Virus protection

landbeforetimelover · **on:** June 15, 2007, 01:40:52 AM

I personally use AVG. What do you use?

DarkHououmon · **Reply #1 on:** June 15, 2007, 02:14:47 AM

I use Norton. I don't really like AVG.

Petrie. · **Reply #2 on:** June 15, 2007, 06:19:05 AM

AVG user.

TheNumberOneShmuck · **Reply #3 on:** June 15, 2007, 06:34:12 AM

AVG Free, it does the job without attacking my wallet.

Flathead770 · **Reply #4 on:** June 15, 2007, 10:28:24 AM

I'm using Norton right now becuase it came with my computer

action9000 · **Reply #5 on:** June 15, 2007, 03:04:21 PM

Avira Antivir.
I will use it or AVG, myself.

Threehorn · **Reply #6 on:** June 20, 2007, 01:04:07 PM

I use Norton here.

NewOrder · **Reply #7 on:** June 20, 2007, 02:25:01 PM

I use AVG because it came with the notebook, lately it's been having problems and it just can't access the server to receive virus updates and so on. I don't really care, but hey. On my desktop I spent more than a year without any kind of protection and nothing happend so.

Teresa · **Reply #8 on:** June 25, 2007, 07:23:37 PM

I use McAfee. it always makes me think of cera cos of Anndi McAfee.

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Lain_EX · **Reply #9 on:** June 25, 2007, 07:43:57 PM

Quote from: Teresa,Jun 25 2007 on 03:23 PM

I use McAfee. it always makes me think of cera cos of Anndi McAfee. :

LOL I use McAfee too! Not because of Anndi, because I couldn't found an antivirus which I don't need to enter a product key. I used to use Norton but the product key it came with has expired. landbeforetimelover recommended me the AVG but I also had to enter a product key, so I'm using McAfee. Anyway, thnx landbeforetimlover, but I've found a better one. XD

Littlefoot · **Reply #10 on:** July 29, 2007, 09:10:12 PM

I use Panda Antivirus 2007 very good protection and it doesnt consume much resources. Works perfect with XP/Vista.

Manny Cav · **Reply #11 on:** July 29, 2007, 10:05:42 PM

Norton. It and I have battled some serious viruses over the past few years.

Sky · **Reply #12 on:** August 02, 2007, 01:04:15 PM

I'm using Avira AntiVir.
I used Norton earlier but it made some problems. =/

pokeplayer984 · **Reply #13 on:** August 02, 2007, 05:02:55 PM

I hold a combination of McAfee and AVG. They work incredibly well together, and I get daily updates for Virus Protection.

I also hold McAfee SiteAdvisor. This not only stops Viruses, but most spam e-mails as well. It gives this forums a green, which means no viruses or spam e-mail getting me while I'm here. :^.^:

DarkHououmon · **Reply #14 on:** August 02, 2007, 08:05:10 PM

MacAfee? I think my old 1998 computer had that, but it provided little protection because no one ever upgraded it. I think we went on for years, all the way into 2005 with an outdated computer with a virus scanner that hasn't been upgraded since we got it.

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #15 on:** August 02, 2007, 08:57:13 PM

I have personally tried all of the virus protection methods discussed here so far, and AVG is the best in my opinion. The others provide better than average protection, but AVG is the best at protecting me. I have downloaded thousands of viruses in the past year and none of them have gotten through AVG's resistance shield. The purpose of the resistance shield is to stop a virus before it penitrates your system. Another good thing about AVG, is there are frequent updates available. I usually update my virus defintions at least once a day. They're always coming up with cures for the newest viruses. One thing that I would not recommend to the non-average user is AVG's other free services such as anti-spyware, anti-adware, and anti-rootkit. These programs work fine for the average user, but these programs are nothing but a pain the the butt to a more advanced user. AVG's anti-spyware blockes things such as Utorrent and other bittorrent clients. It also will not allow you to download a setup .exe file from the internet very easily. It totally blocks all access to your computer to anyone or anything, which is great for the average user that doesn't do much more than get online, use ms office, and play some games and maybe go on msn every now and then, but trust me, If you like doing things like downloading torrents and doing other untrustworthy online things, than AVG anti-spyware is not for you. It just causes a lot of trouble. I used to secure my own computer manually before AVG. The other anti-virus systems out there weren't very good at the time. It became more and more complicated for me to keep up with the hackers and viruses, so when AVG came out, I nabbed it. I could do a much better job at protecting my computer manually, but it takes hours. Not only that, but when you have 162 computers, it's impossible to keep up with it all manually. AVG is a lifesaver to me. Avira AntiVir is a pretty good match for AVG now, but I just like the style and ease of AVG. As of now, Avira AntiVir and AVG are the only antivirus systems I would ever trust my computer with.

Littlefoot1616 · **Reply #16 on:** August 02, 2007, 09:52:26 PM

I used Norton before but it's a nightmare for online gaming! <_< "Detected this error", "unsafe protocol running", "harmful intrusion detected". GIVE IT A REST NORTON!!! :mad

I've been looking at AVG but I hadn't heard much about before. Given that fact, with my anti-virus I run by the motto "better the devil you know..." :^.^:

Flathead770 · **Reply #17 on:** August 03, 2007, 01:19:30 AM

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I used Norton before but it's a nightmare for online gaming!

lol I've had that happen before.

I just switched to AVG now that my Norton Anti-Virus expired. The only reason why i never really switched it before is because i was too lazy.

DarkHououmon · **Reply #18 on:** November 12, 2007, 06:32:07 PM

I now use Panda Antivirus.

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #19 on:** November 12, 2007, 07:42:40 PM

Good for you! Did you remove norton, or are you still keeping it? If you did remove it, are you experiencing any PC speed improvements?