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Argonath RPG Community => Hardware/Software support => Resolved issues => Topic started by: Toto on August 21, 2012, 03:15:07 pm
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What's your opinion guys who's good free AntiVirus ? I have avast
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For the last 10 years Avast has worked pretty well.
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Yeah, Avast here too.
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Avast
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Microsoft security essential or norton are best
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Microsoft security essential
No.
norton
Not free.
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And to think I've been using McAfee all this time. I'm getting Avast too.
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I've been using Avast for a long time, never had a problem with it. It gets the job done.
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I used Avast for a month or two, I absolutely hated it. I've been using Avira AntiVir for as long as I can remember. Very good IMO.
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Avast on PC and on laptop, it's cool.
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ESET Smart Security 5
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Avast is the best
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I used Avast for a month or two, I absolutely hated it.
You couldn't figure out how to turn the notifications off, could you?
I lol in your face.
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Haven't used an antivirus since I switched to Windows 7 beta version a few years ago.
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Avast.
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ESET Smart Security 5. It's not free, but it's had the best results for me.
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You couldn't figure out how to turn the notifications off, could you?
I lol in your face.
And I felt it was using too much resources, yeah. I was also forced to use it. I was used to Avira, so I didn't see a need to change it.
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And I felt it was using too much resources, yeah. I was also forced to use it. I was used to Avira, so I didn't see a need to change it.
Avast uses too many resources? Mind elaborating? :trust:
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Toxic, my friend studying informatics recommended me NOD32 too. I'm bit confused since many guys here recommended Avast, by the way I'm using Windows XP.
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Of course Microsoft would be against use of any program besides their own. :lol:
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AVG Anti-virus. Does work fine and never had any issues.
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Microsoft security essential or norton are best
Please tell me this is a joke.
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Norton is amazing, yet firewall settings can be tricky at first. Better than MSE.
McAfee isn't free, sucks. It has poor update quality and uses excessive amount of processes. Equal to MSE.
AVG is fairly well. Free Version + trial of premium (1 month). Very customizable. Better than MSE.
KasperSpy, used once for about a week. No problems or complaints, a bit disappointed in the update freqency but again was only a week. Rated higher that MSE (can't be sure).
Bitdefender, as above hardly used can't really give feedback.
Avast, #1 rated free (based on a few sources). Amazing program, no complaints, very adaptable and easy to use. Better than MSE.
SpyBot S&D, worse than MSE, not recommended.
MalwareBytes is a good tool, I will admit this.
MSE(Microsoft Security Essentials) is utterly useless. Sure its a virus scanner, but its lack of frequency in updates, lack of adaptability, customization and over all user-friendly system is what kills it. I personally have tested this on a virtual environment to see what viruses I can download and get passed it (as I do with everyone AV I've used for extended periods of time) and it was quite depressing the results. Common Trojans and backdoors went undetected with only minor "masking" on them. Needless to say, this will never be on my system.
Luckily, I've been on my Linux boot and haven't had any worrying about which anti-virus to use for it, as it isn't required.
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Your best bet would be Microsoft Security Essentials. It's free, as long as your windows copy is legit and valid. Who can defend Microsofts products better than the actual microsoft? I have it and so far it detects any virus and removes it instantly.
http://windows.microsoft.com/lt-LT/windows/products/security-essentials (http://windows.microsoft.com/lt-LT/windows/products/security-essentials)
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I have it and so far it detects any virus and removes it instantly.
http://windows.microsoft.com/lt-LT/windows/products/security-essentials (http://windows.microsoft.com/lt-LT/windows/products/security-essentials)
MSE(Microsoft Security Essentials) is utterly useless. Sure its a virus scanner, but its lack of frequency in updates, lack of adaptability, customization and over all user-friendly system is what kills it. I personally have tested this on a virtual environment to see what viruses I can download and get passed it (as I do with everyone AV I've used for extended periods of time) and it was quite depressing the results. Common Trojans and backdoors went undetected with only minor "masking" on them. Needless to say, this will never be on my system.
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FREE Antivirus... FREE. I highly recommend Microsoft Security Essentials because it's officially one of the best anti-virus freeware out there. All what Tedd said is wrong and I'm pretty sure the trojans and backdoors he talked about were not detected because he uses more than one real-time protector.
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All what Tedd said is wrong and I'm pretty sure the trojans and backdoors he talked about were not detected because he uses more than one real-time protector.
:eek:
Poor people are so misled.
Damn Corporations. and trust me, I know what I'm doing.
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Avast :lol:
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FREE Antivirus... FREE. I highly recommend Microsoft Security Essentials because it's officially one of the best anti-virus freeware out there. All what Tedd said is wrong and I'm pretty sure the trojans and backdoors he talked about were not detected because he uses more than one real-time protector.
Show me your degree in computer science please. :poke:
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Toxic, my friend studying informatics recommended me NOD32 too. I'm bit confused since many guys here recommended Avast, by the way I'm using Windows XP.
Both have a low false-positive rate. Great on resources consumption, and user-interfaces are friendly.
One of the major differences is NOD32 has a built-in firewall, while Avast (Free) does not.
The ProAnti Virus or Internet Security premium versions of Avast do provide this.
However, NOD32 isn't free as Boozman stated, and costs around 60 USD (47€/37£) per year.
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Man. He's talking about FREE antivirus. And out of free ones, MSE is best.
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No.
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Man. He's talking about FREE antivirus. And out of free ones, MSE is best.
No.
Last night my sister gave my her laptop to fix. Had 3 viruses on it. Guess what AV... MSE.
I did a MSE scan, found a few "tracking cookies" on her computer. Didn't find the viruses. Removed MSE, installed avast. Ran a scan. Found Viruses. Gone
I copied the infected files to a USB drive, plugged into my PC. My AVG detected them straight away.
Results speak for themselves.
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Seems like i might need a new antivirus too, then. Can you give me a link to any good free antiviruses?
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Seems like i might need a new antivirus too, then. Can you give me a link to any good free antiviruses?
Avast..
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Seems like i might need a new antivirus too, then. Can you give me a link to any good free antiviruses?
Avast (http://www.avast.com) or AVG Free (http://free.avg.com)
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Avast.