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Offline Ack-Ack

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Re: 3 very important lessons on PC security software
« Reply #30 on: March 19, 2009, 12:33:08 PM »
The important things we can learn from this thread are:

  • Never leave the job half finished
  • Listen to 'Til Death's advice
  • Don't listen to TheZohan

These 3 simple things can save one a lot of headaches.


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Re: 3 very important lessons on PC security software
« Reply #31 on: March 19, 2009, 01:45:14 PM »
Quote from: Ack-Ack on March 19, 2009, 12:33:08 PM
The important things we can learn from this thread are:

  • Never leave the job half finished
  • Listen to 'Til Death's advice
  • Don't listen to TheZohan

These 3 simple things can save one a lot of headaches.

again i personally dont care. if you dont like what i have to say. use the ignore feature.  thats whats it there for. instead of squeaking and complaining just ignore it. and if you havent then its your own fault


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Re: 3 very important lessons on PC security software
« Reply #32 on: March 19, 2009, 02:46:09 PM »
Someone doesn't seem to realize that this particular version of the forum doesn't have an ignore feature.
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Re: 3 very important lessons on PC security software
« Reply #33 on: March 19, 2009, 04:09:54 PM »
Quote from: TheZohan on March 19, 2009, 08:16:23 AM
i am a A+ certified Tech with 20 years experience.



I don't know what it's like today but in my day it was much more difficult to obtain some Boy Scout merit badges than today's A+ certification. If that's all you've got then you're in the same league as the most advanced kids that work for geek squad. That being said I -might- let you work on a second hand tricycle I didn't really need in the first place. Beyond that - not a chance.
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Re: 3 very important lessons on PC security software
« Reply #34 on: March 19, 2009, 04:12:01 PM »
Quote from: TheZohan on March 19, 2009, 08:16:23 AM
i am a A+ certified Tech with 20 years experience.

If A+ is the best you can do over 20 years then thats fairly bad.
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Re: 3 very important lessons on PC security software
« Reply #35 on: March 19, 2009, 05:57:39 PM »
Zohan, I don't know you from adam but a small piece of advice, it looks like your up against an embedded group of regulars heavily armed, the latest craze is to beat your every post to pieces.  Good luck, admit when your wrong, hang in when you think your right, but be prepared to prove it.

Me personally I don't like to come off as a know it all, I prefer to collect all information availible, boil it down then make a decision.
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Re: 3 very important lessons on PC security software
« Reply #36 on: March 19, 2009, 07:04:10 PM »
When I saw the "Who's A+ certified" thing the other day I went and found a 20 question A+ certification sample test online.  I scored 90% which, I'm only guessing, would be a passing grade.  Doesn't say much for A+certification does it?
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Re: 3 very important lessons on PC security software
« Reply #37 on: March 19, 2009, 07:17:19 PM »
What is the general opinion of Panda A.V. ?
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Re: 3 very important lessons on PC security software
« Reply #38 on: March 19, 2009, 07:43:20 PM »
Quote from: watanna on March 19, 2009, 07:17:19 PM
What is the general opinion of Panda A.V. ?

It has been a couple years since I have heard anything about Panda.  Most magazines I've perused rarely mention it.   I know when I did read a review on Panda AV 2008 about the beginning of last year, CNet gave it a 6 out of 10.    They said "it was slower than the competition.   It had light support and little documentation."   

I know they used to be well regarded at one point.   I just don't have the personal use experience.   I've used Norton, AVG, Avast, and others.   AVG was the worst because pieces of it were still on the drive after I properly uninstalled it.   

I now am riding on a 2 year subscription of ESET Smart Security (contains NOD32, firewall and spyware) and only recommend it.   
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Re: 3 very important lessons on PC security software
« Reply #39 on: March 19, 2009, 09:20:36 PM »
Antivir, Spyware Blaster, Sunbelt Personal Firewall, and stay behind a hardware firewall...
Pick your flavor of the month as far as anti-spyware software is concerned....

Antivir and Spyware Blaster alone are better at protecting you than anything you could possibly pay for...

In over 6 years, I have never gotten an infection whilst using these....

Ccleaner and Cleanup! are pretty good for cleaning out temp files and whatnot..

I'm surprised no one has mentioned either Antivir OR Spyware Blaster in this thread..... :huh
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Re: 3 very important lessons on PC security software
« Reply #40 on: March 19, 2009, 10:15:33 PM »
Instead of Ccleaner, get Glary Utility.   It smokes Ccleaner.   
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Re: 3 very important lessons on PC security software
« Reply #41 on: March 20, 2009, 10:20:54 AM »
Quote from: BaldEagl on March 19, 2009, 07:04:10 PM
When I saw the "Who's A+ certified" thing the other day I went and found a 20 question A+ certification sample test online.  I scored 90% which, I'm only guessing, would be a passing grade.  Doesn't say much for A+certification does it?

its a fairly simple test but most company wont let you work on warranty with out it. i been meaning to get my Net + and work on my MSCE at the least my MCP
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Re: 3 very important lessons on PC security software
« Reply #42 on: March 23, 2009, 06:40:18 PM »
I use nod32 and hitmanpro which is basically an all in one package that runs many well known AV, malware and anti-spyware apps in a cloud (not directly installed on your pc but over the net type thing). The previous verions slowed down your pc and often crashed but the latest version i'd recommend to anyone wanting to check out their pc quickly and efficiently.
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Re: 3 very important lessons on PC security software
« Reply #43 on: March 27, 2009, 05:46:24 PM »
Panda will be in July's CPU article on security suites. So I'll let you know how it does.

In my testing, ESET's NOD32 is among the best av software programs out there. I'll work with whatever the client has purchased most of the time, but for my wife's system, for example, I put on ESET NOD32. Note that I have free access to all the commercial AV products from all the major (and some minor) vendors, so it isn't even a matter of cost.

I am constantly cleaning clients' systems that have AVG on them where AVG says everything is fine - totally missing the problems raging around it.

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Re: 3 very important lessons on PC security software
« Reply #44 on: March 30, 2009, 02:41:45 AM »
I don't use anything but a Linksys router and Firefox with NoScript. No problems in two years.
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