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I had Security Essentials installed. Seemed to work ok, then I started getting viruses. Yesterday my daughter texted me saying the comp was showing a "Your computer is under attack. Clicked here to buy..." message.
So I thought "Crap", and remoted in. Downloaded AVG 2012 30 day trial, ran it, cleaned everything up nicely.
I had Trend for a while. I really liked it and never had a virus, but it started getting pricey. Maybe you get what you pay for.
Anyone have an recommendations for AV software?
Thanks
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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The anti-virus software is just another virus.
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I've been using the free version of AVG for years and have never had a problem.
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I use this on my work computer.... but I also would say I'm probably more computer savvy than the average consumer. If I had a dime for every time I've told someone "don't click on that!".
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Yeah whenever I fix a computer for a relative the first thing I notice is they have downloaded so much BS and installed it along with the Toolbars that the computer won't hardly run.
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Thanks Mike
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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I use Norton at home and AVG at work... bottom line is there really is no silver bullet. You have to be careful and be weary of any and all links and attachments.
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Trend is pricey, but they did upgrade their licensing - I still buy one copy/license a year but I can protect 3 devices with it. I've got the one license defending 3 PCs in the house, so that cuts the cost quite a bit - you can even include Android devices in the list of 3, last I read.
Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that. - George Carlin
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I guess it's worth noting Norton has similar licensing...
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In my experiance it is not what AV you use, rather the user action that is the main culprit. I have used used all types of Free and Paid AV for long time and I don't remeber a single moment that my system got infected, except
1. I had my son use the system for 2 weeks and boom it was infested with multiple malwares.
2. Second time I'd my sister-in-law use it to finish her "project" for couple weeks and it was loaded with loads of crap.
I have used the system as they handed them for long, long time. If the user is going to visit questionable sites, download crap-wares and install all kinds of add-ins and toolbars, there is nothing under the sun than can protect the system.
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Don't get McAfee.
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
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Norton Anti-Virus is big. I use it on a Vista32 box and have had a 2-year subscription that was renewed after initial purchase after a year ... with no hoops to jump through.
Very good interface; lots of stuff to see if inclined.
One technically gigantic downside -> can't be installed on Windows Server 2008 64-bit.
So, also have McAfee ... running on a couple of 64-bit boxes running Windows 7. They're alright ... I mean it's a subscription that has to be reupped now and again.
NAV has the most information though. If not 64-bit, go with them.
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When it gets a virus I wipe it and reinstall. Best virus scan ever. Don't let anyone, ever use my computer but me. I probably rely too much on Windows Defender, Firefox D/l virus scan, and a firewall but my machine actually runs and everything is backed up.
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Kevin Marois wrote: Yesterday my daughter texted me saying the comp was showing a "Your computer is
under attack. Clicked here to buy..." message.
What you have described sounds more like malware than a virus. MalwareBytes is free and very good for removing this kind of thing.
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I use Avast and SpyBotSD on my machines at home and have no problem, have not had a virus in 2 years. I would not recommend AVG at all. Most PCs infected with virii that I have seen had it installed.
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I'm using Nod32 at work and Avira (free version) at home. I like them both.
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I believe that it's preferable not to tell an unknown number people whom you don't know what security you have in place.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I tried, liked, and then licensed the EmsiSoft Anti-Malware on Win 7.
I have used their trial version on friends' computers to get rid of nasty root-kit infections that the Microsoft free security software could not recognize, let alone kill.
Recently EmsiSoft has partnered with BitDefender, and now proclaims it has "dual scanning engines;" I don't know how to evaluate that; I just know their AV software, and net monitoring, etc., work for me.
One thing to note about their product is that daily updates are usually a minimum of 12 megabytes, and are frequently much larger; I guess this means they are on the job. However, there's no real "cost" to me for this process, which can be done in "background mode," if you prefer, by setting a user preference in the UI.
For your information, I have appended the update report from today from EmsiSoft below.
best, Bill
Downloading Signature update...
Malware signatures (e_spyw.i12)
Downloading Signature update...
Malware signatures (emalware.000)
Downloading Signature update...
Malware signatures (engines.cvd)
Downloading Signature update...
Malware signatures (sdx.ivd)
Downloading Signature update...
Malware signatures (emalware.474)
Downloading Signature update...
Malware signatures (update.txt)
Downloading Signature update...
Malware signatures (variant.c01)
Downloading Signature update...
22898 Signatures: 19698 Trojans, 2906 Spywares, 294 Worms
Downloading Signature update...
29785 Signatures: 24836 Trojans, 4323 Spywares, 626 Worms
Downloading Signature update...
87251 Signatures: 79625 Trojans, 5893 Spywares, 1733 Worms
Downloading Signature update...
36580 Signatures: 31787 Trojans, 4231 Spywares, 562 Worms
Downloading Signature update...
75288 Signatures: 65705 Trojans, 6258 Spywares, 3325 Worms
Downloading Hosts blacklist...
Host blocker blacklist
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