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avast! Antivirus by special_edition200 on 01-28-2008 at 09:51 PM
do you think avast! Antivirus is a good Antivirus or do you think i should change it to a better one...... also does windows firewall do the trick or do you need somethink else..... can anyone tell me of any good software i can buy to keep my pc safe and clean
right now i have
avast! Antivirus
Spybot - Search & Destroy
CCleaner
Registry Mechanic
windows firewall
what should i keep and what should i delete and what should i get? i am running window xp and have 500 pound to keep me safe and clean.
RE: avast! Antivirus by lizard.boy on 01-28-2008 at 10:09 PM
Besides Registry Mechanic, tat's the combination i use. It's great for me but to each is own. Perhaps someone else will have a suggestion for you.
RE: avast! Antivirus by special_edition200 on 01-28-2008 at 10:11 PM
ok ty....... i will see what other people say as well but ty
RE: avast! Antivirus by s7a5 on 01-29-2008 at 07:06 AM
I use Kaspersky and i'm pretty happy. First of all, I always wanted an AV that can be completely shut down whenever I want and save some resources when i run some hungry cpu apps. Honestly, it doesnt use much resources anyways, but to me it's crucial. Another thing is that it performs quite well and has a high detection rate, and has the ability to scan compressed files. I never used Avast, so i donno, i'm sure u can find some online reviews about this piece of soft.
RE: avast! Antivirus by Dane on 01-29-2008 at 07:27 AM
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Originally posted by http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=80871&pid=881414#pid881414
Symantecs Award Winning Norton AntiVirus 2008 has recently also received the VB100 award. It is also rated to be 64% FASTER than the competition, and 84% faster than Norton AntiVirus 2007. It now has a little memory footprint (Rated at 9MB) compared to the days when everyone hated it for using a ton of memory, unfortunately everyone who bashes it usually hasnt tried the newer versions. Norton products now come with a 60 day Money Back Guarantee, that is, if it isnt as fast as you'd like it to be, return it and get your money back. I personally use Norton Internet Security 2008 and I love it, and their response times to new viruses are wonderful. You can check out Norton AntiVirus 2008 here. For the All-in-One Norton Internet Security 2008, click here.
I still stand by this recent post I made regarding Internet Security Software. It includes AntiVirus, AntiSpyware, AntiMalware (Joke Programs, CrimeWare, etc.), Firewall Protection, Phishing Protection, and more. Also, it should be noted if you remove the phishing protection toolbar from IE, the phishing protection remains active with Norton 2008 Products, providing continous protection.
RE: avast! Antivirus by Th3rmal on 01-29-2008 at 08:18 AM
I use McAfee Virus Enterprise 7.10 Im pretty happy with it and it detects every thing (up till now...). I dont pay for it either cus it runs off a university server lol
RE: avast! Antivirus by Jarrod on 01-29-2008 at 11:22 AM
I swear by avast & it's awesome boot scanning abilities
RE: avast! Antivirus by Shayne on 01-29-2008 at 04:51 PM
I also swear by Avast. I use it both on Windows and on Linux
RE: avast! Antivirus by MeEtc on 01-29-2008 at 05:47 PM
quote:Run. Run now. Search anywhere on the Internet, and you will see how much that is bullshit. Sure, Norton does provide all of that, but the problems it brings with it far outweigh the benefits. The biggest problem is the footprint it places on your computer. It uses way too much for resources, and does not find some things, and gives false positives for other things (*cough* Messenger Plus *cough*).
Originally posted by Dane
I still stand by this recent post I made regarding Internet Security Software.
I personally have used AVG for many years without problem. And it can be turned off without difficulty, unlike other products. It can also be uninstalled, and its free. Also unlike some other products. Right now all I use is AVG and the Windows firewall. I haven't had the need for anything else.
RE: RE: avast! Antivirus by djdannyp on 01-29-2008 at 11:02 PM
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Originally posted by MeEtc
quote:Run. Run now. Search anywhere on the Internet, and you will see how much that is bullshit. Sure, Norton does provide all of that, but the problems it brings with it far outweigh the benefits. The biggest problem is the footprint it places on your computer. It uses way too much for resources, and does not find some things, and gives false positives for other things (*cough* Messenger Plus *cough*).
Originally posted by Dane
I still stand by this recent post I made regarding Internet Security Software.
I personally have used AVG for many years without problem. And it can be turned off without difficulty, unlike other products. It can also be uninstalled, and its free. Also unlike some other products. Right now all I use is AVG and the Windows firewall. I haven't had the need for anything else.
Seconded on all acounts.
