[chirp_users] [OT] Re: Problems with Norton etc.

[Chuck Hast]

Amen brother

Norton, McAfee, etc, all = Trojan


On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 2:53 AM, Dave B via chirp_users <
chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:

> Quite honestly, I'm amazed anyone still thinks running Norton AV is an
> acceptable solution to a perceived problem.
>
> It itself is riddled with inconsistencies and other funnies, plus has a
> hair trigger for false positives.  "Not seen by many users" is NOT a good
> metric to judge if something is bad or not.
>
> Windows own Windows Defender, in conjunction with whatever "Security
> Essentials" is now called is more than adequate for 90+% of users, and the
> price is right.
>
> Coupled with the use of "uBlock Origin" in your web browsers, to block the
> obnoxious nasties in on-line add's, and you'll have a slick fast and more
> than safe enough system.   (Heck, that is even in the MS app store now, as
> well as Chrome's webstore.)
>
> The single best AV tool, is common sense...   Never, and I mean NEVER
> *NEVER*  Click on a popup you didn't expect*, or go to a site or download
> something *YOU DID NOT YOURSELF ASK OR GO LOOKING FOR*!
>
> And Never EVER respond to anything in unsolicited (spam) email's, however
> attractive the proposition may look.
>
> (* Not even any 'X' close button, that only confirms that they've found a
> human, and may not even remove the popup.   Back out of that
> website/restart the browser and find another with what you want.)
>
> Norton AV used to be good, it's now just more bloat-ware, with
> questionable practices, and not in truth a particularly good user
> experience.
>
> As above, the best AV tool, is the wet stuff between your ears.   As in
> all life, if something appears to be too good to be true, it probably is
> bad for you, your PC, and/or your bank account!
>
> 73.
>
> Dave G0WBX.
>
>
>
>
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