AntiVirus Programs (PC R)

Unherd

Ok Windows users, after clicking 'remind me in a week' for about a month and half, finally checked what it was going to cost to renew Norton internet security. Shit is like 70 bucks!!!! it only 20 bucks more for the new program in the store. Im assuming no one knows a workaround for the virus definitions, so what are people using for virus protection? Something low profile with internet/spyware protection and more reasonable reup?And please mac users, no gloating....

Big_Chan

Norton is wack. It will slow down your PC at all times. Download and install the "AVG free edition." AVG is the truth. No significant slowdown and it is free.

http://www.grisoft.com/doc/products-avg-anti-virus-free-edition/lng/us/tpl/tpl01

G_Balliando

i re-upped my norton for $50, check the options it gives you. Unless they raised their prices in the last 2 months. Also, I knew a young program-acquiring kid who was going to give me a reg crack for norton and that would basically allow you to re-register the software and download new definitions, but I never heard back from him. It doesn't sound like a very smart idea to me anyway. It's probably best to buy it.

I did use AVG anti-virus for quite some time some years back, but I think norton is the way to go nowadays due to how much crazy shit is out there. But AVG is a decent free web based anti-virus program that might be better than nothing. Look it up on google or download.com or something, good luck.

JLR

Norton is wack. It will slow down your PC at all times. Download and install the "AVG free edition." AVG is the truth. No significant slowdown and it is free.

http://www.grisoft.com/doc/products-avg-anti-virus-free-edition/lng/us/tpl/tpl01

Norton is evil.

piedpiper

yep, Norton sucks. I use avira antivir, which is free and easy to use
http://www.free-av.com/

jaymack

avast!
its free.

G_Balliando

well, norton has always worked the best for me, caught the most viruses, automatic updates work the best. AVG slips now and again, I don't think their definitions are as extensive as norton's, could be why. oh well. different strokes. AVG does work though.

Brian

avg or nod32 are good
whats really more important is running windows update regularly and paying attention to what you download

planless

the best of the best, Kaspersky

G_Balliando

I forgot to add that it is also a good idea to run ad-aware regularly, virus software may not pick up on some adware and spyware. ad-aware finds the cuttiest of cutty shit in my machine.

Brian

I forgot to add that it is also a good idea to run ad-aware regularly, virus software may not pick up on some adware and spyware. ad-aware finds the cuttiest of cutty shit in my machine.

also run adaware in safe mode

billbradley

Norton Internet Security sucks. I like Norton AntiVirus stand-alone though. I have been managing corporate antivirus servers (managing anywhere from 100-500 PC's remotely) for many years now for various companies. As long as I've been running Norton NOT ONE of the computers I maintain have been infected. Because of that I have been hesitant to switch.

-billb

pacman

Norton is wack. Download and install the "AVG free edition." AVG is the truth.
http://www.grisoft.com/doc/products-avg-anti-virus-free-edition/lng/us/tpl/tpl01

On_the_Red_Clay

I work at an internet servicedesk and Norton is responsible for loads of problems - screw 'em.

yep, Norton sucks. I use avira antivir, which is free and easy to use
http://www.free-av.com/

Run this in combination w/ Spybot (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html) and your pretty much done.

bloodcell

Norton is wack. It will slow down your PC at all times. Download and install the "AVG free edition." AVG is the truth. No significant slowdown and it is free.

http://www.grisoft.com/doc/products-avg-anti-virus-free-edition/lng/us/tpl/tpl01

for real!

best virus software and its free! daily updates.

for me this has detected more virus than norton.