06-28-2003, 09:42 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Recommended Virus Protection?
So I'm working on a computer with Norton Anti-Virus. The virus definition subscription just ran out and I am wondering the merits of signing on with Norton again or checking out McAfee or some other virus software.
As far as typical usage, I tend to be on the tame side for amount of internet usage and want it mainly for email. All recomendations are appreciated. I'll be checking back over the next couple of days. Thanks in advance... |
06-28-2003, 11:43 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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I've always liked Norton AntiVirus myself. Hell, it snagged three spam emails over the past couple of weeks that were infected with the BugBear virus, so that makes it okay in my books.
I use MacAfee on my work laptop, but as of yet, it really hasn't impressed me very much. We had a virus running around our networks at work, and three of my friends got this virus on their laptops. Meanwhile, MacAfee was asleep at the wheel, and did nothing to detect, fix, or even quarantine this virus until it was too late. It's aggravating having no control over your own workstation, especially when you know you could do a better job of securing and maintaining it than those clowns in IT could. edit: And by clowns, I mean clowns in the company I work for. So if you work in an IT department, then don't take that as a personal attack. (Yes..that should provide me with adequate CYA-itude)
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06-28-2003, 11:44 PM | #4 (permalink) |
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check out AVG from Grisoft. It was developed by a young french boy and uses heuristic inspection to look for the symptoms of virus infection rather than specific viruses (in other words, no libraries to update) They have a free version available for download (the one stipulation the boy requested when he sold the program to the company).
it's found infections that are overlooked by both mcaffee and norton
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06-29-2003, 07:44 AM | #5 (permalink) |
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norton's been the best i've used.
i had mcafee on my old pc and it didnt find some files that it should have been. norton's not perfect, but it's gettin enough of the job done
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06-29-2003, 08:08 AM | #6 (permalink) |
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Thanks for the posts. I'll be checking back again in a few days to see if there are any additional recommendations.
I'll probably try AVG on my own system when I get it together. Since this is my parent's computer, I'll probably go with Norton for the ease of it. Thanks to all those that have posted. |
06-29-2003, 03:22 PM | #9 (permalink) |
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I'm a proponent of AVG as well.
It's free, it runs very light on system resources, and it stays out of my way until it finds something, in which case it does it's job. I install AVG on any computers I make or repair for friends and family, as well as using it on my own machine. I'd highly reccomend it. And once again, it's totally free. |
06-29-2003, 04:29 PM | #11 (permalink) |
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another cool one to look into is swat-it it is free has free updates and scans for trojans using heuristics as well
it however is not meant to be a replacement for a virus scanner but compliments one very well
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06-30-2003, 09:41 AM | #15 (permalink) |
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I've used AVG Pro and Norton, and both are quite good. I must say, however, that AVG is the best way to go. Norton is a serious memory hog, and uninstalling it can be a big fucking bitch. AVG uses few resources, but watch out when uninstalling it... I uninstalled it once, and it changed a shitload of my settings for no reason that I could see.
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07-05-2003, 07:52 PM | #23 (permalink) |
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If you don't mind reformatting, you can just reinstall Norton again. That will give you another year free of charge. Just reformat, reinstall Windows, etc. It works. You should reinstall Windows at least once every 8 months anyway. Just my 2 cents...
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