[Cialug] Security FYI: Comodo

[Dave Hala]

I've had the opposite effect with Vipre, I've found it to be smoking
fast and not slow anything down.



On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 12:31 PM, David Champion <dchamp1337 at gmail.com> wrote:
> My personal opinion: Kaspersky.
>
> Vipre seems to slow a system down quite a bit more, if that matters to you.
>
> My other personal opinion: if a machine is infected... if at all possible
> wipe it clean and reinstall.
>
> -dc
>
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 12:20 PM, Josh More <jmore at starmind.org> wrote:
>
>> Pay the money and get a real AV.  For home use, Kaspersky and Vipre
>> seem to work well.
>>
>> For free cleanup, MalwareBytes is a decent choice.
>>
>> -Josh
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 12:02 PM, Todd Pierce <toddcpierce at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Crew,
>> >
>> > As long as we're on this topic (and as long as my client is using
>> > LavaSoft!), does anybody have any suggestions for free
>> virus/adware/spyware
>> > protection for a Windows machine?
>> >
>> > How 'bout free software to clean up any invasive software that may have
>> > already been installed?
>> >
>> > -Todd
>> >
>> > On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 7:00 AM, jim kraai <jimgkraai at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> And lavasoft
>> >>
>> >>
>> http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/02/security-software-found-using-superfish-style-code-as-attacks-get-simpler/
>> >> On Feb 23, 2015 12:10 AM, "Morris Dovey" <mrdovey at iedu.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Only one link so far...
>> >> >
>> >> > https://blog.hboeck.de/archives/865-Comodo-ships-
>> >> > Adware-Privdog-worse-than-Superfish.html
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