Bought a new laptop and my trial version of Norton ends soon. Any good free anti virus software out there?
Free Anit Virus Protection?
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FreeOnes_Anders
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Comodo and AVG Free are just two that I know work fine.
Google free antivirus and make sure that you check them before you install anything.
If it has a lot of good reviews that are not exact copies of each other its probably a good option.
Google free antivirus and make sure that you check them before you install anything.
If it has a lot of good reviews that are not exact copies of each other its probably a good option.
I need glasses (too much porn you see) I thought it said Commando and not Comodo. AVG is supposed to be good. But it didn't do fuck all for me when I got that trojan/virus I made a thread about a couple of pages back on the talk section. I made the thread a couple of days ago I think. I had to format the laptop because it wouldn't allow me to use the damn thing. It blocked the machine. So I wiped the drive and it runs normal now. But I found out there is a way to wipe that off the drive without wiping the drive. By booting up in safe mode and going into the folders it's in and kicking ball sack (deleting it). There's a step by step guide on google on how to do it.
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This is the crap I am referring to that caused me to wipe the drive. I had AVG on while this happened.
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This is the crap I am referring to that caused me to wipe the drive. I had AVG on while this happened.
Kingfisher
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I was running a free (AVG) and got hit hard. Was able to recover but bought a legit anti-virus after that.
Just spend the money, when it comes to this ****, it's not something you want to fuck with.
Just spend the money, when it comes to this ****, it's not something you want to fuck with.
You want free? Get the latest version of "Security Essentials". Look at the reviews.If the reviews don't sell you than i don't know what to tell ya.You can't go wrong, I've never had a problem with my PC. EVER. And if you do pay for an A.V. program make sure it's not Norton. Norton is a virus in and of itself imo. Once you install it you can never fully un-install it. Fuck that.
Vanilla Bear
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Avast! It's free and one of the best anti virus softwares! Seriously. So DOA is wrong! 
It's also easy to use. You can also use their internet security software. But that's not free.
It's also easy to use. You can also use their internet security software. But that's not free.
Norton is fucked PERIOD!. I had their crap on my machine a few years back when I was working with a PC and not a laptop. NEVER AGAIN!. Norton are a bunch of no users. Their programmes cause more grief than anything so they do. Norton is the poster ***** for programming not to support.
Avast! It's free and one of the best anti virus softwares! Seriously. So DOA is wrong!
It's also easy to use. You can also use their internet security software. But that's not free.
I agree as well. I have been using Avast Home Free for over 7 years and never been infected. Also good to install and manually run a few things every once in a while to keep extra clean. I use free versions of Malwarebytes, SuperAntiSpyware, and Spybot Search and Destroy.
Rey C.
Racing is life... anything else is just waiting.
^^^Spybot S&D is a great little utility. The shop that used to do repair work on my PC's installed it for me close to 10 years ago and I've used it ever since. As for free A/V, I've been pretty happy with AVG. Though as Ravenholm pointed out, he got hit with it installed (we assume it was being properly updated). I don't go to a lot of dodgy sites or use tube sites, but I've had pretty good luck with AVG. The one time I got hit hard on a PC was when I hadn't updated AVG to the newest version. On my Mac I use VirusBarrier Express right now, but I'm going to install VirusBarrier X6 (about $50) this weekend. On the PC side of the Mac, I have the newest version of AVG's free A/V, but I'll probably go to TrendMicro sooner or later - even though I don't often venture onto the internet under Windows anymore.
If you're an F1 or Ferrari fan, you could always get Kaspersky's Premium Link Upgrade . I bet it'll make your computer go really fast. But if there's any sign that it's faster than Fernando Alonso's computer, you'll get an onscreen message saying, "Fernando's computer is faster than yours. Can you confirm you understand?" - and if you don't disable some of your RAM, your computer will just shut down. :stir: Yeah, I know
And only the F1 fans on the board will get that one anyway.*If you do or have anything (really) important on your computer, I would be more concerned with what works the best, rather than trying to get something for free. But your mileage may vary...
FreeOnes_Anders
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If you're an F1 or Ferrari fan, you could always get Kaspersky's Premium Link Upgrade . I bet it'll make your computer go really fast. But if there's any sign that it's faster than Fernando Alonso's computer, you'll get an onscreen message saying, "Fernando's computer is faster than yours. Can you confirm you understand?" - and if you don't disable some of your RAM, your computer will just shut down. :stir: Yeah, I know
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Been using Comodo for the last 5 years, never had a problem.
And I decided to pick up the paid version a couple of months ago,, cost me 20 dollars for a year, well worth it I think.
vodkazvictim
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I use Avast AND Spybot S&D. My computer is slow and ****, but I blame this on it being 5 years old & running vista. My spybot has stopped immunising and I did once get one program just slice thru both of them and infect my comp.
I have Ubuntu double booted, but that works poorly. I need my tech savvy friend to reinstall vista/upgrade to a cracked version of 7 and double boot with a lighter Ubuntu.
I have Ubuntu double booted, but that works poorly. I need my tech savvy friend to reinstall vista/upgrade to a cracked version of 7 and double boot with a lighter Ubuntu.
