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[kokopellinelli]

Today was my day off. I spent it trying to figure out what the hell is wrong with my Norton. The Liveupdate bit isn't working no matter what I do. I've tried following the links to fix it, going to the website, uninstalling and reinstalling, NOTHING FUCKING WORKS.

Also, I watched movies on HBO, took the dog for a walk and threw her ball for her, did laundry, cleaned the litterbox. Chaz and I are watching "It Could Happen to You" on DVD. Yay chickflicks!

But I still don't know what's wrong with my Norton.

BUT HEY! It didn't rain at all today. AT ALL! OMG. IT WAS SUNNY! ALL DAY.

I hope it stays that way for a while. I'm so sick of rain.

Comments

[pepper911.livejournal.com]

It rained all day here! (Keels said, "We're having an Oregon day". I guess Wisconsin does have bad weather occasionally.

[(Anonymous)]

It was sunny here again all day today, and it's supposed to be nice tomorrow as well. But I guess by Wednesday it's supposed to be back to rain, fog, and 4-foot seas. Normal.

Dammit.

[kokopellinelli]

Uh, that anon comment was me.

[granolasquirrel.livejournal.com]

rain does get annoying, especially when it's constant. I just tell myself it's better then constant snow, like wisconsin.

[petter-haggholm.livejournal.com]

Not a big fan of Norton. It seems to create rather more problems for most people than it purportedly solves. I don't use Windows much, of course (just for gaming), but when I do, I use Avast! anti-virus, which is piratey in nature but not in legal terms, because it's free for personal use. Windows XP service pack 2 comes with a firewall, which I'm lazy enough to rely on; else I use ZoneAlarm, which is also free for personal use.

[kokopellinelli]

Ooh, thanks for the tip. Will definitely be checking out Avast! It just sucks cuz I spent like $50 on my Norton and now it sucks ass. I also have ZoneAlarm for my firewall, though.

[petter-haggholm.livejournal.com]

A recent survey indicated that the big commercial antivirus software suites are actually more vulnerable than the small or even free ones—because the ones who are big enough to be very widely known tend to have their own vulnerabilities targeted. I don't recall the source of the survey, so I can't back up the claim, and I wouldn't (didn't) accept it as gospel truth, anyway, but I do regard the argument as an indication that a lesser-known alternative may well be a reasonable way to go. (Of course, standard caution regarding what you download and whence you download it still applies, regardless of what security software you run.)

[kokopellinelli]

Well, I had AntiVir for a while, but I don't think it was working. My computer was indicating that it had a Trojan, and that's when I just said "fuck it" and bought Norton.