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Copy Clerk  Posts: 61 Joined: 31 Oct 2009     | |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2035 Joined: 9 Aug 2009     | AVG. Free and it does the job. NORTON R FOR NOOBZ LULZ. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2450 Joined: 19 Feb 2009    | Yes Yes I am Edit: whoops sorry I hadn't noticed this was a serious topic |
Beat Writer  Posts: 197 Joined: 12 Mar 2009     | Im using avg free, works well for me |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3028 Joined: 21 May 2009     | Eh...none except this one norton keeps giving me which is a crapper one I would get from their payed for one, mainly to advertise I think. It has only ever found cookies though, so who knows. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3602 Joined: 25 Mar 2009    | I don't use any anti-virus protection, I don;t get any viruses because I am not an idiot. My brother has a Mac, he uses anti-virus programs for it because he got Mac viruses, he is an idiot. It isn't whatever OS you use or anti-virus program, it is your competence on the internet. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3042 Joined: 13 May 2009    | AVG is good. I use macafee myself. Don't use Norton, it slows your computer down to a crawl. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1814 Joined: 20 Aug 2008     | I'm quite happy with AVG at the minute, I've not had any big problems when using it. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 571 Joined: 23 Jun 2008  | For money? ESET Nod32 (IMO, it's literally the only AV worth money). For free? AVG Free. Both awesome, one 100% free. I used to use Avast! for a while there, until I found out it's literally retarded ("OMG A FILE IS OPEN! ITS A VIRUS!"). On ancient hardware, I'd suggest Avira Antivir, it ran with essentially no footprint on my old ass AMD K6-2 server PC (before I upgraded the whole PC). We were forced to use Panda AV at college, and I hated it. Just didn't like the look, or the fact that in disabling it it would decide to disable my internet connection. Aside from that, I've never liked Norton. And I once saw McAffee delete itself during a scan one time ("McAfee.exe is accessing restricted system files! Cleaning..." and then I had a GOOD 'ol laugh). EDIT: EDIT2: |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 489 Joined: 14 May 2008   | What do you guys think of Kaspersky? |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2113 Joined: 8 Apr 2009 | Use AVG. It does the job. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2268 Joined: 10 Mar 2009    | I use Nortan (go ahead and laugh) But you know it's been actually helpful, and has been cleaning up my computer lately. |
Paperboy  Posts: 12 Joined: 14 Sep 2009   | I use avast anti-virus its good and it works well |
Copy Clerk Posts: 61 Joined: 31 Oct 2009 |
I have used Kaspersky since i got my computer and it has worked great. Once my subscription runs out though I cant say I will resubscribe though. Just dont have the money. |
Press Junketeer Posts: 389 Joined: 28 Oct 2009  | I use AVG Internet Security; it hasn't let me down yet. Although it does hog system resources when running a scan, it's just quietly there in the background otherwise. I've never had any problems with it conflicting with games, either. That costs money, though. AVG free edition is still a nice protection package, though. I use Spybot: Search & Destroy as well. Free, and I think most people would recommend it. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3310 Joined: 10 Oct 2008 | AVG FTW. Free or not I and lots of my friends have never had issues with it at all. It keeps the system clean as long as the user keeps AVG updated and does regular scans. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2035 Joined: 9 Aug 2009 |
This is one of the stupidest things I've heard all day. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 352 Joined: 18 Apr 2009  | Ive got 2 anti-virus programs and an anti-spyware after I had to reformat my entire comp after a nasty little bug got on my comp ( I wasnt downloading porn I swear....) So ive had no issues with 2 layers of anti-virus. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 3602 Joined: 25 Mar 2009 |
Really? Well, I'll go install AVG and get back to you on how many viruses I have. SPOILER ALERT: it will be 0. |
Nobel Laureate  Posts: 20635 Joined: 22 Dec 2008   | AVG works nicely. As does Avast. But make sure you avoid McAfee. It's completely fucking useless. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1208 Joined: 4 Dec 2008  | I use norton, only because it came free with my computer =P |
Infamous Scribbler Posts: 571 Joined: 23 Jun 2008 | Oh, and more info. You should run a Spyware checker every now and again too. I run Spybot: Search and Destroy and Malwarebytes AntiMalware. Despite sounding like a virus, I'd have to give the nod to Malwarebyes, it's perfect.
