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12-12-2009, 06:44 PM
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12-12-2009, 06:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tifton,Georgia | | | I've used Avira AntiVir for years and never had a problem with it.
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12-12-2009, 07:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: West Branch, Mi | | | AVG is good, as is Avast...
both are far better than Norton or McAfee that's for sure !
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12-12-2009, 07:01 PM
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12-12-2009, 07:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Suburban Brewtown | | | Thanks guys. Is it enough just to use Firefox instead of IE? Or is an AV program still needed?
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12-12-2009, 07:16 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eh? | | A Unix-based system?  kidding, AVG, Avast and Avira are probably the leading ones right now. Most groups of security experts share their knowledge, so pick the one you're most comfortable/have the best experience with. Your best protection stays smart browsing.
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Originally Posted by tom once dead Also to prove my Australianism, I've been stung by an irukandji jellyfish before, while snorkelling at an island looking at stingrays. | |
12-12-2009, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by no-logic Thanks guys. Is it enough just to use Firefox instead of IE? Or is an AV program still needed? | Do you use any file sharing network? It can be Limewire, Kazaa, Usenext, ever Rapidshare and Megaupload. Malicious scripts can be in an invisible flash file, they can be called with Javascript and CSS on standard web pages.
If you know you're an incredibly knowledgeable and careful user, you can go without an antivirus for some time, but it's risky business on a Windows PC.
Using Firefox is not for FF itself, but more to avoid using Internet Explorer, which is the most exploited/vulnerable web browser.
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Originally Posted by tom once dead Also to prove my Australianism, I've been stung by an irukandji jellyfish before, while snorkelling at an island looking at stingrays. | |
12-12-2009, 07:25 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cedar Falls, IA | | | I also use Avast. My brother and I have convinced all of my sisters, my mom, and my brother to use it as well. In fact, my dad made the switch from Norton to Avast just last weekend. We never thought he'd abandon that suite of security software.
It is amazing how much nicer Avast is in comparison. Norton is such a resource hog.
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12-12-2009, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by theory028 I also use Avast. My brother and I have convinced all of my sisters, my mom, and my brother to use it as well. In fact, my dad made the switch from Norton to Avast just last weekend. We never thought he'd abandon that suite of security software.
It is amazing how much nicer Avast is in comparison. Norton is such a resource hog. | Norton is the ARPANET of security suites
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Originally Posted by tom once dead Also to prove my Australianism, I've been stung by an irukandji jellyfish before, while snorkelling at an island looking at stingrays. | |
12-12-2009, 07:38 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Northeast, US | | | AVG hands down. A really great - free - product.
Norton and McAfee are awful.
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12-12-2009, 07:53 PM
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12-12-2009, 07:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: West Bend, Wisconsin | | | Avast. /thread
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12-12-2009, 08:02 PM
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12-12-2009, 08:24 PM
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12-13-2009, 01:37 AM
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12-13-2009, 06:35 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Near Frankfurt a. M., Germany | | | I prefer Avira as I've found Avast to perform pretty poorly on older PCs (by older I mean three to four years old). Avira seems to slow down the system a lot less and while it's kind of ridiculous that it coughs up occasional nag screens/advertisments a mouse click is enough to get rid of them.
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12-13-2009, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by L-A ...AVG, Avast and Avira are probably the leading ones right now... | Yep. Quote:
Originally Posted by SBassman ...Norton and McAfee are awful... | Yep.
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12-13-2009, 01:39 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: WA State | | | I use Avast & Spybot - both freeware - both work well. Avast is easy to use with different skins available.
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12-13-2009, 02:11 PM
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12-13-2009, 03:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Waco, TX | | | Avira. Avast has become much more of a resource hog than it used to be so I left it for Avira.
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