In reply to "|--Spike=-" who wrote the following:
> On Tue, 29 Sep 2015 09:20:49 -0700, PeggLeg <reply@here.net> wrote:
>
> > Sounds like a good time to run some anti-virus software...just in case!
> > Just a thought...
> > Later...
> >
> > PeggLeg
> >
> > In article <enbl0bd8o6uqsobsg6tsh8dl02rkeckjs2@4ax.com>, |--Spike=-
> > <|--Spike=-@Home.Co.UK> wrote:
> >
> > > My main 'C:' drive has crashed taking with it all the software I use
> > > for posting and just about everything else.
> > > Good news is that these files are safe on another (brand new) drive,
> > > but it will take me some time to get things set back up.
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> I dont bother using any anti-virus progs mate... they are all just as
> useless as each other.
> The only (possible) exception to that would be... Kaspersky.
>
> I have been let down many times by free and paid for anti-virus
> programmes... but the main defence IS Common Sense !
>
> I just learned to regonize a virus BEFORE I download/install it !
> Most are pretty obvious. If I'm not sure about something then I run it
> in 'Sandboxie' ... or some other 'shell'.
>
> Kaspersky has let me down ONCE in 20 Years... software like Norton let
> me down time after time ! I will Never trust it again.
>
> Wasn't a virus anyway Mate... the drive was just getting too old/used
> and decided to give up.
>
> :)
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I used to think the same as you Spike But I wouldn't even entertain Kaspersky. I
now use a combination of Avast Free and Malwarebytes The latter sped up my
computer considerably due to the amount of PUP's it found - all of which tend to
take up resources and slow things down. Avast has the lowest false positives of
any antivirus i've tried so far. I couldn't move for em with Norton.
You could download a lovely little programme called ADWCleaner and run that
every now and again. It won't catch quite as many PUP's as Malwarebytes but it
comes close. It's also pretty good with viruses too.
The problem with Sandboxie used on it's own is that it will happily run PUP's
but it won't tell you anything about them.
RIB.
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