I work doing IT support for my hall at Uni and half the problems I encounter are due to Norton.....and the damn thing takes ages to uninstall.....it's more like a virus than a piece of helpful software!
RE: avast! Antivirus by Dane on 01-29-2008 at 11:23 PM
quote:Norton 2004-2006 used a ton of resources, however, Norton 2008 is rated to use 9MB, I'm running it right now, and i've actually seen it dip up to 12MB rarely (at the time i'm writing this reply, it is using 6MB of memory, All of its processes added together) but never more unless it is scanning, which is normal for all AntiVirus.
Originally posted by MeEtc
Run. Run now. Search anywhere on the Internet, and you will see how much that is bullshit. Sure, Norton does provide all of that, but the problems it brings with it far outweigh the benefits. The biggest problem is the footprint it places on your computer. It uses way too much for resources.
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Originally posted by MeEtc
It does not find some things, and gives false positives for other things (*cough* Messenger Plus *cough*).
Norton AntiVirus 2006 and Previous Versions did have an issue where they detected Messenger Plus! (Live) as a threat, which was again recently brought up during Beta Testing of the latest version. However, much of the program has been reworked for the 2007 and 2008 versions of the product, and it is continually improving. Messenger Plus! Live is not detected as a threat in the 2007 and 2008 versions of Norton software.
Symantec Corporation (Makers of "Norton" products) has gotten the Virus Bulletin 100 award for several years now for detecting all threats that they tested for.
Most of the bias and bad press you will find for Symantecs Norton products regarding memory consumption and detection issues are by people who used the 2004-2006 product lines and have not tested/reused the 2007 and 2008 version of the software and continue to blur their bias opinions onto these new versions without actually trying them. Therefore, I suggest you download a trial from Symantecs Website and give it a go yourself.
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Originally posted by MeEtc
I personally have used AVG for many years without problem. And it can be turned off without difficulty, unlike other products. It can also be uninstalled, and its free.
AVG, the same antivirus that deleted/removed access to itself when a virus infected the system? I've seen this problem a lot with AVG, and no AntiVirus scanner should be weak enough that a virus can bust through and actually infect the antivirus product itself so it deletes itself. Not to mention, AVG is also known for detecting Messenger Plus! (Live) as Malware.
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Originally posted by djdannyp
I work doing IT support for my hall at Uni and half the problems I encounter are due to Norton.....and the damn thing takes ages to uninstall.....it's more like a virus than a piece of helpful software!
Again, depends on which version of Norton this is. Norton 2004-2006 was a dodgy product, and 2007/2008 began improving upon/fixing the problems finally. Uninstall for me is reasonable amount of time.
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Originally posted by rm rulz
I use McAfee Virus Enterprise 7.10 Im pretty happy with it and it detects every thing (up till now...). I dont pay for it either cus it runs off a university server lol
I tried McAfee from 2006-2007 and ditched it to return to Norton midway through 2007 because McAfee was no longer updating its virus definitions as rapidly as I'd have liked (I reported a virus to them, it took them more than 24 days to get me a virus definition, compared to 2005 when it took them about 12 hours to get a virus definition out).
RE: avast! Antivirus by Voldemort on 01-30-2008 at 12:09 AM
quote:lies. i have two pcs with avg and that does not happen,
Originally posted by Dane
AVG, the same antivirus that deleted/removed access to itself when a virus infected the system? I've seen this problem a lot with AVG, and no AntiVirus scanner should be weak enough that a virus can bust through and actually infect the antivirus product itself so it deletes itself. Not to mention, AVG is also known for detecting Messenger Plus! (Live) as Malware.
RE: RE: avast! Antivirus by blackjack on 01-30-2008 at 12:35 AM
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Originally posted by Voldemort
quote:lies. i have two pcs with avg and that does not happen,
Originally posted by Dane
AVG, the same antivirus that deleted/removed access to itself when a virus infected the system? I've seen this problem a lot with AVG, and no AntiVirus scanner should be weak enough that a virus can bust through and actually infect the antivirus product itself so it deletes itself. Not to mention, AVG is also known for detecting Messenger Plus! (Live) as Malware.
Not lies voldies, that happened to me sometime ago
Avg acted dodgy and detected Plus! as malware
and had some problems
RE: avast! Antivirus by Voldemort on 01-30-2008 at 12:37 AM
I've never had problems! I guess I have the special version.
RE: avast! Antivirus by MeEtc on 01-31-2008 at 10:31 PM
Well, on a related note, I'm trying to find an anti-virus program to run on my server machine. AVG doesn't want to install under Win 2003, because my "licence code does not allow such an application"
Anyone know of a (hopefully free) AV that will run on Windows 2003?