Computer is getting fixed... need some suggestions

Joeiss · 01-04-2004, 06:24 PM

I had Norton Antivirus on my computer... But that didn't seem to work.

Oh well, lol... Thanks for the site, I'll check it out when I get my computer back in the next couple of days.

GiMpY-wAnNaBe · 01-04-2004, 07:13 PM

a lot of it is just common sense, for example, don't download anthing from GAIN or GATOR, and never accept any sponsorers...

bobcat · 01-04-2004, 07:13 PM

Even surfing certain pages can execute viruses on your pc. Your best bet is Norton Internet Security.

Jason1 · 01-04-2004, 07:27 PM

Norton sucks. Worked for 3 months(never found a virus), and now it wants me to pay 20 bucks for a year of virus updates. Screw you norton. Be sure to download Ad-aware. Best damn free program ever. You can find it at www.lavasoftusa.com

As for computer fixing places, I hate them. They screwed up our old one. The internet wasnt working, we had a tech guy from ATandT come, he was on it for like 2 hours, couldnt figure it out, so we took it to some place, and it came back smelling like smoke, and I swear the graphics card was never quite the same. Thats why when I start having big problems with my new one im gonna figure them out myself.

GiMpY-wAnNaBe · 01-04-2004, 07:43 PM

ya, jason has a good point Ad aware is extremely useful

bobcat · 01-05-2004, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason1

Norton sucks. Worked for 3 months(never found a virus), and now it wants me to pay 20 bucks for a year of virus updates. Screw you norton. Be sure to download Ad-aware. Best damn free program ever. You can find it at www.lavasoftusa.com

Adaware is good!

Maybe that's because you didn't have any viruses

Norton is great, I'm using it and it has detected viruses and malicious scripts many times.

Jonbo298 · 01-04-2004, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joeiss

I had Norton Antivirus on my computer... But that didn't seem to work.

Oh well, lol... Thanks for the site, I'll check it out when I get my computer back in the next couple of days.

Did you have the most recent updates/definitions for Norton? If so, what really happened to your computer? Or what happened to it that it had to go to the shop? I need an understanding of the situation

Ace195 · 01-04-2004, 09:45 PM

Yeah you have to update every now and again