Good Antivirus?

LwrS10 · 13-July-06, 06:57 AM

Well I've been using Norton corporate versions of antivirus for a while now, and im getting tired of it being a recource hog. All i have found on the net so far are Avast and AVG. I've tried both of them, and i dont like either one of them. Anyone know of any other good free ones?

4x0n · 13-July-06, 07:15 AM

http://www.download.com/Antivirus/31...ml?tag=nav_dir here's a list of some. Hope it helps.

joecoin · 13-July-06, 07:33 AM

EZ Anti Virus by CA. Will run on just about anything and is not the resource hog Norton has become.

eascarface · 13-July-06, 07:43 AM

I gennerally try and use a plethora of apps. I use Mac afee for ondemand scanning, AVG for routine scanning, and E-wedo when I need to root out something particulary bad.

The same applies to spyware--Microsoft Anti-Spyware(The best Ive used so far

) and Spybot and ocasionally a couple others.

mmaturen · 13-July-06, 04:10 PM

Hello there, here are spme links to the applications I use to keep my pc virus and spyware free.

here is a cool free Antivirus that is not a resource hog...

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

as for anti spyware software. here are 2 of them.

Spybot
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

Ad-aware.

http://www.lavasoft.de/sitemap.shtml

and last but no least.

http://www.ccleaner.com/

I relly like this one it helps to keep your pc running nicely...

Cheers.

Miguel

Sn0wMan · 13-July-06, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LwrS10


	Well I've been using Norton corporate versions of antivirus for a while now, and im getting tired of it being a recource hog. All i have found on the net so far are Avast and AVG. I've tried both of them, and i dont like either one of them. Anyone know of any other good free ones?

I use Symantec Corporate edition on all of my machines except my main one, and it never seems to be a resource hog. Are you using Norton corporate edition or Symantec corporate edition? I know they are pretty much the same company, but the difference in the 3 versions is like night and day when it comes to resources.

LwrS10 · 14-July-06, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Sn0wMan


	I use Symantec Corporate edition on all of my machines except my main one, and it never seems to be a resource hog. Are you using Norton corporate edition or Symantec corporate edition? I know they are pretty much the same company, but the difference in the 3 versions is like night and day when it comes to resources.

Symantic 10.1 is what ive been using. i get it free being in the air force......

Highperf15 · 14-July-06, 04:31 AM

Alright, why don't you like AVG???

LwrS10 · 14-July-06, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Highperf15


	Alright, why don't you like AVG???

easy answer---it dropped my comp to its knees while it was doing a virus scan-----and i have dual core....

THRiLL KiLL · 14-July-06, 11:25 AM

nod32.... it even kills spyware =)

mmaturen · 14-July-06, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by LwrS10


	easy answer---it dropped my comp to its knees while it was doing a virus scan-----and i have dual core....

then it must have somethign to do with your computer, I have it on 4 machines (oe of them is dual core) and it rans flawlessly on all of them...

WDoG · 14-July-06, 11:58 AM

AVG works great for me. I've never had any problems with it. I like to use Zonealarm firewall with it. Windows firewall doesnt protect on incoming connections just outgoing.

Fortran · 14-July-06, 12:00 PM

dont forget "Kaspersky"

Highperf15 · 14-July-06, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mmaturen


	then it must have somethign to do with your computer, I have it on 4 machines (oe of them is dual core) and it rans flawlessly on all of them...

I have to agree here.......

LwrS10 · 14-July-06, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mmaturen


	then it must have somethign to do with your computer, I have it on 4 machines (oe of them is dual core) and it rans flawlessly on all of them...

well i am using a bunk mobo right now------an asus a8n-e----something is wrong with it. my transfer rates according to sandra are only like 25mb/s on my raid 0 74 gig raptors, and like 10mb/s on my sata2 samsung and WD drives.....and the fact that my pci lock just plain doesnt work......im just curious if theres anything better than the symantec ive been using..........

Pharaoh · 14-July-06, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LwrS10


	well i am using a bunk mobo right now------an asus a8n-e----something is wrong with it. my transfer rates according to sandra are only like 25mb/s on my raid 0 74 gig raptors, and like 10mb/s on my sata2 samsung and WD drives.....and the fact that my pci lock just plain doesnt work......im just curious if theres anything better than the symantec ive been using..........

For paying customers and the fortunate that have access to corporate licesens Symantec is an industry leader. For budget customers AVG does just as good IMO for AntiVirous needs.

boardboyd · 14-July-06, 02:58 PM

I'll put in for the Open Source alternative: http://www.clamwin.com/
I use ClamAV on both my WinXP and Gentoo installs and have no problems or slow downs when it is scanning, even when I'm playing WoW.

