American Civil War Game Club (ACWGC)

Which brand of anti-virus protection do ya'll use. I had Norton on my last computer and was use to how it worked. Now on this new one I got Mcaffe. And is one better then the ohter. Thanks in advance.

Major Gery Bastiani
Fightin' Carolinians
4/2/II AotM CSA

I just upgraded to Norton 2005. I prefer the Norton products over MaCaffee. Norton seems to catch things that MaCaffe dosen't. I was using Norton 2002 before yesterday.

Fld Lt D.H. Smith
3/1/III Corps,AotM,CSA

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Major Bastiani,

My first machine came with McAffee installed, so that's what I went with for several years. When I got DSL, however, my provider told me many of their customers had experienced problems getting their emails to work with McAffee. They recommended Norton, so I switched at that time. I think I've got Norton 2005 on my new machine (the one I'm in the process of building!).


Your humble servant,
LGen 'Dee Dubya' Mallory

David W. Mallory
ACW - Lieutenant General, Chief of the Armies, Confederate States of America
CCC - Sergeant, Georgia Volunteers, Southern Regional Deaprtment, Colonial American Army

Norton since 2002. Served me well I would say.

Gen. Walter, USA
AoS / War College

The best thing to do is to buy the cheap one [:D] http://www.staples.com/products/SpotLig ... efault.asp Actually, I think in reviews Symantec tends to rate better, plus the Systemworks includes other utilities that are useful too. I upgrade mine every year for free when deals like this appear. If you have any Norton product CD or UPC you qualify for the upgrade rebate. For that matter, they both recognize each other for a competitive upgrade. Besides the Staple's ad, Best Buy has both on sale too http://www.bestbuy.com/site//olspage.js ... pe=product , but it's Sytemworks Pro for $20 (includes Norton Ghost)http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1091100966341&type=product&skuId=6817607&tab=6&productCategoryId=cat01143 . I'm sure your McAfee runs out in 90 days and they'll charge you an arm and leg to get a full year version. Get one now on sale.

By the way, there is sometimes a conflict with Norton Auto-Protect and Creative Media Center http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/na ... ar_sch_nam
I've had to reinstall the antivirus portion several times when it fails to start due to the conflict. Working OK together at the moment, but that can change any time. Only a minor irritation. Norton uses validation now too with a limit of about 3 installs. After that, you gotta call India to get another install approved. With my upgrades reinstalls I've hit that wall twice. They authorize it instantly after you give them proof of registration. I don't know of any issues with McAffee.

Major General Dirk Gross
CAV DIV/XIV Corps/AoC

Norton does very well. It is easy to use and updates are handled easily, also.

So, Norton along with SPYWARE programs, like SPYSWEEPER, will serve you well.

<b><font color="gold">Ernie Sands
LtGen, CO XXIII Corps, AoO

President, Colonial Campaigns Club
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PCWorld ranked Spysweeper very high too. But until MS starts charging, MS AntiSpyware http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,a ... 576,00.asp works well too...again for free! Free is the best [:p]

Major General Dirk Gross
CAV DIV/XIV Corps/AoC

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<br />PCWorld ranked Spysweeper very high too. But until MS starts charging, MS AntiSpyware http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,a ... 576,00.asp works well too...again for free! Free is the best [:p]

Major General Dirk Gross
CAV DIV/XIV Corps/AoC

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YES! I forgot about Microsoft. It does work very good, also. However, it never hurts to have more than one.

<b><font color="gold">Ernie Sands
LtGen, CO XXIII Corps, AoO

President, Colonial Campaigns Club
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I use Avast Home Edition (http://www.avast.com). Perfect. I also use Spyware Doctor and Registry Mechanic along with that to keep everything in good "order".

Yours Respectfully
1st Lt. Kling
2nd Brigade
3rd Division, VIII Corps
AOS, Union Army

I use Avast Home Edition too. It has done a good job for me for about 3 years - and it's free for home users.

General Antony Barlow
Army of the Cumberland

I use Trend Micro which seems to be pretty good and includes spyware debugging. Switched to TM last year after it picked up some viruses that Norton missed.



Col Ed Lytwak
2/2/XV/AoT/USA

I've always used Norton and have been very happy with it.

BG Jeff Bangma
Commander, I "Fighting First" Corps
Army of the Potomac