Topic: Virus protection (Read 2735 times)

zywiec · « **on:** 06 September 2008, 18:56:02 »

Can anyone recommend a good Virus protection program i dont mind paying but not after Norton or mcafee as they slow my computer right down.

jimmas · « **Reply #1 on:** 06 September 2008, 19:09:40 »

I use avast, you can download for free, never had a problem yet, do a search for free anti-virus on google

Martin_1962 · « **Reply #2 on:** 06 September 2008, 19:13:39 »

Do NOT follow any links for XP or Vista Antivirus as they are just ways of getting your CC details.

tunnie · « **Reply #3 on:** 06 September 2008, 19:14:56 »

one of the best free ones around is AVG

http://free.avg.com/

waspy · « **Reply #4 on:** 06 September 2008, 19:20:58 »

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one of the best free ones around is AVG

http://free.avg.com/

Gotta agree with ya Tunnie. I've used it for years & its allways been good

Lazydocker · « **Reply #5 on:** 06 September 2008, 19:23:30 »

I've used bot AVG and Avast at different times... Both very good and free

Bandit127 · « **Reply #6 on:** 06 September 2008, 20:00:11 »

Another vote for AVG here. They do have rare problems with updates but generally runs much better than Norton and Mcaffee.

Mr Skrunts · « **Reply #7 on:** 06 September 2008, 20:03:30 »

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one of the best free ones around is AVG

http://free.avg.com/

Tottaly agree, used it for years,

philhoward · « **Reply #8 on:** 06 September 2008, 20:39:18 »

Another vote for Avast...don't even know its running, aside from the odd warning of dodgy emails and the updates.

I do keep checking with other ones just incase its missed something - but nowt so far!

MickAP · « **Reply #9 on:** 06 September 2008, 20:41:36 »

AVG free here as well

Mick

Plomien · « **Reply #10 on:** 06 September 2008, 20:51:07 »

Avast here never had a problem

chunk · « **Reply #11 on:** 06 September 2008, 21:45:20 »

Another supporter of AVG very good never had any issues with it.

dbug · « **Reply #12 on:** 06 September 2008, 21:48:29 »

Have used Norton, McAfee & NOD - all good but tend to slow pc down
AVG free is also good.
Have been using Avast for a while now - low overhead (no impact on pc speed) - brilliant. Also tried it on my test machine on some "captive" viruses - got em all!

Go to http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html for a copy.

justme · « **Reply #13 on:** 06 September 2008, 22:42:32 »

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one of the best free ones around is AVG

http://free.avg.com/

Avg v8/free grisoft.com

zirk · « **Reply #14 on:** 06 September 2008, 23:11:26 »

Forget Norton, McFees OK but not spot on, Tried Avast recently ok, but couldn,t find real nasties.

AVG ver 8 free seems good, but found a free newbie that's really good, SuperAntiVirus, found stuff all the other cleaners could not find.

cem_devecioglu · « **Reply #15 on:** 06 September 2008, 23:29:10 »

AVG better than Avast I think..But the point is all of the virus scanner software need to slow down your PC more or less as its scans all the activity behind (including AVG)..And theres no solution for that.. :-/

ps : and slowing down is proportional to amount of checks behind the scene..Unless the software is written by some idiots

Bandit127 · « **Reply #16 on:** 06 September 2008, 23:40:14 »

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SuperAntiVirus, found stuff all the other cleaners could not find.

Bit of care needed here I think. As far as I can make out SuperAntiVirus is good, but it's an 'on demand' spyware scanner.

AVG and Avaast are both realtime anti virus programmes. These are different to spyware scanners and a properly secured system should have both.

Other spyware scanners include
Ad Aware
And
Spybot S&D

Bandit127 · « **Reply #17 on:** 06 September 2008, 23:42:55 »

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SuperAntiVirus, found stuff all the other cleaners could not find.
Bit of care needed here I think. As far as I can make out SuperAntiVirus is good, but it's an 'on demand' spyware scanner.

