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post #1 of 62
1/10/08 at 1:56pm
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Well I was wondering where to put this query: Gear-fi or General? Anyway I chose Gear-fi thinking that computers and software are in this category.

So... What anti-virus software do you guys use and what do like/not like about it? I'm kind of choosing between kaspersky and avg. And I don't have money so I won't be going for the big expensive names. Any ideas on this?

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post #2 of 62
1/10/08 at 2:22pm
I use AVG coming off of having used Avira for a couple of years. I'm really liking the combination of AVG, Spybot and ZoneAlarm to keep my computer clean.
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post #3 of 62
1/10/08 at 2:48pm
Kaspersky is excellent, lightweight antivirus software. It's not cheap, though...
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post #4 of 62
1/10/08 at 2:50pm
Kaspersky better than AVG, but it's not free
so I use AVG free edition... sigh
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post #5 of 62
1/10/08 at 3:59pm
Eset NOD32 is easily my favorite. Kaspersky is a close second, but it's more of a system hog than NOD32.
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post #6 of 62
1/10/08 at 4:31pm
nod32 if you are going to pay
avg or avira for free
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post #7 of 62
1/10/08 at 5:20pm
What about avast guys?
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post #8 of 62
1/10/08 at 5:45pm
No antivirus protection needed over here!
Mac OS X is all I need...
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post #9 of 62
1/10/08 at 5:58pm
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Originally Posted by krmathis View Post
No antivirus protection needed over here!
Mac OS X is all I need...
l-o-l. keep on saying that. Apple patches vulnerabilities for a reason. There is also norton av for leopard sooo...yeah... Smaller market share and closed hardware platform do have its advantages.
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post #10 of 62
1/10/08 at 7:37pm
I've tried most of the antivirus programs, and in the end I found Eset NOD32 to be the one I liked the most.

AVG Free is good also, it's very light on system resources. But I have seen it miss a virus or two on occasion. Probably due to that fact, however I still use it for my laptop.
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post #11 of 62
1/10/08 at 7:59pm
What I've had good luck with so far (in order):

OS X
NOD32
Norton (recent)
AVG
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post #12 of 62
1/10/08 at 8:26pm
I've always found antiviruses to be completely useless, but that's just me
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post #13 of 62
1/10/08 at 9:47pm
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Originally Posted by gmoffatt View Post
Kaspersky is excellent, lightweight antivirus software. It's not cheap, though...
Well... I might be able to find other ways of obtaining the software. I'm more of interested in finding out which one's better... AVG or Kasper?
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post #14 of 62
1/10/08 at 9:51pm
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Originally Posted by Harry Tuttle View Post
I've always found antiviruses to be completely useless, but that's just me
Well, the problem is I go to a lot of LAN shops, do my homework there, save it on a usb flash drive, continue doing it at home... BAM virus. I had a particularly nasty infection last month, I couldn't find any anti-virus software that could kill it... I had do it manually (kinda fun, but risky).


You guys ever kill viruses for sport? :P
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post #15 of 62
1/10/08 at 10:21pm
I also don't have much need for antivirus on my main systems. I run many machines and my important work is on low risk machines. Anything riskier is done on virtual machines which I easily just wipe out totally and use a fresh image. Those other machines run some protection though and I don't care if they're slowed down.
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