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- inactive, on 11/09/2009, -2/+44Been using AVG forever now, never had a single problem. Your online habits is your best anti-virus.
- stockjones, on 11/09/2009, -5/+35The Microsoft Security Essentials is one of the best kept secrets out there if you are on windows. Its very good and I'm suprised this is available for free. Who else is going to have the resources or track malware better on windows then MS themselves.
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/09/firs ... - KMartSheriff, on 11/09/2009, -2/+28AVG is a pile of ***** now. It's bloated and doesn't even have a very good detection rate.
- DaviDTC, on 11/09/2009, -1/+25most popular doesn't mean best
- KMartSheriff, on 11/09/2009, -0/+23AVG is the best example of this.
- nyxerebos, on 11/09/2009, -1/+20"Your online habits is your best anti-virus." - true dat.
- Eminemdrdre00, on 11/09/2009, -5/+22I was an AVG user for years but now... Microsoft Security Essentials FTW!
- Bobby1978, on 11/09/2009, -0/+14Seconded AVG being *****. I was dismayed when after a seemingly innocuous and typical update, it constantly did something in the background, halting my system every few minutes by spiking my CPU for no reason. After meticulously going through setting after setting, going in really deep into the program, I gave up and decided to try something else.
I now use Avast, and it was quite a surprise to see a recent benchmark showing it was one of the best AVs available with one of the highest detection rates and one of the lowest false positives of most other AVs (especially including AVG). I don't miss AVG at all. - jeremymccurdy, on 11/09/2009, -1/+14I really should rub this in the face of my retarded family members that won't let me replace Mcafee for them, goddamn it's a pile of garbage.
- inactive, on 11/09/2009, -6/+16kaspersky?
- chrislewis, on 11/09/2009, -1/+10Very pleased with Avira, just needed to disable avnotify and i'm happy.
The MS one looks intriguing. - rustchild, on 11/09/2009, -3/+11I fix computers for a living and I can tell you that I see 5-10 rigs cross my desk every week running AVG and Avira absolutely RIDDLED with infections. Considering the massive performance hit of either of 'em I certainly can't recommend them. What do I use to clean up all the crap they miss? Malwarebytes and SuperAntispyware. The two of those free on-demand scanners clean most current infections. If they miss something, I hit 'em with Eset. This list is highly suspect.
- vizerei, on 11/09/2009, -1/+9I call that "careful where you click."
You are very right, about that. I really have never used an anti-virus and have only got a virus a handful of times in the 15+ years I've been using the internet...although I just installed Microsoft Security Essentials on my work computer and I have to admit...I like it. It made no noticeable performance hit on an already slow laptop. - BugMeNot2, on 11/09/2009, -3/+10I used to use ESET Smart Security but for some reason it caused problems when I tried to upload files. I switched to Microsoft Security Essentials and it seems to work fine.
- A5204, on 11/09/2009, -1/+8I love me some Avast. The "Virus database has been updated" has made me jump a few times though.
- diemunkiesdie, on 11/09/2009, -0/+6I don't like the Avast! interface. It's like it wants to look like something Hollywood might come up with for a show where they write a GUI in VisualBasic to trace an IP address.
- pdxf, on 11/09/2009, -0/+5Been using the trial of Avast for a little while, seems to be a good program. I had Norton installed for a little while, but it turned my computer to sludge, I'm much happier with Avast. I'm still not so sure that antivirus companies don't develop viruses to help the demand for their products!
- Wareznuke, on 11/09/2009, -4/+9Common sense is my antivirus.
- WiseGuy1020, on 11/09/2009, -2/+7That would be a logical assumption. However Microsoft frequently ignores both logic and reason.
- WiseGuy1020, on 11/09/2009, -1/+6+1 for ESET NOD32 / Smart Security......
.....That is when I am actually using windows.
edit:Though I am looking at G-Data now. - DaviDTC, on 11/09/2009, -2/+6You must still be on that computer from 10 years ago. Most AV you don't even notice anymore.
- fredclown, on 11/09/2009, -1/+5I've tried Avast and AVG. Both were resource hogs. I don't notice any hit resource wise with Microsoft Security Essentials. I'm pretty happy with it. I'm beginning to see more and more reviews that give it a pretty good rating for effectiveness, which make me feel good that it is protecting me as well.
