What is Your Antivirus? - Page 2

**Kelly** · July 1st, 2009, 9:06 AM

I've been vaccinated.

**Joe** · July 1st, 2009, 9:22 AM

Eset nod32 on my windows box at home

**DewKnight** · July 1st, 2009, 10:52 AM

Avast free, but I usually have it turned off and just use the shell menu to scan things I need to

**David** · July 1st, 2009, 2:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil

Kaspersky Internet Security goes on any home & home customer PC's because of the Firewall, Parental, Virtual KB etc. options plus, options for 1,3,5,10 PC's to a household plus 1 & 2 yr options at good prices and it has an "idiot" mode so it works and only informs of real problems unlike the Norton/McAfee et-al

ZA was thrown out years ago when they played and messed up, it has always been the AV equivalent of Comic Sans - just for the under 10's as it's a shock/panic toy.

Work here is F-Secure but thats because it was free but again, works, no hassle but way expensive compared to Kaspersky.

So in order...
Kaspersky
F-Secure

Let me know what you need and the US costs as we buy trade here.

A friend of mine sells Kaspersky single use one year licenses through a deal with Kaspersky. He gets them for a tremendously low price. I was thinking of buying one from him so I can drop it on my laptop. I've always liked the way it works, and since Zone Alarm uses it as their antivirus tool, I can dig it.

F-Secure from Embarq was registered as a keylogger on my wife's computer by Sppybot and Adaware so I pulled it back off.

**David** · July 1st, 2009, 2:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigjohn

I use that.
My 2 largest customers do too - and I don't get a lot of calls about "virus" like I did when they were using Mcafee or norton.

Click it - buy it - I get $5!

I love Avast. I especially dig the way it alerts you.

Setting the stage:

A few years ago, before I met my wife, I had my computer hooked up to my 200 watt Sony stereo. I used it because of the music I make. So, one night I installed Avast for the first time. I let it start scanning and went to bed. I was quite tired, it was 7 am or something, and I needed rest. So I let it scan....and when it found something all hell broke loose. It sounded like I was in a Submarine that was sinking fast or something with the alarm sound it makes. It scared me out of my bed.

Avast is awesome.

**David** · July 1st, 2009, 2:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DewKnight

Avast free, but I usually have it turned off and just use the shell menu to scan things I need to

Boot scanner FTW.

**FredFredrickson** · July 2nd, 2009, 9:48 AM

I am on the common sense train. Viruses aren't magic- you can avoid them if you know what you're doing. I keep AVG installed (but not running) to scan files I need scanned.

Granted I work in computer repair... but still..

**Kelly** · July 2nd, 2009, 11:36 AM

Like I said, I'm vaccinated... why don't you people just get vaccinated. Geesh!

**Bigjohn** · July 2nd, 2009, 2:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FredFredrickson

I am on the common sense train. Viruses aren't magic- you can avoid them if you know what you're doing. I keep AVG installed (but not running) to scan files I need scanned.

Granted I work in computer repair... but still..

I thought that way too once, Fred... then, a "drive by" downloader on a website I've been to a 1000 times got a bit of malware onto the computer.

Right past "spybot teatimer" and other free stuff.

With Avast, that's not happened ever again, not on any of our family PC's.

July 1st, 2009, 9:06 AM	#10 (permalink)
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July 2nd, 2009, 9:48 AM	#16 (permalink)
FredFredrickson Senior Member Super #1 Joined in Nov 2003 Lives in New Hampshire 1,455 posts Gave thanks: 13 Thanked 31 times	I am on the common sense train. Viruses aren't magic- you can avoid them if you know what you're doing. I keep AVG installed (but not running) to scan files I need scanned. Granted I work in computer repair... but still.. __________________ Everyone has the ability to break a stereotype they're in, if they want. Except goths- they might actually be vampires - stay tuned for some science!!!

July 2nd, 2009, 11:36 AM	#17 (permalink)
Kelly How Can I Help You? Super #1 Joined in May 2003 Lives in Orlando, FL Hosted on Vanilla 4,349 posts Gave thanks: 66 Thanked 159 times	Like I said, I'm vaccinated... why don't you people just get vaccinated. Geesh! __________________ Client Relations & Development Surpass \| Server Updates Survers

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