Tag Archives: antivirus

More on AVG and Symantec

Interesting article on the Lockergnone blogs: AVG Announces Free One-Year License For Faulty Code. It would appear that AVG was showing false positive results for genuine Windows files.  I experienced that too with both Windows files and WinAmp Pro, which … Continue reading

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Norton AntiVirus 2009 vs ZoneAlarm Pro 7.0.483.000

So, this evening I thought I’d give Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2009 a go.  I uninstalled AVG Free 8.0, rebooted, started the installation process which was surprisingly fast until … The system locked when it got to starting services.  I waited. … Continue reading

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Norton AntiVirus 2009 beta

Last month I got an email from someone who works with Symantec, the company that produces Norton AntiVirus, inviting me to be involved in their beta programme for Norton AntiVirus 2009. No way! I thought initially. The reason that I … Continue reading

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XP Tweak Guide and AVG

Nice to see that the excellent TweakGuides Tweaking Companions for Windows XP and Vista by Koroush Ghazi have been updated. Included in the update is advice on installing AVG Free 8.0 (antivirus software). What’s not included is the switch to … Continue reading

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