live CD

[Ernest Doub]

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 10:02 PM, Basil Chupin <blchupin at iinet.net.au>wrote:

> On 28/03/13 05:22, Ernest Doub wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Thufir Hawat <hawat.thufir at gmail.com<mailto:
>> hawat.thufir at gmail.com**>> wrote:
>>
>>     On Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:29:24 +1100, Basil Chupin wrote:
>>
>>
>>     > Which leads to the second question: what exactly is it that you
>>     want to
>>     > do with a Live CD (of any description) - to backup his data you say?
>>     >
>>  --- snippage  ---
>> Was absolutely bulletproof when we still used windoze.� Whole house is on
>> Ubuntu now.
>> ED
>> On the Mojave
>>
>
> No, the best anti-virus software I *would* recommend is Linux.
>
>
> However, if pressed for some anti-virus for <shudder> Windows, I would
> suggest AVG, found here:
>
> https://www.avg.com.au/?utm_**source=avgt<https://www.avg.com.au/?utm_source=avgt>
>
> which has a free copy for home use.
>
> I have used NOD32 many years ago and I think, going on memories, that it
> was rated pretty well but I think that the original product was bought by
> NOD and then went expensive. But, as I said, I am working on old memories,
> when I last used W :-) .
>
> BC
>
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>
> I agree, which is a major reason why I insisted on migrating my wife over
to Ubuntu after I had tested it and found it not just good but excellent.
8^)
My suggestion was made in light of the previous remarks in this thread for
application to a computer used by someone who hasn't seen the light.
Last time we used NOD 32 I think it was about $50 US for a 4 machine one
year license with daily updates.  Leo Laporte still recommends it so it
must still be doing a better than average job.
Ed
On the Mojave
Under a spectacular full moon.

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