[zerox39]

im using norton. but my subscription is almost up. what should i change it with?

[asian_XL]

antivir

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[zerox39]

sorry i dont trust free antivirus

[crazyazn]

Kaspersky, NOD32, Bitdefender

[John]

Click the sticky message at the top of this forum. You won't get a better answer by asking.

[underscore]

AVG Free....

[Wanderer]

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

[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 ;)

[way2quik]

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.

[Jmac]

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.

[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

[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.

[syee]

^ 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.

[Wanderer]

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 :D 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 =)

[Jmac]

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 ...

[Jmac]

^ 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.

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.

[wasabisashimi]

is norton internet security bad?

[skyxx]

^ 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.

[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.

[SkinnyPupp]

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.

[hotong]

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.

[lowside67]

Best anti-virus? A Mac... ;)

[Manic!]

Best anti-virus? A Mac... ;)

The #1 selling antivirus solution for the Mac

http://www.symantec.com/norton/macintosh/antivirus

on sale too.

[illicitstylz]

nod32 - very light on resources

google "NodEnabler" to get your free updates/pro membership

[J____]

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

[CorneringArtist]

nod32 - very light on resources

google "NodEnabler" to get your free updates/pro membership

I switched over from Avast! just today for this and noticed that my computer is not hanging as much as it did with Avast!

[Mr Colt]

the best is yourself© i haven't run a scanner in 2 years and have yet to run into trouble, keep your firewall up, use gmail and dont brows around stupid place's, if you are going to "download" something public make sure to read all the comments listed by it to see if its safe. Your best scanner is yourself, its next to impossible for a virus or what ever to get on your computer unless you open a door for it and when you keep your eye trained those doors get VERY obvious. you save some time, money, and most of the time a good chunk of speed.

I will randomly do a free Trend Micro web based house-call scan once every few months, its not the best, but stupid active scanners eat up too much power for my tastes.

[BMW135i]

I'm using AVG Internet Security and NOD32. Never had any problems with it .

[Jmac]

the best is yourself© i haven't run a scanner in 2 years and have yet to run into trouble, keep your firewall up, use gmail and dont brows around stupid place's, if you are going to "download" something public make sure to read all the comments listed by it to see if its safe. Your best scanner is yourself, its next to impossible for a virus or what ever to get on your computer unless you open a door for it and when you keep your eye trained those doors get VERY obvious. you save some time, money, and most of the time a good chunk of speed.

I will randomly do a free Trend Micro web based house-call scan once every few months, its not the best, but stupid active scanners eat up too much power for my tastes. The only problem with that strategy is, unless you have 100% control over your computer, it's not going to work out well. For example, if you have kids, wife/GF, friends, etc. that occasionally use your computer, odds are you're going to get infected if you don't have active protection.

I do, however, agree that good usage habits are your #1 defense against malware, even ahead of good virus protection. Even the best anti-virus isn't going to catch 100% of the malware that is out there.