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Re: Computer Virus Protection
« Reply #30 on: January 06, 2009, 08:03:51 AM »
Quote from: bootedbear on January 01, 2009, 11:27:09 AM
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The best virus protection is to get a Mac.  :)

I have no virus protection on it.  Yeah, there are Mac viruses, but they are extremely rare.
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Re: Computer Virus Protection
« Reply #31 on: January 06, 2009, 08:08:54 AM »
I have a Mac with OSX but I used to work for an IT firm and got a free Sofos license, so no problems here!

At my old company we promoted F-Secure which is a good product!! We always advised people against Norton! I have heard good things about NOD32, but In my humble opinion I would suggest Kasperski!!
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Re: Computer Virus Protection
« Reply #32 on: January 06, 2009, 08:15:53 AM »
This thread got me thinking hard about my virus protection..... so I did some research.

I currently use Norton and it does what it is supposed to very well. BUT..... it does slow things down and the user interface, though improved for 2009, isn't very intuitive. They have sped things up a bit in the 2009 version as well.

So here is what my research unearthed:

Avast free version is just rated OK by every resource I found. My feeling is if you are using it, like it, and it hasn't caused you any problems..... keep using it, especially since it's free.

Nod32 fell into the middle and lower end in most of the reviews.

I also found that in most top ten reviews that I read Norton is rated somewhere between 5 and 10 on the list.

Kaspersky received very high scores in every review that I read and they were ranked no lower than three in any pole I read. I have a friend who changed to Kaspersky recently and he really likes it. If you didn't know it, Kaspersky is a Russian company.

The antivirus that received the highest score in the reviews that I read was Bit-Defender. It was rated first or second in every review that I read. Like Kaspersky, it received high marks in every category. It did a few things a little better than Kaspersky and was also less expensive. I saw that it was down loadable on-line for as little as $25.

All of the reviews that I read were for 2009 versions of the software.
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Re: Computer Virus Protection
« Reply #33 on: January 06, 2009, 08:18:30 AM »
Quote from: SlyHigh on January 06, 2009, 08:03:51 AM
Quote from: bootedbear on January 01, 2009, 11:27:09 AM
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The best virus protection is to get a Mac.  :)

I have no virus protection on it.  Yeah, there are Mac viruses, but they are extremely rare.

http://antivirus.about.com/od/macintoshresource/tp/macvirusfaqs.htm

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Re: Computer Virus Protection
« Reply #34 on: January 06, 2009, 08:20:03 AM »
Quote from: Mikekoz13 on January 06, 2009, 08:15:53 AM
The antivirus that received the highest score in the reviews that I read was Bit-Torrent. It was rated first or second in every review that I read. Like Kaspersky, it received high marks in every category. It did a few things a little better than Kaspersky and was also less expensive. I saw that it was down loadable on-line for as little as $25.

Mike, if im not mistaken, Bit-Torrent isnt anti-virus. its a peer-to-peer file sharing application.
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Re: Computer Virus Protection
« Reply #35 on: January 06, 2009, 08:26:44 AM »
Quote from: PeripheralxMvmnt on January 06, 2009, 08:20:03 AM
Quote from: Mikekoz13 on January 06, 2009, 08:15:53 AM
The antivirus that received the highest score in the reviews that I read was Bit-Torrent. It was rated first or second in every review that I read. Like Kaspersky, it received high marks in every category. It did a few things a little better than Kaspersky and was also less expensive. I saw that it was down loadable on-line for as little as $25.

Mike, if im not mistaken, Bit-Torrent isnt anti-virus. its a peer-to-peer file sharing application.

I was under this impression too!!
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Re: Computer Virus Protection
« Reply #36 on: January 06, 2009, 08:35:36 AM »
Damn guys.... I meant Bit Defender!  I'll modify my original post.

