Antivirus Software

I just bought a dell xps410 with vista ultimate, do I need to get some for of
antivirus software, i currently subscribe to Onecare on my xp machines. I
have been to website and not very clear as to if one needs an antivirus
software.

Please help !

Hi,

The Onecare help files indicate that you should not have another antivirus
program running in concert with it. Doing so may invoke conflicts and
performance issues. The design of Onecare is to replace the need for
multiple programs for av, antispyware, and other security concerns.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Jay" <Jay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6BB08DBE-21F5-4257-BEFD-2C58F4699C5C@microsoft.com...
>I just bought a dell xps410 with vista ultimate, do I need to get some for
>of
> antivirus software, i currently subscribe to Onecare on my xp machines. I
> have been to website and not very clear as to if one needs an antivirus
> software.
>
> Please help !

Rick I guess I wasn't clear - On my new vista pc do I need an antivirus
application at all.

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The Onecare help files indicate that you should not have another antivirus
> program running in concert with it. Doing so may invoke conflicts and
> performance issues. The design of Onecare is to replace the need for
> multiple programs for av, antispyware, and other security concerns.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Jay" <Jay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6BB08DBE-21F5-4257-BEFD-2C58F4699C5C@microsoft.com...
> >I just bought a dell xps410 with vista ultimate, do I need to get some for
> >of
> > antivirus software, i currently subscribe to Onecare on my xp machines. I
> > have been to website and not very clear as to if one needs an antivirus
> > software.
> >
> > Please help !
>
>

In article <5DCFF738-8338-4F33-BE2F-67D6A5662120@microsoft.com>, Jay
says...
> Rick I guess I wasn't clear - On my new vista pc do I need an antivirus
> application at all.
>
Depends on how stupid a user you are.

Do you go to dodgy websites? Do you download stuff from P2P? Do you use
software from dubious software?



When the OS is screaming at you "X wants to do this" when you've just
downloaded one of those supposed free games from an ad filled website,
do you click "Allow"?

If the answer to any of the above is yes then you do. If not then if
your ISP runs AV on your inbox as Hotmail do, then probably not.

I can recommend ESETs NOD32 as a very resource friendly AV solution.

--
Conor

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak.........

Jay

Yes you will. AV of your choice.

AVG7.x?? NOD32.?? The AV suites can be rather daunting
so stay away from them.

good luck

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"Jay" wrote:

> Rick I guess I wasn't clear - On my new vista pc do I need an antivirus
> application at all.
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > The Onecare help files indicate that you should not have another antivirus
> > program running in concert with it. Doing so may invoke conflicts and
> > performance issues. The design of Onecare is to replace the need for
> > multiple programs for av, antispyware, and other security concerns.
> >
> > --
> > Best of Luck,
> >
> > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >
> > "Jay" <Jay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:6BB08DBE-21F5-4257-BEFD-2C58F4699C5C@microsoft.com...
> > >I just bought a dell xps410 with vista ultimate, do I need to get some for
> > >of
> > > antivirus software, i currently subscribe to Onecare on my xp machines. I
> > > have been to website and not very clear as to if one needs an antivirus
> > > software.
> > >
> > > Please help !
> >
> >

Jay wrote:
> Rick I guess I wasn't clear - On my new vista pc do I need an antivirus
> application at all.

You're confusing Windows with Linux. Of course you do! Try Avast; it's
free and quite good. www.avast.com

If you want an operating system that doesn't need a firewall or an anti
virus, check out Ubuntu at www.ubuntu.com. It's free, no activation, no
Genuine BS and no need for anti virus or anti malware programs.

