I prefer AVAST for me is the best one is FREE you can make a boot scan, easy to use, FREE UPDATES what else you need.. lol also if you have problems they have a normal customer service... you know what i mean
kaspersky internet security never failed me in protecting the computer.. i suggest you try it because of it's small memory footprint - unlike norton products that uses too much memory
i use Avast... i think its the best of free antivirus.... i have no problems with avast ... before i had nod32 but i quit becouse problems of licences :S
I use bit defender because I can It has everything I could need eg. reg cleaner,diak defragmentor etc... I never used to use any security system before and got about 3,000 items of crap = OS reinstall
i think AVG, AVAS, McAfee, Kapersky, etc.... its so good antivirus program... but In my country (Indonesian) i don't use it.... i just use PCMAV(PC Media Antivirus) and combine it with ClamAV, as we know ClamAV is antivirus for Linux with Large database of kind virus. and also you can easier to update it with ClamAV database and its everyday..... so.... when i'm protect My computer my first AntiVirus is PCMAV+ClamAV and the other is McAfee for my firewall....
I'm not muc of a security guy. I'm not a guy who knows how to test AVs but if I was the one compiling the list Kaspersky would sit on top of the list UNRIVALLED. I have more that a dozen PCs on a LAN, with different AVs and my experience has taught me that:
McAfee can be easily disabled by malware. I see the red sign(On access scan disabled) more than 7 times a day and God knows how many viruses will be hitting me when I'm in that state.
Symatec doesn't have most of the definitions u'll b expecting. I remember when I was hit by Kibaki(kebtos), symantec could not detect anything and their site had nothing on the little devil. I had YahLover on all my removables but I could only see it on machines running McAfee, despite updating symantec everyday(this I think does not work coz I believe they only update once a week).
AVG is good but does not detect some of the things Kaspersky detects. I had probles with AVG 8's firewall. I could not access network folders or Remote Desktop my computer with the AVG firewall on. Of cause I believe there is a way to get around the problem but the fact that it's not obvious turns me off. I have since reverted to AVG 7.5
I'm not the perfect gy to listen to coz I havent tried the other packages but I just thought i should share what I have experienced.
I have seen many antivirus software "solutions" running on and ruining Windows-based PCs. The fact is that most antivirus are so heavy that, even if they succeed in protecting the computers where they are installed, they sensibly slow down their performance.
With that in mind, I think that one of the best antivirus around is still NOD32 by ESET. It's really light and fast, their updates are frequent and incremental, and it has the highest detection rate I have seen.
I am not related to ESET in any way. I am just saying what I have seen through my own eyes.
Of course, there is no such thing as an unbeatable antivirus. It also helps to have what I call a "defensive computer policy", which includes browsing only trusted websites, opening only safe files, etc. But NOD32 would be my choice if I ever needed an antivirus.
Just installed Linux Ubuntu on a partition with Wireless access to the Internet and have a question
about the need for an Ani-virus software. Is it suggested to have it installed? and which one is
recommended by the Trap17 users? Ubuntu 8.04 installed via Wubi, if that matters. Both the LAN
hard-wire connection and the Wireless Adapter work, if that matters.......
Hello, I was wondering if anybody knew of a good free lightweight antivirus program, as I just got
an internet connection on my slower computer. The computer itself can hardly be called
internet-ready, it's over 10 years old, but it still works fine, the problem is I'm worried
that an antivirus program would slow it down too much. (I have Norton Antivirus and Firewall on my
other computer, which is much faster, and it slows down the computer a lot, especially booting. I
kinda want this computer to be usable online.) I know that there are some great programs out ....
I think avast antivirus is the best antivirus software, it is free and avilabe for everyone, it scan
every thing fast, each page you open, each file you download, and everything thats working on the
computer, t is really good, it stops the danger so fast... Try it and let me know....
QUOTE I thought a virus was slowing my PC. Then I realized it was my security software.
It's an AVG slogan I saw it PCToday Magazine :-D ...It's true thats was a problem with me
from buying the computer in year 2000 I found that most of antiviruses are heavy to computer's
memory so it slows your system and makes your use very hard /huh.gif"
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Hi all, Maybe this topic is created in the wrong section but i wanted to know if there are people
who use Avast anti virus. And what are your experiences with this antivirus software. I already
tried other programs but they didnt work good enough for me. Thanks....
Download.com announced latest chart of the most popular software downloads. In the chart, we can
see that anti spyware is most downloaded software. 4 out of 10 top downloads are anti spywares.
Beside anti spywares, the P2P softwares are very popular too. 3 out of 10 top downloads are various
P2P softwares. ....
Recently called Ewido anti-malware, product of Intel and Grisoft, has changed his name in his 4
version. Last few months users on forums are posting about this software. New version got better
look, but it is also does the better job. It is also good when you install it on already infected
computer. Of course, installed earlier he prevents adware, spyware, malware, keyloggers, worms,
trojans and other crap. App could be better in graphic look, but ad this program to your antivirus
and firewall package and you will have great level of safety. Price: 27 euro Score: 4/5 ....
http://www.acm.org/pubs/cacm/AUG96/antimac.htm These people are out to create a GUI that does not
use the standard WIMP interface. It's theoretical, but could we make a GUI that doesn't
follow the standard interface poineered by Xerox Parc?....
