Anti-Virus

Discussion in 'Science, Technology & Car Chat' started by Vinnie_boy, May 27, 2007.

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Best Antivirus?

  1. BitDefender

    15.8%
  2. AVG Anti Virus

    10.5%
  3. Kaspersky

    31.6%
  4. Norton

    5.3%
  5. Trend Micro

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  6. MacAfee

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  7. NOD32

    15.8%
  8. Symantec

    15.8%
  9. Panda

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  10. Other

    5.3%
  1. 小小

    小小 (゚ー゚)(。_。)(゚ー゚)(。_。) afk

    i found mcafee 2006 to be the best, 2007 suxs

    and vinnie my son stay away from the porn on the net and you be even more safe

    hoho
     
  2. dim8sum

    dim8sum ♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪....

    ^lol good suggestion
     
  3. HellGuard99

    HellGuard99 Well-Known Member

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    How about getting your porn from forums instead of random googling. Don't download off warez sites, they give off the most viruses out of all of them. Use firefox, use the adblocker, download "Adblock Plus" addon, try not to download from limewire unless its music. You're pretty much safe, because I have no protection whatsoever except the AdBlockers for firefox and I have no trojans, no viruses, no spyware no adware whatsoever.
     
  4. fearless_fx

    fearless_fx Eugooglizer

    lmfao, this kid knows how to aquire pornography.

    iv only been to a warez site once to look for a CD key and never went to another one again, cuz there were so many pop-ups and possible malicious software.
     
  5. dim8sum

    dim8sum ♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪....

    whats with all the FF, adblockers, AVs, spamguards...

    just use Bittorent :D
     
  6. 小小

    小小 (゚ー゚)(。_。)(゚ー゚)(。_。) afk

    my my dont you guys have experience ;)

    -lol
     
  7. dim8sum

    dim8sum ♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪....

    i know you know all the tricks of the trade too ;)
     
  8. Kqc84

    Kqc84 Well-Known Member

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    for free AV, use Avast or Antivir
    for free FW, use Comodo
    for free AS, use Ewido and Windows Defender

    use Sandbox along with your browser for safe web browsing.
    use Firefox/Opera for safer web browsing
    stay up to date with your MS patches and you'll be good
     
  9. je t'adore

    je t'adore Well-Known Member

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    Norton Anti. takes longer startup time doh
     
  10. vincentfok888

    vincentfok888 Well-Known Member

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    Definately use AVG Free edition if u don't wanna buy one. Or check with your ISP (Internet Provider) they may provide a free Internet Security package.

    Telus provides (Freedom Internet) and SHaw provides (Shaw Secure aka...F-Secure)
     
  11. lingtj

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    nod32 username & password

    i m desperately in need of nod32 2.5 username and password to upgrade into full version.if anyone has it pls send it to my email:
    teik_june@yahoo.com
    tq very much
     
  12. battle3321

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    Is it possible that you msn keeps asking you to log on because you set your zone alarm settings to block all cookies?

    Anyhow, the best free security package I would say would be:
    AVG Free edition, Microsoft Windows Defender-what?, and zone alarm

    For the best commercial package I would say:
    Nod32, Spyware Doctor, Zone Alarm Security Suite.

    Read this article for more information:
    Best Free Anti-Virus Software Updated 13th March, 2007
    There are three equal recommendations in this category. First there is AVG Antivirus 7 Free Edition. This product [1] has been continuously refined since it was first released in 1991 and the recently released V7.5 makes further improvements to an already solid product. Additionally, it's relatively small, light on resources, has regular automatic updates and handles email scanning. There is a free and a pro version, the only difference being that the free version has a few non-critical features disabled and has no direct technical support.

    Equally effective is the free Avast! scanner [2] though its funky media player style interface is not to everyone's taste. Avast! also required periodic re-registration while AVG does not. However Avast! does not seem to suffer the signature file update problems that plague some AVG users.

    My third choice is the AOL Anti Virus Shield [3]. This is a cut down version of the top rated Kaspersky AV and is being made available for free to all uses not just AOL members.

