Rogers Online Protection Unavailable

[josephus]

I don't shut down my computer much for reasons best left unexplained. The other day, though, I logged off for the first time in several months. When I logged back on I got a message that my ROP hasn't been used in 30 days. Now I can't get it working. It tells me I need to access the Internet from a Rogers Network. No idea what that means.

I know there was a very simple solution that I saw here or on the previous forum. Can't remember what it was. Any ideas?

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[RogersHemal · Accepted solution]

@josephus You currently have the old Rogers Online Protection installed. Please update your Rogers Online Protection by going to our website www.rogers.com/protect and it is still free. The new protection will use Bit Defender as the Anti-virus/Anti-spyware engine. Bit Defender has been proven to be one of the industry leaders when it comes to protection. Firewall protection is provided by AVG.

[Hooter]

You would be much better off with one of the free programs available on-line like AVG, Avast, or Microsoft Security Essentials!

[sunrisecc]

I concur 100%.

[RespectPlease]

There is much more information about ROP posted at: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22547206-WARNING-Do-not-load-the-new-Rogers-Online-Protection-ROP

[Patr1]

As other posters have expressed, the ROP is weak and can be self replaced by better FREE third party suppliers.  Keyword searches on a search engine will bring up myriad of viable resorces with far better effective protection than something that Rogers offers just in order to sound more attractive in their marketing materials.

[RogersHemal · Accepted solution]

@josephus You currently have the old Rogers Online Protection installed. Please update your Rogers Online Protection by going to our website www.rogers.com/protect and it is still free. The new protection will use Bit Defender as the Anti-virus/Anti-spyware engine. Bit Defender has been proven to be one of the industry leaders when it comes to protection. Firewall protection is provided by AVG.

[Ressy]

Eww..

Who'd want to use anything by AVG.

AVG bricked a few thousand machines with Vista/Win7 64bit OS's back in December by wiping out a file thats required to boot the machine.

I don't consider it safe to use.  Also, its track record with zero-day infection detections is abysmal.

Microsoft Security Essentials is just about the best free antivirus there is right now for detection of zero-day infections.

[RogersHemal]

@Ressy AVG is only used as Firewall protection. Bit Defender is used for Anti-virus and Spyware. No computer scan will be performed by AVG.

[RespectPlease]

People will have various opinions about anti-virus software, but I do know that AVG is an anti-virus program, not a firewall and it will scan your computer. Your statement is incorrect RogersHemal!

[Hooter]

AVG is actually very highly rated according to CNET. 

http://download.cnet.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition-2011/3000-2239_4-10320142.html

Like RespectPlease stated, it is an anti-virus program and includes spyware. I also know that Avast is highly rated and so is Microsoft Security Essentials. I would never trust my computer again with ROP!