what anti virus software should i use

comptonsk8er · 09-13-2007, 11:20 PM

my mcaffe subscription expires in 30 days and i was wondering if its worth renewing or should i download a free program what are some good antivirus and spyware and fire wall programs and other programs

Nevakonaza · 09-13-2007, 11:30 PM

Avast is great...so is AVG and they have free versions.

But i use Nod antivirus (Paid) and i love it

TEKKA · 09-14-2007, 12:38 AM

I use AVG and its g8. Even better when its free.

jutnm · 09-14-2007, 02:01 AM

NOD 32 , takes up no RAM

DirtyD86 · 09-14-2007, 02:28 AM

avast is great. easy on system resources, updates itself and requires minimal user input but still offers great protection

Cheese · 09-14-2007, 03:18 AM

AVAST! its free and the best!

meanman · 09-14-2007, 03:59 AM

AVAST or avg both free and every bit as good as any paid for anti-virus program.

comptonsk8er · 09-14-2007, 05:12 AM

can u scan for virus's and defrag with both of those do they have firewalls

patrickv · 09-14-2007, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nevakonaza

Avast is great...so is AVG and they have free versions.

But i use Nod antivirus (Paid) and i love it

amen to that !!

Quote:

Originally Posted by jutnm

NOD 32 , takes up no RAM

amen, part 2 to that !!

and i don't think defragging is a good idea while running a scan

comptonsk8er · 09-14-2007, 07:10 AM

does it have a firewall can i still defrag and stuff whre can i find a list of the features

09-13-2007, 11:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
comptonsk8er Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 30	what anti virus software should i use my mcaffe subscription expires in 30 days and i was wondering if its worth renewing or should i download a free program what are some good antivirus and spyware and fire wall programs and other programs

09-13-2007, 11:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Inside my 500Se Benz Age: 19 Posts: 7,755	Avast is great...so is AVG and they have free versions. But i use Nod antivirus (Paid) and i love it __________________ Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8Ghz - Asus Silent Knight II MSI P35 Neo-F (45nm Ready) 3Gb GeIL DDR2 @ 800 Mhz (Dual channel) Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb with Glaciator cooler Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 7.1 WDC 400GB Sata II + 120Gb Slave = 520Gb total Sony 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM SATA Windows Xp Pro SP3\|Kaspersky IS 2009 Belinea o.display 22'' Widescreen (1680x1050)

09-14-2007, 12:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
TEKKA Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 717	I use AVG and its g8. Even better when its free. __________________ Laptop/Desktop MSI Megabook/Custom Build AMD Sempron 3600+/C2D E4600 @ 2.4 CorsairVS 2GB DDR2667/1GB DDR2667 200GB Hitachi 7200rpm/80GB Seagate barracuda 7200rpm 15.4" WXGA Glossy/ Samsung 151N Windows vista /Windows Xp

09-14-2007, 02:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
jutnm Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Anahiem Hills Posts: 1,511	NOD 32 , takes up no RAM __________________ 1. AMD ATHLON 4600 X2 ~ 2.4 GHz 2. HIS ATI RADEON 1650 IceQ Pro Turbo 512Mb 3. RAM- ADATA PC6400: 2Gbs 4. MOBO-MSI K9N6GM VClass SERIES 5. 550 WATT LOGYSIS PSU 6. MAXTOR 230 GB HDD 7. Windows Vista ULTIMATE 8. Logitech 5.1 X-530 Surround Sound System 9.Ultra eTorque ATX Case (provided by gf "P)

09-14-2007, 02:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
DirtyD86 Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: east coast Age: 22 Posts: 1,385	avast is great. easy on system resources, updates itself and requires minimal user input but still offers great protection __________________ MOBO: ASUS P5K-E/WiFi-AP - CPU: Core2Duo E4300 @ 3.0GHZ, 1333 FSB RAM: 3GB Kingston 800DDR2 - GPU: BFG 8800GT OC 512MB Sound: Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty Housing provided by Rosewill Currently playing: World of Warcraft (Notice the drop in post count lately :P )

09-14-2007, 03:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
Cheese banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 547	AVAST! its free and the best!

09-14-2007, 03:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
meanman Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: england Posts: 1,719	AVAST or avg both free and every bit as good as any paid for anti-virus program.

09-14-2007, 05:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
comptonsk8er Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 30	can u scan for virus's and defrag with both of those do they have firewalls

09-14-2007, 07:10 AM	#10 (permalink)
comptonsk8er Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 30	does it have a firewall can i still defrag and stuff whre can i find a list of the features

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