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What antivirus do you run ?
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:16 am
by Atomars
Do you use an Antivirus program :unsure
If yes, which antivirus do you run? I use Avast! Antivirus on my Windows Vista & Windows 7.
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:51 am
by Dr. Jerk
I used to use AVG Free, until it corrupted my system files with one of its updates. Thankfully my computer managed to recover itself, but unfortunately there weren't too many lucky people... It apparently affected Vistas and Windows 7s that were x64.
I since moved onto to Microsoft Security Essentials. I know what you're probably all thinking, but it was a viable replacement for me.
I also use Spybot: Search and Destroy for other things.
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:13 am
by diehard67
when I install security stuff on windows, I like avg for antivirus spibot for stiware and zonealarm for firewall.
I have installed avg on linux before but the latest version they droped the gui.
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:32 am
by Atomars
"Dr. Jerk" wrote:I used to use AVG Free, until it corrupted my system files with one of its updates. Thankfully my computer managed to recover itself, but unfortunately there weren't too many lucky people... It apparently affected Vistas and Windows 7s that were x64. I since moved onto to Microsoft Security Essentials. I know what you're probably all thinking, but it was a viable replacement for me. I also use Spybot: Search and Destroy for other things.
I hear Microsoft Security Essential is good too, so, I guess you don't have any problem
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:37 am
by Atomars
"diehard67" wrote:when I install security stuff on windows, I like avg for antivirus spibot for stiware and zonealarm for firewall.
I have installed avg on linux before but the latest version they droped the gui.
I see, how long have you been using AVG ?
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:53 am
by diehard67
I can't remember how long, I started using it in my A+ training (computer tech)
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:57 pm
by The Tawashi Bus Hat
I use Kaspersky Internet Security. It is AWESOME! A bit pricey at $60 a year, but it is sooo worth it. It catches everything and practically flosses my computer clean. Also, it comes with a clickable keyboard so I can protect my password. B)
Whatever it doesn't find, I double up with Malwarebytes. Malwarebytes is free and usually picks up whatever anyone else doesn't. It doesn't do as much as Kaspersky, but it works for what I need it to.
With those, I can't loose!
Why do I have two antivirus programs? I run into a lot of crap downloading torrents... xD I'm such a stinker.
I used to use AVG. When my sister got the Banker Fox virus on my mom's computer, it didn't find it after three scans. Got Kaspersky, found it in three seconds.
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:19 pm
by Atomars
"The Tawashi Bus Hat" wrote:I use Kaspersky Internet Security. It is AWESOME! A bit pricey at $60 a year, but it is sooo worth it. It catches everything and practically flosses my computer clean. Also, it comes with a clickable keyboard so I can protect my password. B)
Whatever it doesn't find, I double up with Malwarebytes. Malwarebytes is free and usually picks up whatever anyone else doesn't. It doesn't do as much as Kaspersky, but it works for what I need it to.
With those, I can't loose!
Why do I have two antivirus programs? I run into a lot of crap downloading torrents... xD I'm such a stinker.
I used to use AVG. When my sister got the Banker Fox virus on my mom's computer, it didn't find it after three scans. Got Kaspersky, found it in three seconds.
I also use Malwarebytes, Avast and Malwarebytes have been good to me
, I also use Ad-Aware but I don't use it's real time protection
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 5:21 pm
by Astronomical girl
Me and my family use Nortans,it it's worked very well,it saved my computer twice from hackers and my sisters as well,before we had Nortans,i don't remember what but it didn't work well, one time i was on wiki and I typed in the search and I took me to a site of extreme adult content and I screamed Abd hid under the desk it sat on and I tried to close it and couldn't so it froze and my brothers were in the room so I shut it off and we had Nortans since
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 5:21 pm
by cybotron
Why not give the Hackers your passwords too? 
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