Anti-Virus---Which One?

Discussion in 'Software' started by oliverclosov, May 27, 2006.

  1. oliverclosov

    oliverclosov Private E-2

    Hello guys, how is everyone today?
    I was just wondering what everyone recomends for anti-virus?
    Norton----McAfee---AVG---etc....???
    Thanks for the input
     
    oliverclosov, May 27, 2006
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  2. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Hi Oliver, I have moved your thread from Malware removal as its a closed forum to posters that are not part of the Malware removal/Admin team, so you would only get a few responses, all good ones mind, but I thought it best to open the question out to the rest of the group ;)


    Personally I now like AVAST Free, I used to run McAfee Enterprise as old company gave me licence and as I dont work for them now, so I needed new AV, I have to say I'm pleased with Avast.

    a couple of good links and guides from our site for you....

    Must have free downloads

    How to Protect yourself from malware!
     
    Last edited: May 27, 2006
    DavidGP, May 27, 2006
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  3. swampdogz

    swampdogz Private E-2

    I am very happy with avast! ran both Norton and TrendMicro and, from my experience, Avast is the best.
     
    swampdogz, May 27, 2006
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  4. languy99

    languy99 Corporal

    well the best antivirus is NOD32 but that costs money, for the best free nothing can beat avast, i have been using it for 4+ years and its kept me virus free.
     
    languy99, May 27, 2006
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  5. hugh750

    hugh750 MajorGeek

    I use avg anti virus free edition and i always keep it updated, Avg takes very little resources.
     
    hugh750, May 27, 2006
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  6. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    To be honest the best Anti Virus is user common sense as I have used many various AVs and have never been infestated with a virus or malware, but agreed NOD32 is one of the best if you wish to pay, but I do find Avast or AVG both very good free solutions, if combined with user dilligence and some antispyware and firewall protection, you'll will be fine.

    Learn your enemy... basics are dont open emails of whom you dont recognise, download only from recognised/legit sites, if you use p2p then your open to all sorts of crap! and thats the risk you alone take, use a 2 way firewall ( one that looks at both incomming and outgoing traffic ) it will alert you to what apps want outgoing connections, so research what asks for an outgoing connection before you allow it. Finally dont click any popup messages that say you are infected with spyware.. click here to remove!
     
    DavidGP, May 27, 2006
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  7. Norby

    Norby Private First Class

    I've used Nortons for yrs. and I switched over to NOD 32 about 3 months ago. I really like it and it's not a resource hog like the others esp. Nortons.
     
    Norby, May 27, 2006
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  8. tat2d12000

    tat2d12000 Private First Class

    i have avast and am having nothing but trouble. it won't load right.
     
    tat2d12000, Jul 11, 2006
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  9. BirdBath

    BirdBath Sergeant Major

    I have used AVG free for about 2 years without any problems. Now that Zone-Alarm offers a free version I have paired the two. The protection is great and the cost can't be beat.

    Of course Halo makes great points, nothing is better than knowledge and common sense.
     
    BirdBath, Jul 11, 2006
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  10. BeenThereDoneThat

    BeenThereDoneThat Private E-2

    I went with AVG+Firewall, not free, but not expesnive for a 2 year license. Like it a lot and the folks at Grisoft are really there when we have guestions.

    Have a good day,
    BeenThereDoneThat
     
    BeenThereDoneThat, Jul 12, 2006
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  11. mgpower0

    mgpower0 Corporal

    Avast for me. Tried NOD 32 then went back to avast and the first scan came up with a virus NOD missed.
     
    mgpower0, Jul 12, 2006
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  12. Natakel

    Natakel Guest

    I have used AVAST free for 3 year now, and am very pleased with it. Before that I used Norton anti-virus, but got tired of the cost and the bloated nature of the software. I actually think AVAST works better then Norton - and AVAST has a very small foot-print.
     
    Natakel, Jul 12, 2006
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  13. Mav3rik

    Mav3rik Private E-2

    The best AV is Mcafee Virusscan.
    But it's not free unless you go ilegal.

    /Later
     
    Mav3rik, Jul 12, 2006
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  14. abri

    abri MajorGeek

    Looks German?
    Why do you like it?
    abri
     
    abri, Jul 12, 2006
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  15. Robert

    Robert Sergeant

    As one of the many using Avast for well over two years can you please qualify that statement a little more. What do you mean by 'not load right'.
    What OS are you running and what other programs are firing up on Startup please??
    Cheers
    Robert
     
    Robert, Jul 12, 2006
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  16. tat2d12000

    tat2d12000 Private First Class

    i am on ME. Programs loading at startup are outpost firewall, avast, and counterspy.
     
    tat2d12000, Jul 12, 2006
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  17. MellowMan

    MellowMan First Sergeant

    Nod32, Scans very fast, very high detection rate, very light on resources, not very expensive.
     
    MellowMan, Jul 12, 2006
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  18. tat2d12000

    tat2d12000 Private First Class

    :confused: i finally am getting avast to work but i had to remove counterspy to do it. why does avast stop when it finds something? that's annoying...
     
    tat2d12000, Jul 12, 2006
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  19. mgpower0

    mgpower0 Corporal

    know what you mean. It should just quarentine it and continue scanning, pain in the but if you walk away while its scanning and it find something, come back an hour later and find that its only 1/4 the way through because you didn't acknowledge that it found something, but in saying that its still the best AV i've found
     
    mgpower0, Jul 12, 2006
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  20. Major Attitude

    Major Attitude Co-Owner MajorGeeks.Com Staff Member

    Jim and I have used AVG for many years now. It has kept us, and the files we list here, squeaky clean. Anti-virus can be a tricky area. You need to weigh cost, resources and obviously detection quality and come up with what works best for you, along with what I call "safe surfing" which can be the best prevention of all. I have repeatedly mentioned NOD32 is not for the novice. Where it fails is in simple configuration. Otherwise, if your comfortable, its a great shareware choice.

    Certified products can at least narrow down trustworthy products:
    https://www.icsalabs.com/icsa/product.php?tid=dfgdf$gdhkkjk-kkkk
     
    Major Attitude, Jul 12, 2006
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  21. rangor gubbins

    rangor gubbins Private E-2

    Hi,
    Anyone know a good free anti-virus program that works with windows server 2003? Avast or AVG don't work.

    cheers
     
    rangor gubbins, Jul 12, 2006
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  22. tat2d12000

    tat2d12000 Private First Class

    can someone explain kernel mode scanning in avast anti-virus?
     
    tat2d12000, Jul 13, 2006
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  23. Seether21

    Seether21 Private First Class

    Avasta is my personal favorite. Had problems with Mcafee and Avast is free.
     
    Seether21, Jul 13, 2006
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