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08-04-2008, 08:15 PM
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#1 | | NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!
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| whats a good anti virus
im using norton. but my subscription is almost up. what should i change it with?
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08-04-2008, 08:26 PM
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#2 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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antivir
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08-04-2008, 08:35 PM
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#3 | | NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!
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sorry i dont trust free antivirus
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08-04-2008, 09:17 PM
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#4 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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Kaspersky, NOD32, Bitdefender
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08-04-2008, 09:17 PM
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#5 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Click the sticky message at the top of this forum. You won't get a better answer by asking.
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08-04-2008, 10:54 PM
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#6 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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AVG Free....
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Originally Posted by maksimizer  half those dudes are hotter than ,my GF. | Quote:
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08-04-2008, 11:00 PM
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#7 | | NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!
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i second AVG free, although of course you yourself have to watch out for what site you go to, what you download. i personally believe no antivirus can save u from computer misuse.
get some spyware/adware protection while u are at it.
spyware blaster, spybot search and destroy, adaware are all good in my books =]
but i use a macbook now =p
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08-04-2008, 11:08 PM
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#8 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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If you use the link watcher thingy with AVG Free it's very helpful when searching with Google and the like and following lots of links you don't know, I highly recommend it.
+1 for AdAware as well.
Wanderer, I regret to inform you that simply because you have a Mac does not make you safe 
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Originally Posted by maksimizer half those dudes are hotter than ,my GF. | Quote:
Originally Posted by RevYouUp reading this thread is like waiting for goku to charge up a spirit bomb in dragon ball z | Quote:
Originally Posted by Good_KarMa OH thank god. I thought u had sex with my wife. :cry: | | |
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08-04-2008, 11:52 PM
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#9 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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AVG Link scanner is supposedly to decrease performance speed on Firefox.
Anyways, with all that spyware stuff on AVG, i moved to antivir, tho it lacks an email scanner. But I can' be bothered with another spyware add-on when I have windows defender, and spybot for manual check.
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08-05-2008, 05:44 AM
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#10 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Kaspersky and NOD32 own the shit out of AVG Free and you can usually get them for about $10-$15/year if you catch them on sale.
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08-05-2008, 08:05 AM
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#11 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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^ what is it that makes them better? I always felt like buying an antivirus to get all the features of something but AVG is expensive IIRC
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Originally Posted by maksimizer half those dudes are hotter than ,my GF. | Quote:
Originally Posted by RevYouUp reading this thread is like waiting for goku to charge up a spirit bomb in dragon ball z | Quote:
Originally Posted by Good_KarMa OH thank god. I thought u had sex with my wife. :cry: | | |
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08-05-2008, 08:28 AM
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#12 | | Support Team Mod
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If you are with Shaw use their FREE one. (FREE, yes but only if you are with Shaw other wise it is EUR 75 or 65)
It is by "F SECURE" and is very popular in Europe.
A few of my friends use it (IT Geeks) and I have been using it for about a year. It takes a bit to set it up (allowing programs, changes to setting etc) but it work great.
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08-05-2008, 08:47 AM
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#13 | | I subscribe to the Revscene NWS thread(s)
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Originally Posted by underscore ^ what is it that makes them better? I always felt like buying an antivirus to get all the features of something but AVG is expensive IIRC | Kaspersky is supposed to be one of the best detection engines out there. Both NOD32 and Kaspersky AV (obviously) use the same Kaspersky engine.
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08-05-2008, 09:05 AM
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#14 | | NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!
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Originally Posted by underscore If you use the link watcher thingy with AVG Free it's very helpful when searching with Google and the like and following lots of links you don't know, I highly recommend it.
+1 for AdAware as well.
Wanderer, I regret to inform you that simply because you have a Mac does not make you safe | haha thanks i am totally aware that there are virus that can make my mac go down too  but in comparison, significantly less security is needed for a mac imo. this is probably due to the fact that there are way more pc users so virus writers tend to target those more... maybe there will be a reversal later on when mac users grow even more =)
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08-05-2008, 03:55 PM
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#15 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Originally Posted by Gwilo If you are with Shaw use their FREE one. (FREE, yes but only if you are with Shaw other wise it is EUR 75 or 65)
It is by "F SECURE" and is very popular in Europe.
A few of my friends use it (IT Geeks) and I have been using it for about a year. It takes a bit to set it up (allowing programs, changes to setting etc) but it work great. | I quite enjoy dragging an anchor behind my new car as well ...
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08-05-2008, 03:59 PM
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#16 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Originally Posted by underscore ^ what is it that makes them better? I always felt like buying an antivirus to get all the features of something but AVG is expensive IIRC | Better/more active protection, more regular product updates, better protection against new/unknown viruses, better at disinfecting and/or removing infections, more protection agents (firewall, anti-spam, anti-phishing, etc.), free technical support, lower memory footprint, better PC performance (NOD32), considerably better protection against complex viruses (i.e. polymorphic viruses), etc. Quote:
Originally Posted by syee Kaspersky is supposed to be one of the best detection engines out there. Both NOD32 and Kaspersky AV (obviously) use the same Kaspersky engine. | NOD32's and Kaspersky's engines are practically polar-opposites ... NOD32 relies heavily on heuristics and very little on signatures while Kaspersky relies heavily on signatures and very little on heuristics. Both do an excellent job, though. Overall, Kaspersky is a little better in terms of overall protection (NOD32 is better against new/unknown viruses, but considering Kaspersky has a <2 hour outbreak response time, it's not likely you'll ever run into a situation where you're vulnerable to new outbreaks w/ Kaspersky), but NOD32 offers better performance.
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01-03-2010, 03:08 AM
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#17 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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is norton internet security bad?
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01-03-2010, 03:12 AM
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#18 | | Unofficial Tin Foil Hat Specialist.
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^ Haven't used it in a while but apparently it has gotten better? But I've been using Kaspersky for a while and I always get it on sale. Bestbuy and Futureshop has The Internet security which cost 19.99 and the Anti Virus for 14.99. Regular prices are usually 50-70 bucks.
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01-03-2010, 05:59 AM
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#19 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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old thread, new player in the game. http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/
it's free, lightweight, non-intrusive, and according to all the reviews I've read, it's an excellent at detecting viruses.
I've switched all my home computers from AVG Free to this.
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01-03-2010, 07:23 AM
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#20 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Originally Posted by Eclypz old thread, new player in the game. http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/
it's free, lightweight, non-intrusive, and according to all the reviews I've read, it's an excellent at detecting viruses.
I've switched all my home computers from AVG Free to this. | I agree, this one is awesome. Someone posted a link to a test someone did, and it was one of the best for catching viruses, and not inundating you with false positives all the time. Best of all, it's very light weight, free, and free of adware.
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01-03-2010, 11:20 AM
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#21 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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I use microsofts essentials as well, but I also use webroot's spy sweeper and anti virus, it finds quite a bit of threats, found a trojan that microsoft essentials didn't detect.
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01-03-2010, 11:42 AM
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#22 | | Old School RS
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Best anti-virus? A Mac...
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01-03-2010, 12:28 PM
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#23 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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Originally Posted by lowside67 Best anti-virus? A Mac... | The #1 selling antivirus solution for the Mac http://www.symantec.com/norton/macintosh/antivirus
on sale too.
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01-03-2010, 02:34 PM
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#24 | | Banned (ABWS)
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nod32 - very light on resources
google "NodEnabler" to get your free updates/pro membership
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01-03-2010, 04:36 PM
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#25 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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i found AVG slowed the computer down sometimes. at startup especially. I switched over to Avast and its super super fast and good. I'll have to try microsoft essentials
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