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Various Non-Bald Discussions => Autos,Toys and Hobbies => Topic started by: Slynito on August 12, 2012, 07:36:16 PM
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What brand of anti-virus protection are you using? Is it good?
I have used Norton AV for many years and recently it allowed a virus to invade my kingdom...I ran 2 of their clean-up programs and did all of the things they told me to do w/o success and finally I downloaded a program from Kaspersky and it terminated the virus with extreme prejudice. So I need another AV because I think I'm getting divorced from Norton, muy pronto.
Would like to hear opinions from y'all.
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We use Norton Anti-virus in the office. And it comes with a copy that you can use at home as well. But it's a hog on processing time and if you have an older computer it's just a BAD idea.
We used to recommend AVG for personal computers, but then noticed that they were not right on top of things all the time and missing some outbreaks.
Now we recommend Microsoft Security Essentials for the personal computer at home. Office still uses Norton.
I personally use Linux on almost all of my computers. That's a pretty good anti-virus in itself. They just don't write much virus software that attacks linux systems, and even if they did, the security model on linux makes it much more difficult to cause major damage to your system. There are some advantages to not using the mainstream operating system.
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Thank you, Zed...I have a friend that swears by Microsoft Security Essentials...I read some good reviews about, Bitdefender. Good cleaner and good support. Thanx again.
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ESET like them used em for years
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Microsoft Security Essentials here too. Haven't had any issues.
Had Norton a few years ago ... getting it uninstalled was a major challenge. Never again.
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It depends Best or the best for every day use -i was very happy with emisisoft anti malware but then it is a memory hog, I would go with Avira and Avira cloud O0
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Vipre 2012 is also good but I am using Avira ...
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Vipre is alright -when I think about it now ,maybe the best (i don't know for a free version ,or IS there a free version of Vipre ) :px
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4 points for Vipre 2012 and 5 points for Avira (stay away from AVG ,avg is not good he behaves more like a virus than anti virus -that's wrong same on you AVG :x! ) !
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none! they all suck, big time. they all are outdated, every day houndred of viruses pop up from nowhere, and the anti-viruses does not recognize them. not to mention that they really make your cpu run high.
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Paul -you are speaking the truth they are garbage all , but if man WANT to use them then I think (and i am only a pale amateur :px ) that Avira has the lightest footsteps and AVG is in fact a virus ...
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Surely it's better to use something than nothing at all @ paulthebald.
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I avoid this problem by buying Apple products :-)
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OFF TOPIC -but since yesterday i use RoboForm for logging on this site,hotmail,every protected site,one click and your password is written -it's a kind of magic ??? !
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Surely it's better to use something than nothing at all @ paulthebald.
not at all. a real virus will go through three anti-viruses at one time, guaranteed. it's been proven that. I'd rather use my pc at its best, than slow it down by using an anti-virus. never had viruses problems, btw.
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Microsoft Security Essentials.
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All I've ever used is trend micro. I don't think any of them really do their job but I do try to avoid Norton with a ten ft pole. Norton is the leading anti-virus program out there so it makes sense that people create viruses to get passed Nortons security. The best way to avoid getting viruses is to be extra careful about which websites you visit and what you donwload.
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Thanx a lot to everyone and for your advice and suggestions...I have lots to consider after my divorce from NAV.
O:O
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And make sure to update them if they don't do it automatically.
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Microsoft Security Essentials.
+1. If you use Windows, this one is the best, in my experience.
Free; low requirements; stays in the background; and has never left me screwed in a few years of use.
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Being extracareful on what link one clicks lowers the chances of infecting his/her workstation with some malware/virus or something alike.
Microsoft Security Essentials is free, easy on the resources and is user friendly (easy on the settings) plus the updates can be installed by the Windows Update.
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I had Norton for years and then three years ago a virus got thru. I coudn't get the darn thing off my computer soi I called Norton support. They told me that for " a fee of $99" they would get the virus off of my computer. WHAT!!!???!! I'm a subscriber. "doesn't matter, to remove that virus costs extra".
I immediately canceled my subscription and got AVG (paid version) and have had NO problems at all. I just renewed for a third year.
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Have Avg on the two desktops and the laptop for years now,will look into microsofts.
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We use AVG at work, and I have Microsoft Security Essentials at home - both update automatically.
I do a scan every month or so (with an independent scanner) just to confirm all is well, and both appear to be providing good protection.
Let me give a "shout out" for Belarc Advisor ( http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html (http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html) ) - it will create a listing of all your system's characteristics (processor, storage, etc.) plus all your installed software and license keys, and much other detail.
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Used to use ESET NOD32, but recently switched to Microsoft Security Essentials because of the rave reviews and I agree that MSE is a great anti-virus. Lightweight and basic, exactly what I need.
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Watch out from fake Windows Media virus( congrats to creator )he has devastated my comp the other week .Be warned, this one is a bastard >:( !
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I'll add that in addition to AVG I also use MalWareBytes as an independent scanner. I run it every week or so on our desk top (the kids computer) because that's the computer that games and music are often loaded to. MalWareBytes has a free version and it is awesome.
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Used to use ESET NOD32, but recently switched to Microsoft Security Essentials because of the rave reviews and I agree that MSE is a great anti-virus. Lightweight and basic, exactly what I need.
I use both and MSE catches some that ESET don't so when my time is up I might drop ESET