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Bellsouth Fastaccess
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Birmingham, AL | Nice! WOW this Is great news  | |
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join:2001-10-26
Roselle, IL
| Re: Nice! I hate to be the wet blanket, but public companies aren't in the habit of giving away profits unless they get something in return. Every business strategy has to end with ROI for its investors. Precisely what they have to gain from this isn't immediately apparent, but I can imagine the plan will present itself in due time. | |
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Oleg
Bellsouth Fastaccess
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Birmingham, AL | Re: Nice! They may make freeware and paid version. | |
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manfmmd
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Oleg
Bellsouth Fastaccess
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| Re: Nice! said by manfmmd  :There are a lot of people that wouldn't take Norton if it WAS free. I agree I may Install it If someone paid me to beta test. | |
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A P CC
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| Yeah, when the day comes that they give Norton away, let me know. I wonder what the catch is? Free Version is limited or something?
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some of us can remember when "NORTON was given free to home users & it was a good thing,(firewall,antivirus)and not that many yrs back.Then they decided to grow to fast,& cut their own throats.
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supergirl
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Pensacola, FL | Re: Nice! You pay for what you get. No viruses, malware, etc. with Norton. | |
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manfmmd
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A P CC
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| yes true, but if thats the case I'll stick with AVAST,(for unlike norton0 Avast scans the website befor your computer will allow the page to open,
but thats another/off subjuect
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Maccawolf
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| Scuse me, but I've been getting Norton free for 8 or 9 years (FREE AFTER REBATE FOR UPGRADERS)
BTW, I stopped using Norton several years ago, but I still get it to use as a competitor's upgrade.
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Nanoprobe
Wandering in subspace
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join:2003-05-11
Orlando, FL
| BoClean updates with new detections almost daily. I wonder if that will continue. As for Comodo firewall, no thanks. Tried it twice. Too buggy and not that effective for me.
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Oleg
Bellsouth Fastaccess
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Birmingham, AL | Re: Nice! Lets just hope BOClean does not turn into bad product. | |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
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join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| said by Oleg :WOW this Is great news BOClean is just a name now, don't expect the level of service/support you got with Kevin and Nancy. If you can't beat em, buy em.
I'm still proud to say I paid for mine. We'll just have to wait and see where boclean goes from here.
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amungus
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join:2004-11-26
America
clubs: | good deal. Sounds like good news to me! Everyone loves free stuff! Especially when it kills nasties. | |
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TK Junk Mail
Golf season has returned - hurrah
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| Re: Always heard good things... said by Jeffrey :I constantly heard great things about this program, but never bothered to check it out - just didn't feel like paying a fee at the moment. Now that it's free, it's within my budget. Good news! I use Comodo firewall. When BOClean is free for download, I'll have to give it a try.
When you try to download BOClean, it directs you here:
»www.comodo.com/products/privsoft.html
Comodo has acquired Privacy Software Corporation. All existing Privacy Software Corporation customers will continue to be protected by Privacy Software Corporation products and will receive automatic software updates as usual. New Comodo and existing Privacy Software Corporation customers will be able to download products formerly licensed to Privacy Software Corporation from » www.comodo.com, » www.privsoft.com and » www.nsclean.com very shortly.
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webnetwiz
There's no place like 127.0.0.1
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Van Nuys, CA | Re: Always heard good things... I use Comodo firewall as well, great product, much better than competition, and free for personal use. | |
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join:2007-03-20
Pensacola, FL
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| From them:
"Comodo AntiVirus 1.1 beta, subsequent beta versions, and the final release version will each be available to businesses and home users at no charge. After installing the program, just register with us and you will be sent a free license. Once activated, this license will never expire."
The Catch: endless email about other products:
"When downloading a Comodo product, such as the Firewall, you will be required to submit personal information as specified on the download page. This information will be used by Comodo to contact the customer about the services on our site for which they have expressed interest, including product updates and associated promotional material. It also aids Comodo in providing improved global services by collating general demographic information. Please refer to the opt-out policy described later in this policy statement."
»www.comodo.com/repository/privac···ent.html
And another:
"When enrolling for a certificate, customers will be required to provide certain information as per the requirements for the certificate product type. The exact informational requirements are set out in the relevant Subscriber Agreement and associated schedules and listed in the Comodo CPS. Some of the submitted details will be displayed within the certificate and as a result will be publicly available. Details that will become public are clearly stated as 'public' in the enrolment process, Subscriber Agreement and associated schedules. "
They don't share with 3rd parties then say they do:
"Comodo will share aggregated demographic information with our partners. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person."
Same link.
"Customers are given the opportunity to 'opt-out' of having information used for purposes not directly related to the Comodo service offering at the point where the information is requested. For example, all certificate enrolment and product downloads has an 'opt-out' mechanism so customers who buy a product from us, but would prefer not to receive any marketing material, can request to have their email address kept off of our lists."
