Recommend me some Anti-Virus Software

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  1. Alex

    Alex Community Founder
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    Well I just made the move to W7 Ultimate and unfortunately my McAffee Enterprise 8.5i is not compatible. I know we have a ton of IT/Sys Admins on here and I was curious what you guys recommend in terms of AV Software?
     
    #1 Alex, Jul 20, 2010
  2. Matt

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    microsoft forefront security for me.
     
    #2 Matt, Jul 20, 2010
  3. techlord

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    Wirelessly posted

    You mean microsoft security essentials? That's what all my pc's are running
     
    #3 techlord, Jul 20, 2010
  4. Matt

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    #4 Matt, Jul 20, 2010
  5. longfury

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    Microsoft Security Essentials is what we install on the systems we work on at the shop. It is the home version of the app Matt mentioned.
     
    #5 longfury, Jul 20, 2010
  6. motomark

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    I have used Avast free home edition for the last 2 years on 2 laptops. So far so good.
     
    #6 motomark, Jul 20, 2010
  7. nsvwrx

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    use microsoft sec ess. Its rated VERY well.
     
    #7 nsvwrx, Jul 20, 2010
  8. integroid

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    We use Symantec End Point protection at work and I havent seen any problems with it in the 10+ years of using the Symantec/Norton products.
     
    #8 integroid, Jul 20, 2010
  9. superdoughboy4

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    The biggest issue with the Norton products, however, is that they are huge memory hogs. As far as I know, Norton is the biggest memory hogger of all AV/Security programs.
     
    #9 superdoughboy4, Jul 20, 2010
  10. longfury

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    The corporate version is not so bad but the home versions are awful about using a shit tonne of resources.
     
    #10 longfury, Jul 20, 2010
  11. Alex

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    Ill check them out, thanks!
     
    #11 Alex, Jul 20, 2010
  12. TOI

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    i use AVG free, so far it's kept me save
     
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  13. integroid

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    and I have only used the corporate versions....I have never used any of their home products. I get the corporate version for free through work so I have no reason to try anything else:)
     
    #13 integroid, Jul 20, 2010
  14. jabbadeeznuts

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    Avast
     
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    <flame>

    OS X

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  16. Matt

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    :slap:
     
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  17. ~The_Duke~

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    I have been running without anti virus software now for more than 10 years. I still havent caught anything.

    1. Delete strange emails
    2. Dont download werid stuff

    If you do those 2 things you wont catch anything.
     
    #17 ~The_Duke~, Jul 20, 2010
  18. Alex

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    You left out #3. But I'll let you figure out what that is :wiggle:
     
    #18 Alex, Jul 20, 2010
  19. Mike@TTR

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    Been using AVG for years with no issues.
     
    #19 Mike@TTR, Jul 20, 2010
  20. MrCoffeeATL

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    Boot into linux to watch the pron? :naughty:
     
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  21. Alex

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    :rofl:
     
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    I have Kapsersky and I am happy with it. Windows Live Essentials does report info to MS automagically. Supposedly anonymous, but I prefer to know what MS knows about me...
     
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  24. ~The_Duke~

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    Use a server based anti virus scan to make sure my system is clean every now and then? lol :coolugh:
     
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    Fact. That's exactly what I do. BUT. Sometimes, occasionally, you'll be bombarded with crap. It's happened to me before, after a fresh format, all I got was a bombardment of advertisements and not so nice stuff.
    But it happened only once, so gg.
     
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    practice safe hex?:keke:
     
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  28. Alex

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    I had a bad experience with Trend and was pretty damn disappointed a couple years back. I loved GT's enterprise av because it never bothered you. Just ran quietly in the background, consumed little ram, and took care of business. I have read about Kaspersky and NOD but haven't made my mind up yet.
     
    #28 Alex, Jul 21, 2010
  29. RSConvert

    RSConvert ɹǝuɹnʇpɐǝɥ uʞnɟɐɥnɯ ɐ sʇı
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    Microsoft Essentials rocks!
     
    #29 RSConvert, Jul 21, 2010
  30. J_P

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    Avast home free edition has worked well on all the windows boxes I've loaded it on.
     
    #30 J_P, Jul 21, 2010
  31. C_wagginz

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    I've been using Avira Anti-vir for the past 3ish years and have had no complaints...
     
    #31 C_wagginz, Jul 21, 2010
  32. ohmypearls

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    +1 for NOD .. runs light on your operating system, it's fast and I've never had a single problem with it (have used NOD for 3 years now)
     
    #32 ohmypearls, Jul 21, 2010
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