what virus scan do u use?

[Zaku_4]

hello

just wondering what kind of virus scanners you guys use.

personally im using norton, but reading some stuff from the notebookforums, they say it hogs alot of resources. so im going to now try out the AVGfree. it and this other one, avant, has had some good reviews and they say it doesnt slow the comp down as much.

anyways... ugh yeah lol :D

[Mazda3_06]

NOD 32

its best program its only like 10 megs and it does the job

way better then nortons

[MazdaTree]

I use symantec it came with my laptop! pretty good pops up when a virus or faulty file gets in the pc.(my old virus scanner didnt do this)

[Zaku_4]

Originally posted by MazdaTree


I use symantec it came with my laptop! pretty good pops up when a virus or faulty file gets in the pc.(my old virus scanner didnt do this)

lol u mean norton.

most laptops come wiht some kind of antivirus or internet security from norton

[majic]

symantec AV enterprise v10 - unobtrusive and self updating

firefox, adaware and spyware nuker help in minimizing the shit that gets on a pc..

[SW20 MR2]

I use AVG Free.

[Kevin@nextmod]

AVG with system mechanic

[SABIO]

Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet security 2006

Been using Trend Micro forever...1999-2000, rare occasions I get a pop-up, smokes all the addware, spyware, grayware, trojans, data miners... Luv it :)

Dosen\'t interfere with online games, it just sits there...waiting...to kill any bug that dares to trespass.


The one time I tried something new...Norton... It screwed up my hard drive so bad, I just saved what I wanted and wiped out everything and started over.
Quite a few people hard this problem...computers freezing/locking up, programs non-functioning, missing data. The store actually took my copy back becuase so many people complained.

[MazdaTree]

Originally posted by SABIO


Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet security 2006

Been using Trend Micro forever...1999-2000, rare occasions I get a pop-up, smokes all the addware, spyware, grayware, trojans, data miners... Luv it :)

Dosen\'t interfere with online games, it just sits there...waiting...to kill any bug that dares to trespass.


The one time I tried something new...Norton... It screwed up my hard drive so bad, I just saved what I wanted and wiped out everything and started over.
Quite a few people hard this problem...computers freezing/locking up, programs non-functioning, missing data. The store actually took my copy back becuase so many people complained.

+1 I use to use this b4, It was another good one aswell.

[MAZDA Kitten]

AVG PRO (but it was \'free\'
I uninstalled my McAfee and Norton from my laptop after their trial was offer.
Norton really bogged down my laptop and supposedly its a wide spread problem when I googled it.

AVG has never let me down *knock on wood*

[Zaku_4]

Originally posted by MAZDA Kitten
Norton really bogged down my laptop and supposedly its a wide spread problem when I googled it.

AVG has never let me down *knock on wood*

yeah thats why im using AVGfree now as well

my current internet clock-all-the-bad-stuff-gear (lol) is:

AVGfree
ewido security suite
crapcleaner
spybot S&D (i only use to immunize lol)

and thats good enough for me =D

[Cardinal Fang]

Norton Anti-Virus at home
Firefox browswer at work and home.
AVG Pro installed on office Server.

[Jeff-TheBiz]

http://odysseus.calumet.yorku.ca/courses/1731/lectures/lecture1/peggy/images/virusage.gif

So I tried Symantec... and I got this pop-up

http://www.dribbleglass.com/images/condom.gif

Now I got Norton.

[iconicrocket]

Lots of variety out there. I use Avast! Pro, seems to work for me. Hmm... Gotta try that AVG Free someday.

I\'m trying out Trojan Hunter right now, anyone use this on top of a virus scanner?

[malam]

I used Norton for years until I upgraded my Sympatico account and Norton could not handle SSL connections. I am now using Zone Alarm Internet Suite - it has the famous and reliable firewall , a virus and spyware checker build in. So far its been working flawlessly.

[MattD]

Currently I use Norton. Best around I think. It is getting harder and harder to crack though... at least that is what I hear:p !!

[billyfo]

I use Norton for several yrs, not a single problem for using lots of PC resources. I tried Mcfee (sp) and PC-cillin before but not on par w/Norton.

[Xenon]

Both my Tablet PC and my Desktop PC are protected th the following:

Firewall:
ZoneAlarm Firewall v6.2 (Part if ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite)

Anti-Virus:
ZoneAlarm Anti-Virus (Part if ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite)
McAfee VirusScan v10

Anti-Spyware:
ZoneAlarm AntiSpyware (Part if ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite)
Ad-Aware Personal SE
Microsoft Windows Defender Beta

My computers have to be like a fortress, especially my Tablet PC. It constantly walks on and off wireless, unsecured networks around school etc.

In my opinion, ZoneLabs ZoneAlarm is the best firewall you can get. As for antivirus, McAfee is pretty good. It uses less system resources than Norton. If you are looking for free software, ZoneAlarm is available in a free version, and AVG Free is probably the best fre anti-virus available, however there is the occasional virus that is not included in it\'s definition files that Norton and McAfee cover.

[fourtrack78]

McAfee........you gotta love bit torrent:D