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[KeithD]

PC Tools is free spyware detector, AV and Firewall.... you can get some of it free via Google Pack

[Englishman2010]

PC Tools is free spyware detector, AV and Firewall.... you can get some of it free via Google Pack

The problem with all of these security and spyware programmes is the amount they slow down your pc. I've got virus checkers, bot detectors, anti spyware, just about everything going installed on my machine and when you take into account the performance needed to run all of these, I dont think PC's are actually any quicker now than they were 10 yrs ago when all I had was a basic version of McAfee or Norton
Someone recommended a key stroke blocking prog the other day, I installed it, but it kept causing IE to crash if I had 2 webpages open. I've uninstalled it now and everything is fine again

[joebloggs]

The problem with all of these security and spyware programmes is the amount they slow down your pc. I've got virus checkers, bot detectors, anti spyware, just about everything going installed on my machine and when you take into account the performance needed to run all of these, I dont think PC's are actually any quicker now than they were 10 yrs ago when all I had was a basic version of McAfee or Norton
Someone recommended a key stroke blocking prog the other day, I installed it, but it kept causing IE to crash if I had 2 webpages open. I've uninstalled it now and everything is fine again

no probs with the key scrambler, been using it for 6 months
IE, only use firefox

[Englishman2010]

no probs with the key scrambler, been using it for 6 months
IE, only use firefox

TBH IE is rubbish, but I have to use it as most of the web apps I use for work dont like Firefox or Chrome

[les_taxi]

The problem with all of these security and spyware programmes is the amount they slow down your pc. I've got virus checkers, bot detectors, anti spyware, just about everything going installed on my machine and when you take into account the performance needed to run all of these, I dont think PC's are actually any quicker now than they were 10 yrs ago when all I had was a basic version of McAfee or Norton
Someone recommended a key stroke blocking prog the other day, I installed it, but it kept causing IE to crash if I had 2 webpages open. I've uninstalled it now and everything is fine again

You don't need lots of different programs,I only have one Norton internet security and that's it and I haven't had to format in over 8 months
My pc runs sweet as a nut and considering I use newsgroups all the time I have no probs whatsoever

[Englishman2010]

You don't need lots of different programs,I only have one Norton internet security and that's it and I haven't had to format in over 8 months
My pc runs sweet as a nut and considering I use newsgroups all the time I have no probs whatsoever

I used Norton for years and never had any problems, but the bean counters at work decided to save money and didn't renew the licences, so we have to use a variety of free or cheaper programmes now, none of them are as good as Norton

I still run Norton and nothing else on my own PC's

[les_taxi]

I used Norton for years and never had any problems, but the bean counters at work decided to save money and didn't renew the licences, so we have to use a variety of free or cheaper programmes now, none of them are as good as Norton

I still run Norton and nothing else on my own PC's

The trouble is Norton will get slagged off as it was always a big hogger of resources and nigh impossible to uninstall, people keep saying that now and it simply isn't true any more.
I used to love nod 32 but I now prefer Norton and have basically been bench testing it on my own pc for over a year and I have found it fantastic.
Please remember I am a newsgroup user so exposed to all sorts of nasties but nothing has gotten through Norton at all:xxgrinning--00xx3
Even my previous favourite nod 32 is not as good as the new Norton.