Alias
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> The Onecare help files indicate that you should not have another antivirus
>> program running in concert with it. Doing so may invoke conflicts and
>> performance issues. The design of Onecare is to replace the need for
>> multiple programs for av, antispyware, and other security concerns.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Jay" <Jay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6BB08DBE-21F5-4257-BEFD-2C58F4699C5C@microsoft.com...
>>> I just bought a dell xps410 with vista ultimate, do I need to get some for
>>> of
>>> antivirus software, i currently subscribe to Onecare on my xp machines. I
>>> have been to website and not very clear as to if one needs an antivirus
>>> software.
>>>
>>> Please help !
>>

I know that Onecare has a vista version that works just fine. If you have only installed Onecare on one machine, you should be able to get the Vista version of Onecare and install it.

--
Jason
Windows Vista RTM
MS Office 2007 RTM
"Jay" <Jay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6BB08DBE-21F5-4257-BEFD-2C58F4699C5C@microsoft.com...
I just bought a dell xps410 with vista ultimate, do I need to get some for of
antivirus software, i currently subscribe to Onecare on my xp machines. I
have been to website and not very clear as to if one needs an antivirus
software.

Please help !

Jason wrote:
> I know that Onecare has a vista version that works just fine. If you
> have only installed Onecare on one machine, you should be able to get
> the Vista version of Onecare and install it.
>
> --
> Jason
> Windows Vista RTM
> MS Office 2007 RTM

Yeah, and you should hire a fox to guard your chicken coop.

Alias
>
> "Jay" <Jay@discussions.microsoft.com
> <mailto:Jay@discussions.microsoft.com>> wrote in message
> news:6BB08DBE-21F5-4257-BEFD-2C58F4699C5C@microsoft.com...
> I just bought a dell xps410 with vista ultimate, do I need to get
> some for of
> antivirus software, i currently subscribe to Onecare on my xp
> machines. I
> have been to website and not very clear as to if one needs an antivirus
> software.
>
> Please help !

"Jay" <Jay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5DCFF738-8338-4F33-BE2F-67D6A5662120@microsoft.com...
> Rick I guess I wasn't clear - On my new vista pc do I need an antivirus
> application at all.
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> The Onecare help files indicate that you should not have another antivirus
>> program running in concert with it. Doing so may invoke conflicts and
>> performance issues. The design of Onecare is to replace the need for
>> multiple programs for av, antispyware, and other security concerns.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Jay" <Jay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6BB08DBE-21F5-4257-BEFD-2C58F4699C5C@microsoft.com...
>> >I just bought a dell xps410 with vista ultimate, do I need to get some for
>> >of
>> > antivirus software, i currently subscribe to Onecare on my xp machines. I
>> > have been to website and not very clear as to if one needs an antivirus
>> > software.
>> >
>> > Please help !
>>
>>


Considering the ineffectiveness of Windows OneCare, it is a GOOD IDEA to
remove it, and install a third-party AV package.

Here are a few good ones for Vista.

1) NOD32 Antivirus (latest version). This one is the best antivirus solution
of all.

2) Trend Micro Internet Security 2007 (for Vista). You will have to download
the Vista version once you purchase the XP version.
This is a great all-in-one package.

Beyond those two, I cannot really make any recommendations, since the two
above are definitely the best overall AV/Security products.

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Donald L McDaniel
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"Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.es> wrote in message
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> Jason wrote:
>> I know that Onecare has a vista version that works just fine. If you have
>> only installed Onecare on one machine, you should be able to get the Vista
>> version of Onecare and install it.
>>
>> --
>> Jason
>> Windows Vista RTM
>> MS Office 2007 RTM
>
> Yeah, and you should hire a fox to guard your chicken coop.
>
> Alias
>>
>> "Jay" <Jay@discussions.microsoft.com
>> <mailto:Jay@discussions.microsoft.com>> wrote in message
>> news:6BB08DBE-21F5-4257-BEFD-2C58F4699C5C@microsoft.com...
>> I just bought a dell xps410 with vista ultimate, do I need to get
>> some for of
>> antivirus software, i currently subscribe to Onecare on my xp
>> machines. I
>> have been to website and not very clear as to if one needs an antivirus
>> software.
>>
>> Please help !



For once, I definitely agree with you, Alias..

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Donald L McDaniel
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