jamesmark Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 Well it is done, total F disk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIL Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Is free virus/security software worthwhile? I have worked in the IT security industry for over 7 years and now run a corporate security reseller....... and have concerns over free security solutions. 1. they cannot possibly be as developed compared to paid for software as there are clearly receive little to no funds for R&D 2. equally they cannot be as quick to react with updates etc as multi-national organizations who follow viruses etc globally! 3. if you run a free bit of software and the machine runs ok then people sit back and say `what an excellent piece of free software, much better than McAfee, Norton etc`. A) how do you know its doing anything for a start! B) if it only picks up viruses based on signatures your probably already infected C) the new wave of virus and spyware combinations run hidden to the user and just exist to open backdoors on your machines for keyloggers and hackers to raid your personal details etc I guess what I am trying to say is, even though you may be happy with your solution it may not be as robust or capable as your impression of it may be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phillw454 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 i work for a IT company and also leave my pc on usually downloaidng, i dont usually have any firewall or anitvirus software:p just look at the folder contents, download spybot search and destroy and itl solve 99% of your problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Interesting how the only 2 people I see slagging off free anti-virus alternatives are also resellers for other virus solutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phillw454 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 oh ps a system restore NOT A DESTRUCTIVE restore may solve your prob, as this way you wont lose alot of your data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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