Best free TF2 Antivirus?

No antivirus whatsoever, it's the best ;). I only use the antivirus from Windows (which is crap so it means I don't actually use it) and Ad-Aware the free edition, I don't need anything else because I have no way of getting an virus.

P.S You can disable any antivirus when you want except the idiotic AVG which still runs even tho you stopped it.

I use Kaspersky, which is superb.

NOD32 is supposed to be excellent as well.

I only use Avast

The best anti-virus is no anti-virus. Just use some good judgement, Firefox + Noscript, and Malwaybytes Anti-Malware.KHAndAnime

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"]The best anti-virus is no anti-virus. Just use some good judgement, Firefox + Noscript, and Malwaybytes Anti-Malware.Dr_Brocoli

ESET works fine for me, or like the other folks suggest simply don't use the internet like an idiot.

AVG free version works perfectly for me, would recommend.

Now Bitdefender.

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"]The best anti-virus is no anti-virus. Just use some good judgement, Firefox + Noscript, and Malwaybytes Anti-Malware.Dr_Brocoli

AVG free version works perfectly for me, would recommend.

l34052

Hey guys Do you all play tf2 with your antivirus software disabled? I'm not just after a good antivirus i'm after one that can be easily disabled when I want to play multiplayer games online (mostly team fortress 2)sherman_ja

I use AVG and I play TF2 with it on, and I have no issues at all. It's free by the way and pretty good.

Hey guys Do you all play tf2 with your antivirus software disabled? I'm not just after a good antivirus i'm after one that can be easily disabled when I want to play multiplayer games online (mostly team fortress 2)sherman_ja

I wouldn't listen to the people that don't use any anti-virus. If you happen to download one accidentally (or insert an infected USB), they can download more and more viruses. Even TF2 can sometimes download unsafe files. Say a server has an infected mod file or something, it downloads automatically when joining. Some viruses can even get into the startup/system files and completely wreck a computer if you don't have real time scanning.

NOD32 has a ridiculously small footprint on your system and it offers the best protection on the market. it's an example of an antivirus done right. Kaspersky is also pretty good and it has a game mode that you can use to conserve system resources (or just exit out if you really want to).

Avira and AVG are pretty easy on resources too from what I understand and they're free. They're not as good as the above two AVs, but if you don't feel like blowing a lot of money on AV software they're not bad choices.

Avoid anything made by Symantec or McAffee. Those two companies produce nothing but bloated, inefficient programs. The detection rates are decent but the programming quality is abysmal. They hog system resources and usually manage to corrupt themselves within 3 months of install.

An antivirus is only as good as the user though. Don't think that having one on your PC makes you invincible. You should treat it like a safety net; it's there if you **** up. Practice safe surfing and downloading habits and you should never find a virus during a scan. Use firefox with adblock plus and noscript and the only way you're getting a virus is if you consciously download an infected file.

[QUOTE="sherman_ja"]Hey guys Do you all play tf2 with your antivirus software disabled? I'm not just after a good antivirus i'm after one that can be easily disabled when I want to play multiplayer games online (mostly team fortress 2)Swiftstrike5

I wouldn't listen to the people that don't use any anti-virus. If you happen to download one accidentally (or insert an infected USB), they can download more and more viruses. Even TF2 can sometimes download unsafe files. Say a server has an infected mod file or something, it downloads automatically when joining. Some viruses can even get into the startup/system files and completely wreck a computer if you don't have real time scanning.

[QUOTE="Swiftstrike5"]

[QUOTE="sherman_ja"]Hey guys Do you all play tf2 with your antivirus software disabled? I'm not just after a good antivirus i'm after one that can be easily disabled when I want to play multiplayer games online (mostly team fortress 2)KHAndAnime

I wouldn't listen to the people that don't use any anti-virus. If you happen to download one accidentally (or insert an infected USB), they can download more and more viruses. Even TF2 can sometimes download unsafe files. Say a server has an infected mod file or something, it downloads automatically when joining. Some viruses can even get into the startup/system files and completely wreck a computer if you don't have real time scanning.

