Any Good antiviruses?

I put my life on Norton AntiVirus. I know of three computers that were crashed by McAffee, one of which was mine, and with free programs all I can say is you get what you pay for. I've used three anti-virus programs and Norton is by far the most effective.Lord_Tigger

yeah definately norton is the best I have used so far. And if RAM is a problem, then you need to upgrade your computer. Goodluck with anything else you use.Spidy2150

AVG 7.5 free edition and McAfee Security Center, both available at download dot com.Nayab

May i have a link?ThaT-Masta

Learn To use google OMG. 

I used Norton Internet Security at first, and like mentioned before, it was a serious system hog. Also they wanted $70 a year to renew all of their services (firewall, anti-virus, spam filter).

After Norton I used the Mcafee's Internet Security package, which freed up a lot of RAM and allowed my games to run much better, but it was also expensive ($80 a year) and conflicted with certain programs for some reason.

Now I use PC-illin, it was $25 for the first two years I had it, now they want $45 to renew this time, but I've had no problems with it at all, and it runs very efficiently on my system. I recommend it.

You may want to check into Nod32, I never used it, but my bud who's pretty computer savvy swears by it.

Good luck!

[QUOTE="supergamer1289"]http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10645435.htmlThaT-Masta

To the official site.

Norton BLOWS!!!! ive had it on 5 diff comps adn on those comp a virus ALWAYS RANDOMLY PWNZ ME!! ANS I DONT DO ANY OUT OF THE ORDINARY INTERNET STUFF THT WOULD MAKE ME VULNERABLE LIKE DOWNLAODING RANDOM RETARDED STUFF, just random gay attacks. PLUS IT USES UP EVERY RAM KNOWN TO MAN FOR NOTHING!!!

 

AVG i guess is sweet, i am currently now using Avast, and NO porblems so far, its been a while too that ive been using it , so its pretty reliable :) anyone else use avast? lol! ? know of any problems with it??

not_cezar

LEARN ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND PROPER TECHNICAL TERMS. 

try Avast...its the best anti-virus in my opinion. And its 100% FREE.

http://www.download.com/Avast-Home-Edition/3000-2239-10019223.html?part=dl-AvastHome&subj=dl&tag=button 

So why is this thread in the "PC Games" forum?  (it's a rhetorical question!)

So why is this thread in the "PC Games" forum?  (it's a rhetorical question!)

Smudge_Smill

Its a grey area ... we have no forums for applications :(  He got his answer and that is good.

Well, my comp hasen't been working that good, and I wanted to know if they're were any good antivirus programs. I have Nortan and Spysweeper and they're not working that good. I heard Kaspersky is good.

ThaT-Masta

Now I use PC-illin, it was $25 for the first two years I had it, now they want $45 to renew this time, but I've had no problems with it at all, and it runs very efficiently on my system. I recommend it.Alexcr14

I would have said PC-cillin but I just went to renew and they said I had to do a wire transfer which I just didn't have time to do, and then they charged me for not completeing the process when they could just charge my card like another company would have. 

AVG is one of the worst antivirus by many antivirus comparatives (just before OneLiveCare), If you are looking for a free antivirus, go definitively for AVAST!, detect much more viruses, have a much shorter scan time then AVG and is way more efficient agaisnt new virus then AVG, AVG detecting less then 10% of the new viruses. Anyone who said that karspersky suck don't know what he is talking about, it is one of the best antivirus you can find ATM not the best though, Norton is still good, it's the only antivirus with 0% of false detection on new virus on the market while having about 15% of detection for new viruses (which is in the average, AVG having less then 5%), Norton do use some ram, but if you have a 2gb of ram you're more then OK cuz many games don't take the entire 2gb of ram, and a lot of Norton is can be trasnfered in your virtual memory if needed,

 So if you're looking for a free antivirus go for AVAST definitively not AVG and for one that cost money NOD32 may be a good choice

Look up by yourself

http://www.av-comparatives.org/

i use nod32 ... its great ... one downside when it updates it gives you like 3 pop ups in a row that minus whatever game your on which can really tax your patience especially if its some buggy game that crashes everytime it gets minimized. im not sure if theres a setting that changes this ... too lazy. 

would you like too update?

ok

downloading update.

ok

update complete!

ok....................... shutup now kthxbye

I have Vista Ultimate 32-Bit and i use Avg 7.5 free edition and my computer works fine no viruses, and for spyware i use AD-AWARE!

here official site,

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5#avg-anti-virus-free

and AD-AWARE,

http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5

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I have Vista Ultimate 32-Bit and i use Avg 7.5 free edition and my computer works fine no viruses, and for spyware i use AD-AWARE!

here official site,

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5#avg-anti-virus-free

and AD-AWARE,

http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5

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mikeschulte

adware arent viruises. And sbybot is better anyways. Ad-Aware has woeful regstry scanning. 

[QUOTE="Spidy2150"]yeah definately norton is the best I have used so far. And if RAM is a problem, then you need to upgrade your computer. Goodluck with anything else you use.supergamer1289

Opportune time to post this question...my AV expires at the end of this month:

After doing research I'm not sure if I'm going to renew PC-Cillin. Apparently the 2007 version can cause major problems, and requires that you dismantle and never use Spybot again.

I use an entire security center, so after further research it looks like a good buy is the ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 2007. It comes with Kaspersky AV, which has received some acclaim on this thread, and the zonealarm firewall utility. Unfortunately, you have to completely remove any previous security software COMPLETELY, including regedits if you want this to install & work properly. Also it has some conflicts with System Mechanic if you use it.

I have some decisions to make as well!

If you're going with a free AV, I recommend getting Sygate Personal Firewall for added protection. Its a solid free firewall.

try Avast...its the best anti-virus in my opinion. And its 100% FREE.

 

http://www.download.com/Avast-Home-Edition/3000-2239-10019223.html?part=dl-AvastHome&subj=dl&tag=button

tin25tin

I'll agree with that.  AVG seemed to suck up almost as many resources as Norton's. 

[QUOTE="Lord_Tigger"]I put my life on Norton AntiVirus. I know of three computers that were crashed by McAffee, one of which was mine, and with free programs all I can say is you get what you pay for. I've used three anti-virus programs and Norton is by far the most effective.supergamer1289

AND evil.

I quit nortion long ago 

don't they make you pay a fee to update it, and if you don't it doesn't work anymore?

My Anti-Virus setup is free and works fine. I've had no problems at all:

1. AVG 7.5 Free >> Good for all viruses
2. CCleaner >> Good for fixing your registry and getting rid of temporary internet crap. (hence the name, Crap Cleaner)
3. SpyBot- Search and Destroy >> Good for getting rid of little viruses and cookies.

Windows Live OneCare
http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/default.htm

Not a system hog, and just plain easy to use.
Plus, you can install it on up to three PC's...