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PimpinAintEZ · 2004-05-08, 20:34

anyone kno wuts the best antivirus to get?,..
doesn't matter if its free or i have to buy...just wut is..?

cabbit · 2004-05-09, 01:16

hm.... I answered your previous question in another post but this should help you... if you can spell corrrectly when entering it into this web site...

google.com

Kimura-sensei · 2004-05-09, 02:57

Cabbit:

Relax, he's just asking a question.

PimpinAintEZ:

One of the best I've used is Computer Associate's eTrust Antivirus (corporate edition). It's not to be confused with eTrust EZ Antivirus which is the home version and that one is junk. In terms of "evaluating" the software, the corporate version is very difficult to find. An alternative you can try is Network Associate's McAfee Virus Scan enterprise version (corporate). Both have annual, bi-annual, and perpetual licenses. (perpetual = no more of that annual subscription bullcrap). McAfee enterprise/professional/corporate version is much easier to find.

Oh, and stay away from AVG. That's junk. It doesn't detect viruses quite well and it's very lousy at deleting them, too.

RichMan · 2004-05-09, 03:24

I say just get a good firewall, like ZoneAlarm, and then annually use microtreads online virusscan. I do, and i've been virus-free

darkwave · 2004-05-09, 03:41

Im using Panda Titanium. The taskbar icon is nice! >_<

Here's the TOP 10 Anitivirus!
http://www.all-internet-security.com..._software.html

Opticz · 2004-05-09, 04:27

nortons always worked for me

Kairo · 2004-05-09, 10:25

F-Secure, best virus-scanner around ..

chaoz · 2004-05-09, 13:41

Try AVG, the reviews from PC Mag said it beats out both Norton and McAfee, plus it's free.

Ialdaboth · 2004-05-09, 14:23

AVG + Kerio personal firewall (ZoneAlarm is bad news for the mule ^^) + Windows Update

(+ Mozilla mail client instead of Outlook...

)

cabbit · 2004-05-09, 16:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kimura-sensei

Cabbit:

Relax, he's just asking a question.

It's not that.... It's just that people who ask for help should at least spell correctly. It gets really annoying to see everyone spelling like a 2nd grader.

Sometimes I just don't know if the human IQ is going down the drain or if we're all just too lazy to care.

SirJeannot · 2004-05-09, 17:53

best anti virus = your not-dumb-self

it works quite well for me

chaoz · 2004-05-09, 18:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by cabbit

It's not that.... It's just that people who ask for help should at least spell correctly. It gets really annoying to see everyone spelling like a 2nd grader.

Sometimes I just don't know if the human IQ is going down the drain or if we're all just too lazy to care.

He's just abbreviating, as long as you can understand it, there's nothing wrong. Besides this isn't an English class.

ZeroKun · 2004-05-09, 18:38

Best antivirus is Linux! I just switched and im very happy.

KeinikuSuki · 2004-05-10, 22:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kimura-sensei

Oh, and stay away from AVG. That's junk. It doesn't detect viruses quite well and it's very lousy at deleting them, too.

AVG Professional 7.0 is far from Junk; it's the best anti-viral program I've ever used. My university hands out free liceneces of Norton Corporate and McAfee Enterprise, but I don't find them adaquate. I've also tried PCCillin, and I didnt much care for it. Norton products do all sorts of bad things to Windows, and McAfee has a very large memory foot print.

AVG Professional is 33.30 USD from their website for a two year lisence, and I highly recommend it.

Another excellent, free thing you can download if you are running Windows XP, is Windows XP Service Pack 2. Although it has bugs, it'll stop you from downloading ActiveX and Java viruses from websites with its new enhanced security.

Good luck.

Komataguri · 2004-05-10, 22:11

I love Norton.

Specially their Internet Security Package.

Shadowlord · 2004-05-12, 01:02

ill just say stray FAR away from Norton.

Natsuki · 2004-05-13, 19:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by PimpinAintEZ

anyone kno wuts the best antivirus to get?,..
doesn't matter if its free or i have to buy...just wut is..?

www.avast.com is pretty good - home edition is free.
checks for updates every 4 hours, scans e-mail as well ...

chris · 2004-05-14, 12:37

I dunno why you guys bash Norton, im running the corp version and its fine, generally home editions of anything are garbage, also yes if you truely want to be virus free switch to linux, i only use my windows for gaming, everything else i do mostly in linux.

