What's the top antivirus program that you can best recommend? I keep changing mine, but the longest I used so far is Norton. When it expired I uninstalled and installed the newest trial version. I did uninstalled again and tried Mcafee and AVG then back to Norton for the third time.
Your help is very very much welcome. Thanks.
to be honest, i only bother using free stuff off the net.
i have used a computer for year's and have never got a virus, as long as you look after your computer you should'nt have a problem.
i have learnt to do what my wife says!
Avast works well on the pc's we use. Free on the internet.
I am using Karsperski at the moment, and it is very good.
For a long time I used AVG, and Avast together, with spy doctor running in the background.
All free software available on the net.
Never had any problems
I am a member of a computer self help group of about 100 people.
With just a couple of exceptions we all use AVG free version.
The couple who do not, have not tried AVG as they are happy with what they have.
As for the remainder of us, most have encountered problems of some sort with other anti virus programs. The worst of these has been Norton, which takes up a lot of space, is intrusive and very, very difficult (worse than most viruses) to delete.
AS a 'belt and braces' addition, I also use IObit 360 Security too. The two programs do not appear to conflict.
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus Guard
Another free download - www.free-av.com
One of those recommended by "Which? Protect Your PC"
Originally Posted by bornatbirth
yes with a virus scanner, fire wall and a rootkit scanner
If you have Spyware Doctor (free Google Pack) and a good firewall like Outpost you don't really need AV unless you do silly things like download torrents and run them without scanning, clicking email links, etc
Keith - Administrator
I repair and set up pc's for people. Norton is very good the 2010 version is as good as nod 32 i believe. As for hogging resources and beling a .... to remove thats a thing of the past.
I never thought i would ever use norton again but i instal it on everyones pc i set up and no-one has had any problems.
The free a/v progs are ok just don't expect them to be as good as the paid for ones they are not.
However if all you do is occsaionally surf web and come here to **** my team off lol then you should be fine with avg free.
If you tend to dload and anyone in family uses limewire etc otr bit torrent clients then you need something better than avg.
And another tip you can get your premium a/v programs very cheaply if you dload the trial then look on e-bay for the license key only.
This is perfectly legit I got norton 2010 3 licenses with 2 year expirey date for £12 total i think.
I sold 2 for £10 each so mine was free and I made a Profit and I have genuine software on my pc
[QUOTE=lestaxi1;202255]I repair and set up pc's for people. Norton is very good the 2010 version is as good as nod 32 i believe.
OK thanks for the update. We of course have not ventured to use it since the 'bad olde days'
[QUOTE=johncar54;202257]No and you were totally correct it was a plie of .... in the old days but not anymore.
Just checked on e-bay and you can get a 3 license 2 year key for about £15.00
Norton and Mcafee.....
Great big piles of rubbish
Sorry folks, but I only had bad experiences with the both of them...
Both are a lot better now. I had nightmares with mcafee in the past, but it runs like a dream nowNorton and Mcafee.....
Great big piles of rubbish
Sorry folks, but I only had bad experiences with the both of them...
I'm amazed no-one has mentioned Microsoft's free Security Essential anti-virus. My NOD32 antivirus ran out and was looking around for a free replacement, and the Microsoft offering is very good, very light on system resources and although scanning speed is a bit slower compared to AVG, etc, its fine on my lappy. The interface is very easy to navigate as well, and because it uses Windows Updates to download definitions, it integrates quite well within Windows.
Windows aren;t allowed to advertise that due to competition laws, even though it is software to protect their own software.
Keith - Administrator
you would'ent have any now with nortonNorton and Mcafee.....
Great big piles of rubbish
Sorry folks, but I only had bad experiences with the both of them...
As i explained before it's a totally different animal now
yes with a virus scanner, fire wall and a rootkit scanner
but i have only ever used free stuff from spybot,avg you name it i have used it.
don't waste your money and use some good free stuff!
i have learnt to do what my wife says!
It still the biggest hog of all the AV's, what has happened is computers have got faster and bigger memory so the drawbacks are absorbed by the system now.you would'ent have any now with norton
As i explained before it's a totally different animal now
I dumped Norton 360 last year as I noticed it hogging my quadcore with 4GB memory, strange how a lot of resources were released when I unistalled it.
Avita was recently voted the best, but it caused issues on my system.
Keith - Administrator
It gets many positive reviews I am only talking about norton 2010 a/v
It uses less resources than nod 32 long hailed as the top a/v and my previous favourite.
I do appreciate that nearly all a/v come out top in various byassed reviews and it depends on the reviewer of course,but the main thing which blighted norton was it's memory usage and without using the norton removal tool damned near impossible to remove.
They are things of the past now and it's a good piece of software-I would not tell you it was if it was rubbish,
In between taxi driving i repair or format at least 1 pc a week and since i enjoy my hobby i have experimented with all a/v software out there and i
never thought i'd reccomend norton but who would have thought one day lots of people in uk would be driving a skoda
Now I'm more confuse which antivirus to use.
Anyhow, thanks a lot for your replies. For me I always have antivirus installed in my machine since the time it got virus. Sometimes I’m not careful in clicking and opening unknown messages and links so having antivirus installed at least helps in the prevention.