Dex · 14-July-06, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by LwrS10


	it dropped my comp to its knees while it was doing a virus scan-----and i have dual core....

I have a single core Opteron @ 3.0Ghz.

Every night at 2am AVG does its automatic scanning, including my half terrabyte storage drives, with no trouble at all whilst im playing Dawn Of War on teh Interwebnet and listening to MP3s from Winamp...

Are you running a dual core Pentium 2 or something dude?

jofultner · 14-July-06, 06:33 PM

I like etrust ez anti-virus pay upgrade version

silvafish · 23-July-06, 07:41 PM

Go on Ebay, and buy Trend-Micro Pc-Cillin. It is truly awesome. I've tried norton int. sec. package, and i've tried free AVG...and trend-micro beats both of them by a long-shot. The software package has a firewall, spyware removal software, antivirus software, and protection for wifi networks....retail, it was about 60 dollars. On ebay, got it for about 25.

13-July-06, 06:57 AM		#1 (permalink)
LwrS10 C-hoe-bra Joe	Good Antivirus? Well I've been using Norton corporate versions of antivirus for a while now, and im getting tired of it being a recource hog. All i have found on the net so far are Avast and AVG. I've tried both of them, and i dont like either one of them. Anyone know of any other good free ones?

13-July-06, 07:15 AM		#2 (permalink)
4x0n Proud New Daddy	Re: Good Antivirus? http://www.download.com/Antivirus/31...ml?tag=nav_dir here's a list of some. Hope it helps.

13-July-06, 07:33 AM		#3 (permalink)
joecoin Apex Tech Fanatic Supreme	Re: Good Antivirus? EZ Anti Virus by CA. Will run on just about anything and is not the resource hog Norton has become.

13-July-06, 07:43 AM		#4 (permalink)
eascarface Apex Tech God	Re: Good Antivirus? I gennerally try and use a plethora of apps. I use Mac afee for ondemand scanning, AVG for routine scanning, and E-wedo when I need to root out something particulary bad. The same applies to spyware--Microsoft Anti-Spyware(The best Ive used so far ) and Spybot and ocasionally a couple others.

13-July-06, 04:10 PM		#5 (permalink)
mmaturen Apex Master Tech Apprentice	Re: Good Antivirus? Hello there, here are spme links to the applications I use to keep my pc virus and spyware free. here is a cool free Antivirus that is not a resource hog... http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1 as for anti spyware software. here are 2 of them. Spybot http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1 Ad-aware. http://www.lavasoft.de/sitemap.shtml and last but no least. http://www.ccleaner.com/ I relly like this one it helps to keep your pc running nicely... Cheers. Miguel

14-July-06, 04:31 AM		#8 (permalink)
Highperf15 a.k.a., Frank Bullitt	Re: Good Antivirus? Alright, why don't you like AVG???

14-July-06, 11:25 AM		#10 (permalink)
THRiLL KiLL PcApEX's PuNK ROckER	Re: Good Antivirus? nod32.... it even kills spyware =)

14-July-06, 11:58 AM		#12 (permalink)
WDoG Apex Elite Tech	Re: Good Antivirus? AVG works great for me. I've never had any problems with it. I like to use Zonealarm firewall with it. Windows firewall doesnt protect on incoming connections just outgoing.

14-July-06, 12:00 PM		#13 (permalink)
Fortran Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	Re: Good Antivirus? dont forget "Kaspersky"

14-July-06, 02:58 PM		#17 (permalink)
boardboyd Apex Advanced Techie	Re: Good Antivirus? I'll put in for the Open Source alternative: http://www.clamwin.com/ I use ClamAV on both my WinXP and Gentoo installs and have no problems or slow downs when it is scanning, even when I'm playing WoW.

14-July-06, 06:33 PM		#19 (permalink)
jofultner Apex Elite Tech	Re: Good Antivirus? I like etrust ez anti-virus pay upgrade version

23-July-06, 07:41 PM		#20 (permalink)
silvafish Apex Tech Fanatic	Re: Good Antivirus? Go on Ebay, and buy Trend-Micro Pc-Cillin. It is truly awesome. I've tried norton int. sec. package, and i've tried free AVG...and trend-micro beats both of them by a long-shot. The software package has a firewall, spyware removal software, antivirus software, and protection for wifi networks....retail, it was about 60 dollars. On ebay, got it for about 25.

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