IBM ThinkPad X60 Virus Program

"Cali.girl" <Caligirl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>i downloaded McAfee. It only let's you have a free trial for 90 days, but
> afterwards you can buy it at the store. I have windows premium, but i am
> using McAfee.

McAfee and Norton are suspects in causing several problems with Windows Mail
and the circumstantial evidence continues to mount up.

Thh MVPs on the Mail group tend to recommend http://www.avast.com/ as
a suitable free alternative to the 'junkware' loss leaders supplied by
PC manufacturers.



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> Francine
>
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> "Mary" wrote:
>
>> I just got this laptop and deleted that Norton Virus which came with it
>> and
>> I definitely did not want. Now my home xp has the Shield Antivus 2007
>> but
>> does not include Vista just xp..
>>
>> What antivirus program is everyone using for this Vista Business?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Mary
>>
>>
>>

"Cali.girl" wrote
>i downloaded McAfee. It only let's you have a free trial for 90 days, but
> afterwards you can buy it at the store. I have windows premium, but i am
> using McAfee.

> "Mary" wrote:
>
>> I just got this laptop and deleted that Norton Virus which came with it
>> and
>> I definitely did not want. Now my home xp has the Shield Antivus 2007
>> but
>> does not include Vista just xp..
>>
>> What antivirus program is everyone using for this Vista Business?

I suggest you rethink using McAfee. Use Avast, NOD32 or Kaspersky. Avoid
McAfee at all costs.

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

On Wed, 23 May 2007 14:09:11 -0500, "Mary" <absolutelymary@calm.com>
wrote:

>Again, thank you so much.....now I am ready to install it.


You're welcome. Glad to help.



>"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
>news:ej3953lgkr0oe0t4osvqp55m3m4vlmj8cd@4ax.com.. .
>> On Wed, 23 May 2007 10:16:29 -0500, "Mary" <absolutelymary@calm.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Ok, thank you all very much. I have one more question though, does this
>>>Avast have a scheduled daily scanning of my pc you can setup in the
>>>program?
>>>I know that it automatically checks for updates so that's good.
>>
>>
>> Better yet, you can set it do a scan whenever your screen saver comes
>> on. So it scans whenever the system is idle, rather than on a fixed
>> schedule.
>>
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>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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