Comodo Anti-Virus gets a 3 of 5 rating on Cnet Download.com
Someone who installed it:
"Needs A Lot Of Improvment
04-Feb-2007 10:20:02 PM
Reviewer: Reborn master
Pros: It's free.
Cons: Comodo failed at everything.Detection was not good, Avg was able to detect more virus than this.Realtime protection is poor.I got a email with a virus in it and comodo coudn't block the virus.After installing this my pc froze couple of times."
»www.download.com/Comodo-AntiViru···178.html
Like I thought, huge memory hog. A lot said it crashed their computers, froze them, etc. Install is going through constant sales pitches for 20 minutes. One user had to reinstall XP after use.
Before downloading free, read Download.com. People will tell you if it is junk or not. Junk software. | |
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TK Junk Mail
Golf season has returned - hurrah
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join:2002-03-03
Margate City, NJ
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| Re: Always heard good things... said by supergirl :The Catch: endless email about other products: They don't share with 3rd parties then say they do: Comodo Anti-Virus gets a 3 of 5 rating on Cnet Download.com Like I thought, huge memory hog. A lot said it crashed their computers, froze them, etc. Install is going through constant sales pitches for 20 minutes. One user had to reinstall XP after use. Junk software. I never get emails from them. They allow opt-out when registering.
I registered with two fake initials and no other identifying info. I use a throw away hotmail address. So no worry about being on lists.
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webnetwiz
There's no place like 127.0.0.1
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join:2004-09-22
Van Nuys, CA
| This is also based on the fact we do not know how this user configured their firewall. Heck, if I let the firewall pass all traffic in and out then it won't block viruses in emails either. The fact that the person reviewing this software opened an email containing a virus already tells me something about their technical abilities and common sense. Comodo firewall is a FIREWALL, not an anti-virus application. To me the fact that Comodo tells me when one application tries to connect to something disguising as something else is invaluable. | |
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TK Junk Mail
Golf season has returned - hurrah
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join:2002-03-03
Margate City, NJ
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| Re: Always heard good things... said by webnetwiz :This is also based on the fact we do not know how this user configured their firewall. Heck, if I let the firewall pass all traffic in and out then it won't block viruses in emails either. The fact that the person reviewing this software opened an email containing a virus already tells me something about their technical abilities and common sense. Comodo firewall is a FIREWALL, not an anti-virus application. To me the fact that Comodo tells me when one application tries to connect to something disguising as something else is invaluable. She was ranting about Comodo's antivirus product and not the firewall. Neither of which has anything to do with the topic at hand - BOClean.
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join:2003-01-20
Brunswick, OH | I've used comodo firewall for quite some time. I haven't received any email besides the registration serial number they USED to require. As for the anti virus It's A BETA so don't rely on it for all your needs. | |
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Jeffrey
Bye George, 1937-2008
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join:2002-12-24
Long Island
clubs: | Comodo firewall is indeed a good product - I have been using it for 9 months or so now on all my machines. Haven't tried their other products, simply because I'm already satisfied with what I have in place from other vendors. | |
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dadkins
Living on a Blu Planet
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| Like I said... ... don't really get off on paying upfront sight-unseen for anything.
Don't care about a return policy... where has the trial been for this?
Trials sell products!
No Trial = no sale! From many people, like myself.
Now it will be free? I may take it for a spin and see if it actually does anything.
Currently without it, my weekly scans(with a "few" scanners) turns up nothing but cookies.
NOTE: I'm not worried about cookies!
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dadkins
Living on a Blu Planet
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
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| Re: Like I said... Will it scan the entire drive for "bad guys"?
I currently don't have a Real Time malware scanner - just avast(avast is "turned up").
I scan weekly with a *few* scanners... but all I ever see is cookies. No biggie, ya know?
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| said by dadkins :... don't really get off on paying upfront sight-unseen for anything. Don't care about a return policy... where has the trial been for this? Trials sell products! No Trial = no sale! From many people, like myself. Now it will be free? I may take it for a spin and see if it actually does anything. Currently without it, my weekly scans(with a "few" scanners) turns up nothing but cookies. NOTE: I'm not worried about cookies! YMMV. They always had a refund policy, if it wasn't for you, you could request a refund[same as a trial in my book]
The only thing my boclean ever hit on was the mirc exe and that was a false positive because the mirc exe is used in many botkits.
practice safe hex and you don't need to worry.
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD |  What Has Geekdom Come To?
SHOWERS! People... SHOWERS... soap, scrubbing, deodorant... they do amazing things!
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GlennAllen
join:2002-11-17
Richmond, VA | Re: What Has Geekdom Come To? Ahhh, yes... back in school... all-night "programming parties"... Idunno--some of those other guys coulda used a good "BO cleanin'"... not me, of course.
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join:2003-07-06 | Re: What Has Geekdom Come To? sweet!!! its free that is awsome!! | |
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