What antivirus software fo you use?
What antivirus software fo you use?
I was always on AVG, but i noticed it's not free anymore. 
Is it worth taking a subscription to anything these days or are there good alternatives that are free?
			
			
									
						
							Is it worth taking a subscription to anything these days or are there good alternatives that are free?
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I like Avast myself.
			
			
									
						
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I use ESET NOD32, it often gets the best score at AV-Comparatives:
http://www.eset.com/
http://www.av-comparatives.org/
			
			
									
						
										
						http://www.eset.com/
http://www.av-comparatives.org/
Re: What antivirus software fo you use?
AVG is still free: http://free.avg.com/ww.download-avg-ant ... ee-edition
The full package is a product you have to buy, but the antivirus portion of it is still free.
I should know, I'm an AVG user. I did figure out that you can't install AVG Free on a server OS though.
			
			
									
						
										
						The full package is a product you have to buy, but the antivirus portion of it is still free.
I should know, I'm an AVG user. I did figure out that you can't install AVG Free on a server OS though.
Re: What antivirus software fo you use?
orly..? 
It started giving me annoying pop up messages about how i had to upgrade my account or the sky would come tumbling down, but maybe i didn't read em right or something.
I'll look into Grudge's linkies, thanks interpals
			
			
									
						
							It started giving me annoying pop up messages about how i had to upgrade my account or the sky would come tumbling down, but maybe i didn't read em right or something.
I'll look into Grudge's linkies, thanks interpals
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no u fuck off
			
			
									
						
										
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Yeah, started using AVG half a year ago or so, after my Norton license expired.
Good thing too, because it uses less mem and isn't as intrusive, but just quietly does its thing.
Use a custom install though, because you don't want link scanner.
			
			
									
						
										
						Good thing too, because it uses less mem and isn't as intrusive, but just quietly does its thing.
Use a custom install though, because you don't want link scanner.
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I was using AVG Free right up until the latest version. They "updated" it with all sorts of annoying things that borders on being a rootkit. You'll notice that your Google searches will have icons next to links that shouldn't otherwise be there. Anyway, I found it to be rather annoying and it took me far to much time trying to figure how to disable all that crap so I made the switch to Avast, which is a pretty comparable product, also free and actually has fewer false positives.
I've been meaning to try AntiVir Free on my other computer to see how it compares to Avast.
Otherwise, I do like how I don't need an antivirus on my Linux and Mac machines.
 
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
http://www.free-av.com/
			
			
									
						
							I've been meaning to try AntiVir Free on my other computer to see how it compares to Avast.
Otherwise, I do like how I don't need an antivirus on my Linux and Mac machines.
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
http://www.free-av.com/
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I've been using Nod32 ever since making the move to Vista 64bit well over a year ago.
			
			
									
						
										
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symantec - it's what the university has for download. it's better than norton, at least.
			
			
									
						
										
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please tell me this post isn't for real.menkent wrote:symantec - it's what the university has for download. it's better than norton, at least.
Re: What antivirus software fo you use?
menkent wrote:symantec - it's what the university has for download. it's better than norton, at least.
Try googling Symantec and see what happens. You may want to re-write this or go to Walmart and buy a brain.
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AVG Free 7.5
			
			
									
						
										
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Re: What antivirus software fo you use?
He probably means Symantec Corporate Edition which is light years better than Norton's consumer products (or AVG/Avast for that matter).zolborg wrote:menkent wrote:symantec - it's what the university has for download. it's better than norton, at least.
Try googling Symantec and see what happens. You may want to re-write this or go to Walmart and buy a brain.
Personally, I've been using Onecare for awhile now. I don't notice any slowdown and it does well enough for my needs at home.
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Symantec Endpoint Security
			
			
									
						
										
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You're right. Haven't checked it out since the name change. Did the new version add anything interesting?Giraffe }{unter wrote:Symantec Endpoint Security
