What is the best antivirus and security program

KulliK357

Sausage Snowman

Dingwall,Scotland, United King

#1

Feb 25, 2009 @ 17:09:57

If it's going to be payed for what is the absolute best you can get.
(say norton and be killed)

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weaksauce

DFW, Texas

#2

Feb 25, 2009 @ 17:10:59

i use avg and spybot.

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plebian_angel

Intergalactic hussy

a great future,

#3

Feb 25, 2009 @ 17:11:46

I use AVG also.

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Nora17

West Midlands, United Kingdom

#4

Feb 25, 2009 @ 17:11:53

I got Avast of the net thats good and also Norton

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jonnythan

Bringer of rad mirth

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Here and there,

#5

Feb 25, 2009 @ 17:13:39

Avira or F-Secure, probably.

But I wouldn't bother paying.... especially if I was 15 and "paying" probably meant "pirating."

Get BitDefender v10 Free Edition (or Avira's free scanner, but be sure to find the registry edit to disable the popup ads) and Spybot Search & Destroy. Enable the Windows Firewall and forget about the rest.

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Edited: February 25, 2009 @ 17:14

SparklyKatie

\m//O_O\\m/

Sheffield, United Kingdom

#6

Feb 25, 2009 @ 17:15:36

I use Kaspersky, never had a problem, it doesn't take 99% of the CPU to run and it's cheap

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kentoo

Salmon Arm, Canada

#7

Feb 25, 2009 @ 17:17:45

They all miss some of the nasties it appears Avira misses the least

https://mtc.sri.com/live_data/av_rankings/

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Edited: February 25, 2009 @ 17:18

brokendownangel

,

#8

Feb 25, 2009 @ 17:25:51

@jonnythan Said

Avira or F-Secure, probably.

But I wouldn't bother paying.... especially if I was 15 and "paying" probably meant "pirating."

Get BitDefender v10 Free Edition (or Avira's free scanner, but be sure to find the registry edit to disable the popup ads) and Spybot Search & Destroy. Enable the Windows Firewall and forget about the rest.

So, if one didn't install ANY additional virus programs and only enabled the windows firewall...would she be totally stupid? My nephew told me not to enable the preloaded virus program, that the windows firewall is all I needed.

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plebian_angel

Intergalactic hussy

a great future,

#9

Feb 25, 2009 @ 17:31:41

@brokendownangel Said

So, if one didn't install ANY additional virus programs and only enabled the windows firewall...would she be totally stupid? My nephew told me not to enable the preloaded virus program, that the windows firewall is all I needed.

I don't even trust the windows firewall and use the one that came with AVG. Wow. Your nephew is dead wrong.

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jonnythan

Bringer of rad mirth

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Here and there,

#10

Feb 25, 2009 @ 17:32:49

@brokendownangel Said

So, if one didn't install ANY additional virus programs and only enabled the windows firewall...would she be totally stupid? My nephew told me not to enable the preloaded virus program, that the windows firewall is all I needed.

That would be akin to saying "your car has brakes, you don't need that seat belt or air bag."

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thunderstick

manchester, United Kingdom

#11

Feb 25, 2009 @ 17:46:24

I have spyware doctor and norton antivirus! but ever since I put spyware doctor on it stops everything until it has finished whatever it's doing, it's a CPU mugger!

now...kaspersky! that's something to look forward to then.

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brokendownangel

,

#12

Feb 25, 2009 @ 17:47:16

@plebian_angel Said

I don't even trust the windows firewall and use the one that came with AVG. Wow. Your nephew is dead wrong.

Not surprising to hear, his parents have spent an incredible amount of money on his IT education, yet it's difficult to have any confidence in what he does or tells me to. He's a bit of an airhead.

In his defense the packaged virus program on my laptop was Norton. I think I'll look around and buy something today, and install it tonight. Thanks.

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jonnythan

Bringer of rad mirth

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#13

Feb 25, 2009 @ 17:48:57

@brokendownangel Said

Not surprising to hear, his parents have spent an incredible amount of money on his IT education, yet it's difficult to have any confidence in what he does or tells me to. He's a bit of an airhead.

In his defense the packaged virus program on my laptop was Norton. I think I'll look around and buy something today, and install it tonight. Thanks.

That's not a good plan either. It's actually one of the worst decisions you can make.

I strongly encourage you not to "look around and buy something today."

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KulliK357

Sausage Snowman

Dingwall,Scotland, United King

#14

Feb 25, 2009 @ 17:51:23

Im not talking about myself, this is for my grandad, he wants to have his laptop for years (some hope) and i told him i'd find out what to get for him, he does intend to pay he has avg free right now but he already god a slight problem,(nothing i couldnt sort with system resore)

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jonnythan

Bringer of rad mirth

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#15

Feb 25, 2009 @ 17:52:58

If he has AVG, don't bother changing it. Nothing out there will be significantly better for him.

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