What anti-virus software do u use?

In My Humble Opinion
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I use NOD32 (www.nod32.com). Simple, lightweight, etc. Works great.

22

Here is another free AV. AVAST 4Home
As far as I can see it’s OK for perosnal use as long as it’s non-profit. Nothing about networks as far as I can see on the site.
http://www.asw.cz/i_idt_226.html

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McAfee Virus Scan 8.0.

I’ve used McAfee since ver 5.0 and have been pleased with it’s performance.

One big exception, may Og help you if you ever have to fully uninstall it. It’s a serious bitch.

Thankfully, I’ve only had to do this twice (total system crashes not related to McAfee).

24

One more vore for AVG.

25

Norton antivirus, i got it on ebay for about $6.

26

Thanks :slight_smile:
What do u use?

27

I feel your pain. Outlook on my computer still tries to load the damn McAfee plugin, even though it was uninstalled maybe years ago.

28

Shit, I did mean to say. I’ve used AVG for quite a while, but now I’m giving AntiVir a go.

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Have any of u heard of bull guard? i had it installed on my last system (trial version) and it was quite good. It told u what was trying to access the internet or change ur registary and gave u an option on what to do.

Really easy to use and understand. Loads of options.

30

It crossed my mind to change to AntiVir from AVG after I read those test results you posted. Any comparisons between the two you can share, like ease-of-updating or CPU usage?

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I have personall installed AVG onto a networked computer just fine, and it has found viruses for me on that comp.

I don’t know that you can run the free version from a server to check all the clients, though. I think definitely not.

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Offhand, the two main differences I’ve noticed are that signature update downloads are larger with AntiVir and there’s no option to create a bootdisk (not having a floppy drive on the computer it’s installed on, that’s not an issue).

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Any reason not to use two in tandem? That is, running one full-time and turning off the option to have the other one running in the background, but giving it the occasoinal scan? I’m doing this right now with Pest Patrol and the free version of Adaware (running PP continuously and occasionally using AA, once every couple of days)? I understand that a virus might be a little more pressing than spyware though…

34

Shall I just get McAfree? It’s hard to uninstall but if it works, why shud i want to, right? :confused:

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I don’t use anything.

36

I use Norton at work. At home I use common sense. :slight_smile:

I’ve tried out McAfee before and found it to be decidedly inferior. My parents also tried using for a while and hated it. Of course, it might have improved in recent versions, so your mileage may vary–last I touched it was about 3 or 4 years ago.

37

I use Trend Micro OfficeScan at work; it’s by far the best for a managed environment.

At home, it’s AVG. Can’t beat the price (though you can tie it with Antivir, which seems to work fine, too).

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Isn’t antivir the one that cant be used in english?

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Me neither. I find people who fuss and fret over firewalls and antivirus software amusing. :smiley:

40

Here’s another vote for “the one between my ears”.

-lv