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Osaka 11-01-2009 01:38 AM

Kaspersky

winson604 11-01-2009 09:41 AM

Kaspersky

It has also been on sale numerous times recently at Best buy and Futureshop for $19.99 which is dope.

hotong 11-01-2009 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TOS'd (Post 6661951)
Does the free version of AVG have like popups/reminders telling you to like buy the full version or something?

nope, thats avira.

threezero 11-01-2009 11:39 AM

i use a mac

skyxx 11-01-2009 01:07 PM

Kaspersky Internet Security. :) Got it on sale many moons ago.

bakasam 11-01-2009 01:44 PM

Kaspersky or Eset NOD32

woob 11-01-2009 03:13 PM

I use ESET NOD32 on both my home PC and laptop.

underscore 11-01-2009 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by threezero (Post 6662945)
i use a mac

fail, you should still use antivirus

ForbiddenX 11-01-2009 03:42 PM

I have a macbook and I don't use an antivirus when I'm using OSX.

On my windows 7 partition I have avast. I remember seeing about it somewhere saying its a pretty good antivirus. I wouldn't really know though. I'm going to give the microsoft security essentials a try though. It seems pretty good from what everyone is saying about it.

threezero 11-01-2009 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by underscore (Post 6663131)
fail, you should still use antivirus

I do I have iAntivirus on the mac. None of the windows 7 I run on the vmware. If shit hits the fan I will just delete the windows vm and I'm back in business

TOS'd 11-01-2009 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hongy (Post 6662697)
Eset nod32, haven't had any problems after I started using it and the fact that mine expires in 2000 years. Is pretty good
Posted via RS Mobile

are you using just 1 key that expires in 2000 years. or are you changing they key every time it starts to not work?

!LittleDragon 11-01-2009 09:21 PM

I just use one til I get a virus then I switch... way back I used to use Mcafee... got a virus then I switched to Symantec Corporate edition. Then I got a virus and I'm now on NOD32. When I get a virus I plan to move to the MS Security Essentials.

syee 11-02-2009 08:42 PM

I'm using Avira (the free version). You can set a local security policy to stop the pop up if it annoys you.

The latest Symantec is supposed to be pretty lightweight now and some fairly good detection rates too.

If you're looking for some independent comparisons of AV products, check out AV Comparatives. They do regular reviews of the popular AV products and give information on the speed, detection rate and false positives of many of the top AV products out there.

I like to consider myself fairly computer savvy but I don't think I'd EVER run without an AV product. That's just asking for trouble. Besides...if you don't run an antivirus, how do you truly know you don't have a virus?

hotjoint 11-02-2009 09:43 PM

I use AVG

wahyinghung 11-02-2009 09:58 PM

Using AVG and Kaspersky on my other comp and will never ever go back to using both Norton or Mc afee products....... would be interested in trying Nod 32

bigassbooger 11-02-2009 10:21 PM

avg
but didnt someone posted a website rating anti virus programs and microsoft anti virus for windows 7 was the best one.

hoodrunners 11-02-2009 11:03 PM

avg free

unit 11-02-2009 11:40 PM

i use nothing... just dont get tricked into clicking spam and you're pretty much good.
also make sure everything u download is safe! dont trust public trackers for torrents.
i havent had a virus in many years (maybe harmless ones i didnt know about)

ddr 11-03-2009 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unit (Post 6665232)
i use nothing... just dont get tricked into clicking spam and you're pretty much good.
also make sure everything u download is safe! dont trust public trackers for torrents.
i havent had a virus in many years (maybe harmless ones i didnt know about)

do you at least have a firewall on? u seem to know what you're doing but with the antivirus/spam on i feel more free to click on more adventurous links and files, like going on one of those file hosting sites and have the AV block things repeatedly

Quote:

Originally Posted by TOS'd (Post 6663214)
are you using just 1 key that expires in 2000 years. or are you changing they key every time it starts to not work?

try nodenabler

Quote:

Originally Posted by syee (Post 6664970)
If you're looking for some independent comparisons of AV products, check out AV Comparatives. They do regular reviews of the popular AV products and give information on the speed, detection rate and false positives of many of the top AV products out there.

thnx for the review website

anyone have experiences with osx av programs? there is only mention of one in this thread

jelly_v2 11-19-2009 04:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tgill (Post 6660650)
if you must pay for something i'd get ESET Nod32 or avira, however i've switched to the new microsoft security essentials its pretty damned good according to most reviews, its super light weight, and free

http://www.microsoft.com/security_Essentials/

Symantec, TrendMicro are all bloat-ware junk

Nice one.... love it... I have been using Norton for many years.. and I found out that they just suck all your resources.... get rid of it asap !!

PsycHo_DraGoN69 11-19-2009 11:52 AM

Norton has always proved to be a resource hog, slowing down the machine in most cases

AVG doesn't do comprehensive scans from my experience, but you honestly can't expect that much when it's free and they have a paid version of it

Eset NOD32 has proven to be the best for me so far

Can anyone recommend me one that "turns-off" while gaming and "turns-on" when i'm not gaming?

Jmac 11-19-2009 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PsycHo_DraGoN69 (Post 6690696)
Norton has always proved to be a resource hog, slowing down the machine in most cases

AVG doesn't do comprehensive scans from my experience, but you honestly can't expect that much when it's free and they have a paid version of it

Eset NOD32 has proven to be the best for me so far

Can anyone recommend me one that "turns-off" while gaming and "turns-on" when i'm not gaming?

Kaspersky has a Gaming Profile option (it's disabled by default, but you can enable it in the settings) ...

vapour_lock 11-19-2009 04:32 PM

common sense

A.RSXS 11-24-2009 10:09 AM

I use Avira, it was rated the best free Antivirus, AVG doesn't work good. I had virus that AVG didn't pick up at all but it was instant when I switch to Avira. You just have to put up with those update ads once a week...

syee 11-24-2009 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A.RSXS (Post 6697991)
I use Avira, it was rated the best free Antivirus, AVG doesn't work good. I had virus that AVG didn't pick up at all but it was instant when I switch to Avira. You just have to put up with those update ads once a week...

You know you can disable that with a local security policy, right? :D

Clicky me!


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