Because they don't update their antivirus and let it remain expired for half a year.
And then they wonder why it runs slow and has 200 processes running.
And then they wonder why it runs slow and has 200 processes running.
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Gotta love computer illiterate people.
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I have no antivirus. But then again, I'm not computer illiterate either.
My anti-virus has been expired eons ago. I guess some people are just sad cases.
My PC crashes occasionally because of the Hard-Drive though, 4 years-old with persistent usage :/
My PC crashes occasionally because of the Hard-Drive though, 4 years-old with persistent usage :/
Your hard drive might have become corrupt. Heard of defragmenting/reformatting? ;POH-SHI- wrote:
My anti-virus has been expired eons ago. I guess some people are just sad cases.
My PC crashes occasionally because of the Hard-Drive though, 4 years-old with persistent usage :/
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Also; get avast! Free - updates automatically and uses relatively few system resources by comparison to the paid software, especially Norton and McAfee. A SpyBot S&D cleanup once in a while never goes amiss either (although most 'spyware' you have on your computer is most likely just cookies).
Well yes. Possibly corruptRokodo wrote:
Your hard drive might have become corrupt. Heard of defragmenting/reformatting? ;POH-SHI- wrote:
My anti-virus has been expired eons ago. I guess some people are just sad cases.
My PC crashes occasionally because of the Hard-Drive though, 4 years-old with persistent usage :/
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Also; get avast! Free - updates automatically and uses relatively few system resources by comparison to the paid software, especially Norton and McAfee. A SpyBot S&D cleanup once in a while never goes amiss either (although most 'spyware' you have on your computer is most likely just cookies).
I don't have the means to reformat my Hard-Drive at the moment, I don't even possess an external hard-drive or thumb-drive. Things are actually fine the way they are, I'm probably going to get a new PC next year so I'm hoping it stays well when the time comes. I've gone for 3 years without a PC the last time it failed on me, but now things are more understandable, you can't really expect to live in this world without having any Internet/PC.
My PC's already 5 years and still good. I just purge the viruses on my own
@OH-SHI-
Well for your next brand I recommend Seagate, Samsung or Western Digital. It seems to be best to avoid Hitachi as their spindle heads tend to be more prone to failure in the current manufacturing time period, and they tend to fail sooner.
I'm currently running a Samsung internal and external of same model type - HD103SI 1TB. Very fast for a 5400RPM drive, and no problems as of yet (about half a year's use of each).
I also have an internal WD Caviar Green of 2TB capacity which is slow to access due to its power saving features, but I am sure it will last the course.
In the future I plan to shift my OS and programs to an SSD drive, once prices drop.
The ideal solution is to have a small capacity SSD for the main OS and your programs, and a 5400RPM drive for file storage as the slower spindle speed => longer life span over the now 'standard' higher RPM drives. However, SSDs are ludicrously expensive for the average consumer IMO.
Well for your next brand I recommend Seagate, Samsung or Western Digital. It seems to be best to avoid Hitachi as their spindle heads tend to be more prone to failure in the current manufacturing time period, and they tend to fail sooner.
I'm currently running a Samsung internal and external of same model type - HD103SI 1TB. Very fast for a 5400RPM drive, and no problems as of yet (about half a year's use of each).
I also have an internal WD Caviar Green of 2TB capacity which is slow to access due to its power saving features, but I am sure it will last the course.
In the future I plan to shift my OS and programs to an SSD drive, once prices drop.
The ideal solution is to have a small capacity SSD for the main OS and your programs, and a 5400RPM drive for file storage as the slower spindle speed => longer life span over the now 'standard' higher RPM drives. However, SSDs are ludicrously expensive for the average consumer IMO.
Rokodo wrote:
omg a worthwhile post in off topic nu wai
Fix'd.Rokodo wrote:
Well for your next brand I recommendSeagate, Samsung oronly Western Digital.
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Rokodo wrote:
@OH-SHI-
Well for your next brand I recommend Seagate, Samsung or Western Digital. It seems to be best to avoid Hitachi as their spindle heads tend to be more prone to failure in the current manufacturing time period, and they tend to fail sooner.
I'm currently running a Samsung internal and external of same model type - HD103SI 1TB. Very fast for a 5400RPM drive, and no problems as of yet (about half a year's use of each).
I also have an internal WD Caviar Green of 2TB capacity which is slow to access due to its power saving features, but I am sure it will last the course.
In the future I plan to shift my OS and programs to an SSD drive, once prices drop.
The ideal solution is to have a small capacity SSD for the main OS and your programs, and a 5400RPM drive for file storage as the slower spindle speed => longer life span over the now 'standard' higher RPM drives. However, SSDs are ludicrously expensive for the average consumer IMO.Rokodo wrote:
omg a worthwhile post in off topic nu wai
Yeah, I see what you're getting at, what you want from the SSD isn't the amount of space after all. I like your plan.
And I've never heard of Hitachi selling Externals, not that I'd choose they're brand.
Ignore Rokodo, he doesn't know what he's talking about.
Rokodo wrote:
Your hard drive might have become corrupt. Heard of defragmenting/reformatting? ;P
Reformatting is a last measure that will (in most cases) have the same effect as getting rid of useless processes and services you don't use, and while defragmenting can speed things up, it won't stop your computer from randomly crashing.
