Best ANTI-VIRUS Software

PhilX2 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 20, 2005 12:17 am

Hello

Am having some trouble with my pc its being very slow lately and am guessing it because it has zero anti-virus software installed. I am guessing its a virus of some sort because my spec speed wise are fine 3.0ghz intel and 1gigg of ram. So am putting a pole up please as many replys as you all can

Any one who clicks other please name which software

Pants · **Posted:** Sun Feb 20, 2005 12:32 am

well i use a freebie antivirus that updates very quickly and no probs for 3 years using it so confidently recommend it http://www.free-av.com/

and use spybot search and destroy regular and adaware occasionally $\o$

Smudge · **Posted:** Sun Feb 20, 2005 1:12 am

I use same as Al and no probs here either. Also use Spybot and adaware. Once a month or so i go to http://housecall.trendmicro.com/houseca ... t_corp.asp as it will occasionally find something the others have missed.

HTH

Luv Smudger

[fP]shOrtie** · **Joined:** Fri Oct 31, 2003 7:38 pm **Posts:** 671

ATM im using Bitdefender 8 Pro. In Germany we had a test about all the AntiVirus Software and BitDefender had the most points. For ppl who will be sure, its also good to use two diffrent programms. The most effective software is AVG ANTIVIR xxx, the problem is thats its slow down the computer. If u have a fast CPU and enough RAM, u can use both.

Im also using SpyBot, XPAntiSpy, TuneUp Utilities and Ontrack FixIt Utilities to manage all antiSpy Software and Registy Data. But be careful if u dont understand the registry of WINDOWS, it could damage your PC.

FrediDoo · **Posted:** Sun Feb 20, 2005 1:31 pm

On my old comp I used to use Norton Antivirus 2002 but it made our computer really slow. Not sure how it'd run on a computer with a spec like yours but may be worth a try because its quite a nifty scanner v55

Also tried AVG antivirus about a year ago, which was pretty nice I guess, but at the time there wasnt a feature (that I could find) that'd let you remove viruses from individual folders, without running a full system scan. Since it used to take about a year to run a full system scan..AVG didnt stay very long on my computer

Currently using Avast! Antivirus: http://www.download.com/Avast-Home-Edit ... ag=lst-0-1 and have no complaints so far. Its free (yay) but requires registration to use (takes about 2 minutes). It hasnt missed a thing in terms of viruses (I think) and doesnt eat up the system resources.

Happy hunting $\o$

[fP]Crazyboris · **Posted:** Sun Feb 20, 2005 7:57 pm

Last week i had 64 viruses (including spywares) on my pc.

Ive downloaded the latest version of avg(its free) and it seems to be very good and effective...yeah but shortie is right...its a bit slower than the others but really good i think.

I also use spyhunter (latest version), its really effective vs spywares..and its fast as well....

[fP]HardKiller · **Posted:** Sun Feb 20, 2005 8:05 pm

i use Bitdefender (the best imo), adaware, avg, spysweeper, spybot, this one too : and norton 2005

[fP]shOrtie** · **Joined:** Fri Oct 31, 2003 7:38 pm **Posts:** 671

The best u all can do, is using LINUX

If you're unsing Windows u should make a second account without any Access (only for Internet). Should also help a lot

Cyan · **Joined:** Tue May 18, 2004 11:38 pm **Posts:** 953

I don't know the best as I've only really ever used Norton. But then I only use Norton because it comes with systemworks '05. For spyware I use Adaware/Spybot.

No problems, yadda yadda

DictatoR · **Posted:** Mon Feb 21, 2005 3:19 pm

|o| I use none of them 8(7

Just format ze pc when it gets infected $\o$

[fP]Kennie · **Posted:** Mon Feb 21, 2005 3:26 pm

DictatoR · **Posted:** Mon Feb 21, 2005 4:10 pm

[fP]HardKiller · **Posted:** Mon Feb 21, 2005 5:07 pm

Robson · **Posted:** Tue Mar 22, 2005 12:38 pm

the best antyvir is format c

cheap and quick are scaners on-line, and of course Ad-Aware SE Personal for spyware

GTSR · **Posted:** Tue May 24, 2005 9:14 pm

The Microsoft AntiSpyware (in beta, still) works wonders for me. That and SpyBot combined do a great job.

[fP]WRENCH · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2005 12:15 am

Dont think much of AVG. Put it on a friends pc...he ran it for a couple of months then complained he was getting 100's of emails. Turned out he had some kind of mass mailing virus on his PC that was sending the same spam to 100's of PC's and it was doing it by sending random email addresses....the ones that didnt exist were getting returned to him!!!. AVG found only 1 thing and couldnt remove it either. I uninstalled it, put my faithful Norton on and it then found another 4 different virus that AVG had said nothing about

Took a while but with Norton and some registry work we kicked it all into shape. Not keen on Microsofts 'effort' at antispyware either... the one I tried when it was first released happily sat their as I started to get things turn up on my PC. Spybots not bad for rooting out some things and AdAwares pretty good at getting rid of other stuff.
In the end Id say Shortie is right though... try to use more than one program to keep all these nasties out as Ive not seen one that does it all !!

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