    On first sight it seems like an unbeatable deal but it's not quite what it seems. This really is a "lite" version. It lacks the important html and heuristics modules present in the full Kaspersky product so the protection afforded against hostile web sites is actually inferior to AVG and Avast!. Gone, too, is the ability to create rescue disks and to fully manage the quarantine area. The configuration options are also more limited.

    That said, AOL Anti Virus Shield still offers more powerful malware detection than AVG and Avast! . It does however need to be augmented by other products to improve protection again hostile sites and zero-day threats. Possible candidates would be a sandbox for surfing (see section 4) and an anti-spyware product with strong real time protection (see section 3).

    Both AVG and Avast! are excellent free products that will meet the needs of most users. However neither offers the best malware detection available. That title belongs to commercial products like NOD32, F-Secure, the full version of Kaspersky AV and others. They are however capable packages and offers the financially challenged a real alternative to the major anti-virus suites.

    However if you use these free products in conjunction with a free on-demand scanner, you can achieve a level of detection approaching that of the best commercial products. Further improvement is possible by creating a layered defense using additional free security products such as AVG Anti-Spyware (formerly Ewido).

    On-demand scans should be run regularly, at least weekly, to check for viruses and other malware that may have been missed by your main scanner.

    If you don't use AOL AVS as your main AV product then this should be your the top choice as an on-demand scanner as its detection is outstanding. You should though, disable the AOL AVS real time monitor otherwise you may run into conflicts with the monitor on your primary AV product.

    Another top recommendation for an on-demand scanner is AntiVir Personal Edition Classic [4]. It offers significantly better detection rates than either AVG or Avast! but the lack of email scanning precludes recommendation as a primary scanner. However as an on-demand scanner, it's first rate. If you use it in this role, make sure you disable its resident virus guard during installation to prevent it interfering with your main AV scanner. Even so , it's quite an intrusive product -you will certainly be well aware of its presence. Note that the recently released V7 unfortunately introduces a time limited license though apparently this will be renewable.

    Yet another good option for on-demand scanning is the free version of the commercial AV product BitDefender [5]. It's a first class product with outstanding detection rates but as the free version lacks an email scanner and a resident virus guard, it's only really suited for use as an on-demand scanner rather than your main AV product. There are some other limitations as well. First it has an annoying habit of detecting malware products that have been quarantined by other security products and you can't exclude these areas from subsequent scans. Secondly, it is only available on a one year non-renewable license.

    =>index

    [1] http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/ (16.0MB)
    [2] http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html (8.8MB)
    [3] http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp? (13.9MB)
    [4] http://www.free-av.com (8.7MB)
    [5] http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-8-Free-Edition.html (13.2MB)

    Credits to: http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_46_free_utilities.htm#3
     
  13. lawltank

    lawltank Well-Known Member

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    I recommend Nod32. I used to use AVG Free Edition (and before that, McAfee 8.0i) then changed...and never went back. It updates automatically and doesn't slow your computer down with a lot of memory.

    Here is the torrent to the one I use atm...no problems with it so far. Just follow exactly what the read me says and it'll be cracked.
    http://www.torrentspy.com/torrent/1...70_39_for_Windows_NT_2000_2003_XP_Vista_32_64
     
  14. remyxed

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    Best Antivirus?

    Should try bitdefender out, it's not that bad.
     
  15. Knoctur_nal

    Knoctur_nal |Force 10 from Navarone|

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    Threads merged.

    Knoc
     
  16. pblack2007

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    I used both AVG -Free and avast!
    with the AVG V8 which is a lot better, so I vote for AVG Free v8
     
  17. bbes

    bbes Incredible

    i think eset is the way to go rele in terms of security. the antivirus is exceptional and firewalls gd. also, best of all, it uses very little usage and doesn't seem to slow down start up much unlike other programs. though symantec is also very gd as an antivirus and firewall program. but u should get that only if u have a lot of resources as it does take up quite a bit.
     
  18. chronovial

    chronovial Active Member

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    get a Kaspersky internet security 7 and bt the key from mininova.org
     
  19. ProjectD

    ProjectD VIP yay :]

    dang dragon posted a few good free stuff