- askantik, on 11/09/2009, -1/+4Been using AVG for 2-3 years but recently had some ***** up ***** get into my computer somehow and AVG wouldn't fix it. Downloaded the 30 day trial of Kaspersky and it worked like a charm. But I'm too cheap to buy it after the trial ran out... so I went back to AVG Free :P
- ole1kanobe, on 11/09/2009, -1/+4"I would expect Microsoft, the ones who actually coded Windows, to be the ones that best know how to secure it"
Yeeeeeaaahhhhh, that's why they _don't_ secure their OS and release them anyways... - robinthehood, on 11/09/2009, -2/+5virus' on Linux? Yes of course I agree you're still prone but c'mon your odds of getting a virus on Linux is less than your odds of getting a virus on a Mac (almost identical OS builds now)
- greggerm, on 11/09/2009, -0/+3Hmm - I'm current with NOD32 for another year and a half... we'll see what Microsoft Security Essentials looks like then!
- jdsteffen, on 11/10/2009, -0/+3http://www.eset.com/company/fun_stuff.php
Listen to the music Eset (NOD32) theme music - AndrewDB, on 11/09/2009, -1/+4You can disable that.. Program settings -> Sounds -> Disable avast! sounds checkbox.
Yes, I too, am a proud Avast user, and I support the client fully. Best anti-virus I've ever used, and I've used AVG, Kaspersky, Nod32, etc, etc.
There's really no comparing the protection Avast offers. - DrSnugglebunny, on 11/09/2009, -0/+2Ooh. I'm there! Goodbye, lame-ass McAfee; not sure why I've tolerated it for this long...
- theoriginalaks, on 11/09/2009, -0/+2Is anyone else trying the free Panda Cloud Antivirus? It seems like garbage to me, running right now its taking up 60mb of ram and its scan takes hours and hours to complete
- inactive, on 11/09/2009, -1/+3hmm possibly.. but having the word "Microsoft" in it's title probably puts a big bullseye on it for hackers to attack and competing AV companies(not sure if they really do write viruses themselves to sell their product but it might be a threat to them is MS fixes its own *****)
- astrotrain, on 11/09/2009, -0/+2I stick with my guns..Avast!, Spybot Search & Destroy and MalwareBytes.... they have proven very well in the past, they are free, and they do not tax my system like other Big Buck Security Suites do (even though they claim they don't).
Plus I have seen way to much stuff get through McAfee and Norton (even disable them) because they are mainstream. Think of it, the "creators" are certain to tackle them first because even corporations use them as well as home users. - Sp00nMan, on 11/09/2009, -0/+2Microsoft SE is unproven.. I think it's premature to count it in this.. Give it a year to see how it really performs protecting you.
- doctressjulia, on 11/10/2009, -0/+2Dugg for Lifehacker.
- se7envii, on 11/09/2009, -0/+2I was using Kaspersky for about two years then I switched to Avira (read it had a higher detection rate) and was satisfied with that for awhile. Then I switched to MSE and haven't looked back since. I prefer lightweight AV solutions and MSE is as unobtrusive as it gets. Kaspersky just feels bloated in comparison and Avira can be a little annoying with it popping up during scans and such.
- KMartSheriff, on 11/10/2009, -0/+2So BugMeNot2 comments on how he likes MSE and gets dugg up. I comment on how I agree with him/her and get dugg down? Maybe people don't know that MSE = Microsoft Security Essentials?
- xelerated, on 11/09/2009, -1/+3Im a huge fan of comodo
- Ophie, on 11/09/2009, -1/+3I've been using avast for 5 years now, never had any virus problems.
- inactive, on 11/09/2009, -0/+2so true
- drmangrum, on 11/09/2009, -1/+3Anyone who uses a product and doesn't support the authors is a tool.
It's because of people like you that I never really contributed to open software. - cuoops, on 11/09/2009, -0/+1That's because the free AVG is not that good for the average user. Clicking on porn links and such.
- Sheethappens, on 11/09/2009, -0/+1Still working 7 days a week in the trenches as a freelancer and still getting in machines with various AVs that are working or not and still infected. While AVG free remains the best because it finds more than any other and is also....well....FREE, even it doesnt find the lot because some viruses have been put out but not yet noticed by the AV community. Heuristics on any AV prog dont seem to make much impact.
