[Simply Computers] Re: MSE vs Avast was tracking cookies

 

If I may jump in also, I used MSE for awhile, but got tired of it warning me that my antivirus was not up to date. I had it set to update automatically, but everytime I boot up, the icon would be orange instead of green, and I would get the message. After about 10 minutes or so, it would update itself.

I installed Avast, and when I bootup, I get a message after about 1 minute that my virus definitions have been updated automatically.

No b.s. warnings .. it just does it.

I figure that an antivirus program that isn't smart enough to update itself without putting up warning flags isn't smart enough to catch anything.

just my two rubles worth.

rogerX

--- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "vincentwinterling" <vwinterling@...> wrote:
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> Jumping in here with pertinent data: I'm running MSE on a W7HP laptop and Avast free on all other machines in the house (currently 3 additional desktops, all W7 either HP or Ultimate; desktops are all 64-bit, laptop 32-bit). I've also been experimenting with Comodo free firewall. Previously I used Windows firewall.
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> That said, everything is clean.
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> I would say I was a bit unnerved by Fred Langa's recent experiment wherein he was able to successfully infect a machine with MSE. On balance, though, I think that same experiment could be run with any A/V. If you open the door, I think something is going to get in.
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> --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "Gil" <kgcrafts@> wrote:
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> > Hi Joan,
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> > What's your opinion of Microsoft Security Essentials, as compared to Avast?
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> > Gil
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Joan Leach
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 11:34 AM
> > To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [Simply Computers] tracking cookies
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> > You can have only ONE active anti-virus!! More anti-spyware is great, but not anti-virus programs: Norton, AVG, Avast are anti-virus chiefly...pick one, and I'd go with Avast, but others might pick something else. Avast has a separate remove tool to download, as does Norton, but unsure of AVG. Plus there are phony AVG programs out there, too, as I have had to remove from client computers.
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> > Good luck,
> > Joan in Reno
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> > --- On Tue, 7/26/11, Norm Higgs <norm@> wrote:
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> > From: Norm Higgs <norm@>
> > Subject: Re: [Simply Computers] tracking cookies
> > To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2011, 4:26 PM
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> > No, No, and No.
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> > Norm Higgs
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> > http://forbiddenpc.com
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> > http://forbiddenpc.blogspot.com
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> > http://www.power-blog.com/info/4365
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> > http://freetrafficbar.com?r=74276
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> > On 2011-07-25 8:44 PM, Lisame Skinner wrote:
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> > > hi i have avg,spybot and avasti,security,and on scans no problems,however,i purchased a product,that came with norton ani virus,and they found 20 tracking cookies
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> > > 1/is this an issue
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> > > 2/do i need to buy the product to fix
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> > > 3/are tracking cookies an issue
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