DD_Brando Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Every time I reboot my PC the cup-holder disappears! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snacko Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Apparently it also re-posts this message. Please stop rebooting your computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_O_A_D Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD_Brando Posted January 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 . . . and I get a Chrome mal-ware warning page? ? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfesser Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Yesterday I came home from work to find a message on my comp stating that AVG has isolated an infected file. The file was il2fb.exe. I looked and scanned and nothing. Ignore. Then I see Win7 updates ready to instal so I do that, reboot and I no longer have an il2fb.exe anywhere. No shortcut, no exe in the game folder. A system restore brought it back but I had that cold fear in the pit of my stomach for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted March 14, 2013 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Yesterday I came home from work to find a message on my comp stating that AVG has isolated an infected file. The file was il2fb.exe. I looked and scanned and nothing. Ignore. Then I see Win7 updates ready to instal so I do that, reboot and I no longer have an il2fb.exe anywhere. No shortcut, no exe in the game folder. A system restore brought it back but I had that cold fear in the pit of my stomach for a while. AVG has done that before. Falsely reporting il2fb.exe as being infected... It will probably do it again, somewhere in the future.  Perf, why not create a backup copy of IL2 on an external disk? Or USB Stick? Keep it somewhere safe, disconnected. Me thinks it's could be an easier repair than System Restore... though you'd first have to fix/update AVG... before attempting to copy the file from the backup ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted March 14, 2013 2. Administrators Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 IMO the best way to 'fix' AVG is to uninstall it and install a proper anti-virus product instead. Â Jabo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfesser Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 AV programs piss me off by the way they want to take over the system. Any recommendations on one? Effective but arms-length? Good idea on the USB stick though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators fruitbat Posted March 14, 2013 2. Administrators Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 AV programs piss me off by the way they want to take over the system. Any recommendations on one? Effective but arms-length? Good idea on the USB stick though.  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-download  changed my virus/firewall software last month to this from McAfee on Rog's recommendation.  seems to be doing an great job, in that i haven't had any problems, and haven't noticed it at all.  no one was more surprised than me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted March 14, 2013 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Yeah, I'm thinkin' about using that one ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gec Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 +1 for security essentials. have it on few computers now. no problems for now.  of course, to repeat my self for 100th time, the best AV will not save you from your self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators fruitbat Posted March 14, 2013 2. Administrators Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 I was also amused by this on that webpage download link,  Get Microsoft Security Essentials for the low, low price of free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD_Arthur Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 I've used MS security essentials since it went free and it's been fine. Â Not intrusive at all. Â Better than AVG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snacko Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 I nenewed my BitDefender since they dropped their price to $29 for any product for 3 computers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweper Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 I've used MS security essentials since it went free and it's been fine. Â Not intrusive at all. Â Better than AVG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD_Brando Posted March 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 I've been an Avira customer since about 1996. They were free back then, as AntiVir, which is still available. I stayed on the freebie for about 5-6 years until it struck me that I should be paying something back. Our house computers are now all covered by Avira Premium, and the discount for paying 2 or 3 years up front is very generous. I haven't really experienced many of the others at first hand. I've rescued a few of my friends from the likes of Norton, McAfee and AVG over the years - last time was an AVG snafu - just last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfesser Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 We used to look for AV programs that didn't use too much processing power but I was just thinking today how little that matters now. I'm flying a 10 year old flight sim made when processors were 1 mhz. Now we have multi-core with at least 3 mhz and framerate hasn't been an issue for years. Â The old issues aren't really that important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted March 15, 2013 2. Administrators Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Having had a look at this thread, I appear to be in a minority as I am using Norton Internet Security (2013) and have been using this in various guises for the last 3 - 4 years with barely a glitch (and those I have had have been mosly caused by me ). I get a nice montly report of the things it's allegedly protected me from but ofther than that it doesn't really get in the way. I'll look into MS SE when the renewal comes around though. Jabo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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