In recent testing, however, the one that consistently finds the most is Sophos but at its 3 computer licence minimum cost of approximately A$200 it isnt worth using if you can keep the computer AWAY from porn sites and illegal music and video download spots AND if you are smart enough not to fall for the email hoaxes etc. as AVG is good enough. The rest simply were NOT good enough.
If you want, however, to be sure that your computer that has been on internet is virus free, you really need to know what to do after running an antivirus scan, to find things that may well still be there and remain hidden. In the end if you dont know how to do that, you need to find someone near you who DOES know how and I dont mean some jerk who "knows a lot" but someone who works in the industry and isnt a maverick. Ask the person you are thinking of spending money with to clear your computer of viruses "What is the first thing you will do?" if that person says the computer has to go back to base with them. If their answer isnt that they backup 100% of everything on your hard drive THEN go to work on it, you have found a jerk or a maverick. It isnt necessary to format and reinstall Windows to get rid of it (and in some cases it doesnt get rid of it with a simple format) if Windows is still working and in almost all cases it isnt necessary to take the computer away if you have broadband available to the worker. If there is no internet connection for whatever reason or the computer's windows isnt working then yes, I take it away and back it up then work on it. If I have a still working Windows and can get to internet, I am done in an hour on a reasonable machine but on an ancient machine it may take two hours.
At the end of every time that I have deloused the machine but not taken it away, I recommend the installation of AVG free and running the scan for viruses from there because I do not know ONE person in the world who knows EVERY virus there is.
If your computer person cant do that, then they dont know what they are doing, provided your computer is still capable of getting to internet.
Once you have infected your machine and need someone to fix it, PLEASE dont accept ***** or excuses. If they cant do as above if your machine is still working and can get to internet, they arent up to the job. So, save your money and find someone else to pay. - cjflashman, on 11/11/2009, -0/+1Mmmn, nope. I don't think that SSDs and Core2Quads were practical "back then"
- antdude, on 11/10/2009, -0/+1Only for 2009 and 2010. Anything lower (e.g., 2006) is not so good.
- Chunken, on 11/09/2009, -0/+1In my experience if you're going to be running warez or anything shady it's best to scan the files with multiple scanners. I have 4 computers with 4 different virus scanners and I can tell you that no virus scanner catches everything. They all miss some and it happens more often than you think.
- fredclown, on 11/09/2009, -0/+1Unproven! It is easy to prove ... throw viruses at it. If it catches them then it works.
- forgetfulca, on 11/11/2009, -0/+1I respectfully disagree. You can not reliably predict how long it'll take to clean a windows system, given the rate of brand new, 0-day malware these days. Scanners like malware bytes, spybot & superantispyware are just there to remove the well-understood bulk. Ultimately a person has to satisfy themself that it's as clean as it is going to get, right?
Before I get actively involved [with the removal] at all the backup-then-automatic-scan routine will usually take much longer than an hour. In mentioning 'an hour', you build the false expectation that a customer can get a computer cleaned up in the same time frame that they might get groceries. Machines often have north of half a million files, and the number of infections isn't usually the problem, rather the sheer number of files on the machine is. Scanners like spybot search for known spyware, while malware scans every file. In either case, the number of infections won't change the speed of the scan time. No, for me the longest part of a repair is stamping it done. I do anywheres from 12 to 25 machines a week, and the number of times some stealthy bug remains after the scanners are through is depressing.. - marciot, on 11/10/2009, -0/+1Uhhh, disable autorun?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967715/ - Sparky9292, on 11/10/2009, -0/+1Yeah, but unfortunately the "average" user is an idiot. That's why I recommend noobs buy Apple computers. Then I don't have to spend hours with some spyware removal tool that only half-way works.
- Sheethappens, on 11/10/2009, -0/+1You arent using the right investigation technique if that is the case UNLESS, like a few machines I have had, you have had over 1500 infected files and over 50 different viruses (all on a working and up to date Nortons). In that case the machine wouldnt work fast enough so it was better to take home, back up, remove the crap and get it back together again.
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