Bit Defender
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Re: Computer Virus Protection
« Reply #37 on: January 06, 2009, 08:51:52 AM »
Quote from: Mikekoz13 on January 06, 2009, 08:35:36 AM
Damn guys.... I meant Bit Defender!  I'll modify my original post.

Bit Defender

Its all good. thats what the interwebz are for! haha
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Re: Computer Virus Protection
« Reply #38 on: January 06, 2009, 08:57:07 AM »
Quote from: PeripheralxMvmnt on January 06, 2009, 08:20:03 AM
Bit-Torrent isnt anti-virus. its a peer-to-peer file sharing application.

Peer-to-peer... that's short for porn and software piracy right?  @n(
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Re: Computer Virus Protection
« Reply #39 on: January 06, 2009, 09:01:35 AM »
Quote from: PowerOfCheese on January 06, 2009, 08:57:07 AM
Quote from: PeripheralxMvmnt on January 06, 2009, 08:20:03 AM
Bit-Torrent isnt anti-virus. its a peer-to-peer file sharing application.

Peer-to-peer... that's short for porn and software piracy right?  @n(

Is the internet used for any thing else?
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Re: Computer Virus Protection
« Reply #40 on: January 06, 2009, 09:14:07 AM »
nice Haloween pic Koz! LOL
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Re: Computer Virus Protection
« Reply #41 on: January 06, 2009, 09:35:34 AM »
Quote from: marty22 on January 06, 2009, 09:14:07 AM
nice Haloween pic Koz! LOL


Yeah....Look at the scary family pic I have up now............... :*))
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Re: Computer Virus Protection
« Reply #42 on: January 06, 2009, 10:02:06 AM »
Quote from: Wil87 on January 06, 2009, 09:01:35 AM
Quote from: PowerOfCheese on January 06, 2009, 08:57:07 AM
Quote from: PeripheralxMvmnt on January 06, 2009, 08:20:03 AM
Bit-Torrent isnt anti-virus. its a peer-to-peer file sharing application.

Peer-to-peer... that's short for porn and software piracy right?  @n(

Is the internet used for any thing else?

lolcats. dont forget the lolcats.

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Re: Computer Virus Protection
« Reply #43 on: January 06, 2009, 10:17:54 AM »
Quote from: PeripheralxMvmnt on January 06, 2009, 10:02:06 AM
Quote from: Wil87 on January 06, 2009, 09:01:35 AM
Quote from: PowerOfCheese on January 06, 2009, 08:57:07 AM
Quote from: PeripheralxMvmnt on January 06, 2009, 08:20:03 AM
Bit-Torrent isnt anti-virus. its a peer-to-peer file sharing application.

Peer-to-peer... that's short for porn and software piracy right?  @n(

Is the internet used for any thing else?

lolcats. dont forget the lolcats.

[img width= height=]http://www.roflcat.com/images/cats/astronaut.jpg[/img]


Thanks a lot PxM!!! Now I'm going to have nightmares about Robot Cats from Mars...
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Re: Computer Virus Protection
« Reply #44 on: January 06, 2009, 10:19:39 AM »
Quote from: Mikekoz13 on January 06, 2009, 10:17:54 AM
Quote from: PeripheralxMvmnt on January 06, 2009, 10:02:06 AM
Quote from: Wil87 on January 06, 2009, 09:01:35 AM
Quote from: PowerOfCheese on January 06, 2009, 08:57:07 AM
Quote from: PeripheralxMvmnt on January 06, 2009, 08:20:03 AM
Bit-Torrent isnt anti-virus. its a peer-to-peer file sharing application.

Peer-to-peer... that's short for porn and software piracy right?  @n(

Is the internet used for any thing else?

lolcats. dont forget the lolcats.

[img width= height=]http://www.roflcat.com/images/cats/astronaut.jpg[/img]


Thanks a lot PxM!!! Now I'm going to have nightmares about Robot Cats from Mars...

Ha ha Robot cats from Mars.......my my my how that made me laugh. Just got this image of MikeKoz running away from Kittens!! ha ha !!
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