Animalman294 Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 Which programs do you guys use? I use to use Norton, and I have used McAfee. But reading a few review sites and they don't put those two at the top anymore. There must be ten or fifteen different brands out there now. A little input would be greatly appreciated here.......... :beer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washburn Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 Ok Im pretty good in these situations. Use AVG man. Use the free version too. I got keys and shit dont worry about it. AVG is all you really need. Take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mullet Man Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 i use norton with keys. dont pay for anything whatever you do, too much free stuff around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajogejr Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 Ok Im pretty good in these situations. Use AVG man. Use the free version too. I got keys and shit dont worry about it. AVG is all you really need. Take it. I work in the IT industry....AVG is no where near the protection Norton can offer....you get what you pay for. Not to mention, their scanning engine is the worst in the biz (takes 3 times as long as others...) You have to use a layered approach...no one product does it all. Currently, the best paid for AVs are: NOD32 Kaspersky Norton 2007. Free: Antivir You need an active spyware/malware program, as well as a software AND hardware firewall if you're on broadband. Try an alternative browser to Internet Explorer, too... I use personally: Norton 2006 Antivirus (AV only, NOT their firewall, too slow and resource hog) Sygate Personal Firewall Linksys Router/Firewall Spywareblaster (prevents some, must be updated manually) CounterSpy (the best spyware/adware preventer out there, but, it's 20 bucks) I use Firefox as my browser, and have never looked back in years. The ability to customize your browser and their tabbed browsing is the best. I know IE7 beta has tabs, but not nearly as nice as Firefox... Microsoft's Windows Defender, believe it or not, is the best free anti/spyware/malware/junkware program out there. It is based on a similar engine to CounterSpy...not quite as robust. The days of free AV's being adequate, SpyBot and AdAware free being enough are gone.... They help, yes...but I do this everyday, all day. You'd be surprised what I find on user's PCs who thought they had enough coverage.... Oh...to add, occasionally I'll run an online scan as a backup to my passive antivirus. www.trendmicro.com and panda online scans are very good as well... By the way...here's a comparison of AV's from a non-profit site, as of May 2006. AVG picked up 7% of the new spyware/viruses/etc., the worst in the group.... http://www.av-comparatives.org/seiten/ergebnisse_2006_05.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animalman294 Posted November 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 Hey thanks for the info Dave................. :beer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajogejr Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 Anytime, Tim. I used to be the guy that bought the fastest PC, spent hours tweaking it, etc.... Then, I bought my banshee last year, now....PCs and computer networking, etc., are my main job (and side job)...but, these bikes are my passion. I'd rather wrench on bikes than PCs/networks anyday.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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