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Post by Andy on May 21, 2015 5:05:51 GMT
I did have Norton 360 on my computer, but Staples talked me into switching. There were several Antivirus companies to choose from they would install, Norton being one of them, nut they recommended a company I had never heard of, Sophos saying it was new enough the hacker people would not be working on hacking into it just yet. Maybe that was just sales talk I don't know. Yup - that is pretty much sales talk in my opinion. If you have the original install media for Norton or the license code, you should be able to re-install it yourself. The problem with paid version of Norton is that they come only with a limited time for free virus definition updates. After that, they want you to pay an annual fee to get the virus definition updates. Those updates are a must. |
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Post by Inspeqtor on May 21, 2015 5:40:02 GMT
Have you checked whether your Firewall is working? I Googled 'Is my Firewall working' and came up with lots of options for Firewall testers. May be someone else can suggest which is realiable. Good suggestion! There are sites that will test your computer's protection. Here is one: www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2Andy, I just used your site. This is what I for when clicking on File Sharing  I clicked on the Preview key below hoping to see a preview but nothing happened  |
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Post by Inspeqtor on May 21, 2015 5:42:37 GMT
Here is what I got for the router....  Thank you for suggesting this site. Are there other items I could/should check using this site? For the results I got, I am assuming my 'puter is good to go? |
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Post by Inspeqtor on May 21, 2015 5:49:30 GMT
I did have Norton 360 on my computer, but Staples talked me into switching. There were several Antivirus companies to choose from they would install, Norton being one of them, nut they recommended a company I had never heard of, Sophos saying it was new enough the hacker people would not be working on hacking into it just yet. Maybe that was just sales talk I don't know. Yup - that is pretty much sales talk in my opinion. If you have the original install media for Norton or the license code, you should be able to re-install it yourself. The problem with paid version of Norton is that they come only with a limited time for free virus definition updates. After that, they want you to pay an annual fee to get the virus definition updates. Those updates are a must. If I do re-install Norton, I would first need to un-install Sophos correct so Sophos and Norton are not fighting against each other? I will have to check if I have the install programs loaded on my computer someplace. Yes I did/do have the annual fee program which is still in use on my laptop. |
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Post by Andy on May 22, 2015 6:19:31 GMT
Those Shields Up results tell me your firewall is in place. I don't think there is anything else you need to do.
If you reinstall Norton, you will need to uninstall Sophos. You are correct - two anti-virus programs can conflict.
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Post by Inspeqtor on May 22, 2015 7:38:12 GMT
Those Shields Up results tell me your firewall is in place. I don't think there is anything else you need to do. If you reinstall Norton, you will need to uninstall Sophos. You are correct - two anti-virus programs can conflict. Thank you Andy  |
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Post by Sepiana on May 22, 2015 15:41:48 GMT
I have heard it is not a good thing to have more than one anti-virus program on your computer because they fight each other. I have been using Norton Internet Security and Windows Defender together for many years. There has never been any conflict. They have lived together on my computer in total harmony. |
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Post by Andy on May 22, 2015 23:56:43 GMT
I have heard it is not a good thing to have more than one anti-virus program on your computer because they fight each other. I have been using Norton Internet Security and Windows Defender together for many years. There has never been any conflict. They have lived together on my computer in total harmony. I'm curious why you run two programs Sepiana. |
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Post by Sepiana on May 23, 2015 0:34:42 GMT
I have been using Norton Internet Security and Windows Defender together for many years. There has never been any conflict. They have lived together on my computer in total harmony. I'm curious why you run two programs Sepiana. Andy,
It just happened like that. I had Windows Defender installed on my computer (part of the Windows Live Essentials package). Then, I got Norton Internet Security. I never bothered to uninstall Windows Defender. I do a full scan of my computer with NIS about every week. Then, about once a month I run Windows Defender.
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Post by Tpgettys on May 23, 2015 3:59:18 GMT
I have heard it is not a good thing to have more than one anti-virus program on your computer because they fight each other. I have been using Norton Internet Security and Windows Defender together for many years. There has never been any conflict. They have lived together on my computer in total harmony. Here is one take on why that might not be a good idea: linkI would think an antivirus program worth its salt must store templates of known viruses somewhere to use for comparison purposes; the other program should see these and flag them as suspicious. If that is not happening, I would wonder if either one is working! |
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Post by Inspeqtor on May 23, 2015 6:33:29 GMT
I have been using Norton Internet Security and Windows Defender together for many years. There has never been any conflict. They have lived together on my computer in total harmony. Here is one take on why that might not be a good idea: linkI would think an antivirus program worth its salt must store templates of known viruses somewhere to use for comparison purposes; the other program should see these and flag them as suspicious. If that is not happening, I would wonder if either one is working! tpgettys, Your link is not working for me anyway.... |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2015 8:27:43 GMT
AV Programs don't store tables of virus programs or malware, instead they rely on a number of detections methods to identify the particular virus. The most basic method being signature analysis whereby a unique signature is assigned to a virus and its this that is checked for when files are scanned. There are more complicated methods but in addition these days, many AV programs used cloud based methods for detecting and keeping the AV Software up to date.
That said, many years ago I did actually have two different AV programs installed and one did complain about the other but this has never happened to me in recent years. What I have noticed is that when you install some other non-MS AV or security program it will turn off the Windows Firewall and Defender automatically. You can check in the Control Panel to see if Defender and the MS Firewall are turned on/off and what program is actually doing the work for you.
One of the features that's hard to assess on a system is what impact on performance the AV Software has. Most people I've talked to over the years keep clear of Norton or McAfee for this reason but then I guess for some folks it works ok. I have friends who claim Avast has the least impact on their system compared to AVG yet when I tried these I found AVG better. General opinion is that Defender has the least impact but at the same time is not high up on the detection list as Avast or AVG.
I would say though that any AV program is better than none and that you the user are the first line of defence by being cautious about what Web Sites you visit, opening suspicious emails and following links and installing programs from unknown sources.
Colin
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Post by Tpgettys on May 23, 2015 14:52:29 GMT
Here is one take on why that might not be a good idea: linkI would think an antivirus program worth its salt must store templates of known viruses somewhere to use for comparison purposes; the other program should see these and flag them as suspicious. If that is not happening, I would wonder if either one is working! tpgettys, Your link is not working for me anyway.... You are right, yet when I cut&paste it into my browser it does work(?). Here it is, but unclickable: https://blog.kaspersky.com/multiple-antivirus-programs-bad-idea/ |
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Post by Inspeqtor on May 23, 2015 16:13:57 GMT
tpgettys, Your link is not working for me anyway.... You are right, yet when I cut&paste it into my browser it does work(?). Here it is, but unclickable: https://blog.kaspersky.com/multiple-antivirus-programs-bad-idea/Thank you |
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