Booting into safe mode won't help if startup files are corrupted. If a virus corrupts a startup file, you have to repair windows or reinstall in some cases. Heck, I've seen a virus that renames drives such that on startup the computer cannot find the correct location of the windows folder. 70-80% of PC users won't know how to fix this problem without formating/reinstalling.

As for TF2, servers require mp3, .dat, maps, etc to play on them. Mp3s can be disguised as viruses, others can be mp3s and infect the computer once a mp3player runs it. Who knows about all the other files that TF2 downloads. It's very unlikely a server will host a malicious file, but it's not impossible.

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"][QUOTE="Swiftstrike5"] I've never had issues with McAfee and TF2.

I wouldn't listen to the people that don't use any anti-virus. If you happen to download one accidentally (or insert an infected USB), they can download more and more viruses. Even TF2 can sometimes download unsafe files. Say a server has an infected mod file or something, it downloads automatically when joining. Some viruses can even get into the startup/system files and completely wreck a computer if you don't have real time scanning.

Swiftstrike5

Booting into safe mode won't help if startup files are corrupted. If a virus corrupts a startup file, you have to repair windows or reinstall in some cases. Heck, I've seen a virus that renames drives such that on startup the computer cannot find the correct location of the windows folder. 70-80% of PC users won't know how to fix this problem without formating/reinstalling.

As for TF2, servers require mp3, .dat, maps, etc to play on them. Mp3s can be disguised as viruses, others can be mp3s and infect the computer once a mp3player runs it. Who knows about all the other files that TF2 downloads. It's very unlikely a server will host a malicious file, but it's not impossible.

What do you do - pick up USB drives off the street every day? If you DL a virus accidently, you're either

A) Doing something you're not supposed to be doing.
B) Not exuding common sense. MP3 files can NOT be disguised as viruses.

You're spreading a wide load of bull dude. You think everything is out there to get you. When in reality, the internet is relatively harmless. I have two computers - which I have to share with a family of 6. I'm the only one who knows a thing about computers. I catch my brother looking at porn all the time in the history, and many other things which are dumb. Yet it'll be extremely rare that either of my computers catch a virus. And when they do? I boot into safe mode and run a scan. Problem solved. What's even more uncommon than catching a virus is catching a dangerous virus.

If you keep your Windows XP updated and use the latest version of Firefox, you're fine.

[QUOTE="Swiftstrike5"]

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"] How would you DL a virus accidentally? TF2 can NOT download unsafe files. That's the biggest load of BS I've ever heard. Real time scanning is a waste. Part-time scanners can remove 99.9 viruses simply by booting into safe mode and running the scan. KHAndAnime

Booting into safe mode won't help if startup files are corrupted. If a virus corrupts a startup file, you have to repair windows or reinstall in some cases. Heck, I've seen a virus that renames drives such that on startup the computer cannot find the correct location of the windows folder. 70-80% of PC users won't know how to fix this problem without formating/reinstalling.

As for TF2, servers require mp3, .dat, maps, etc to play on them. Mp3s can be disguised as viruses, others can be mp3s and infect the computer once a mp3player runs it. Who knows about all the other files that TF2 downloads. It's very unlikely a server will host a malicious file, but it's not impossible.

What do you do - pick up USB drives off the street every day? If you DL a virus accidently, you're either

A) Doing something you're not supposed to be doing.
B) Not exuding common sense. MP3 files can NOT be disguised as viruses.

You're spreading a wide load of bull dude. You think everything is out there to get you. When in reality, the internet is relatively harmless. I have two computers - which I have to share with a family of 6. I'm the only one who knows a thing about computers. I catch my brother looking at porn all the time in the history, and many other things which are dumb. Yet it'll be extremely rare that either of my computers catch a virus. And when they do? I boot into safe mode and run a scan. Problem solved. What's even more uncommon than catching a virus is catching a dangerous virus.

