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Anti-virus software
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 6:40 pm
by Nate DaZombie
What's your opinion? I have a free trial of Norton right now, but I personally have nothing but hatred for Norton. I've been told there're some nice free ones out there (AVG and Security essentials).
Re: Anti-virus software
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 6:51 pm
by ccgr
I use security essentials
Re: Anti-virus software
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:54 pm
by Pheonix
I use AVG. From my limited knowledge, it's really good.
Re: Anti-virus software
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:00 pm
by ArchAngel
Microsoft Security Essentials (paired with MalwareBytes).
Don't bother with McAfee or Norton.
Re: Anti-virus software
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:49 am
by Blue
Avast
Re: Anti-virus software
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 1:06 pm
by LegoFan560
Don't use Norton. It killed our old computer, which now sits in our basement, unable to run anything but really old games and word processing programs. Well, actually, it wasn't really Norton's fault, but we didn't like it.
I'm using Security Essentials and Malwarebytes at the moment. I switched from McAfee, and it's only been two days and Malwarebytes caught two trojans already.

Re: Anti-virus software
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 6:18 pm
by TheWampaKing
Avast and Malwarebytes are great.
Re: Anti-virus software
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 3:10 am
by Chozon1
I've had some mechanical problems with Comodo, but I've never gotten a virus with it. Same with Avast, but that felt more resource heavy to me.
What are you using for your Firewall?
Re: Anti-virus software
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 10:09 am
by Nate DaZombie
Chozon1 wrote:I've had some mechanical problems with Comodo, but I've never gotten a virus with it. Same with Avast, but that felt more resource heavy to me.
What are you using for your Firewall?
Would you look down on me if I said I have no idea how the whole firewall thing works?

I have Norton right now, but it' like, "OH MY GOSH SO SLOW! WHY U NO DOWNLOAD ANYTHING IN MEGABYTES?"
Re: Anti-virus software
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 5:43 pm
by LegoFan560
I won't. I don't know either.

Re: Anti-virus software
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 3:14 am
by Chozon1
Nate DaZombie wrote:What are you using for your Firewall?
Would you look down on me if I said I have no idea how the whole firewall thing works?

I have Norton right now, but it' like, "OH MY GOSH SO SLOW! WHY U NO DOWNLOAD ANYTHING IN MEGABYTES?"[/quote]
Pretty sure that just indicates you're a normal person.
All I was saying though, was that sometimes you can get security suites that include both of them and thus you don't have to worry about incompatibility or learning to use two programs.