Virus/spyware that is good, yet small to download?
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From: willbill on 10 Jun 2010 11:56 Virus/spyware that is good, yet small to download? I've bought three current V/S packages and they all seem to think that everone has high speed internet. I use dialup and can't do an 8 hour download. I'm know I'm OT for this newgroup, but please post some useful suggestions and web addresses. Thank you very much! Bill
From: Yousuf Khan on 11 Jun 2010 13:55 On 6/10/2010 9:56 PM, willbill wrote: > Virus/spyware that is good, yet small to download? > > I've bought three current V/S packages and they all > seem to think that everone has high speed internet. > > I use dialup and can't do an 8 hour download. > > I'm know I'm OT for this newgroup, but please > post some useful suggestions and web addresses. > > Thank you very much! > > Bill Try Avira Antivir, it's free for home use, just like AVG, but much smaller. However, with dial-up, you'll have no choice but to wait, no matter what you get. Yousuf Khan
From: Del Cecchi on 11 Jun 2010 21:34 "Yousuf Khan" <bbbl67(a)spammenot.yahoo.com> wrote in message news:VuqdnXLio4MR5Y_RnZ2dnUVZ8gWdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > On 6/10/2010 9:56 PM, willbill wrote: >> Virus/spyware that is good, yet small to download? >> >> I've bought three current V/S packages and they all >> seem to think that everone has high speed internet. >> >> I use dialup and can't do an 8 hour download. >> >> I'm know I'm OT for this newgroup, but please >> post some useful suggestions and web addresses. >> >> Thank you very much! >> >> Bill > > Try Avira Antivir, it's free for home use, just like AVG, but much > smaller. However, with dial-up, you'll have no choice but to wait, > no matter what you get. > > Yousuf Khan Many public libraries have high speed internet access. Perhaps you can download to a thumb drive or if your computer is portable bring it in.
From: Yousuf Khan on 11 Jun 2010 23:51 On 6/12/2010 7:34 AM, Del Cecchi wrote: > "Yousuf Khan"<bbbl67(a)spammenot.yahoo.com> wrote in message >> Try Avira Antivir, it's free for home use, just like AVG, but much >> smaller. However, with dial-up, you'll have no choice but to wait, >> no matter what you get. >> >> Yousuf Khan > > Many public libraries have high speed internet access. Perhaps you > can download to a thumb drive or if your computer is portable bring it > in. The problem is that you can't go running to the library everytime there is a virus scanner update (i.e. everyday). Even the small definition files are huge for dial-ups. I know what the OP is talking about completely though, as I am currently staying in Bangladesh, and "high-speed Internet" in this country is barely twice as fast as dial-up. I think my home broadband back in Canada was as much bandwidth as most corporations get in this country. Yousuf Khan
From: willbill on 12 Jun 2010 10:25
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:55:15 +0600, Yousuf Khan <bbbl67(a)spammenot.yahoo.com> wrote: > On 6/10/2010 9:56 PM, willbill wrote: > > Virus/spyware that is good, yet small to download? > > > > I've bought three current V/S packages and they all > > seem to think that everone has high speed internet. > > > > I use dialup and can't do an 8 hour download. > > > > I'm know I'm OT for this newgroup, but please > > post some useful suggestions and web addresses. > > > > Thank you very much! > > > > Bill > > Try Avira Antivir, it's free for home use, just like AVG, but much > smaller. However, with dial-up, you'll have no choice but to wait, no > matter what you get. > > Yousuf Khan Yousuf, thank you very much. With System Suite 10 it was 108MB and it had to be done without restart! Decent writeup at wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avira cnet is one place to d/l it. Maybe also tucows. Started with cnet but canceled due to my weather. "Only" 42MB, but as an .exe where I can restart. :) I've got thunderstorms today and tomorrow so will have to wait a while. Bill |