Anti Virus Protection

dukerock12 · 10-20-2008, 06:26 PM

My norton subscription finally ends in about 2 weeks and im looking to can it because it makes the computer so slow. i always thought i had too much stuff running on my computer or spyware up the ying yang but after running tests about every 3 months it keeps giving me clean results. i finally have come to the conclusion that Norton just eats upvirtual memory on my computer.

so i have decided to get another antivirus program. can any one recommend one to me that ISN'T free and wont lag my computer. ive heard good things about McCafe but have never used it before.

thanks in advance

Loves2Watch · 10-20-2008, 06:34 PM

Isn't free, how come? I have found AVG free edition to be as good as any paid for subscription anti virus around. It has saved me and many, many others when Norton, McAfee, Panda, PC Cillin and many others didn't even detect there was a problem. Do yourself a favor and check it out. The latest version is 8.0.173 and it works better than the ones you pay for and is much lighter on system resources.

mytime · 10-20-2008, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by loves2watch

isn't free, how come? I have found avg free edition to be as good as any paid for subscription anti virus around. It has saved me and many, many others when norton, mcafee, panda, pc cillin and many others didn't even detect there was a problem. Do yourself a favor and check it out. The latest version is 8.0.173 and it works better than the ones you pay for and is much lighter on system resources.

+1.

dukerock12 · 10-20-2008, 06:42 PM

does it include everything norton does, phishing, firewall , all that stuff.

Loves2Watch · 10-20-2008, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by dukerock12

does it include everything norton does, phishing, firewall , all that stuff.

It does have fishing protection and checks email as well but no firewall. Comodo Firewall is free so you could download it and install as well and it works great with AVG. It is rated one of the best firewalls in the industry regardless if it is paid for or not.

**rbinck** · 10-20-2008, 09:14 PM

Avoid those porn sites and you have most of it licked. Seriously, I have a separate laptop I use for surfing the net and I use web based e-mail service the does virus checking. I limit my web access to sites that I know are ok and thus have been running without that protection for about 5 years now.

I have had to use the recovery disk on my surfing laptop about 2 times to start over.

If you learn the source of bad stuff and avoid them the AVG is the best thing going.

Loves2Watch · 10-20-2008, 09:26 PM

The latest version of AVG will warn you of potential malicious sites before it allows you to go there. A very nice feature indeed.

mytime · 10-20-2008, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Loves2Watch

The latest version of AVG will warn you of potential malicious sites before it allows you to go there. A very nice feature indeed.

Avg is on my laptop. I run Avast on my desktop and it seems to work well.

tipstir · 10-20-2008, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dukerock12

My norton subscription finally ends in about 2 weeks and im looking to can it because it makes the computer so slow. i always thought i had too much stuff running on my computer or spyware up the ying yang but after running tests about every 3 months it keeps giving me clean results. i finally have come to the conclusion that Norton just eats upvirtual memory on my computer.

so i have decided to get another antivirus program. can any one recommend one to me that ISN'T free and wont lag my computer. ive heard good things about McCafe but have never used it before.

thanks in advance

Here's a link to PC Tools Spyware Doctor and Anti-virus Starter Edition is free and light weight on the system resources does protect you from those annoying pest online. Very good UK reviews on this package. I setup everyone's PC with the below.

www.pctools.com/mirror/sdastart.exe.

I also use PC Tools Firewall Plus both are free. Free updates which you can scheduler to run alone side of scanning the system.

www.pctools.com

AVG Free I've stop using that and plus the Vista version was a big let down this year and to me it never found anything or did it remove it or rename. PC Tools has found a lot of stuff now my systems including both Server OS are cleaned. When it 's cleaned your system runs as it should fast. There is also a small program called Regprot that protects the registry Run or Run As I would also recommend.

DexterMorgan · 10-21-2008, 10:03 AM

COMODO firewall is good, I use the 64-bit version on my Vista Ultimate.

I'd also recommend "avast! antivirus". It's a lot like AVG, and it is free unless you want to purchase some super-duper version. I've used both AVG and avast!. Even the free version has a lot of nice features for spy-ware and such.

Loves2Watch · 10-21-2008, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by DexterMorgan

COMODO firewall is good, I use the 64-bit version on my Vista Ultimate.

I'd also recommend "avast! antivirus". It's a lot like AVG, and it is free unless you want to purchase some super-duper version. I've used both AVG and avast!. Even the free version has a lot of nice features for spy-ware and such.

I like them both but recommended AVG as it seems to be a bit less resource hungry.

Nice Avatar

huy30 · 10-21-2008, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by rbinck

Avoid those porn sites and you have most of it licked

+1....don't go to those sites and you will be ok.

AVG is good enough for free sw.

tipstir · 10-21-2008, 09:32 PM

PC Tools Anti-Virus for freeware does detect and remove more than AVG freeware one does.

Loves2Watch · 10-21-2008, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by tipstir

PC Tools Anti-Virus for freeware does detect and remove more than AVG freeware one does.

Absolute bullcrap and besides it's adware. I don't know where you get your misinformation from but you need to do some security research before making such statements.

