Am I protected against viruses ?

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#1 Merc009
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So, i went to an infected website and these were my results,

-With McAfee AV alone, It almost downloaded something without premission the moment i got there.(I had to disconect my PC to stop the download)

-With Norton AV alone, about 1 min after i got there, i got a virus alert from norton and the page stopped loading..

-With Avast AV 4.8 and COMODO PRO FIREWALL, I was able to surf through it with no problems for about 3 mins but it looked like it was trying to download something but it couldnt do it so i just left the website hehe.

Does this mean im more protected with avast and comodo firewall ?

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#2 iam2green
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yes, i would say so. i hate surfing the site and something random like that happens.
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#3 AAllxxjjnn
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Where the hell on the internet are you surfing?
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#4 BumFluff122
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They all recognized the virus. They just handled it differently.

Edit: Now that I reread it McAfee didn't. I guess that's why it's not rated as the best AV program/

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#5 gobo212
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Where the hell on the internet are you surfing? AAllxxjjnn
Porn of course.
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#6 Ravirr
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Wait if I read that correctly you have 3 AV programs installed? I am surprised your computer even runs. If you have multiple AV installed they may just be conflicting with each other. Or maybe I am reading this wrong, it is kind of late. And BTW Mcafee needs to die in a fire.

reread - I would stick with a Norton, Comodo and Avast are decent at best. But you might want to run a serious scan on your computer. if you can get the webroot system analyzer I would try that.

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#7 Gaming-Planet
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That's what happened to me today... I no longer use Norton.

I use "The Shield Delux 09" and it pretty much blocks viruses pretty quick.

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#8 synyster-666
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Yeah, you are. Now, stop looking up porn!!!

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#9 Merc009
Member since 2007 • 2620 Posts

im not looking at porn !:evil:

I was just looking for something I could use for my PSP

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#10 clayron
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My two cents:

Norton is a god awful program. I contracted a virus from a website :oops: The program actually re-wrote Norton, and turned it into an even nastier virus. Because Norton was re-written I could not uninstall to put a far more effective anti-virus program on my computer. I had to completely wipe my computer. The individual I had look at my computer was amazed that the virus was able to re-write Norton, which pissed me off. Seriously, why the hell are you excited that my computer got the "Rambo of all viruses"?

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#11 synyster-666
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im not looking at porn !:evil:

I was just looking for something I could use for my PSP

Merc009

Like porn?

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#12 clayron
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[QUOTE="Merc009"]

im not looking at porn !:evil:

I was just looking for something I could use for my PSP

synyster-666

Like porn?

:lol:

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#13 Merc009
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[QUOTE="synyster-666"]

[QUOTE="Merc009"]

im not looking at porn !:evil:

I was just looking for something I could use for my PSP

clayron

Like porn?

:lol:

:oops:

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#15 JangoWuzHere
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I have Avast:). Its the best AV if you ask me:D

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#16 quadraleap
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Get Adware (free) and stick to one firewall and antivirus would be my brief contribution. I think of the 3 you mentioned McAffee would be my choice...not fond of Norton or Avast. Kaparsky is/was my fav.
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#17 BumFluff122
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Get Adware (free) and stick to one firewall and antivirus would be my brief contribution. I think of the 3 you mentioned McAffee would be my choice...not fond of Norton or Avast. Kaparsky is/was my fav. quadraleap
Yeah I use Kasperky as well. It's one of the best out there and constantly scores at or near the top in most tests. (Although it can't be used very well with Outpost Firewall)

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#18 clembo1990
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I'd get a flu shot too, just to be safe.
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#19 GodLovesDead
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I don't use any anti-virus program. But I browse porn all the time, I don't have any viruses. :shrug:
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#20 markop2003
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Yes avast and commando are much better, though as 99% of anti viruses are signiture based if someone really wants to infect you they still can, have a look at race to zero if you want to know more.
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#21 irelevent
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You are NEVAR protected against viruses!!!!!!11111!!!111oneoneone11!!!

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#22 XileLord
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I use Mcafee and i have for the past 3-4 years, i've never had one virus ever and when it did pick one up it'd just delete it for me. So my assumption would be if the Internet is so full of viruses why do i rarely get them? Mcafee is the only protection i got besides windows firewall and it works fine. I visit sites that could possibly give off viruses all the time to.

Though with your firewall yeah i guess you're protected.

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#23 -Shooter-
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Look at my sig.

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#24 Pixy64
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You know since i got Trend Micro internet security i completely forgot about viruses, spywares, hackers and ...
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#25 Dark-Sithious
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im not looking at porn !:evil:

I was just looking for something I could use for my PSP

Merc009

Porn?

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#26 synyster-666
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Look at my sig.

-Shooter-

:lol: I feel totally safe now.