 Which Antivirus, Antispyware & Firewall You Use? |
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 Nov 4 2005, 05:14 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 185 Joined: 14-June 05 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 6,228  |
Today my Norton Internet Security has entered my cd-drive
 It's installed and scanning now. There are really a lot of options to choos from.... I can't tell you now how save it is, but I believe Norton is a very good one. I've never had problems since i used it (if you don't count the one time i forgot to update it for a month and got a vires 53 times on my computer  ) And now for a year i'm also using norton antispam and i don't even see all the banners on this site, and I never get pop-ups  I love it.
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Nov 4 2005, 06:52 PM
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#12
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PsYcheDeLiC dR3aMeR  Group: Admin Posts: 2,242 Joined: 29-January 05 From: Nakorn Chaisri, Thailand Member No.: 2,411 myCENTs:84.36 |
Once again we come to the long debated topic. For over an year I've been using this product called BitDefender Pro which is AntiVirus+Firewall+AntiSPAM - all thrown in together. It hasn't given me any chances of complaints at all... It's quite surprising that not many people use it or even have heard about it.
They've been winning a bunch of awards over the past two years... here's a short summary and also the reasons WHY I use this: QUOTE Ease of Use: Softwin has given great attention to the small details of BitDefender, something that has been lost in the other major anti-virus products. BitDefender received a VB100% rating in Virus Bulletin's tests, the highest honor for anti-virus software. The product is well laid-out with an attractive, easy-to-use design that is consistent throughout the product and with the manufacturer's web site. Because it is simple to use and updates itself automatically, you can install it on your system then practically forget it's there; an ideal situation for the home user. Feature Set: The Live! Update feature checks for product and virus definition updates at either a user-defined interval or manually (default is every 3 hours). When you do a manual check for updates, you decide which updates to install. When the software automatically checks for updates, it can update the files at that time or at a time you previously specified during setup. BitDefender Standard Edition uses the ICSA Labs certified scanning engines, allowing users to feel secure about their virus protection. A very large folder, 1.5 gigabyte with over 12,000 files took approximately 10 minutes to scan. Ease of Installation: This product is very easy to install. No problems. Help/Support: When you purchase BitDefender you also receive one year of virus signature updates and scan engine upgrades. Technical support is offered by qualified support representatives live via Internet or telephone. An online database features answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs). Effectiveness: The VB 100% logo is awarded to anti-virus products that: * Detect all "In the Wild" viruses during both on-demand and on-access scanning in Virus Bulletin's comparative tests. * Generate no false positives when scanning a set of clean files. * Bitdefender Standard was awarded the VB100, the Virus Bulletin certification that the product is able to detect all the viruses which are currently existent in the wild. Once again, BitDefender passed with flying colors, and the test team noticed an improvement in the overall detection rates from previous tests. Source: http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenre...der-review.html Although this is a paid product, it costs far less than most of it's counterparts from other companies and also has a Linux version. It's worth giving it a shot  I am a paid user coz as I said, their prices are as low as $30 - and when it comes to protecting my system, I am not willing to compromise - especially when it's a matter of just a couple of bucks.Regards, m^e |
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Nov 5 2005, 03:46 AM
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Newbie [ Level 1 ] Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 5-November 05 Member No.: 9,450 |
My antivirus/antispyware/firewall programs that I use are all free and all work great
For antivirus I use AVG AV, which is a good program with a lot of features and detection qualities. For antispyware I use spybot search and destroy. I have tried another free program, ad-aware, but it does not work as well in my expierence. My firewall is Kerio personal firewall, which for some reason a lot of people dont use...I think its great, and causes me no trouble what so ever....heres where you can get the programs: www.grisoft.com www.safer-networking.org www.kerio.com |
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Nov 12 2005, 01:02 AM
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Newbie [ Level 1 ] Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 12-November 05 Member No.: 9,571 |
i currently use Ad-Aware and it picks up a lot of things others that i have tried don't.
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Dec 5 2005, 01:40 PM
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Spammer King  Group: Banned Posts: 21 Joined: 30-November 05 Member No.: 9,884 |
i use nod32 and adaware. firewall is in router
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Dec 25 2005, 08:30 AM
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Member [ Level 1 ] Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 28-September 05 Member No.: 8,785 |
Formerly I have used Antivir XP. But it annoyed me that it was slow a bit. AVG is the the way I go recently, nice prog, works hard.
The link: http://www.origo.hu/szoftverbazis/letolt.h...a+avg70free.exe |
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Mar 28 2006, 01:30 AM
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Newbie [ Level 1 ] Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 27-March 06 Member No.: 12,286 |
I used Avast home edition for antivirus, Zone alarm for firewall and spyware, ad aware se for adware. they work great.
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Apr 3 2006, 10:56 PM
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Newbie [ Level 2 ] Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 2-April 06 Member No.: 12,432 |
I use mcafee firewall, virusscan, anispywear and everything else because i got it for free. I dowloaded it off Limewire and it said the previous sponseror already paid for it so i dont have to pay.
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Apr 7 2006, 07:37 AM
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Newbie [ Level 1 ] Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 7-April 06 Member No.: 12,549 |
Free: antivir personal editon, zone alarm and ad-aware
Paid: giant antispyware |
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Apr 7 2006, 10:41 PM
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Premium Member Group: Members Posts: 200 Joined: 3-October 05 From: Missouri Member No.: 8,888 myCENTs:71.12 |
QUOTE(Jguy101 @ Nov 2 2005, 12:31 AM)  What Antivirus software, antispyware software, and firewall do you use? I currently use AVG Free, Spybot: Search & Destroy, and Windows Firewall.  [/color]Like Ruben, I use Mac OS X. I have its firewall activated and am behind an Airport router which is tightened down. I do not worry about virsues--- Macs are well protected and I do not do much that is dangerous. I use F-protect on occasion to scan the shared drive for Windows viruses and I have used Clam-AV under Postfix to scan mail for viruses. I do not particularly want to pass viruses to Windows users that might not effect me. |
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