Virus protection.

Phil · 1st December 2006, 18:43

I bought a new laptop a couple of months ago, and it came with a trial version of norton, which is about to expire. I am given the opion to buy an updated subscription, but was wondering, I've been told that Norton isn't the best and is just very good at eating up performance, so with this in mind, what is the best virus checker to get? My computer knowledge is very poor, I have heard of McAffee. Cheers.

Ken · 1st December 2006, 19:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil

I bought a new laptop a couple of months ago, and it came with a trial version of norton, which is about to expire. I am given the opion to buy an updated subscription, but was wondering, I've been told that Norton isn't the best and is just very good at eating up performance, so with this in mind, what is the best virus checker to get? My computer knowledge is very poor, I have heard of McAffee. Cheers.

I use the free edition of AVG and never had any problems with it http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

Ken

BMC123 · 1st December 2006, 20:11

I second that, I have used AVG free edition on all my PC's and never a problem. To be honest, its more about Trojans and spyware these days, and again a simple free program like spywareguard/blaster and a firewall in the shape of the free edition of zone alarm (plus a bit of common sense) and I find Thats all I need. Although having said that, I am the only user of this PC, and I would imagine if more than one family member is using your PC, things can get a bit scary, especially if they venture into torrents and other p2p sites.

here are the current links for the above mentioned software

Zonealarm
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/conten...eeDownload.jsp

Spyware Blaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html

SpywareGuard
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html

AVG Free
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/.../lng/us/tpl/v5

Tatts · 1st December 2006, 22:29

AVG Free finishes in January though doesn't it?

Nomis · 1st December 2006, 22:34

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Originally Posted by Tatts

AVG Free finishes in January though doesn't it?

The current one does yes but the new one 7.5 is still free.

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti.../lng/us/tpl/v5

I have it too and always take nortons off any pc I visit as it is so resource hungry it should have a health warning!

Simon.

Tatts · 1st December 2006, 22:37

Guess I should have read the pop-up that it has been displaying properly then!

Anyway, I'm ok. Just finished a reformat & reinstall and downloaded the latest AVG (which is 7.5). Sorted!

Phil · 2nd December 2006, 12:07

If AVG is free, how do they make money? Nothing good if free surely?

Tatts · 2nd December 2006, 12:11

The free version is quite basic, but I've been using it for years, and not had a virus. However, I do take sensible precautions.

The free version is probably subsidised by subscriptions to their full version.

Ken · 2nd December 2006, 15:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil

If AVG is free, how do they make money? Nothing good if free surely?

Its very good but like all anti-v its only good if its updated which is most days

I use AVG anti-virus......free

Zone alarm firewall........free

CC cleaner ......free

Ad-aware.........free

Nick Hoare · 3rd December 2006, 12:42

I use AVG free and ZoneAlarm (Free) and both work very well together.
Never had any problems with either of them.

1st December 2006, 18:43	#1
Phil This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wales Posts: 12,227 Thanks: 469 Thanked 523 Times in 241 Posts	Virus protection. I bought a new laptop a couple of months ago, and it came with a trial version of norton, which is about to expire. I am given the opion to buy an updated subscription, but was wondering, I've been told that Norton isn't the best and is just very good at eating up performance, so with this in mind, what is the best virus checker to get? My computer knowledge is very poor, I have heard of McAffee. Cheers. __________________

1st December 2006, 20:11	#3
BMC123 Posted a thing or two 2004 1.8 Connoisseur SE, 1999 XJ8 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,163 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I second that, I have used AVG free edition on all my PC's and never a problem. To be honest, its more about Trojans and spyware these days, and again a simple free program like spywareguard/blaster and a firewall in the shape of the free edition of zone alarm (plus a bit of common sense) and I find Thats all I need. Although having said that, I am the only user of this PC, and I would imagine if more than one family member is using your PC, things can get a bit scary, especially if they venture into torrents and other p2p sites. here are the current links for the above mentioned software Zonealarm http://www.zonelabs.com/store/conten...eeDownload.jsp Spyware Blaster http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html SpywareGuard http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html AVG Free http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/.../lng/us/tpl/v5 __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Last edited by BMC123; 1st December 2006 at 20:15.. Reason: added software links

2nd December 2006, 12:07	#7
Phil This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wales Posts: 12,227 Thanks: 469 Thanked 523 Times in 241 Posts	If AVG is free, how do they make money? Nothing good if free surely? __________________

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Nick Hoare Loves to post Rover 75 1.8 Conn SE Auto (54) Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sheffield Posts: 269 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I use AVG free and ZoneAlarm (Free) and both work very well together. Never had any problems with either of them. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] N i c k

1st December 2006, 22:29	#4
Tatts This is my second home MG6 TL Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tarn Posts: 5,269 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 37 Posts	AVG Free finishes in January though doesn't it?

1st December 2006, 22:37	#6
Tatts This is my second home MG6 TL Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tarn Posts: 5,269 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 37 Posts	Guess I should have read the pop-up that it has been displaying properly then! Anyway, I'm ok. Just finished a reformat & reinstall and downloaded the latest AVG (which is 7.5). Sorted!

2nd December 2006, 12:11	#8
Tatts This is my second home MG6 TL Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tarn Posts: 5,269 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 37 Posts	The free version is quite basic, but I've been using it for years, and not had a virus. However, I do take sensible precautions. The free version is probably subsidised by subscriptions to their full version.