If you keep your Windows XP updated and use the latest version of Firefox, you're fine.

Perhaps you missed my last statement. I've seen a virus that cannot be removed by a scan. The computer won't even start once it changes your windows directory. You shouldn't be telling a computer novice to go without AV (Yes, your family doesn't have AV, but they have you to fix their problems). Real time scanning isn't even that big of a resource hog. Steam uses nearly 90times more memory than my McAfee real time scanner.

Viruses don't only come in .exe if that's what you think. Why do you think there are so many security updates for media players?

http://www.bc.edu/offices/help/meta-elements/doc/articles/html/SEC-mediaplayer-updates001.shtml

"Many of these vulnerabilities allow a malicious Web page or *****media file***** to completely compromise your computer. Learn how to update your media player software to protect your computer.

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"]

[QUOTE="Swiftstrike5"] Yeah, telling someone who is unfamiliar with computers to go without AV is a smart idea. There are plenty of viruses that spread via USB drives or other removable drives. I've seen some that cannot be removed by AV once they're on and require a special program to remove. You can DL a virus accidentally. It's not like there's giant warning labels on infected downloads. And it's not like someone would download one intentionally...

Booting into safe mode won't help if startup files are corrupted. If a virus corrupts a startup file, you have to repair windows or reinstall in some cases. Heck, I've seen a virus that renames drives such that on startup the computer cannot find the correct location of the windows folder. 70-80% of PC users won't know how to fix this problem without formating/reinstalling.

As for TF2, servers require mp3, .dat, maps, etc to play on them. Mp3s can be disguised as viruses, others can be mp3s and infect the computer once a mp3player runs it. Who knows about all the other files that TF2 downloads. It's very unlikely a server will host a malicious file, but it's not impossible.

Swiftstrike5

What do you do - pick up USB drives off the street every day? If you DL a virus accidently, you're either

A) Doing something you're not supposed to be doing.
B) Not exuding common sense. MP3 files can NOT be disguised as viruses.

You're spreading a wide load of bull dude. You think everything is out there to get you. When in reality, the internet is relatively harmless. I have two computers - which I have to share with a family of 6. I'm the only one who knows a thing about computers. I catch my brother looking at porn all the time in the history, and many other things which are dumb. Yet it'll be extremely rare that either of my computers catch a virus. And when they do? I boot into safe mode and run a scan. Problem solved. What's even more uncommon than catching a virus is catching a dangerous virus.

If you keep your Windows XP updated and use the latest version of Firefox, you're fine.

Perhaps you missed my last statement. I've seen a virus that cannot be removed by a scan. The computer won't even start once it changes your windows directory. You shouldn't be telling a computer novice to go without AV (Yes, your family doesn't have AV, but they have you to fix their problems). Real time scanning isn't even that big of a resource hog. Steam uses nearly 90times more memory than my McAfee real time scanner.

Viruses don't only come in .exe if that's what you think. Why do you think there are so many security updates for media players?

http://www.bc.edu/offices/help/meta-elements/doc/articles/html/SEC-mediaplayer-updates001.shtml

"Many of these vulnerabilities allow a malicious Web page or *****media file***** to completely compromise your computer. Learn how to update your media player software to protect your computer.

Hell - if anyone thinks they can hit me with a virus that would take longer than 5 minutes for me to get rid of, let me know. I promise I won't even use any complicated methods to get rid of them. Sure - you can use McAfee or others things, but you're subjecting yourself more effort than you need to put into protecting your computer against viruses. If you know absolutely nothing about computers - yea, use Norton and whatever anti-virus you want. But if you know the basics, no anti-virus is the best "anti-virus" you can provide yourself with.

I use McAfee and I haven't had any problems with TF2. Are you sure it has to do with McAfee?

I use NOD32. It's not free and I had to buy it, but it doesn't interfere with anything. My TF2, Crysis and all other online and off games work superbly with it enabled.

