So three weeks ago, my beloved netbook caught the piggy flu of computer viruses. It was thoroughly painful to watch and we were up until 2 a.m. trying to get it to live. Luckily, my Uncle is incredible and fixed it over the next week for the low cost of a sushi dinner. (Not too low, but it is a write-off!) It was still scary. I was sitting there looking at my husband, trying to explain that I was having a meltdown because our taxes that I had been preparing were on it and I didn’t want to do them twice.
Now when someone asks if you’re using protection, my computer is not what I jump to in thought, but we all had a great discussion. It’s especially wonderful when your family is as cheap as you are…everything we looked at, is free. Currently, my netbook is protected by Spyware Doctor, and our desktops are being protected by Avast. Avast already protected me from a malware attack yesterday, so I’m pretty impressed. Check these out if you’re surfing without safeguards.
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This is nerdy i know. But you can save hundreds of dollars if not more by using opensource software or freeware. There are some really great packages out there if you know how to sift through the crap. I haven't had to pay for much of any software in the last few years due to opensource. Here is a great list for anyone interested. List of free and open source software packages.
I use avastpro on our 2 laptops. I highly recommend it. Gerry needed the pro version because of his work, and they offered protection for another computer for just a few dollars more, so I put it on mine, too. Vastly superior to any other antivirus I have ever used.