Rich_Guy · 10-21-2008, 10:08 PM

If you want the very best anti virus get Kaspersky. I have used every major brand and have found Kaspersky the best by far. Kaspersky is the only anti virus I have used which has never failed. It is also fast and does not slow your computer down like others. It updates hourly (completely in the background without you ever knowing it) and it is the first to update to catch a new virus. Kaspersky really is far ahead of the competition.

Also Kaspersky has a very nice user interface, and while it works better than other anti viruses it also works more in the background without annoying you or slowing down your computer. Kaspersky is easy to use but also is very professional and well designed.

While Kaspersky is not the cheapest they do offer significant discounts for return customer and multi year purchases.

I use Kaspersky Internet Security which is anti virus, firewall and more. I am a web designer and rely on my computers, believe me Kaspersky is the best!

BTW, you can try it for free, the trial is free for 30 days and is the completely full functioning version.

10-20-2008, 06:26 PM	#1
dukerock12 High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 149	Anti Virus Protection My norton subscription finally ends in about 2 weeks and im looking to can it because it makes the computer so slow. i always thought i had too much stuff running on my computer or spyware up the ying yang but after running tests about every 3 months it keeps giving me clean results. i finally have come to the conclusion that Norton just eats upvirtual memory on my computer. so i have decided to get another antivirus program. can any one recommend one to me that ISN'T free and wont lag my computer. ive heard good things about McCafe but have never used it before. thanks in advance

10-20-2008, 06:34 PM	#2
Loves2Watch SPAM Police Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: AZ, NM, TX, MX Posts: 13,942	Isn't free, how come? I have found AVG free edition to be as good as any paid for subscription anti virus around. It has saved me and many, many others when Norton, McAfee, Panda, PC Cillin and many others didn't even detect there was a problem. Do yourself a favor and check it out. The latest version is 8.0.173 and it works better than the ones you pay for and is much lighter on system resources. __________________ Theater 1 - Panasonic TH-85PF12U Plasma TV, 6 Conrad Johnson LP275M Amps, Anthem Statement D-2 Pre/Pro, 6 Thiel SCS4 Speakers, 2 REL T-1 Subs, Infinity Interlude 120S Sub, Simaudio MOON Orbiter Universal Disc Player, ELP Laser Turntable, 2 Dish Network ViP 622 DVR's, Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray Player, Onkyo DV-HD805 HD DVD Player. Friends don't let friends buy Korean brand TV's.

10-20-2008, 09:14 PM	#6
rbinck Administrator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Katy, Texas Posts: 12,337	Avoid those porn sites and you have most of it licked. Seriously, I have a separate laptop I use for surfing the net and I use web based e-mail service the does virus checking. I limit my web access to sites that I know are ok and thus have been running without that protection for about 5 years now. I have had to use the recovery disk on my surfing laptop about 2 times to start over. If you learn the source of bad stuff and avoid them the AVG is the best thing going. __________________ www.highdefinitionblog.com www.BlogOfHawaii.com

10-20-2008, 09:26 PM	#7
Loves2Watch SPAM Police Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: AZ, NM, TX, MX Posts: 13,942	The latest version of AVG will warn you of potential malicious sites before it allows you to go there. A very nice feature indeed. __________________ Theater 1 - Panasonic TH-85PF12U Plasma TV, 6 Conrad Johnson LP275M Amps, Anthem Statement D-2 Pre/Pro, 6 Thiel SCS4 Speakers, 2 REL T-1 Subs, Infinity Interlude 120S Sub, Simaudio MOON Orbiter Universal Disc Player, ELP Laser Turntable, 2 Dish Network ViP 622 DVR's, Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray Player, Onkyo DV-HD805 HD DVD Player. Friends don't let friends buy Korean brand TV's.

10-21-2008, 10:08 PM	#15
Rich_Guy Love my 50" Panny Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 768	If you want the very best anti virus get Kaspersky. I have used every major brand and have found Kaspersky the best by far. Kaspersky is the only anti virus I have used which has never failed. It is also fast and does not slow your computer down like others. It updates hourly (completely in the background without you ever knowing it) and it is the first to update to catch a new virus. Kaspersky really is far ahead of the competition. Also Kaspersky has a very nice user interface, and while it works better than other anti viruses it also works more in the background without annoying you or slowing down your computer. Kaspersky is easy to use but also is very professional and well designed. While Kaspersky is not the cheapest they do offer significant discounts for return customer and multi year purchases. I use Kaspersky Internet Security which is anti virus, firewall and more. I am a web designer and rely on my computers, believe me Kaspersky is the best! BTW, you can try it for free, the trial is free for 30 days and is the completely full functioning version. Last edited by Rich_Guy; 10-21-2008 at 10:25 PM.

10-20-2008, 06:42 PM	#4
dukerock12 High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 149	does it include everything norton does, phishing, firewall , all that stuff.

10-21-2008, 10:03 AM	#10
DexterMorgan HTPC Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 220	COMODO firewall is good, I use the 64-bit version on my Vista Ultimate. I'd also recommend "avast! antivirus". It's a lot like AVG, and it is free unless you want to purchase some super-duper version. I've used both AVG and avast!. Even the free version has a lot of nice features for spy-ware and such.

10-21-2008, 09:32 PM	#13
tipstir Banned User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,665	PC Tools Anti-Virus for freeware does detect and remove more than AVG freeware one does.

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