Anti-Virus and security

2006-11-07 10:18:18

#1

mitch212k: in need of a new gfx card - donations welcome; +2|6880

hey all,

so my mcafee just expired and i was wondering what y'all used...

Mcafee, Norton etc. as I'll probably "get" a highly recommended one.

a firewall, virus scanning program is what i need.

thanks, Mitch

2006-11-07 10:19:52

#2

{XpLiCiTxX}: Ohh skeet skeet; +143|6923|New York

A good site to find pretty much anything you need is

www.filehippo.com

In the middle of the page you'll see AntiVir Personal 7.00.00.47 This is what I use, I love it. Check out everything, you will find a lot of stuff worth having.

2006-11-07 11:01:31

#3

misconfiguration: GURU; +86|6849|Indianapolis, IN

Eff that corporate jazz, I use AVG it's free and very powerful. I've had AVG since '00 I know for a fact many common virus detectors are obsolete to new viri's. Most good coders actually write code to hide themselves or disable the more common virus scans.

2006-11-07 11:09:13

#4

theknuck: It's pronounced Knuck, like in Knuckle!!; +45|7065|balls

avg, spybot..........no cost to you!!!!!

2006-11-07 12:59:48

#5

mitch212k: in need of a new gfx card - donations welcome; +2|6880

i have spybot - does this detect viruses as well as spyware?

2006-11-07 13:05:19

#6

Anfidurl: Use the bumper, that's what its for!; +103|7046|Lexington, Kentucky

Personally, I like AVG, and Kaspersky.

2006-11-07 13:07:03

#7

Badcow68: Member; +4|7178|Tucson, AZ

I dont use any AV. I have my router set to block most everything and so far, it has worked. Staying off bad sites helps alot too.

2006-11-07 13:29:05

#8

misconfiguration: GURU; +86|6849|Indianapolis, IN

mitch212k wrote:
i have spybot - does this detect viruses as well as spyware?

It does not my friend just spyware/adware and malware.

2006-11-07 13:30:40

#9

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7054|132 and Bush

Anfidurl wrote:
Personally, I like AVG, and Kaspersky.

http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc … virus-free

Last edited by Kmarion (2006-11-07 13:31:19)

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2006-11-07 17:50:53

#10

Stealth42o: She looked 18 to me officer; +175|7125

I have had them all.

Pc Cillin is the best out there IMO. Been using it for the last year with one virus / trojan.

* TrendSecure ™ additional security software and online services
* Antivirus Security
* Spyware Protection
* Personal Firewall
* Fraud Defense
* Wireless Network Monitoring
* Home Network Control

http://www.trendmicro.com/en/products/d … erview.htm

It's not free, but you get what you pay for.

Last edited by Stealth42o (2006-11-07 17:54:28)

2006-11-07 18:37:02

#11

DeCon_1: Member; +16|6974|Atlanta, Georga U.S.A.

McAfee + 1 Cisco 2621XM Router(yes I do have one in my home) + Cable Modem = Good Internet Times

2006-11-07 18:38:06

#12

Naughty_Om: Im Ron Burgundy?; +355|7086|USA

AVG= 1337, i use peer guardian while surfing (auto IP blocker) and thats about it. Ad-aware when i ahve time.

2006-11-07 18:44:18

#13

CC-Marley: Member; +407|7282

mitch212k wrote:
hey all,

so my mcafee just expired and i was wondering what y'all used...

Mcafee, Norton etc. as I'll probably "get" a highly recommended one.

a firewall, virus scanning program is what i need.

thanks, Mitch

If you have Comcast they offer it for free.

2006-11-07 19:03:38

#14

{BMF}*Frank_The_Tank: U.S. > Iran; +497|7031|Florida

AVG, Spybot, Ad-Aware

And if you want a firewall, go with Zone Alarm - also free.

2006-11-07 19:15:38

#15

Maj.Do: Member; +85|7205|good old CA

I just use Avast home 4.7 ,spysweeper, spybot and adaware. +the windows firewall

2006-11-07 19:16:59

#16

Ryan: Member; +1,230|7296|Alberta, Canada

Etrust. Only uses 6% of your CPU. Better than McAfee which uses 30%, and Norton hogs up 50%.

I get a one year subscrition to Etrust with my new computer, but after that, I dunno how to get it again, cuz I don't know any store who sells it.

Spybot and Ad-aware is good too.

Last edited by ryan_14 (2006-11-07 19:17:25)

2006-11-07 19:31:54

#17

Kneegra: Don't rock no blings but my baseball cap; +21|6881|IN

AVG, been using it for years.

2006-11-07 19:34:36

#18

chittydog: less busy; +586|7288|Kubra, Damn it!

ryan_14 wrote:
Etrust. Only uses 6% of your CPU. Better than McAfee which uses 30%, and Norton hogs up 50%.

Are you running a 386? Norton's using 0% of my slow-ass CPU right now. During BF2 it uses about 1%.

2006-11-07 19:39:34

#19

travisb05: bullseye (+); +58|7152|U.S

i would recommend going to www.downloads.com they have all kinds of free stuff i just get mcaffe and norton or whatever is easy to use it lasts for a while then expires just uninstall and reinstall again.

Last edited by travisb05 (2006-11-07 20:05:08)

2006-11-07 20:01:08

#20

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6976|...

symantec AV Corporate, but i don't ever leave it active

Last edited by jsnipy (2006-11-07 20:01:25)

2006-11-08 01:55:59

#21

joker3327: =IBF2=; +305|7052|Cheshire. UK

{BMF}*Frank_The_Tank wrote:
AVG, Spybot, Ad-Aware

And if you want a firewall, go with Zone Alarm - also free.

Agree with frank on this....but there is a built in firewall in most routers that can be configured to the extent that the free zone alarm works

2006-11-08 07:58:15

#22

mitch212k: in need of a new gfx card - donations welcome; +2|6880

thanks for all the posts guys

i have a ADSL router with built in firewall , plus a mcafee firewall as well as spybot S&D

the reason for posting is my mcafee antivirus had expired so i no longer get the updates

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