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“Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.” AA Milne Posts: 3722 | From: Folsom, CA | Registered: Dec 2001
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Thanks. I am using the paid version of Avast (good for 3 computers) but is the Free Version effective enough to keep you protected with all the hacking, phishing, etc. that goes on today.
I have already had my email hacked and lost all my contacts, saved emails and such and I don't want to go through that again.
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I am using the free Avast at the suggestion of my local tech geek (he works as a consultant to Apple and Google, not too shabby!) and have never had any troubles. I have it on 3 computers. I don't hesitate to recommend it.
-------------------- Kimberly Zanetti Purcell www.amethystProductivity.com Folsom, CA email: Kimberly@AmethystProductivity.com
“Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.” AA Milne Posts: 3722 | From: Folsom, CA | Registered: Dec 2001
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-------------------- dennis kiernan independent artist san francisco, calif, usa Posts: 907 | From: san francisco, ca usa | Registered: Feb 2010
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Dennis...If you are Mac user why would you ask???
Everyone has always said that Mac's are never vulnerable to "attacks"?
Other than the "Big Mac Attack" on TV commercials!!!
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Dennis, Yes, according to their site it does.
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“Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.” AA Milne Posts: 3722 | From: Folsom, CA | Registered: Dec 2001
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AVG used to be about the best. But alas like so many others they couldn't leave well enuf alone.
AVG no longer is the darling of geeks. AVG is a bloated pile of wasted code any more.
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Dave, it's true that I've never had an attack, as far as I know anyway, in the 13-14 years I've had a computer. Oh, I forgot -- I had a panic attack about ten years ago. Thought it was a heart attack. Weird thing. Literally could not raise my head off the floor for a while.
-------------------- dennis kiernan independent artist san francisco, calif, usa Posts: 907 | From: san francisco, ca usa | Registered: Feb 2010
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I feel buying something expensive might be needed...
Remembering woulda been kinda less expensive!!! LOL
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Avast/free here and love it, no issues here since!
-------------------- Len Mort Signmaker1.com 11 Juniper Drive Millbury, MA 508-865-2382 "A Good Business Sign, is A Sign of Good Business"(1957) Posts: 811 | From: Millbury, Ma | Registered: Dec 2006
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AVG is the the worst crap you can load on a computer....no I take that back that award would go to Norton-Symantec. 2nd in worthless bloated crap would be McAfee. Ive seen where Mcafee took some fast running computers down to their kness
Avast right now rocks and runs silently in background does what it is supposed to do.
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I too got rid of AVG because it was dragging stuff down.
-------------------- Kimberly Zanetti Purcell www.amethystProductivity.com Folsom, CA email: Kimberly@AmethystProductivity.com
“Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.” AA Milne Posts: 3722 | From: Folsom, CA | Registered: Dec 2001
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