Comments on: Antivirus needs to go on a diet http://www.defendingthekingdom.com/archives/antivirus-needs-to-go-on-a-diet Security and Privacy in Your Digital Life Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:59:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Fat man | Defending The Kingdom: Security and Privacy in Your Digital Life http://www.defendingthekingdom.com/archives/antivirus-needs-to-go-on-a-diet/comment-page-1#comment-2796 Fat man | Defending The Kingdom: Security and Privacy in Your Digital Life Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:29:39 +0000 http://www.defendingthekingdom.com/archives/antivirus-needs-to-go-on-a-diet#comment-2796 [...] I was rifling through the statistics for this blog recently, and noticed that this site ranks highly for Google Images searches of “fat man“. The image responsible (credit: Yuri Tand), which I posted adjacent to a story about how some big-name antivirus products are bloated and unruly, is currently ranked fourth on Google: [...] [...] I was rifling through the statistics for this blog recently, and noticed that this site ranks highly for Google Images searches of “fat man“. The image responsible (credit: Yuri Tand), which I posted adjacent to a story about how some big-name antivirus products are bloated and unruly, is currently ranked fourth on Google: [...]

]]> By: Ian Saxon http://www.defendingthekingdom.com/archives/antivirus-needs-to-go-on-a-diet/comment-page-1#comment-8 Ian Saxon Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:24:02 +0000 http://www.defendingthekingdom.com/archives/antivirus-needs-to-go-on-a-diet#comment-8 Hi Augusto, Thanks for your comment. <a href="http://www.defendingthekingdom.com/archives/get-your-antivirus-program" rel="nofollow">In a previous post I recommended Avast antivirus</a>, which is free, lightweight, and (I’ve found) effective. Ian Hi Augusto,

Thanks for your comment. In a previous post I recommended Avast antivirus, which is free, lightweight, and (I’ve found) effective.

Ian

]]> By: Augusto http://www.defendingthekingdom.com/archives/antivirus-needs-to-go-on-a-diet/comment-page-1#comment-7 Augusto Mon, 28 Aug 2006 23:02:03 +0000 http://www.defendingthekingdom.com/archives/antivirus-needs-to-go-on-a-diet#comment-7 You are so right, Ian. I am so tired of programs that just want to pimp my computer around. Every program I install want to go all alpha male and mark the territory, in my computer. Slim and trim is the way to go. Any reason why you did not suggest a few antivirus programs that fit the bill? You are so right, Ian. I am so tired of programs that just want to pimp my computer around. Every program I install want to go all alpha male and mark the territory, in my computer. Slim and trim is the way to go. Any reason why you did not suggest a few antivirus programs that fit the bill?

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