What Antivirus do you use... why?
Which Antivirus Do You Use?
#1
Posted 29 January 2008 - 04:46 AM
What Antivirus do you use... why?
#2
Posted 29 January 2008 - 04:53 AM
#3
Posted 29 January 2008 - 05:17 AM
Very true Titan, I use Nod 32 myself, although it doesnt get much of a work out since this is one of the only sites I come toSafe internet surfing habits are just as effective as a good A/V IMO.
#4
Posted 29 January 2008 - 05:34 AM
You must use safe browsing habits, and then there are no promises made.
I use AVG. With the Spybot resident shield.
Kaspersky is very good because they update thier Data every 2 hours. (I just do not like the sound it makes when it finds an infection).
Norton, and Mcafee suck wind!
Edited by hfcg, 29 January 2008 - 05:36 AM.
#5
Posted 29 January 2008 - 05:46 AM
Norton, and Mcafee suck wind!
#6
Posted 29 January 2008 - 06:03 AM
Here is something I experienced, it's up to you if you want to belief it or not
Ok, one day while using my AVG free edition, a message pop-ed up, I think a trojan was detected, I found that it was the AVG setup file I kept in my folder! I had no idead why or how, but i stopped using AVG from then on...
NOD32 is not bad, but it seems to only delete viruses instead of disinfect them, so if you encounter a virus that won't budge by normal means, you will keep getting pop ups stating that you have a virus and you have to remove it the harder way...
@hfcg
I don't know about McAFee, but I know Norton is a very greedy memory pig.
#7
Posted 29 January 2008 - 06:34 AM
Mcafee is a resource hog, and does not work as well as Avast, AVG,....the list goes on.I don't know about McAFee, but I know Norton is a very greedy memory pig.
The best one I have encountered, some one brought thier computer in because it was slow and would freeze up.
They had; Norton, Mcafee, and AVG on the machine! No infection just an ID 10 T error.
#8
Posted 29 January 2008 - 08:16 AM
NOD32 is light on resources and extremely effective. It updates multiple times a day, and I have it set up at home and in the office I support to automatically submit files for evaluation - I figure this can only help further the fight against malware.
#9
Posted 29 January 2008 - 08:31 AM
#10
Posted 29 January 2008 - 08:58 AM
but for clients that use IM and/or P2P programs I recommend Avast because
Avast features a module for the protection of IM (Instant Messaging, "chat") programs, and a module for the protection of P2P (peer-to-peer) programs. The list of supported IM and P2P programs is extensive with more than 30 programs currently supported.
While chat itself would not impose any serious security risks in terms of viruses, today's IM applications are far from being just chatting tools: most of them support more or less sophisticated file sharing methods - which may quite easily lead to virus infections, if not properly monitored.
The P2P protection module doesn't need much explanation - on today's P2P networks (such as Kazaa) there are thousands of infected files, and an effective protection is a must.
Avast is the only AV I'm aware of that does scan Instant Messages
#11
Posted 29 January 2008 - 11:42 AM
Edited by zorba the geek, 29 January 2008 - 11:43 AM.
#12
Posted 29 January 2008 - 04:38 PM
Whats it supposed to do? If its a virus and doesnt belong on your computer, why would you want it disinfected. If your talking a file infecter where legit files are appended, then you won't find many AV's that will clean it, if any at all. The real job of an antivirus is to keep these things from installing in the first place. Look at the Malware forum, if they were good at removing things, it wouldn't be full of peopleNOD32 is not bad, but it seems to only delete viruses instead of disinfect them
Thats funnyAnd to be 100%sure,in the true greek tradition i have a bundle of garlic and a bottle of holy water hanging behind the monitor
And what Sari said
#13
Posted 29 January 2008 - 07:04 PM
I quite agree.Norton, and Mcafee suck wind!
I like NOD32 because it's got good detection and it's light on resources; Kaspersky of course has the best detection, and it's my favorite.
Unfortunately, I can't exactly *cough*afford*cough* Kaspersky, so I have AntiVir. It's pretty sweet
#14
Posted 30 January 2008 - 02:00 PM
#15
Posted 30 January 2008 - 02:12 PM
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Unfortunately, I can't exactly *cough*afford*cough* Kaspersky, so I have AntiVir. It's pretty sweet
Hi Fredil!I'm just curious,what is the price of Kaspersky in the states?Here in greece it's36euros.I paid 45Euros for my Panda AntiVirus&Firewall2008(for 3 PC's)!
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