I have already used: Spy Sweeper, Spybot, Ad-aware, mccafe anti-spy, microsoft anti-spyware and
others, but the webroot spy sweeper is the best!! its shareware, but download the trial!
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http://www.webroot.com/products/spysweeper QUOTE Information, privacy, and perhaps even
your identity at risk. Dedicated to combating spyware since its inception, Webroot Software
understands the complexity of spyware and has designed Spy Sweeper 4.5 with the most advanced bloc....
Reding OS news I stumbled over this article that ran my bloodpressure up because it's on the
Microsoft monopoly issue. I begun with hating microsofts because their unfair politics on customers
and on the free market but my anger was not constructive at all. Now I don't hate it any more,
it has no point, but learn every day about alternatives that are free (open-source) and that can do
for many people or even businesses and advocate those in front of my friends and acquaintances (hope
wrote that right :-) ). On the other hand i now appreciate people inside Microso....
Well I picked Norton 2006 last night since my subscription ran out so I thought I give a review on
it and let you the members of trap get a good idea what it all before getting it. The First thing I
notice what was different then most Norton software after it install it automatically does the first
scan of the computer (13 warnings_adware). Also for the first time it checks programs that connect
to the internet as well but just a bit better as well then that awful 2005 where the block programs
came up ever 2 minutes that was finally fixed. Also it does a tab FYI on yo....
This program has been a "Best freind" to all of us for a couple years loving all stuff free. Many
of us are familiar with the free version of Ad-Aware, which removes unwanted adware and spyware
after they land on your PC for $27 the plus version offers more proactive features, such as
real-time monitoring for blocking pop-up ads. It also prevents home-page switches in your Web
browser, and it prohibits Web site-based Active-X programs from installing on your PC. Finally, the
program lets you back up adware components before you remove them, in case you accidentally....
Yesterday I was surfing the net and new virus was detected in my computer, its called
w32.bloodhound. Currently I am using Nortong Antrivirus Corporate edition version 9. This program
detect the virus but was not able to remove it. IF you people have encountered this virus? what
program or anti-virus did you used? Also there I have found a program in my add remove program
called BullEyeNetword and I can't remove the program. Can you please give me hint on how to
handle this kind of anoying program and virus? Thanks in advance I am hoping for your friendly he....
Ok. I got rid of NAV(Norton Anti-Virus) and installed AntiVir. The only reason I did this is
because I just bought this computer and NAV was all messed up. It refused to update so I got angry
at it and threw it into the ocean. But anyways, AntiVir is just temporary while I'm away from
home. But enough of that, so the first thing AntiVir did was tell me i had a trojan....I got a
message about this a day or 2 ago and this is what it was: trojan.wn32.apropo.225280 pro files>auto
update>autoupdate.exe That was what an anti-hack program warned me about from a Korea....
i find norton anti virus to be more of a hassle than anything on my system. i currently have it
disabled because of the constant warnings and 'tips' it 'provides'. i have talked
with other people about this, and have set up someones new computer that they have little knowledge
about and the responses i get are the same, people are annoyd with it. do you find it protects well?
do you find it too intrusive? any other anti virus programs you prefer over norton?....
So I was updating my free version today and it told me that I had 5 things in my vault. I was
wondering if emptying it would be the good thing to do. I mean do I just keep the virus' in
there? Or do I empty it and are they then deleted?....
Hey.. i got Kaspersky anti-virus.. ive been using it forwhile and all the sudden it wont open.. i
think i got a trojen.. but when i run some online anti-virus it wont find nothing... any1 know what
it might b?....
Have your anti-virus failed? are you full of trojans? and now your computer has your settings all
changed? it happened to me... but i found a program that completes my anti-virus, a kind of
"Settings Firewall". every time anything is changed (desktop, internet conections, startup) it warns
you and let you decide to allow or reset the change. It has a sort of usefull tools to keep your
computer running well and it also block "web bugs". this is good because if your antivirus fails,
GSH will catch all the changes a virus/trojan does to your computer and let you reset them.....
So my AOL keeps telling me that I need to download a new anti virus. It keeps giving me McAfee, but
I have heard that they aren't so good. Which anti-virus progs do you people use that you feel is
the best?....
Anyone got that W32.Bagel virus yet? Supposably its spreading through Canada and U.S. Its pretty
vicous (smart setup tho). It makes files that sound like adult material and it puts them in folders
containing "shar". What that does it it puts those files that have the worm in them and those
folders containing "shar" like My Shared Folder, Shared Downloads, etc, the folders for programms
like kazaa and limewire, people download those files thinking they are downloading adult material,
but they just get the worm, and then it happens all over again.....
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