About antivirus working on WIN XP

I can see that Avast has a good qualifications
thanks Ken
"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake.DeleteThis@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
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> Pedro Lerma wrote:
>
>> I need to know as it is the best antivirus?, because I want to
>> install one.
>>
>> AVG
>> NODE32
>> SYMANTEC
>> PANDA
>> BIT DEFFENDER
>> MCAFFE
>> TREND
>> AVAST
>
>
> Questions like this get opinions, not answers. And if enough people
> answer, you'll find someone to prefer every one of the choices. That
> leaves you back where you started.
>
> That said, I'll give you my opinion: I use and like Avast.
>
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
 >> Stay informed about: About antivirus working on WIN XP 

I want to use Windows Live OneCare, but I think to use it in a test PC maybe
with Windows Vista
thanks



"barnyf" <barnyf.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Pedro...MS has recently made available Windows Live OneCare to the public.
> I
> have been using the Beta version for over a year and I love it. It does
> automatic performance tune-ups based on the dates and time you select,
> defrags...etc, prompts for backups which you can use to restore system,
> provides Firewall in addition to Antivirus and spyware protection.
> --
> barny
>
>
> "Pedro Lerma" wrote:
>
>> I need to know as it is the best antivirus?, because I want to install
>> one.
>>
>>
>> AVG
>> NODE32
>> SYMANTEC
>> PANDA
>> BIT DEFFENDER
>> MCAFFE
>> TREND
>> AVAST
>>
>> thanks
>> pedro
>>
>>
>>
 >> Stay informed about: About antivirus working on WIN XP 

Thanks...my question was because I only had used Symantec and I needed more
opinions because I want to change symantec
thanks Ken

"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake.RemoveThis@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
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> Greenfruit wrote:
>
>> Panda, definitively
>
>
> Thereby proving my point that we all haved different opinions about thing
> slike this. You think I'm wrong, andf I think you're wrong. The OP is left
> with no more info than when he started.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>
>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake.RemoveThis@this.is.an.invalid.domain> escreveu na
>> mensagem news:O4r$U%23csGHA.904@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Pedro Lerma wrote:
>>>
>>>> I need to know as it is the best antivirus?, because I want to
>>>> install one.
>>>>
>>>> AVG
>>>> NODE32
>>>> SYMANTEC
>>>> PANDA
>>>> BIT DEFFENDER
>>>> MCAFFE
>>>> TREND
>>>> AVAST
>>>
>>>
>>> Questions like this get opinions, not answers. And if enough people
>>> answer, you'll find someone to prefer every one of the choices. That
>>> leaves you back where you started.
>>>
>>> That said, I'll give you my opinion: I use and like Avast.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: About antivirus working on WIN XP 

Pedro Lerma wrote:

> Thanks...my question was because I only had used Symantec and I
> needed more opinions because I want to change symantec
> thanks Ken


You're welcome. One thing that most qualified people here *will" agree on is
that getting rid of Norton (Symantec) is a very good thing to do. And McAfee
is almost as bad.

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> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake.RemoveThis@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:eqUFYhesGHA.1304@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Greenfruit wrote:
>>
>>> Panda, definitively
>>
>>
>> Thereby proving my point that we all haved different opinions about
>> thing slike this. You think I'm wrong, andf I think you're wrong.
>> The OP is left with no more info than when he started.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>
>>
>>
>>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake.RemoveThis@this.is.an.invalid.domain> escreveu na
>>> mensagem news:O4r$U%23csGHA.904@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Pedro Lerma wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I need to know as it is the best antivirus?, because I want to
>>>>> install one.
>>>>>
>>>>> AVG
>>>>> NODE32
>>>>> SYMANTEC
>>>>> PANDA
>>>>> BIT DEFFENDER
>>>>> MCAFFE
>>>>> TREND
>>>>> AVAST
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Questions like this get opinions, not answers. And if enough people
>>>> answer, you'll find someone to prefer every one of the choices.
>>>> That leaves you back where you started.
>>>>
>>>> That said, I'll give you my opinion: I use and like Avast.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>>>> Please reply to the newsgroup
 >> Stay informed about: About antivirus working on WIN XP 

That's my point, too.

"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake.TakeThisOut@this.is.an.invalid.domain> escreveu na mensagem
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> Greenfruit wrote:
>
>> Panda, definitively
>
>
> Thereby proving my point that we all haved different opinions about thing
> slike this. You think I'm wrong, andf I think you're wrong. The OP is left
> with no more info than when he started.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>
>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake.TakeThisOut@this.is.an.invalid.domain> escreveu na
>> mensagem news:O4r$U%23csGHA.904@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Pedro Lerma wrote:
>>>
>>>> I need to know as it is the best antivirus?, because I want to
>>>> install one.
>>>>
>>>> AVG
>>>> NODE32
>>>> SYMANTEC
>>>> PANDA
>>>> BIT DEFFENDER
>>>> MCAFFE
>>>> TREND
>>>> AVAST
>>>
>>>
>>> Questions like this get opinions, not answers. And if enough people
>>> answer, you'll find someone to prefer every one of the choices. That
>>> leaves you back where you started.
>>>
>>> That said, I'll give you my opinion: I use and like Avast.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: About antivirus working on WIN XP 

Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> Pedro Lerma wrote:
>
>> Thanks...my question was because I only had used Symantec and I
>> needed more opinions because I want to change symantec
>> thanks Ken
>
>
> You're welcome. One thing that most qualified people here *will" agree on is
> that getting rid of Norton (Symantec) is a very good thing to do. And McAfee
> is almost as bad.
>

And Panda is even worse.