Not sure if I am agreeing with you or not. I have new systems such as an i7-3770K with Windows 7 (and Windows 8 VM) and old systems such as a 5+ year old XP laptop that is only 1.0 Ghz singlec core. Both have Avast 7 Home free and run just as fast as before I installed Avast. I have seen plenty of badly infected systems that were using fully updated Norton (work in IT, 15+ years), yet I haven't had my systems with Avast or friends with Avast infected. I highly recommend Avast Home Free for XP, Vista, 7, and likely for Windows 8 when the time comes. I have also been using it with a Mac OS X lion VM, but I think that is still beta.
For a more neutral stand point, here is a comparison site.
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Check out their Oct 2012 File Detection PDF. Oddly it covers a ton of Anti-Virus programs except Norton! What? Odd.
Avast, AVIRA, BitDefender, BullGuard, eScan, Fortinet, F-Secure, Kaspersky, McAfee, Trend Micro made it to the top of their list as "Advanced +" Rating.
Then if you look at their Performance testing, using an up to date Windows 7 Pro SP1 64bit system. With the baseline being 100% "PC Mark" without AV installed. None of the AVs tested gave 100% (zero impact). Then again, the range was 95.3% to 99.8%.
Avast, ESET, Microsoft, and Webroot are the only ones that made it to the top level of "Advanced +" rating. But given that Webroot has the highest number of false positives, I would toss that one out for sure. Making Avast the only one that made it to the top level for both of their tests. Which I actually didn't know until just now checking them out.
Most of these tools have high 98-99% detection rates. None are perfect. But with 7+ years of using Avast, I haven't gotten infected and I double check using various other tools to make sure nothing got past Avast.
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Check out their Oct 2012 File Detection PDF. Oddly it covers a ton of Anti-Virus programs except Norton! What? Odd.
Avast, AVIRA, BitDefender, BullGuard, eScan, Fortinet, F-Secure, Kaspersky, McAfee, Trend Micro made it to the top of their list as "Advanced +" Rating.
Then if you look at their Performance testing, using an up to date Windows 7 Pro SP1 64bit system. With the baseline being 100% "PC Mark" without AV installed. None of the AVs tested gave 100% (zero impact). Then again, the range was 95.3% to 99.8%.
Avast, ESET, Microsoft, and Webroot are the only ones that made it to the top level of "Advanced +" rating. But given that Webroot has the highest number of false positives, I would toss that one out for sure. Making Avast the only one that made it to the top level for both of their tests. Which I actually didn't know until just now checking them out.
Most of these tools have high 98-99% detection rates. None are perfect. But with 7+ years of using Avast, I haven't gotten infected and I double check using various other tools to make sure nothing got past Avast.
Rey C.
Racing is life... anything else is just waiting.
What's your opinion of VirusBarrier X6 on the Mac OS? I'm running Lion right now.
Also, do you have an opinion on Mountain Lion vs. Lion? I tend to just stay with what works. Unless an OS upgrade is obviously better, faster or safer, I tend not to upgrade. That's one reason I still use XP SP3 on some older systems and under Parallels on the iMac. I use Win 7 at work and I don't care for it. For my needs, while old, XP does what I require of it. So what about Mountain Lion? Worth the risk of bugs or just a shiny toy without many advantages?
There are always bugs and even XP is still getting bug and security fixes. So don't let those reasons stop you from keeping your Mac on the latest OS version if it's supported.
Hard to imagine anyone's opinion of Lion vs Mountain Lion would matter to you if you prefer XP over Windows 7. While I use computers constantly for work and use Linux, Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, server 2003, Server 2008, and OS X of varying versions; I find Windows 7 to be much more effective for multitasking over XP. So while XP "gets the job done", I much prefer Windows 7 and my old systems with XP are only on XP because Windows 7 doesn't have drivers for those old systems.
And with that analogy, OS X Mountain Lion vs Lion could be viewed the same way. I actually use Mountain Lion and Lion virtual machines and both "get the job done" for me as well. And both are close enough that I recommend them both. As you would have to go back pretty far in OS X versions to be similar to comparing XP to Windows 7. And I think Windows 7 is a huge step up for Windows. I am still having a hard time feeling productive in Windows 8. It's a really nice OS for Touchscreens like Tablets. But on my dual screen test setup for Windows 8, it's hard to feel it's as "business" productive when compared to Windows 7.
Rey C.
Racing is life... anything else is just waiting.
I ask because I use Windows pretty much as just a "dumb terminal" OS on a couple of home/office systems now. Outside of programs that I have that I can't get Mac versions for (or don't care to pay for another OS version), it's basically just used to perform very utilitarian tasks these days. Once I moved to the Mac OS about a year ago, most of my efforts have been devoted to becoming a more knowledgeable and effective user of that OS.
To use a car analogy: I have an old '84 Chevy pickup that I use to tow my race car and haul cinder blocks and firewood on occasion. It has a carburetor, no onboard computer and an engine that I can personally work on. Rather than get a new pickup that I can't work on, I'm wondering what the opinions are of the new Jag XK, and whether it might be a good replacement for my aging XK8. That's the car that I actually use for long road trips and the one that I would replace. Like Windows (in my case), the old pickup serves its purpose well enough. But if I could find a deal, I would ask the owner of a new XK what he thinks of it versus an older XK8. That's totally unrelated to my preference for the old pickup over a newer one. Better?
Sounds like you like Mountain Lion versus Lion well enough? No major issues?
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