Any recommendation? I have prob w/ Norton and Mcfee isn't my fav either. I heard of another one but haven't use it.
Ermm I personally don't use any anti-virus software.... But I see my sister uses Kaspersky.. But I'm not too sure if it's good or not.. My BF uses Avast (the spyware thing) for free... but you can upgrade that I think...
Kaspersky is probably the best of the lot, but you have to pay for it. Avast is free, but is nowhere as good. The idea also is, to get into habits of safe hex and stick with it; avoiding executables from anyone else, or quarantining before use, or executing first on dummy machines; avoiding those kind of web sites or links (you know the kind, ie porn); and limiting the number of people who can use your machine to only yourself. Even so, there is no 100% foolproof way to avoid computer infection, unless you consider turning it off forever as an antiviral strategy. The best that you can do is to get the most effective software, and combine it with the smartest habits (like using a firewall and router). Good luck. And note to BBGirlsum, just download a trial version of Kaspersky AV, and let it do a full scan of your systems. I'm sure the results will be very illuminating.
get trial version of kaspersky then at the end of 30 days u can use this trick to reset it disable self-defense exit kaspersky open registry navigate to hklm\software\kapserskyLab\protected\avp9\environment\pcid in pcid change last three digits
i use nod32, it uses less resources than kaspersky but no harm in trialing them both. i also use webroot spysweeper for spyware and the win7 firewall. but tbh BitDefender may be better than kaspersky and nod32
ESET Smart security + malwarebytes real life protection + Firefox w/no script, add blocker plus + common sense = no viruses...
I use Symantec Endpoint Protection since it's lightweight and does not expire, but that's usually for corporate / business environments. The consumer Symantec (aka Norton) products are crap, at least the last time I experienced one.
Ok .. I tried the trial Kasperky and it too slowed my laptop down so much that youtube stood still whilst it was running. Sigh ..
who? me? never say never even though you didnt say never, i said never and i said not to say never but i didnt mean to say never, i dont mean it like that, just dont say never, besides you said 'probably' so that leaves room for possibility, huzzah
im not sure how the firewall is on vista and xp, but imo win7 firewall is decent (they may all be the same for all i know), if your not sure about your firewall then nod32 smart security would be better, if you have a decent firewall then the nod32 antivirus alone is enough. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad3Hzsy1-20"]YouTube- Family Guy - Stewie - Say WHAAAAT!?[/ame]
well I downloaded the trial Kaspersky AV and it was a pile of crap, just like negi said it ubberly slowed my laptop down and i had to do the system restore to uninstall the thing got avast and done the scan and funnily enough nothing, no threat at all , shocking!
