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CaptainHaplo · 12-14-08, 12:27 AM

Peterloo - neither of those are antivirus software - they are anti-spyware only. You need a antivirus package as well.

FIREWALL · 12-17-08, 07:06 PM

Had AVG 8.0 Installed Avast. Works great and is Kool too !

Thx again

CaptainHaplo · 12-17-08, 08:40 PM

Well granted I haven't used it yet - and I don't have a controlled lab to really test - but Donut seems to have a PC infection(just wanted to be clear here - don't want the fella after me) and he was using avast. Now I will give it a fair shot - but that bit of info seems to bode ill for the product.

kiwi_2005 · 12-19-08, 11:31 PM

Ive been using Avasti for about 2 months pretty much works nicely, I'm sure the free antiviruses work much better than the pay to use ones.:hmm:

What ive tried in the past:

Nortons 360 - Built from the ground up, annoying when gaming though.
Esnet Nod32 - low resources, very good scanner.
McAfee - System Hogger

Then started going for the free ones available

AVG - felt like it wasn't doing its job just an icon sitting on the taskbar
Comodo - very good scanner but was abit buggy back then.
And now Avasti. So far so good.

Task Force · 12-19-08, 11:35 PM

yea, ive noticed that Mcafee is a system hogger.

(my FPS shouldnt be so low, I have a E8400 and a 8800gts 640 mb version and I have lag.)

Zachstar · 12-19-08, 11:46 PM

I use AVG but overall I think it is high time people stopped "Depending" on Virus and Spyware detection to protect them from the ills of the net.

Responsible browsing is the theme of this age. Surfing is almost guaranteed to get you a virus.

Task Force · 12-19-08, 11:53 PM

yea, I Pretty much stick to subsim, and I sometimes venture to youtube.

thats pretty much it.

kiwi_2005 · 12-20-08, 12:40 AM

Im all over the internet so i need an antivirus/firewall

. Having said that i havn't had a virus for years. Anyways it shouldn't stop you from surfing, im paying for the internet im going to get the most out of it.

bert8for3 · 12-20-08, 05:05 AM

Not to plug any one product, but I'm liking Avast. Just put it on to replace the old AVG7.5. Nice gui, fast, seems not bad at all on sys resources.

CaptainHaplo · 12-21-08, 01:21 AM

I still havent gotten around to trying it - but I will. Seriously though - if any of you are looking to purchase an a/v software package - Kaspersky's is the way to go. Has a higher detection rate than any other, updates faster than anyone else, and is not a system hog.

For those of us who have had a hand in IT one way or the other over the years - K has proven to be safe and reliable. Still - free is better than having to pay for it!

12-14-08, 12:27 AM	#16
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Peterloo - neither of those are antivirus software - they are anti-spyware only. You need a antivirus package as well. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

12-17-08, 07:06 PM	#17
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Had AVG 8.0 Installed Avast. Works great and is Kool too ! Thx again __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

12-17-08, 08:40 PM	#18
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Well granted I haven't used it yet - and I don't have a controlled lab to really test - but Donut seems to have a PC infection(just wanted to be clear here - don't want the fella after me) and he was using avast. Now I will give it a fair shot - but that bit of info seems to bode ill for the product. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

12-19-08, 11:31 PM	#19
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Ive been using Avasti for about 2 months pretty much works nicely, I'm sure the free antiviruses work much better than the pay to use ones.:hmm: What ive tried in the past: Nortons 360 - Built from the ground up, annoying when gaming though. Esnet Nod32 - low resources, very good scanner. McAfee - System Hogger Then started going for the free ones available AVG - felt like it wasn't doing its job just an icon sitting on the taskbar Comodo - very good scanner but was abit buggy back then. And now Avasti. So far so good. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others. Last edited by kiwi_2005; 12-19-08 at 11:32 PM.

12-19-08, 11:35 PM	#20
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	yea, ive noticed that Mcafee is a system hogger. (my FPS shouldnt be so low, I have a E8400 and a 8800gts 640 mb version and I have lag.) __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time" Last edited by Task Force; 12-19-08 at 11:36 PM.

12-19-08, 11:46 PM	#21
Zachstar Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Posts: 1,956 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	I use AVG but overall I think it is high time people stopped "Depending" on Virus and Spyware detection to protect them from the ills of the net. Responsible browsing is the theme of this age. Surfing is almost guaranteed to get you a virus. __________________

12-19-08, 11:53 PM	#22
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	yea, I Pretty much stick to subsim, and I sometimes venture to youtube. thats pretty much it. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

12-20-08, 12:40 AM	#23
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Im all over the internet so i need an antivirus/firewall . Having said that i havn't had a virus for years. Anyways it shouldn't stop you from surfing, im paying for the internet im going to get the most out of it. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

12-20-08, 05:05 AM	#24
bert8for3 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,124 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	Not to plug any one product, but I'm liking Avast. Just put it on to replace the old AVG7.5. Nice gui, fast, seems not bad at all on sys resources. __________________

12-21-08, 01:21 AM	#25
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	I still havent gotten around to trying it - but I will. Seriously though - if any of you are looking to purchase an a/v software package - Kaspersky's is the way to go. Has a higher detection rate than any other, updates faster than anyone else, and is not a system hog. For those of us who have had a hand in IT one way or the other over the years - K has proven to be safe and reliable. Still - free is better than having to pay for it! __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo