Which anti-virus

hello123 · 09-13-2006, 08:04 AM

hello,

I have acer ferrari 4000 series. I bought a new one yesterday. It has 64bit windows. I tried installing quick heal anti-virus but it couldnt be installed. I called the tech guy and asked and he said that quick heal is 32bit and i need a minimum 64bit anti virus. Is it true? I am not so good at computers.

Thank You

jp198780 · 09-13-2006, 08:25 PM

theres sooo many threads on this, i use AVG Free, free, very easy 2 use, and has automatic update: http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/...pl/v5#avg-free..

tech_dude · 09-13-2006, 09:21 PM

I would also recommend AVG, its a great anti-virus program.

I pay for my version as i get the AVG antivirus with built in firewall

its superb, so much better than others like macaffee and especially norton (stay away from it)

Regards

Bobo · 09-13-2006, 09:24 PM

Avast or AVG

Nevakonaza · 09-13-2006, 10:23 PM

Or Nod32.

Not sure if it supports 64x os though.

computerhakk · 09-14-2006, 05:01 AM

For the most part, if you have a x64, you will need compatible x64 softwares. I'm not sure if they are down compatible with 32-bit softwares because I never used 64, but maybe someone can answer that. To add to the posts above, you will basically just have to look for x64 softwares, which should be clearly posted. Here is a link to Avast, 64-bit edition.
http://www.avast.com/eng/x64.html

From a note from Paul Thurrot,

Quote:

In addition to presenting this small subset of available x86 applications, I should note that XP x64 is incompatible with entire classes of applications, including antivirus applications and security suites (but not, curiously, antispyware solutions). Microsoft tells that these antivirus applications won't work in XP x64 because they access the system's kernel, which is 32-bit code in XP 32-bit but 64-bits in x64. However, all major AV vendors, including Symantec and McAfee, are allegedly working on x64-compatible upgrades. (Let's hope they don't charge existing customers for them.) In the meantime, it's hugely stupid to run any Windows version without antivirus protection. I've only found one AV application--avast! antivirus 4.6 that comes in an x64 version. So I've installed the free Home Edition of this product in order to get some protection, but I'm not certain it's all that great yet. It's no Zone Alarm Suite, to be sure, but I presume it's better than nothing.

rayZa · 09-17-2006, 01:33 PM

avast. somehow better than AVG.

09-13-2006, 08:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
hello123 New Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3	Which anti-virus hello, I have acer ferrari 4000 series. I bought a new one yesterday. It has 64bit windows. I tried installing quick heal anti-virus but it couldnt be installed. I called the tech guy and asked and he said that quick heal is 32bit and i need a minimum 64bit anti virus. Is it true? I am not so good at computers. Thank You

09-13-2006, 08:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
jp198780 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Age: 18 Posts: 4,090	theres sooo many threads on this, i use AVG Free, free, very easy 2 use, and has automatic update: http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/...pl/v5#avg-free.. __________________ My computer:Amd x2 4200+@2.20ghz 1gb ram 200gb 7200rpm hard drive X1950XT xp home

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Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Midlands,Uk Age: 20 Posts: 8,199	Or Nod32. Not sure if it supports 64x os though. __________________ Core 2 Duo E6300 2.8Ghz -Asus Silent Knight II MSI P35 Neo-F (45nm Ready) Seagate Barracuda 250Gb Sata II + WDC 400GB Sata II 3Gb GeIL DDR2 @ 800 Mhz (Dual channel) Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb with Glaciator cooler Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 7.1 Sony 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM SATA Vista Ultimate X32\|Kaspersky IS 2009

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09-13-2006, 09:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
tech_dude New Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 18	I would also recommend AVG, its a great anti-virus program. I pay for my version as i get the AVG antivirus with built in firewall its superb, so much better than others like macaffee and especially norton (stay away from it) Regards

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rayZa Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Earth Age: 18 Posts: 166	avast. somehow better than AVG.