Anti Virus Software

Very good program IMO.

 

I disagree. I have McAfee and got a virus that pretty much shut me down. I am very careful not to click on anything or visit unknown sites. McAfee could not detect it and any attemp to go to any anti-virus website re-directed me somewhere else. I loaded "Malwarebytes" onto a removable drive from another computer. It detected and removed the virus from my computer with no problem.

 

I don't like MacAfee or Norton either.


Malwarebytes has VERY aggressive detection. They get high marks for detection because they consider EVERYTHING malicious. Good for detection, bad for false positives which they get ALOT of.

 

AVG in conjunction with SuperAntispyware and/or Malware Bytes.

PM sent.

 

Clamwin

 

PC Tools Spyware Doctor with Anti-virus

I had McAfee, Ad-Aware and Spybot all running and still obtained a Trojan and Virus that basically put me out of business. Downloaded Spyware DR and paid for it and it cleaned it up. Added the integrated anti-virus and got rid of the other 3.

 

http://www.superantispyware.com/

This is the most effective anti-spy/mal ware software I have used. It ran, detected and removed stuff that stopped other anti-spy/mal ware from even installing...

 

I subscribe to Eset security's NOD32. It requires a more detailed set up than most but its highly effective. Anything but Norton.

 

Just to clarify, anti-virus (viruses, bugs) and anti-malware (trojans, keystroke loggers) are 2 different types of software. Sometimes they can be bundled into a suite, know the difference.

 

+1

 

http://www.frys.com/product/5991854

 

had avg for about the last 3 years no problems

 

avg and MS Essentials like to uninstall each other...lol
Install AVG first...then MS essentials.

 

I learned how to secure my OS. Removing local admin rights from the account you use daily will reduce your attack vector by about 90%. You really don't need any of that shit on any modern properly configured operating system.

 

i use avira as my antivirus
for my malware i use a combo of malwarebytes and SUPERantispyware. spybot too

 

Which oil is best?

 

EVOO

 

Damn skippy. :up:

 

Buy a Mac problem solved.

 

Avast and housecall are good. Lately we've been using Panda Cloud.
Norton sucks! That crap was a bigger PITA than having an actual virus.