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date: 2018-12-13 02:01:00
subject: Re: Panda Free AV?

From: ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)

Why still use outdated Windows XP though?


carl@invalidated.com wrote:
> Anyone using it?  Would like to know what you think of it.

> I'm using XP and just about none other AVs work with it anymore.

> For years I have always paid for my AV programs, but now the price
> has become unreal, especially if you need protection for 3-5
> machines.  As for Avast and AVG freebies, don't even mention them to
> me.

> Panda freebie according to the comparative tests does have a number
> of false positives.  Those can be a real pain.  But I need some
> protection.

> Kaspersky free AV is nice, but it isn't for XP.  It won't allow me
> to download Usenet message bodies unless I turn it off. It will
> download the headers.

> Any suggestions?

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