confused about antivirus

ultranet · 10-29-2006, 07:23 AM

I need help which antivirus is better for standalone pc get safe in internet

norton, antivir, macafee, avast, AVG, nod32

Ku-sama · 10-29-2006, 07:34 AM

I use Avast..

kof2000 · 10-29-2006, 07:45 AM

avast appears to be messing up all my games during play i had to disable all the shields in order to get rid of the problem or else it will give me symptoms similar to a fried video card.

PC eye · 10-29-2006, 07:48 AM

I've tried Avast here and ended up having to remove it. AVG has been reliable over a long period of time. The important to remember regardless of which one is installed and run on your system is getting familiar with a lengthy list of other programs since you won't be able to find one that will be 100% effective 100% of the time. None in the list there represents a complete safeguard. AVG is simply preferred here due to it specifying where things are located even if it is unable to remove or supress them.

One other thing to note is that antivirus programs usually have to be disabled when running various pc games to avoid problems.

SirKenin · 10-29-2006, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ultranet

I need help which antivirus is better for standalone pc get safe in internet

norton, antivir, macafee, avast, AVG, nod32

Avast! coupled with Prevx1 is definitely your best bet, but if you are certain you need to go another route, something I am not convinced of, then NOD32 is your next best bet, followed by AVG.

jp198780 · 10-29-2006, 09:27 AM

AVG Free, had it since '04 works great..

PC eye · 10-29-2006, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by jp198780

AVG Free, had it since '04 works great..

AVG has always held up it's end here. Another one that comes with some good references is Antivir. You can try out the latest free version at http://www.majorgeeks.com/download955.html I'll still be running AVG however. On one system I let one I-Worm go to see how well it dud. It pointed out the exact locations for each file effected. It was a piece of cake to clean that off afterwards.

Bobo · 10-29-2006, 12:55 PM

The only one in that list that isn't total crap is AVG, but I would still vote for Avast. I use AntiVir, and it is the most annoying thing i have ever seen. Constant popups.

ETSA · 10-29-2006, 04:27 PM

Well I interpreted the question as the best anti-virus, not which one I use or which is the best overall.

IMO Norton protects the best, however, I don't use it unless it is on a 'work' computer.

JamesBart · 10-29-2006, 06:35 PM

Avg its what i was recommended on here so thats what ive stuck with and so far dont think ive had any real problems! touch wood though!!!

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10-29-2006, 07:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
ultranet New Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 24	confused about antivirus I need help which antivirus is better for standalone pc get safe in internet norton, antivir, macafee, avast, AVG, nod32

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10-29-2006, 09:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
jp198780 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Age: 18 Posts: 4,090	AVG Free, had it since '04 works great.. __________________ My computer:Amd x2 4200+@2.20ghz 1gb ram 200gb 7200rpm hard drive X1950XT xp home

10-29-2006, 04:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
ETSA Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WA Age: 24 Posts: 2,225	Well I interpreted the question as the best anti-virus, not which one I use or which is the best overall. IMO Norton protects the best, however, I don't use it unless it is on a 'work' computer. __________________ DESKTOP Antec P180B(4 x 120mm Tricool fans) Antec 500W neoHE Gigabyte GA 965p DS3 E6400 /w Zalman cnps9500 led 92mm (OC'ed to 3.2Ghz) 4 GB Corsair xms2 DDR2 800 HD4850 512mb ddr3 /w Zalman VF1000 Soundblaster Audigy 4 LAPTOP Core 2 Duo T5750(2.00GHz)/4GB ddr2 667/250GB HD/8600M GT

10-29-2006, 07:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ku-sama banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Computer Cave. AKA: King Computer Inc. Age: 18 Posts: 5,312	I use Avast..

10-29-2006, 07:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,331	I've tried Avast here and ended up having to remove it. AVG has been reliable over a long period of time. The important to remember regardless of which one is installed and run on your system is getting familiar with a lengthy list of other programs since you won't be able to find one that will be 100% effective 100% of the time. None in the list there represents a complete safeguard. AVG is simply preferred here due to it specifying where things are located even if it is unable to remove or supress them. One other thing to note is that antivirus programs usually have to be disabled when running various pc games to avoid problems.

10-29-2006, 12:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
Bobo banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pittsburgh Age: 16 Posts: 6,623	The only one in that list that isn't total crap is AVG, but I would still vote for Avast. I use AntiVir, and it is the most annoying thing i have ever seen. Constant popups.

10-29-2006, 06:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
JamesBart Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,372	Avg its what i was recommended on here so thats what ive stuck with and so far dont think ive had any real problems! touch wood though!!!

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