[QUOTE="Swiftstrike5"]

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"] How would you DL a virus accidentally? TF2 can NOT download unsafe files. That's the biggest load of BS I've ever heard. Real time scanning is a waste. Part-time scanners can remove 99.9 viruses simply by booting into safe mode and running the scan. KHAndAnime

Booting into safe mode won't help if startup files are corrupted. If a virus corrupts a startup file, you have to repair windows or reinstall in some cases. Heck, I've seen a virus that renames drives such that on startup the computer cannot find the correct location of the windows folder. 70-80% of PC users won't know how to fix this problem without formating/reinstalling.

As for TF2, servers require mp3, .dat, maps, etc to play on them. Mp3s can be disguised as viruses, others can be mp3s and infect the computer once a mp3player runs it. Who knows about all the other files that TF2 downloads. It's very unlikely a server will host a malicious file, but it's not impossible.

What do you do - pick up USB drives off the street every day? If you DL a virus accidently, you're either

A) Doing something you're not supposed to be doing.
B) Not exuding common sense. MP3 files can NOT be disguised as viruses.

You're spreading a wide load of bull dude. You think everything is out there to get you. When in reality, the internet is relatively harmless. I have two computers - which I have to share with a family of 6. I'm the only one who knows a thing about computers. I catch my brother looking at porn all the time in the history, and many other things which are dumb. Yet it'll be extremely rare that either of my computers catch a virus. And when they do? I boot into safe mode and run a scan. Problem solved. What's even more uncommon than catching a virus is catching a dangerous virus.

If you keep your Windows XP updated and use the latest version of Firefox, you're fine.

[QUOTE="Dr_Brocoli"][QUOTE="KHAndAnime"]The best anti-virus is no anti-virus. Just use some good judgement, Firefox + Noscript, and Malwaybytes Anti-Malware.KHAndAnime

[QUOTE="Swiftstrike5"]

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"] Plenty of viruses that spread via USB Drives or other removable drives? :lol:

What do you do - pick up USB drives off the street every day? If you DL a virus accidently, you're either

A) Doing something you're not supposed to be doing.
B) Not exuding common sense. MP3 files can NOT be disguised as viruses.

You're spreading a wide load of bull dude. You think everything is out there to get you. When in reality, the internet is relatively harmless. I have two computers - which I have to share with a family of 6. I'm the only one who knows a thing about computers. I catch my brother looking at porn all the time in the history, and many other things which are dumb. Yet it'll be extremely rare that either of my computers catch a virus. And when they do? I boot into safe mode and run a scan. Problem solved. What's even more uncommon than catching a virus is catching a dangerous virus.

If you keep your Windows XP updated and use the latest version of Firefox, you're fine.

KHAndAnime

Perhaps you missed my last statement. I've seen a virus that cannot be removed by a scan. The computer won't even start once it changes your windows directory. You shouldn't be telling a computer novice to go without AV (Yes, your family doesn't have AV, but they have you to fix their problems). Real time scanning isn't even that big of a resource hog. Steam uses nearly 90times more memory than my McAfee real time scanner.

Viruses don't only come in .exe if that's what you think. Why do you think there are so many security updates for media players?

http://www.bc.edu/offices/help/meta-elements/doc/articles/html/SEC-mediaplayer-updates001.shtml

"Many of these vulnerabilities allow a malicious Web page or *****media file***** to completely compromise your computer. Learn how to update your media player software to protect your computer.

Hell - if anyone thinks they can hit me with a virus that would take longer than 5 minutes for me to get rid of, let me know. I promise I won't even use any complicated methods to get rid of them. Sure - you can use McAfee or others things, but you're subjecting yourself more effort than you need to put into protecting your computer against viruses. If you know absolutely nothing about computers - yea, use Norton and whatever anti-virus you want. But if you know the basics, no anti-virus is the best "anti-virus" you can provide yourself with.

You're wrong about mp3's not carrying viruses. Here, let me show you:

http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-895429.html

Really, please stop spreading misinformation when you don't know what you're talking about.