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    Toshiba M305-4622 Question

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by MasonMI, Oct 1, 2008.

  1. MasonMI

    MasonMI Newbie

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    I recently purchased a used Toshiba M305 4622 and it came with Norton 360 I also noticed there is Windows Defender on Vista Home Premium that im running on if i were to uninstall Norton does the Windows protection provide enough security for my M305? Or would i need to install another virus protection software?
     
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  2. Zeuxidamas

    Zeuxidamas Notebook Guru

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    A lot of this is subject to opinion, so I will only provide what I personally believe in, and not ascribe to a viewpoint that my way is the "right way". First, I would personally remove Norton. In the earlier years of this decade in previous operating systems, it was a resource hog. Additionally, it constantly nagged you with reminders to either subscribe to a yearly update service or to renew a subscription. There were probably ways to turn this off, but since this app was such a pain (IMO), I have never revisited using it or McAfee.

    My opinion, however, is that basic Windows protection is insufficient for good piece of mind, although, depending on how you use your PC, you could very well go uninfected for some period of time.

    However, there are good, free, tools for protection available online, so I do not see why anyone would not use them.

    I personally recommend enabling Windows Defender and keeping it up to date. For an anti-virus program, I would recommend the free version of AVG Anti-Virus. I would then use a firewall, and recommend ZoneAlarm free or, if you have problems installing ZoneAlarm in Vista, try Comodo. Finally layer in a second spyware program, as a single-defensive anti-spyware layer is likely to not catch all threats. AdAware 2008 and Spybot Search and Destroy are my two current apps of choice.

    There are others that fellow forum members will likely recommend, but this should give you a decent place to start.
    - Vr/Z.
     
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