Just one more post and when you have more than 20 posts which will permit you to update your profile to include signature information.
Go to PROFILE then Modify Profile then Forum Profile Information then Please select your country: then Signature: and put information about your system just like my signature about your system just like my signature so that the helpers can offer pertinent advice.
In Account Related Settings select Hide email address from public to prevent scammers and spammers harvesting your kadokatelco.com email address.
Nikilet was asking about the suite’s firewall, not the malware blocking/removal, or performance. But now avast improved on those two areas aswell, as shown in recent testing.
YoKenny
I can’t follow the steps you gave. Under Modify Profile there is only “Account Related Settings.” Where do I find the “Forum Profile Information?”
GloobyGoob
You are right. I apparently misread the review. But then this from the review: Cons
Less effective than top suites at removing and blocking malware. Minor drag on system performance.
must be referring to the antivirus portion??? As you can see now I’m confused as to whether I should go with Avast’s Internet Security instead of the Antivirus Pro 5. I do know I read somewhere else, and I think it was on this forum, that the firewall is mainly focused on inward bound traffic.
I stumble along pretty well most of the time, but I’m no tech and I really need help and advice so … what should I do??? :-\
When you tried previously you would only have had 19 posts, so access would still be denied. Now you actually have 20 posts no longer a newbie, but a Jr. Member you should have full access to your profile settings.
See image, whilst this is likely to be different to yours as I use the Babylon forum Theme, but you should now have access to them.
Avast’s antivirus component/performance isn’t the best, but it is among the top products (It achieved an A+ rating on AVcomparative’s on-demand detection and performance tests, but still needs improvement in heuristics.) So it improved since the review (January). But remember that the Pro version has a Sandbox, which lets you virtualize your browser, so you can safely visit infected sites. ;D (You’ll still be safe even if the antivirus doesn’t catch the malware because only the virtual computer will be infected. When you close the browser, everything contained in the sandbox will be wiped so nothing touches your real system.)
If you need help deciding what programs to use to protect your system, see other user’s signatures on this forum, for ideas.
What OA is saying is that in their program, like many others, you can add another security program to its Exclusion list so it will not cause a conflict (you can do this during the installation set up). So for OA, you would add Avast. Likewise, you can add OA to Avast if you want. However upon installing OA, it goes through a Safety Wizard Checklist (SWC) where you “Trust Everything/All” on your machine (you are probably aware of this ;-). After going through the SWC, OA tells you to reboot, and it goes into a Learning Mode automatically. It is recommended to reboot again and then you will get a pop-up about Avast asking you if you trust something…say yes “Trust Always” and “Remember My Decision” to anything pertaining to Avast…and you’re all set.
You can keep OA in a Basic/Novice Mode or an Advanced Mode. If you are not tech. savvy, I’d recommend the Basic Mode unless you want to see more information. The GUI is very user-friendly as well.
I also do a lot of financial things online and that is why I decided on OA after trying others. Again I would suggest a trial first to see if you like it and if it plays well with your system.
