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I’ve read a number of horror stories about people opening up their new laptops, going online and immediately picking up a trojan or something equally as nasty. This has happened even if their first port of call has been to AVG to download their free Anti-Virus program. Is there a correct procedure for making sure this doesn’t happen? Apart from obviously not visiting questionable sites, what have the rest of you done to avoid contaminating your nice new netbook?
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Download the AVG software first to USB drive and install before you connect to the t’internet
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Do you mean to a different computer?Whilst I concede that anti virus software is a must have these days I am not of the opinion that the internet is a cesspit waiting to infect your computer as soon as a connection is made.
Of course there are horror stories and as alway they are well publicised.
It is unsolicited junk emails that are my main threat, not the sites I visit
Get the Comodo Firewall from here –
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/download_firewall.html
When you install, install only the Firewall and nothing else. Untick the installtion of toolbar, etc.I find AVG rather intrusive and heavy.
Try ClamWin Free AntiVirus – its light –
http://www.clamwin.com/content/view/18/46/Yup, and if you touch your PC you’ll get STDs. Don’t be ********…
Mod. edit: Remark removed, keep a good tone please.
Quote:Do you mean to a different computer?Yes if you do want to be extra cautious (although in my opinion it is not necessary) then download AVG on a different computer and save it onto a memory stick. Then put the memory stick into the NC10 and install AVG. Then you can connect to the internet knowing you already have virus protection.
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