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 Feb 22 2006, 3:52 pm
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I got a virus on Friday, and Norton (>_>) just worsened the effects of the virus, so I'm looking for some new virus protection. What are some of the better ones one the market?
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Feb 22 2006, 4:11 pm
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NOD32, or AVG
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AVG has always worked for me. Norton has disappointed me time and time again. Go with AVG, it helps that it is free.
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Try McAfee been using it years and no virus ever also if your looking for a cheaper protection try panda i heard some good thing about it
Mcafee:http://www.mcafee.com/ Panda:http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/ platinum_is2006_part.htm | |
I've used Norton and Mcafee. I have also tried AVG Free Edition out about a week. My friends use Panda. I am currently using Eset's NOD32. I personally like NOD32 the best.
Symantec's Norton has gotten out of control. It used to be a decent product, but in the past few years Symantec must have taken the stand point that computers were made to run AV software - and only AV software, no apps, no games, etc... I've seen a perfectly good computer running smooth as melted butter utterly ruined by Norton. Not because it "damaged" anything, but just because it used so many resources. Mcafee was alright, not as light-weight as Panda or NOD32 but certainly better than Norton. I was eventually driven away from Mcafee by the way it would interrupt games and other applications with annoying notifications. Also, I found the "activation" method extremely annoying (I have a tendency to format alot - I'm a masochist and I like it). Everytime I re-installed Mcafee I had to login to their website. This became a problem since I often had trouble remembering the several month old password and usernames I used when I initially set Mcafee up. AVG Free Edition was...unimpressive. It is free and I am sure it meets the needs of the people who use it. But I just didn't care for it. Panda looks pretty nice. It is a light-weight AV application with a clean interface. Other than that I don't know too much about it. Eset's NOD32 is definitely the slickest AV software I've used. It gives you a lot of control over its features. It isn't like Norton where you install it and then you might be able to configure automatic updates...and that's it. NOD32 lets you really get in there and disable anything you don't want. If you wanted to you could set the software up so that it only runs manual scans when you ask for it and nothing else - or if you want more protection you can turn all of the settings on and it will protect your computer from all sorts of threats from several differnt vectors. I currently have everything turned on and NOD32 only uses a few megs of memory. My computer didn't slow down after the install at all. The interface is also very clean and user friendly. Download a free 30-day trial [nod32.com] In the end you'll have to look around at your options and your 'Net behavior and choose an AV package that best fits you. | |
I've used Spybot and AVG... Norton a while ago aswell. Not that it sucks, I can't install it because I haven't formatted after a new Windows installation. It was much safer around with Norton, man. If I take a 30 minute break I come back to a Firefox browser with 18 tabs worth of spyware. AVG is good but its practiclly useless right now.
Spybot get rids of the tricky Spyware, but it seems to keep coming back somehow. | |
Woah? You've got spyware using Firefox? What are you, going on porn without using spywareblaster, and not scanning along with ad-aware and Microsoft anti-spyware (although it looks like they've turned MS anti-spyware into this new defender thing)?
*hint* download the programs I linked to, and use them ;) | |
I need something that I don't have to download, because I have a slow internet connection. I do have Spybot, but some of the spyware can't get deleted and I don't know why.
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Popisfizzy wrote:
I need something that I don't have to download, because I have a slow internet connection. I do have Spybot, but some of the spyware can't get deleted and I don't know why. The NOD32 download is just under 10MB, on dialup that should take about an hour. Just start the download and then go watch a movie or something. Also, if you're having that much spyware and whatnot you may want to do a full format of your computer, reinstall Windows, and then look into getting Service Pack 2 for Windows (download it at a buddy's house who has broadband and then take it back to your house on a CD-R). Microsoft Windows Service Pack 2 (Downloadable Installer) Also, maybe try to lay off the shady warez and porn sites...geez | |
It was a virus that put on spyware. >.>
It's really bad and I'm just going to back-up my stuff and reformat my computer. After that I'll try and download NOD32. | |
I got a virus from a warez site a few days ago. I couldn't delete it, though. It was some ad thing. It constantly gave me viagra popups, those things that want you to make relationships over the internet popups, and webcam popups. I ran McAfee (which isn't as good as it used to be, seems to me they are slacking now, a lot.) It detected absolutely nothing.
