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Various Non-Bald Discussions => General Discussion => Topic started by: hammerdrill376 on January 01, 2009, 06:31:47 AM
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Hey fellow SBG's...Just wondering what type of anti-virus protection you use for your computer. I have been using Norton Anti-Virus and its ok but I have not used any others.
Any suggestions?
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Norton 360 on all my PCs at Casa Rojo.
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Hey there..where you been?????? Thanks for the advise
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I tried the so-called big boys of virus protection and found that I got the same coverage from the freebies like Avast, it works just as good
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I prefer and have had better results with McAfee rather than Norton.
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Norton is just horrible. It's bloated and uses to many system resources. I use Kaspersky I've been using it for about 3 years and have yet to get a virus or even spyware for that matter. And at 40 bucks here in Canada it doesn't break the bank.
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I tried the so-called big boys of virus protection and found that I got the same coverage from the freebies like Avast, it works just as good
Nomad..after you installed it did you have any problems with email working?
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Hammer, I use the AVG "free" edition and have never had any problems. I think it works great.
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I tried the so-called big boys of virus protection and found that I got the same coverage from the freebies like Avast, it works just as good
Nomad..after you installed it did you have any problems with email working?
None what so ever. My work and personal accounts work great, it does attach itself to my work account and keep it clean.
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Installed it ..now my email won't work :Xo!
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Installed it ..now my email won't work :Xo!
Dam that would be one for one of our IT guys here. The IT guy at my work told us about avast and it has been no problems at all. What email are you using?
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Outlook Express..Not a real teckie guy myself so need some input from those who are
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Outlook Express..Not a real teckie guy myself so need some input from those who are
My work email is outlook not the express version and it works fine but I don't know if there are settings that need to be tweeked or not for it to work?
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I'm with Comcast so I get the McAfee Security Suite for free.
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Outlook Express..Not a real teckie guy myself so need some input from those who are
Maybe the new version of Outlook Express would work better. Windows Live Mail.
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I use Avast Free Edition, never had ANY problems with it at all, and haven't had a virus since I started using it. Kaspersky is the number 1 rated Anti-Virus on the market though.
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Wasn't he a chess player.
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OS X
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On my PC, I have AVG, Adaware, and MalwareBytes, all of which if freeware. (I only use my PC for grad school related stuff). For everything else, I have a Mac, so I don't have any anti-virus software on that. However, I have heard about there being this free anti-virus software that's out there for Macs, too.
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I use Microsoft Windows Live OneCare and it's worked well. I've gotten a few viruses but's quaranteened or removed them.
Kaspersky is supposed to be very good.
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You could also go with Linux for good virus free computing, no antivirus needed.
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AVG is the best I have found so far. Whats even better is that AVG is free.
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I use Avast Free Edition, never had ANY problems with it at all, and haven't had a virus since I started using it. Kaspersky is the number 1 rated Anti-Virus on the market though.
This is what I use and most of the people I know use. I also use ClamWin on one my computers and it has never had an issue.
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Interesting update. I downloaded Avast on my laptop which also has Outlook Express last night. No problems. So I don't know what the conflict is with it on my Dell tower. Will look into it more this weekend.
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i use mc affee, it works so far, but they sending a bunch of updtes during a day :-\.
avast soubds interessting.
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I have been using AVG freee (now V8) for the last coupple of years and no problems. I would not go back to Norton, which I previously used. I think it is a big mess!
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I have been using AVG freee (now V8) for the last coupple of years and no problems. I would not go back to Norton, which I previously used. I think it is a big mess!
I agree there. I had nothing but problems when I used Norton... :(
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I use Avast. No problems here
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I've got Norton at the moment & not real happy with it. Might try Kaspersky or Nod32 next ... :-\
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I've got Norton at the moment & not real happy with it. Might try Kaspersky or Nod32 next ... :-\
Go with Nod 32, I use it with Spybot S&D. I've tried and tested over 35 anti-virus/spyware and firewall software, and my picks are based on cost frequent updates and ease of use. Spybot is free and powerful if set up properly, NOD32 is cheap, updates often automatically and is easy to use.
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OS X
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Damn guys.... I meant Bit Defender! I'll modify my original post.
Bit Defender
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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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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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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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nice Haloween pic Koz! LOL
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nice Haloween pic Koz! LOL
Yeah....Look at the scary family pic I have up now............... :*))
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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]
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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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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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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 !!
I'll have you know that I've never run from a pussy in my life!!!!!!!!!!! ;) :*))
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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 !!
I'll have you know that I've never run from a pussy in my life!!!!!!!!!!! ;) :*))
wakka wakka wakka!