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47of74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 09:40 PM
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Looks like Symantec is doing their part to help the bankers




I turned their service OFF and removed it from my Facebook account altogether. I don't need these dumb bleeps censoring my feed.
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Frank Cannon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 09:58 PM
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1. Fuck Symantec and their buggy-ass software, which is a virus in and of itself.
My computer never worked better than when I deleted that shit from my hard drive and just started using the free Windows Security Essentials instead.
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47of74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 10:05 PM
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3. When I was on PCs I never used them past the free trial
I used AVG because for the price of one year on Symantec you could get at least two years on AVG antivirus.
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astral Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-02-11 10:12 AM
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11. The "Free Trial" should not be used either. Once you have INSTALLED
this software, you can't delete it completely. What you have to do is IMMEDIATELY go online and download the free firewall / antivirus stuff you want and get it installed and updated before even surfing. I did have a problem with AVG letting a virus in once, so I switched to the Avast free version.
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Lint Head Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 10:04 PM
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2. AVG is free.
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LiberalFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 10:09 PM
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4. It was when Symantec first came out with 360 that I began avoided using their products.
The thing was so bloated and I couldn't install the damn thing.
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tritsofme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 10:11 PM
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5. How sinister.
Obviously an overt act of censorship. Who knows how high up this goes!
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47of74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 10:26 PM
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6. That's why as of about one hour ago...
...they are no longer "protecting" my feed.
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lunasun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 10:35 PM
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7. it told you to warn your friends - Thank you k&r
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Cal Carpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 10:46 PM
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8. Just got it from McAfee when I clicked a link to the Occupy Chicago site from FB!
Security Alert: This Link May Not Be Safe
Facebook has teamed up with McAfee to help protect you online. The link you are trying to visit has been identified as potentially unsafe by our trusted partner. Visit the Facebook Security Page to learn more about staying safe on the Internet.

*
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burrowowl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 11:23 PM
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9. So far ESET seems to be the best
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JDPriestly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-02-11 12:42 AM
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10. I don't think AVG likes the site either. Maybe it has a virus.
Is that possible?
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