So, I download Windows Defender (Microsoft AntiSpyware) which works wonders by the way, and some software by PC Tools, AntiVirus and Spyware Doctor. They both work nicely. Those three programs detected and ridded me of a lot of spyware and viruses McAfee Security Center hasn't picked up. However, this didn't work, but I noticed that my PC was significantly faster. I got AdAware and got rid of a few things, quarantined others. Then, I decided I should try Microsoft's new product, OneCare, which is in beta. Turns out I had a virus that kept creating spyware on my computer. Works excellently. I'm very picky about what I use, though. AVG works nicely, but the graphical interface is just.. "teh suk". Norton was good while I had it on my other computer, but was incredibly slow. I hear a lot of excellent things of Panda Software. I want to try their products some day. And remember, Spybot could ruin your computer if you mess with too many of the options. You've got to be a professional of computers and the program to really use that program effectively. Also, it is best to do all your scanning and such in Safe Mode. Prevents programs from running, which in turn, allow the program to delete the harmful program. And none of that stuff works, I go to the exact location of the file and delete it myself. Never to the system registry, though. If a program stops working, I reinstall it, or take note that it might've given me the harmful content in the first place, like the free version of Bearshare. If your PC is running even slower, there is a program called PC Optimizer by some people and Registry Mechanic by PC Tools. Registry Mechanic works wonders, and I've heard that Optimizer does a fine job, though I can't say for myself. I can say that Optimizer is just a quick scan of everything where as Registry Mechanic focuses on the registry. | |
Well, the only thing Spybot can do to your machine is what you tell it, and most of the advanced options are hidden by default. SpyBot is simple the best all around spyware remover(.)
Adaware works great, and has proven to be a worth while part of my "Anti-Malware arsenal". Microsoft's Windows Defender, although I have not run it though its paces yet, doesn't seem to do as well, and give false positives. One example is it went off on UltraVNC, which is a perfectly legitimate program that does something that windows can already do, only better. It did say that it was for remove desktop connections, but windows has at least 2 different built in remote desktop programs that are already installed and probably turned on. It also said it had "Possible unwanted uses" or something like that. But it didn't have a problem with AutoIt, which could have far worse uses(script based viruses and possibly running something like VNC or Microsoft's equivalent without making the user do anything but running the script). I like to be safe, but that is annoying. Why not just have a warning as follows: "Warning: Possible problem, idiot user" That would be far more effective than what it is doing now. Between spybot and adaware, I have completely cleaned every computer I have had to, and had no problems with them afterwards. They work great. Now having a good anti-virus software on hand helps a lot. I have found that Norton, for all of its system hoggyness, doesn't do the job. Virus after virus that Norton missed, AVG picked up. AVG has proven to me to be the only Anti-Virus worth more than it costs(which is free). AVG does exactly what it says, nothing more, nothing less. It catches and removes viruses. If I want a firewall, I will buy one, if I want a spam blocker, I will use a good email client, if I want to be annoyed all day by a product that only hampers normal usage and doesn't stop problems, I will use Norton. Sorry, I am a bit anti-Norton. I really should be thanking them, I have made over $1,000 cleaning up after them. Back to the point: "Warning: Possible problem, idiot user" | |
Lol
If I were ever to join the creation of an OS, I'm putting that in there. That would be funny. ------------------- |_Warning___________| | | Possible Problem: | | Idiot User | |___________________| I've always wanted to make an OS. | |
Popisfizzy wrote:
I got a virus on Friday...so I'm looking for some new virus protection. What are some of the better ones one the market? Trojan, Durex, Conceptus, Vitalis, Glocab Protection Corp., Intellx, Hard-Cover, and many, many more! | |