Is paid-for anti-virus software worth the money or is Free AVG or Avira OK?
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PohTayToez
Active Member
You should definitely go with AVG or Avira rather than Norton or McAfee, although I believe that there might be some issues with using the free version for commercial use.
Euklid
Member
Most important - backup your files on a daily basis. Nothing sucks more than
losing an entire database of client information and/or transactions.
Keep stupid people away from the computer. You want something to disallow
downloading and installation of EXE files. You can accomplish this by only
giving your employees access to limited accounts (instead of administrative).
You should probably invest in Kaspersky - $60 a year, discount for multiple
machines and multiple years.
losing an entire database of client information and/or transactions.
Keep stupid people away from the computer. You want something to disallow
downloading and installation of EXE files. You can accomplish this by only
giving your employees access to limited accounts (instead of administrative).
You should probably invest in Kaspersky - $60 a year, discount for multiple
machines and multiple years.
Thanks for the help. I've heard the Bit Defender is pretty good. What do you think? Lol, I'm using a Mcaffe Trail version that came with my new office PC. What's wrong with them? It's a bit worrying that every day when I come to work and boot up my PC, Mcaffe updates its virus definitions. I hope one doesn't slip through the cracks one of these days. Instead of buying external hard disks for each of the three office PCs, what about using Apple's Time Capsule? I use Avira and AVG on the other PCs.
To quote Grisoft's site:
"AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is only available for single computer use for home and non commercial use."
This means you should use a paid-for anti-virus because otherwise you're breaking the T&C's they've set down. NOD32 by Eset s good, but it can be a little more expensive than others...
"AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is only available for single computer use for home and non commercial use."
This means you should use a paid-for anti-virus because otherwise you're breaking the T&C's they've set down. NOD32 by Eset s good, but it can be a little more expensive than others...
bomberboysk
Active Member
+1, and actually if your running avg on a business computer you are breaking their tos which has been stated earlier. Kasperky internet security is the best antivirus out there imo.
Helpful information. But what about Bitdefender? My boss can afford that stuff but I'm phobic of being fired (and the recession doesn't help things). I'm probably the worst employee a company can have. I will go no further. So I'm trying to save him money big time. Thanks for the posts.
Bodaggit23
Active Member
This is a false statement.
It will update itself every hour if you leave the settings default.
TFT
VIP Member
Would you rather it didn'tPerhaps you should pass this quest on to someone more knowledgeable, personal or business data should always be backed up.
New one on me
Euklid
Member
YES, BACKUP!
My brother has an office with 4 computers. In November the big-bad-trojan
disabled two of his computers to the point they wouldn't boot in safe mode. He
was calling me saying - "Hey, I see a black screen. What can I do here? This
computer has all my employee files on it."
I said something along the lines of "Go f*** yourself and quit wasting my time."
I told him many times to invest $100 in an external USB Hard-Drive so he could
back up his files, but that was too much of an expense for him...
Listen - you either pay up front for the protection, or you pay two or three
times as much when shit hits the fan. And which will be a bigger loss to your
boss - the $120 for 3 computers for anti-virus and $100 for an external HDD,
or the cost of recovering data and replacing dead computers? I don't know
what type of files or information your company deals with so it's up to you
to decide if it is worth the investment.
He ended up sending the computers to Dell for repair, three months later, he
still hasn't received them back, and he has never recovered any of the data.
My brother has an office with 4 computers. In November the big-bad-trojan
disabled two of his computers to the point they wouldn't boot in safe mode. He
was calling me saying - "Hey, I see a black screen. What can I do here? This
computer has all my employee files on it."
I said something along the lines of "Go f*** yourself and quit wasting my time."
I told him many times to invest $100 in an external USB Hard-Drive so he could
back up his files, but that was too much of an expense for him...
Listen - you either pay up front for the protection, or you pay two or three
times as much when shit hits the fan. And which will be a bigger loss to your
boss - the $120 for 3 computers for anti-virus and $100 for an external HDD,
or the cost of recovering data and replacing dead computers? I don't know
what type of files or information your company deals with so it's up to you
to decide if it is worth the investment.
He ended up sending the computers to Dell for repair, three months later, he
still hasn't received them back, and he has never recovered any of the data.
tlarkin
VIP Member
Norton's corporate products are way better than their consumer products. If this is for a business you should buy a license that way you get updates and support. You never know when you may have to call or email someone for support on a product, and if you don't own valid licenses then you don't get any support.