AVG and Avaast are both realtime anti virus programmes. These are different to spyware scanners and a properly secured system should have both.

Other spyware scanners include
Ad Aware
And
Spybot S&D

[edit]I should probably add - before I get clipped by TB - that a properly secured system isn't on the net to start with...

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cem_devecioglu · « **Reply #18 on:** 06 September 2008, 23:43:50 »

One additional issue is that none of the virus scanners are % 100 trustable..

So from time to time I use other free net online scanners..

(that you download an activex)

like Kaspersky, Bitdefender and etc

mars · « **Reply #19 on:** 08 September 2008, 20:24:28 »

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One additional issue is that none of the virus scanners are % 100 trustable..

So from time to time I use other free net online scanners..

(that you download an activex)

like Kaspersky, Bitdefender and etc

Use Bitdefender and quite happy with it

zywiec · « **Reply #20 on:** 08 September 2008, 21:08:18 »

cheers ill give AVG ago as some mate recommended it as well.

stevencarter · « **Reply #21 on:** 08 September 2008, 21:13:39 »

Also consider using Spybot-search and destroy, which is free to download and works well.

willyboy · « **Reply #22 on:** 08 September 2008, 23:01:23 »

If you do decide to buy one then I would choose Eset Nod ...name sounds crap but used it for yonks not intrusive at all like norton is (hogs cpu)

bob.dent · « **Reply #23 on:** 08 September 2008, 23:05:05 »

Not the cheapest but AV protection doesn't get much better than Kaspersky - also protects against malware and spyware etc.

mkaminski100 · « **Reply #24 on:** 09 September 2008, 13:25:08 »

AVG is one of the best if you are a standard user. I must say that the latest version is not the best one - too many gadgets and it slows down system. Internet link protection is advised to be switched off if you want to use internet without any hassle.
Previous version was very good and light - even installed on old computers.

cem_devecioglu · « **Reply #25 on:** 09 September 2008, 13:32:31 »

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AVG is one of the best if you are a standard user. I must say that the latest version is not the best one - too many gadgets and it slows down system. Internet link protection is advised to be switched off if you want to use internet without any hassle.
Previous version was very good and light - even installed on old computers.

agreed ..previous version was more lightweight..The newer version has worm and spyware protection built inside but stresses the system..

TheBoy · « **Reply #26 on:** 09 September 2008, 15:13:27 »

Performance wise, they are all pretty similar if configured the same. The 'branded' ones currently seem to default to scan all files.

I use McAfee generally on all my machines here. Taken it off my Tech2 laptop recently as 1) I've run out of licences, 2) its a very old laptop (2000) with limited memory, and the recent updates have pushed it over its capabilities. The tech2 laptop never gets connected to any networks, nor does it have removable media drives, so its fairly safe from that point of view.

DC · « **Reply #27 on:** 10 September 2008, 22:29:36 »

used Norton, McAfee, AVG (in that order) and for a while now Avast. Find it to be the best.

nick v6 · « **Reply #28 on:** 11 September 2008, 08:32:47 »

agrees avg is a good anti virus and free 2
another good 1 i found and used for ages now and not had any problems is kaspersky very good indeed

another 1 to try is goto
www.filehippo.com
download a program called spybot
run it every week it checks and cleans your system
very good little freebie tool

i also use ccleaner from filehippo.com
it cleans your web browser making your internet run quicker
if you need any help with these progams gizza shout ill help the best i can

sir moanalot · « **Reply #29 on:** 11 September 2008, 09:17:30 »

i shall be downloading avg on my desktop today then

rikki_essex · « **Reply #30 on:** 11 September 2008, 09:54:58 »

deffinatly avg all the way

AndersH · « **Reply #31 on:** 11 September 2008, 12:09:31 »

Another vote for Avast! but I like anything piratey.

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