Oh, I already have McAfee antivirus installed, but recently I installed AVG cos it’s the best recommended one (from what I read). I didn’t have problem with AVG before unlike with Norton that takes space, slows down and creates strange sound while on the process of scanning. I have both AVG and McAfee running together, but only use as needed. Along with is the Registry Booster 2, top rated registry cleaner that automatically scans every time I start my PC.
But do you think that having two antiviruses loaded on my machine can cause problems? This is new to me, and would like to try if they’re both okay to run together.
no never run two a/v at the same time they will conflict with each other and dramaticaly slow your pc down.Now I'm more confuse which antivirus to use.
Anyhow, thanks a lot for your replies. For me I always have antivirus installed in my machine since the time it got virus. Sometimes I’m not careful in clicking and opening unknown messages and links so having antivirus installed at least helps in the prevention.
Oh, I already have McAfee antivirus installed, but recently I installed AVG cos it’s the best recommended one (from what I read). I didn’t have problem with AVG before unlike with Norton that takes space, slows down and creates strange sound while on the process of scanning. I have both AVG and McAfee running together, but only use as needed. Along with is the Registry Booster 2, top rated registry cleaner that automatically scans every time I start my PC.
But do you think that having two antiviruses loaded on my machine can cause problems? This is new to me, and would like to try if they’re both okay to run together.
I rest my case with norton and as ive said before it doesent do all you say above at all
If you happy with avg then run that but on its own.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but it does annoy me when it's based on old versions of software which were rubbish.
If you said to me 3 years ago what dya think of norton i'd have said total bloated crap,but that was then andi have used every a/v on the planet and nod 32,kapersky and norton are very good paid a/v.
If you dont want to pay avg is fine but not as good as the paid versions.
i go back to the days of cp/m machines and commodore pet (late 70s - 1978)
don't waste your money and use some good free stuff!
never had a virus - what do you do with ur pc
i never get infected with a virus, caz the virus scanner stops them
pay
Browsing through this thread, I'm amazed at the depth of knowledge that so many of my co-forumers have amassed on computers in general!As a comparative newcomer to the "world" of Information Technology, I have to confess to being largely self-taught.
For ME, it all began in 2005, when my daughter and her husband decided to replace their PC, and offered me their "old" model [circa 1999] ... on the premise that I showed at least SOME interest [previously lacking] in learning at least the "basics". Well, I DID manage to get THAT far ... but still know damn-all about the technical aspects (or "fiddlier bits" as I refer to them!) and, even though the vintage model donated, has long since been superseded by an updated Microsoft Windows 'Vista' version, I still tend to treat my [new] computer as a glorified typewriter.
Someone here, recently referred to me as the "Grandfather of the Forum"... and I suppose I AM in a sense ... being (I think) about the second-oldest of our regular members by less than five years. So, IS it an "age thing", I wonder? DOES the fact that I belong to a generation that can remember computers in their infancy - as being large and bulky machines taking up the entire ground floor space in the offices of a Multi-National Insurance Corporation's Headquarters, for example - enter into it? And nowadays, of course, children seem better-equipped to master the intricacies of technology than they are at learning the '3rs' or reciting the alphabet. But is this necessarily a good thing?
did you use an abacus to add up or a calulator or even a pen an paper when you was at school?
same method's different tech.
i have learnt to do what my wife says!
... the latter only ... bet you thought I used a quill and parchment!
Les, I've been programming PC's for decades in multiple language, running Linux servers for over 10 years, and can rip memory resources, networks, etc into tiny fragments.
Norton is still basically not the best. CNET provide the industries standard accepted reviews and they agree with me http://reviews.cnet.com/antivirus-an...-33770771.html
Out of all of them Avast comes out the best http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Free-...-10019223.html .....and it's free!
Keith - Administrator
I accept you have a very good knowledge of pc's keith. But saying norton is the biggest hog of systems memory is not correct.
I have looked at avast and it does look promising and since it's free then yep why not try it.
I was so anti norton in the past as it was rubbish,all i'm saying is it's not rubbish now which is aknowledged on the cnet site.
I download all sorts of stuff and it has found plenty of nasties in there and rarely gives false positives it's a good product and cheap too.
Reguarding reviews I dont trust any site they often get sweetners we all know that and i'm sure cnet get there share but avast,norton nod32 consistantly get good reviews on many sites.
http://www.anvilsmithtech.com/images/graphs/graph1.png
CNET are trusted throughout the industry and have been for years, they get payment off Norton products and yet they say it is no good, not very good for business, as they get much less recommending the free onesReguarding reviews I dont trust any site they often get sweetners we all know that and i'm sure cnet get there share but avast,norton nod32 consistantly get good reviews on many sites.
Keith - Administrator
Keith the link you sent shows norton with 4out of 5 stars and a reasonable review thats from cnethttp://www.anvilsmithtech.com/images/graphs/graph1.png
CNET are trusted throughout the industry and have been for years, they get payment off Norton products and yet they say it is no good, not very good for business, as they get much less recommending the free ones
They all get 'reasonable' reviews, that's why its a respected independent site.Keith the link you sent shows norton with 4out of 5 stars and a reasonable review thats from cnet
Keith - Administrator
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