]

I use AVG as well and I use Kazaa in an industrial proportion and so far I haven't got any problem virus wise.

 

[oldmantime]

Gart and/or Whale: Do you find their software slows downs your computer very much-slightly or what?

Thanks for the info!

 

[buddyboy]

I use AVG as well and I have turned at least a dozen people on to it over the last year or two.

works great, never a problem.

no slow downs, no freeze ups, no conflicts.

happy user for +- 3 years

 

[LogansRun]

buddyboy, I also have AVG but I just recently came across a review of it in PC World or PC Mag or one of those pc mags (do a google search and you'll find it) and several other anti-virus progs and it was not given a good rating so I am looking at others.

For those technically adept, I came across this
http://grc.com/su-fixit.htm

and I was wondeirng if this unbinding is a good idea?

 

[Pickles]

Time-
Ive got nav on a 95 machine- no noticeable diff.
SOunds like mcaf was your prob if things are much better now. I thinks thats odd.
Check active tasks after boot and see whats running(ctrl-alt-delete)= only a few things are necessary. If you want to check that and report back Ill advise on whats needed and guide you on how getting junk off.

 

[TTinCO]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Joey C:
Do they have a way to rid my computer of the BEANTOWNJIM VIRUS?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

JC, on the Trend filter, it's called the "DF filter".....but if enabled, you won't see anything from JJ either.

 

[oldmantime]

Finally got in a chat room with one of their technichans. He says that the reason I'm having trouble is that I did not delete all the old McAfee Virus stuff. I have togo into the Registry Editor Screen and delete a whole bunch of stuff.

I'm thinking that maybe the Windows Temporary folder MIGHT have been the problem. There was a lot of stuff in there to be deleted.