I don't want to spend $100 to renew my Kaspersky anti-virus. What is the best free or relatively cheep anti-virus program, by Buffista standards?
No. You're missing the point. The design of the thing is functional. The plan is not to shoot you. The plan is to get the girl. If there's no girl, then the plan, well, is like the room.
Early ,'Objects In Space'
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Connie Neil - Oct 26, 2016 7:30:39 am PDT #24884 of 25501
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Jon B. - Oct 26, 2016 9:11:45 am PDT #24885 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I've been using free Avast, but I'd be curious to know if there's anything better.
Gudanov - Oct 26, 2016 9:40:44 am PDT #24886 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
There's always Microsoft Security Essentials. It's very unobtrusive.
DXMachina - Oct 26, 2016 10:44:04 am PDT #24887 of 25501
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I use MSE, too, and like it. The only thing is that I'm not sure if they still call it that. It might be Windows Defender now.
esse - Oct 26, 2016 10:45:05 am PDT #24888 of 25501
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
I've been using Sophos, pretty happy with it.
Gudanov - Oct 26, 2016 12:11:05 pm PDT #24889 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
Looks like MSE is available for Windows 7. Windows Defender (the same thing for the most part) is included with Windows 8 and 10.
dcp - Oct 26, 2016 3:08:07 pm PDT #24890 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I use the Windows Defender that came with Win10, but I also use Malwarebytes.
Rob - Oct 26, 2016 4:14:13 pm PDT #24891 of 25501
What would cause my ip address to think I'm in Canada?
IP geolocation is a bit inexact. There could incorrect data in the database.
traceroute might tell you some interesting stuff.
Who does the internet think manages your IP address?
omnis_audis - Oct 26, 2016 7:37:09 pm PDT #24892 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
IP geolocation is a bit inexact. There could incorrect data in the database.
traceroute might tell you some interesting stuff.
Who does the internet think manages your IP address?
Interesting thing tonight. I checked a couple different places. I got:
- Freemont, CA (wrong)
- Pomona, CA (closer, but wrong)
- Los Angeles (well, county, yes, city, no)
- Long Beach, CA (practically right, my lil city is a pimple in the middle of Long Beach)
- Unavailable
- and the ahem site still says Canada
- Speedtest by Ookla correctly identifies Frontier Communications, but says location is Los Angeles.
Trace route said Frontier in Pomona.
:: shrugs ::
Gudanov - Oct 28, 2016 4:29:58 am PDT #24893 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I haven't heard much about Apple's recent event, yesterday. That doesn't seem like a good sign that they did anything very interesting.