SwiftStar · 2004-05-14, 13:31

I have McAffee. I dont know if it's the best but it's what they use at my job so I figured it would be good enough for me. They have a money back guarantee and I use DSL so I get updates seemingly everyday and sometimes more than once.

Shift_ · 2004-05-14, 14:39

Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition. It's the best antivirus period.

software firewalls are next to useless. They only sit on a software layer, so if someone directly attacks the kernel directly, it won't help

They don't do anything but use up system resources. I can let you know you are no more protected with a software firewall than without one

If you want a real firewall get a linux box set up

All you need is like a 386.

I run smoothwall (www.smoothwall.org) and it's the best firewall I've ever seen for home use.

2004-05-08, 20:34	Link #1
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2004-05-09, 01:16	Link #2
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2004-05-09, 02:57	Link #3
Kimura-sensei Retired AOne Staff Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NYC	Cabbit: Relax, he's just asking a question. PimpinAintEZ: One of the best I've used is Computer Associate's eTrust Antivirus (corporate edition). It's not to be confused with eTrust EZ Antivirus which is the home version and that one is junk. In terms of "evaluating" the software, the corporate version is very difficult to find. An alternative you can try is Network Associate's McAfee Virus Scan enterprise version (corporate). Both have annual, bi-annual, and perpetual licenses. (perpetual = no more of that annual subscription bullcrap). McAfee enterprise/professional/corporate version is much easier to find. Oh, and stay away from AVG. That's junk. It doesn't detect viruses quite well and it's very lousy at deleting them, too.

2004-05-09, 03:24	Link #4
RichMan ???? Join Date: Jan 2004	I say just get a good firewall, like ZoneAlarm, and then annually use microtreads online virusscan. I do, and i've been virus-free

2004-05-09, 03:41	Link #5
darkwave Manual Mode Join Date: Jan 2004	Im using Panda Titanium. The taskbar icon is nice! >_< Here's the TOP 10 Anitivirus! http://www.all-internet-security.com..._software.html

2004-05-09, 04:27	Link #6
Opticz Member Join Date: Jan 2004	nortons always worked for me

2004-05-09, 10:25	Link #7
Kairo Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Netherlands	F-Secure, best virus-scanner around ..

2004-05-09, 13:41	Link #8
chaoz I see all and pwn all Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 39	Try AVG, the reviews from PC Mag said it beats out both Norton and McAfee, plus it's free.

2004-05-09, 14:23	Link #9
Ialdaboth Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004	AVG + Kerio personal firewall (ZoneAlarm is bad news for the mule ^^) + Windows Update (+ Mozilla mail client instead of Outlook... )

2004-05-09, 18:38	Link #13
ZeroKun Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003	Best antivirus is Linux! I just switched and im very happy.

2004-05-10, 22:11	Link #15
Komataguri Reverend K-Rist Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: America's Wang. Age: 40	I love Norton. Specially their Internet Security Package.

2004-05-12, 01:02	Link #16
Shadowlord ~DESU Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada eh? Age: 37	ill just say stray FAR away from Norton.

2004-05-14, 12:37	Link #18
chris [root@localhost]# IT Support Join Date: Dec 2003	I dunno why you guys bash Norton, im running the corp version and its fine, generally home editions of anything are garbage, also yes if you truely want to be virus free switch to linux, i only use my windows for gaming, everything else i do mostly in linux.

2004-05-14, 13:31	Link #19
SwiftStar Daydreamer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Brooklyn	I have McAffee. I dont know if it's the best but it's what they use at my job so I figured it would be good enough for me. They have a money back guarantee and I use DSL so I get updates seemingly everyday and sometimes more than once.

2004-05-14, 14:39	Link #20
Shift_ Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Down Under	Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition. It's the best antivirus period. software firewalls are next to useless. They only sit on a software layer, so if someone directly attacks the kernel directly, it won't help They don't do anything but use up system resources. I can let you know you are no more protected with a software firewall than without one If you want a real firewall get a linux box set up All you need is like a 386. I run smoothwall (www.smoothwall.org) and it's the best firewall I've ever seen for home use.