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01/10/2010 07:18:39 PM · #1 |
Which would you recommend for a PC?
AVG?
McAfee?
Norton?
or some other
I currently have Norton360 with about 80 days left so it is about time to renew or start over with another product. What do you use? |
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01/10/2010 07:20:43 PM · #2 |
I use AVG Free and I have been virus free for the past 5+ years. It has given me virtually no problems, minus that one time when it got rid of one of my cool screen savers because it thought it was a virus... but otherwise, I am quite happy with it.
Message edited by author 2010-01-10 19:20:54. |
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01/10/2010 07:22:40 PM · #3 |
I have used AVG for years now. I tried Antivir for a little while, after some sources I trust recommended it over AVG, but it annoys me with popups to upgrade to the pay version everytime it does an update. AVG has gotten some recent reviews saying it is not as lightweight on resources as in previous versions, but I still prefer it.
Norton and Macafee have reps as bloatware. The trial versions of them are one of the first things I remove from a new PC to replace with AVG.
Message edited by author 2010-01-10 19:24:07. |
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01/10/2010 07:23:46 PM · #4 |
I use the program supplied from my isp which is F-Secure.
I've used AVG in the past and it has worked quite well for virus prevention however to get spyware protection I think you need to buy it.
Spybot and Adaware are two well known spyware protection programs. |
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01/10/2010 07:41:06 PM · #5 |
| I've tried them all. AVG has a free version which seems to work well. Comcast provides McAffee for free and theat seems to work well. I swore off Norton for many years because it was so invasive. But I went back to it recently and it's much improved. That's what I'm using now. |
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01/10/2010 07:47:19 PM · #6 |
Let me add....I use a purchased version of Norton at about $80 per year and good for 3 pc's and have been pleased.
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01/10/2010 08:08:40 PM · #7 |
| If you look on eBay you can get a legitimate copy of Norton Internet Security (Download only with Key) for about $20. I have been ordering that way for the last few years now and have not had any problem. The last one i got cost me $12 and it is good for 2 years and can be used on 3 pcs. |
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01/10/2010 08:18:03 PM · #8 |
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01/10/2010 08:21:22 PM · #9 |
Another vote for AVG Free here, I use it on my Windows virtual machines and it works just fine.
Last time I used Norton products they were huge resource hogs and caused way more problems than they solved. |
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01/10/2010 08:26:17 PM · #10 |
I use Symantec Anti Virus.
Hijack This is a great tool too -- not only to see if any rogue software is latent on your PC, but also to clean up if you have been infected. There's a small learning curve, but it's absolutely worth it. And it's FREE!
ETA: //free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/
Message edited by author 2010-01-10 20:27:03. |
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01/10/2010 08:32:19 PM · #11 |
AVG Anti-Virus Free
Ad-aware
Spybot Search and Destroy
Malwarebyte Anti Malware
= virus free. |
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01/10/2010 08:42:23 PM · #12 |
| ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 is what I am using now, based on recommendations from folks on the IDimager forum and some comparision of evaluations posted on the web. (//www.eset.eu/products/nod32-for-windows). Had not heard of it before, but it is nice having a program that doesn't pester me all the time but just quietly does its job. |
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01/10/2010 08:46:37 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by bob350:
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 is what I am using now, based on recommendations from folks on the IDimager forum and some comparision of evaluations posted on the web. (//www.eset.eu/products/nod32-for-windows). Had not heard of it before, but it is nice having a program that doesn't pester me all the time but just quietly does its job. |
I used to use NOD32 as well, it was very leightweight and did a good job. I only switched because I went to Mac and only used Windows as a virtual machine and didn't really want to pay for AV for something that would be really easy to recover if anything went wrong. |
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01/10/2010 09:28:24 PM · #14 |
Microsoft Security Essentials is what I am using now. It is basically what Live OneCare used to be but now enhanced and free. No Nagware or giving emails once a year like some. Can run on any legit Windows PC. Does Virus and Malware enough for me. Running on (6) pewters in the house ... no issues.
Norton is the Devil with all the BS "Internet Suite" crap they throw on your pewter. McAfee is running a close second with the way they handle subscriptions (in my book). Most of us sit behind hardware firewalls (router/switch) and when configured properly we don't need 3/4s the crap Norton, McAfee or ISPs provide anyways.
Basically I have run almost all of them but each had its own nag for me.
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01/10/2010 09:33:01 PM · #15 |
| Karpinski and Avast not free but I've heard good things about both. |
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01/10/2010 09:35:35 PM · #16 |
I really really really like AVG, but...
...the other day, I installed something (call it the "good" program) and just clicked "Next" all the way. Turns out it also installed some sort of software (call it the "bad" program) that tracks the sites you browse (not spyware per se, but really really really close). I only noticed it when the "bad" program closed without warning and I went "Hmm, what program is that?" AVG didn't have a clue, even when I scanned the actual file. Thankfully, the "bad" program was easy to remove - it listens to you when you tell it to uninstall, and the "good" program still works even after uninstalling the "bad" one. Still, AVG should've caught a tracking program the same way it catches tracking cookies. |
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01/10/2010 10:15:01 PM · #17 |
| I use Avast on my PC. Used to use F-Secure, loved it, but in 08 when I bought a quad core machine F-Secure did not do 64 bit. Avast works very well so there has been no reason to look elsewhere. |
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01/10/2010 10:16:28 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by george917:
I really really really like AVG, but...
...the other day, I installed something (call it the "good" program) and just clicked "Next" all the way. Turns out it also installed some sort of software (call it the "bad" program) that tracks the sites you browse (not spyware per se, but really really really close). I only noticed it when the "bad" program closed without warning and I went "Hmm, what program is that?" AVG didn't have a clue, even when I scanned the actual file. Thankfully, the "bad" program was easy to remove - it listens to you when you tell it to uninstall, and the "good" program still works even after uninstalling the "bad" one. Still, AVG should've caught a tracking program the same way it catches tracking cookies. |
I think the free version of AVG is anti-virus only. The program you are describing sounds more like spyware, and something you gave permission to install so it doesn't fall under the AVG scope. I used to use AdAware to find things like this.
I've noticed increasingly with Windows installers for perfectly legitimate applications that somewhere along the install options there is a bar / search / addon from a third party that is selected to install by default, and I'm sure like you there are many others who are just used to doing the Next > Next > Next > Finish routine when installing applications. It's exactly the kind of thing that would stop me installing an application at all, even if there is an option to "opt out". |
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