I wouldn't do it.  Keep your $5.95 per month.  As long as you do regular
live updates with Norton and regular scans, you should be okay.

-----Original Message-----
From: VICUG-L: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Peter Seymour
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 2:20 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: How much is additional protection worth?


Hello All.

Something tells me that this has happened to many of you, too.

I recently updated my credit card's expiration date for my Earthlink
dial-up account. After doing so, the woman there tried to sell me
anti-virus and firewall protection.

When I asked her if Earthlink doesn't provide some kind of overall
protection, she reassured me that it does. Then I told her that I have
Norton installed on my computer. However, the woman still said that it
is a good idea for me to have this additional protection for only $5.95
per month, regularly updated, for the indefinite future.

Now, how much truth is in that, and what is it worth to me? I've never
had any problem with my computer getting infected.

Thanks,
Peter


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