Alias
 >> Stay informed about: About antivirus working on WIN XP 

-Alias- wrote:

> Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>> Pedro Lerma wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks...my question was because I only had used Symantec and I
>>> needed more opinions because I want to change symantec
>>> thanks Ken
>>
>>
>> You're welcome. One thing that most qualified people here *will"
>> agree on is that getting rid of Norton (Symantec) is a very good
>> thing to do. And McAfee is almost as bad.
>>
>
> And Panda is even worse.


I have no experience with Panda, so I have no comments on it.

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Please reply to the newsgroup
 >> Stay informed about: About antivirus working on WIN XP 

Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> -Alias- wrote:
>
>> Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>>> Pedro Lerma wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks...my question was because I only had used Symantec and I
>>>> needed more opinions because I want to change symantec
>>>> thanks Ken
>>>
>>> You're welcome. One thing that most qualified people here *will"
>>> agree on is that getting rid of Norton (Symantec) is a very good
>>> thing to do. And McAfee is almost as bad.
>>>
>> And Panda is even worse.
>
>
> I have no experience with Panda, so I have no comments on it.
>

I have. It slows down computers a lot. Not only that, they spam like
crazy, mostly in Spanish but in English as well.

Alias
 >> Stay informed about: About antivirus working on WIN XP 

Ok I was using last year Panda in spanish and my computer was working very
slow

thanks
"-Alias-" <no.DeleteThis@aol.cn> wrote in message
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> Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>> -Alias- wrote:
>>
>>> Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>>>> Pedro Lerma wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks...my question was because I only had used Symantec and I
>>>>> needed more opinions because I want to change symantec
>>>>> thanks Ken
>>>>
>>>> You're welcome. One thing that most qualified people here *will"
>>>> agree on is that getting rid of Norton (Symantec) is a very good
>>>> thing to do. And McAfee is almost as bad.
>>>>
>>> And Panda is even worse.
>>
>>
>> I have no experience with Panda, so I have no comments on it.
>>
>
> I have. It slows down computers a lot. Not only that, they spam like
> crazy, mostly in Spanish but in English as well.
>
> Alias
 >> Stay informed about: About antivirus working on WIN XP 

Pedro Lerma wrote:
> I need to know as it is the best antivirus?, because I want to install one.
>
>
> AVG
> NODE32
> SYMANTEC
> PANDA
> BIT DEFFENDER
> MCAFFE
> TREND
> AVAST
>
> thanks
> pedro
>
>

The people who haunt anti-virus groups will tell you that Nod32 and
Kaspersky (spelling?) are the front runners. I use the free AVAST!
offering and it hasn't let me down in over a year. However safe hex does
help.

John01
 >> Stay informed about: About antivirus working on WIN XP 

Agree. Avast's products are all topnotch and don't mess up other software, or
your box. No Hiccups ever. It uninstalls really clean. Have been using
several of them in different locations for a couple of years and the only
viri I caught were in the quarantine chest before they finsihed opening. I
like it because I can then add these little beasties to collection for
testing all the other makers. You'd be surprised how many of the biggest miss
one or 2 that Avast doesn't. They're a Czech company. Always was a bit
Bohemian myself. Good company to buy stock in with products this good. If MS
is sharp enough to pick up Win/Sysinternals, Avast is what they need to make
OneCare's AV the best of the breed. I'm waiting to see if they sell
themselves or stay independent. If you run a mix of Servers take a look at
their Server Products. Plugins for everything you need.
--
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service to our nation and world security in general. Put someone in a
wheelchair in front of a computer with the right software!


"Piggy" wrote:

> I have used AGV free for the past 2 years and have never had a virus or
> problem with the software. I did however manage to get a virus with
> Symantec Antivirus. Mcaffe I have on my PC at work and I personally don't
> like the interface.
>
>
> "Pedro Lerma" <pedrolerma.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%239ZgiMcsGHA.4748@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >I need to know as it is the best antivirus?, because I want to install one.
> >
> >
> > AVG
> > NODE32
> > SYMANTEC
> > PANDA
> > BIT DEFFENDER
> > MCAFFE
> > TREND
> > AVAST
> >
> > thanks
> > pedro
> >
>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: About antivirus working on WIN XP