You should never run two AV programs at the same time. They sometimes like to fight, and even if they And as for me, I don't run an AV any more. I don't download stupid shit from the internet, and even every time I install an AV just for a quick check-up, I've never had a virus. Not in at least 4 years. Having a proper hosts file helps, so does NoScript, proper hardware firewall etc. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 197 Joined: 13 Apr 2009  | Cough. If you wanna pay go for Kaspersky, which is excellent, or Norton (Which is now very light on resources and includes a behaviour blocker for good Av protection.) Like sunami says, Never, Never run 2 AVs They'll cross over and create false positives. You also need a good firewall, I reccomend: Basic: Never use Zonealarm. It is downright bad. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 755 Joined: 25 Aug 2009   | SpywareDoctor |
Press Junketeer Posts: 389 Joined: 28 Oct 2009 |
Your computer could be part of a botnet, for all you know! No protection = computer suicide, if you ask me. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2234 Joined: 3 Mar 2009     | I use Avast, and i don't get a lot of trouble. I'm not retarded on the internet though, i know a bit about how to keep clear of virus I've got a friend who used to do something completely different. when he got his computer, he installed all his games and programs, and stuff like music and movies (and backup stuff) was kept on a different harddrive. He then made a ghost image of his main harddrive on which he had all his games an programs installed. Then he just used his computer whatever way he wanted, he's real smart when it comes to comp's so it's not like he's getting virusses all over the place anyways. Though he Dl's liek a maniac, everything from tv-series and movies to games, mods and weird programs. If his comp starts to become fucked up, he would just reinstall from his ghost image. Oh yeah, I am a virus btw, if you read this you've been infected, please spread me to to your friends and family through ear-sex and munting |
Copy Clerk Posts: 61 Joined: 31 Oct 2009 |
And your computer hasnt burst into flames yet?? DAMN what kind of computer you running anywho. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2035 Joined: 9 Aug 2009 |
You realise regular websites (i.e. not porn, or any illegal download sites or whatever) can contain viruses? The Escapist could have them, the My Little Pony website could be running wild with a virus trying to rape your bank account. Yes competence plays a small part, but if you search for a topic on Google, you've got to click the link to find out what's on the site. You've proven yourself more idiotic by not installing any Anti-virus software. |
Press Junketeer Posts: 352 Joined: 18 Apr 2009 |
yeah with the 2 anti-virus they scan on diffrent days one on Tuesday, one on Saturday, so they never compete like that. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 375 Joined: 29 Mar 2009  | I use the MacAfee that came with my computer, been doing fine for two years now so I don't plan on replacing it anytime soon :). |
Press Junketeer Posts: 389 Joined: 28 Oct 2009 |
Yeah, that's pretty much what I mentioned a little while ago. Any legit websites can be hacked, and I remember Hotmail being hacked at one point last year unless my antivirus was playing tricks on me. Having no protection is a STUPID idea. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2567 Joined: 29 Aug 2009 | I'm using Panda Anti-virus, and it's really good. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 3310 Joined: 10 Oct 2008 |
AVG is terrible yet you recommend Norton or Microsoft Security Essentials? Norton is very light on resources? ROFL? That is laughable to say the least. Microsoft Security Essentials is even worse for virus protection and the amount of system resources is uses than Norton. I pay for the AVG Internet Protection suite. And AVG Free is just as good at virus protection it just has less features. I can tell you it easily uses less than half the resources Norton uses. I also have not had a Trojan, Worm, or Virus infection in years. And WTF is Avira? I have never heard of them at all.
That shit is practically Mal-Ware.... |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 506 Joined: 1 Jul 2009   | I use Trend Micro. McAfee was completely useless and slowed my comp down considerably, and AVG caused my game of Oblivion to crash one too many times. AVG also caused Spelunky to slow to a crawl when AVG started running a virus scan. Which really pissed my off, seeing as Spelunky is a 2D game and should run fine no matter what. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 80 Joined: 1 Jul 2009   |
I use this too and i must say, it does the job :) |
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The other day a good friend of mine asked me the big question: What kind of anti-virus protection do you use for your PC and what he should get for his. (Yes I am a pc fan. Just never could afford a mac) I didnt know what to tell him. I Use Kaspersky only because it came with a 3 year thing when I bought my computer but it is expensive. I just want to hear about other peoples expirences with the different anti-virus programs that are out there. Which ones should I avoid? Which ones are worth spending money on? Those kind of things.