tech: keep those virus away - what program you use

-jjM- · 23-01-2006, 11:59 PM

gettin hardcore viruses latley, on my other computer it just fludded it and cant even open a window without being slowed by millions of things just poping up :S

what programs are good out there, i previously used mcafee but now im on the nortons, whats good and whats bad?

svo347 · 24-01-2006, 12:03 AM

also try microsofts antispyware...

Miss_Aly · 24-01-2006, 12:05 AM

I use the free edition AVG and I recommend it!Keeps up to date. For home use only. Can be downloaded from here http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

EvilChief · 24-01-2006, 12:09 AM

a comibination of AVG7, Norton corp, MS AntiSpy and Spybot

Racecraft · 24-01-2006, 12:16 AM

Nortons is a resource hog.. Try firefox and selective Email opening. To bust pop ups though Ad-aware, SpyBOt etc etc .. What one will miss the other might find

BlueRaven · 24-01-2006, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Miss_Aly

I use the free edition AVG and I recommend it!Keeps up to date. For home use only. Can be downloaded from here http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

I use Firefox and AVG. I also use spybot on a periodic basis.

luke · 24-01-2006, 12:42 AM

IMO the best solution to defend against spyware and viruses is to run a system that is incompatible with them. I use linux & have never ever had a problem with spyware or any of that crap. My other PC runs a dual boot system, with Windows xp for games etc, & linux for internet. It really depends what you use your computer for though.

-jjM- · 24-01-2006, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by luke

IMO the best solution to defend against spyware and viruses is to run a system that is incompatible with them. I use linux & have never ever had a problem with spyware or viruses. My other PC runs a dual boot system, with Windows xp for games etc, & linux for internet. It really depends what you use your computer for though.

yea i heard about that, is linux any different from window, like using it, i remember using mac once and i was like....this sox, eventunetly got use to it but still sok3d

luke · 24-01-2006, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by -jjM-

yea i heard about that, is linux any different from window, like using it, i remember using mac once and i was like....this sox, eventunetly got use to it but still sok3d

It's mostly the same, as long as you're running a decent desktop like KDE... It's a desktop environment very much like windows. If you have broadband internet & a cd burner check out http://www.mandriva.com & have a look at mandriva linux, it's the one i use and it's probably the easiest linux system to learn.

Of course the other problem is compatibility but Mandriva comes with all the linux software you should ever need so I don't see it as a problem

EvilChief · 24-01-2006, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Racecraft

Nortons is a resource hog..

not if u configure it correctly

the corp edition has some nice little features

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max^power · 24-01-2006, 08:43 AM

this has been posted soooo many times.... search is your friend!

Paxton · 24-01-2006, 08:46 AM

I use Mac OSX. It has been Virus free for 5 years.

Kapn_Kiwi · 24-01-2006, 09:33 AM

I'm using 'avast!' thanks to my rather expensive multi computer Norton package not running on 64 bit PCs. That annoyed me a fair bit when I first got the computer. Don't actually mind so much anymore.

24-01-2006, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueRaven

I use Firefox and AVG. I also use spybot on a periodic basis.

Werd.

Haven't had any problems for the last 2 years running this setup. Just keep Firefox up to date (red triangle at the top means it needs an update.)

The other computers in this building use AVG and Iexplore, and have a large amount of viruses on their computer.

Also if you use outlook(i use mozilla thunderbird) make sure you do not enter your email address into dodgy webpages/guestbooks etc.