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Also; get Microsoft Security Essentials - updates automatically and is better than most paid software, especially Norton and McAfee.A SpyBot S&D cleanup once in a while never goes amiss eitherSpyBot is useless these days, the only good reason to install it now is TeaTimer. Try Malwarebytes.
Rokodo wrote:
@OH-SHI-
Well for your next brand I recommendSeagate, Samsung orWestern Digital. It seems to be best to avoidHitachieveryone else as they tend to fail sooner.
The ideal solution is to have a small capacity SSD for the main OS and your programs, anda 5400RPM drive for file storage as the slower spindle speed => longer life span over the now 'standard' higher RPM drives.Bullshit. The Western Digital Caviar Black drives (7200 RPM) have the lowest failure rate on the consumer market.However, SSDs are ludicrously expensive for the average consumer IMO.HAHA DISREGARD THAT
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lol...Loginer wrote:
*Massive Objection! spree*
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is win.
FaQ Loginer, like anyone wants a 40GB SSD. I'm using around 100GB for OS and programs.
Don't listen to WD fags, Seagate and Samsung are perfectly good too.
Remember that in the end much of a HDD's life has to do not just with brand but the environment and elements to which you subject it.
EDIT: I'm only sharing my personal advice and experience, owning the three brands of HDD which I recommended. I class a 40GB SSD as too small for _my_ needs and not strictly anyone else's. Now shut up you pedantic objectors.
Don't listen to WD fags, Seagate and Samsung are perfectly good too.
Remember that in the end much of a HDD's life has to do not just with brand but the environment and elements to which you subject it.
EDIT: I'm only sharing my personal advice and experience, owning the three brands of HDD which I recommended. I class a 40GB SSD as too small for _my_ needs and not strictly anyone else's. Now shut up you pedantic objectors.
love and peace
Time for me to jump in.
AV shouldn't be resident or whatever it's called. It shouldn't be a process running 24/7. Run it when you have a virus, and once in a while.
A reformat is like removing shit + clearing all caches + defragging.
If you're "using around 100GB for OS and programs", you are either doing it wrong, need to manage your programs better, or can use an SSD for your main shit (OS and browser, etc.) and misc shit can fit on another harddrive.
WD has the tendancy to Just Work, and that tendancy is more consistent than other brands. You may want to RAID1 some Seagate or Hitachi drives or whatever. I wouldn't trust those brands without RAID'ing them, especially for a backup drive.
Lolginer, I'm interested in why you say Spybot is deprecated. (Yes, TeaTimer is pretty useful.)
A computer is like a car, and most people don't understand that. This metaphor goes very far, I've discovered. IT people are mechanics, for example. Programmers are like drag racers. A car needs to be maintained often, else it starts slowing, becomes less efficient, and eventually breaks down. Etc. etc.
BACK UPS ARE INTENSELY USEFUL. Even if you can back up to a Seagate, do it. ASAP.
AV shouldn't be resident or whatever it's called. It shouldn't be a process running 24/7. Run it when you have a virus, and once in a while.
A reformat is like removing shit + clearing all caches + defragging.
If you're "using around 100GB for OS and programs", you are either doing it wrong, need to manage your programs better, or can use an SSD for your main shit (OS and browser, etc.) and misc shit can fit on another harddrive.
WD has the tendancy to Just Work, and that tendancy is more consistent than other brands. You may want to RAID1 some Seagate or Hitachi drives or whatever. I wouldn't trust those brands without RAID'ing them, especially for a backup drive.
Lolginer, I'm interested in why you say Spybot is deprecated. (Yes, TeaTimer is pretty useful.)
A computer is like a car, and most people don't understand that. This metaphor goes very far, I've discovered. IT people are mechanics, for example. Programmers are like drag racers. A car needs to be maintained often, else it starts slowing, becomes less efficient, and eventually breaks down. Etc. etc.
BACK UPS ARE INTENSELY USEFUL. Even if you can back up to a Seagate, do it. ASAP.
Malwarebytes has more frequent database updates, and generally seems to find a lot of malware that Spybot misses. Malwarebytes is also a lot more effective against rogue security software. Of course, Spybot isn't literally useless, but Malwarebytes is superior.strager wrote:
Lolginer, I'm interested in why you say Spybot is deprecated. (Yes, TeaTimer is pretty useful.)
kktyLoginer wrote:
Malwarebytes has more frequent database updates, and generally seems to find a lot of malware that Spybot misses. Malwarebytes is also a lot more effective against rogue security software. Of course, Spybot isn't literally useless, but Malwarebytes is superior.strager wrote:
Lolginer, I'm interested in why you say Spybot is deprecated. (Yes, TeaTimer is pretty useful.)
I like how this thread has serious discussion and useful information in it
Shohei Ohtani
Davidz123 wrote:
Norton Anti-Virus here.
Got expired from the last year. Recently found a keygen to crack a new 3 years to it.
Poor, poor Norton user.
Why would you want to extend Norton's life?
Maybe he's my mother. :UPokebis wrote:
Why would you want to extend Norton's life?
Well, not everything would be installed on the SSD. I would personally just install the OS and a few key programs, like Photoshop, on it and leave it open as a scratch disk.Rokodo wrote:
FaQ Loginer, like anyone wants a 40GB SSD. I'm using around 100GB for OS and programs.
That is, if I had $124 to drop. :/ I spent less on a new 1Tb Cavalier Black not too long ago.