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More info?)
susan wrote:
> my antivirus live update has expired (Norton 2004)i,ve had no
> problems so far and would like to continue using it, do i have to buy
> 2005 or can i update 2004? Also is my pc still covered as it does a
> virus scan once a week?
You can either re-subscribe or purchase the new version and re-subscribe at
the same time or you can write a script or download manually the updates
once a week (Wednesdays at 5PM is a good time.)
I recommend considering an alternative to Norton on a home machine. For
most it is a bit of a resource hog Try something like Avast!
Bonus.. Most of these alternatives are FREE!
Kaspersky Anti-Virus (~$49.95 and up)
http://www.kaspersky.com/products.html
Panda Antivirus Titanium (~$39.95 and up)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/
(Free Online Scanner: http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/)
AVG Anti-Virus System (Free and up)
http://www.grisoft.com/
McAfee VirusScan (~$11 and up)
http://www.mcafee.com/
AntiVir (Free and up)
http://www.free-av.com/
avast! (Free and up)
http://www.avast.com/
Trend Micro (~$49.95 and up)
http://www.trendmicro.com/en/home/us/personal.htm
(Free Online Scanner:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp)
RAV AntiVirus Online Virus Scan (Free!)
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/
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