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Vista Newbie
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| well bit defender (after 30 day trial) got a little slow and started hurting my PC performance. Right now I'm using Zone alarm beta. Very good so far. I'll report back when I have more.
Give them nothing, But take from them.....EVERYTHING!!!!! |
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Last Login: 8/10/2007 9:46:41 AM
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| Ive tried allsorts over the years, my fav. Kaspersky which ive got on XP.
But im new to Vista, only installed it last night.
Having a look round to see whats compatable with Vista 1st.
Not to keen on Avast, id rather have AVG but at the moment ive got Microsofts OneCare.
Its now got the 100% Rating it needs. (someone posted earlier about it been no good)
Its been updated and passed with flying colours.
Ill try it for the 120days then ill probably go with my old trusted combo of Zonealarm Firewall,Kaspersky. But Zone alarm isnt ready for Vista yet so im having to wait n look elsewhere |
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Last Login: 9/28/2007 11:59:13 PM
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| I am using Kaspersky Internet Security v 7.0 which has the anti-virus built in  and I have never been into attacks with Kaspersky + Windows Firewall turned on + Windows Defender
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| I am using Norton 360, 3 pack on Vista and two XP machines, I also use MS OneCare on 2 XP machines.
I have had no problems with either but I actually prefer Norton 360. As compared to lots of other versions of Symantec products I've run over the years, 360 appears to put far less load on the system and seems to be pretty effective.
I have no complaints about either one, except of course for the fact that they aren't' free!
Steve
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MSI N9600GT 512mb DDR3 Video
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AMD Hooligan
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| Avast hands down free,effective and lightweight. Kapersky and 360 both are absolute system hogs in comparison.
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I want you all to cry into a small tupperware container and send it to me. I will keep them all in a nice big box labeled "people who cry about Windows" it's a very large box filling up fast. Once it's full me and Bill Gates will make Sorrowful Beer with it and enjoy it's bittersweet taste. |
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| | I still use Grisoft AVG, it is unsurpassed in detection of any other, updates more frequently and causes no conflicts or system errors, unlike Norton's stuff which is as near being 'system take over'-ware as it's possible to get. I agree Avast is also very good, I have used it on some machines as a users preference, if they have no preference I install AVG and have almost no complaints or virus problems from peeps I have built for, apart from one recently which I couldn't understand until I got my hands on it, some one had told him AVG was crap (had to be because it was free!) so he removed it and installed..............yep, Norton system works or whatever, he had virus, trojans and other stuff aplenty and after a wipe and reinstall, wasn't worth the time and effort of cleaning up, he asked me to put AVG in, which I did, he phones me regularly to let me know how virus free he's been since. Obviously these are my personal experiences and I don't put down or belitle anyone using what in their experience is good for them, if it does what you want it to, then it's gotta be right......right ? 
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| AmericanNightmare (9/1/2007)
Avast hands down free,effective and lightweight. Kapersky and 360 both are absolute system hogs in comparison.
I've been wanting to take a look at this, willing to try it. Do you have a URL where it can be found?
Tnx
Steve
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P Mother Board
Intel E6850 Processor @ 3.4ghz
8gb DDR2 1066mhz OCZ Platinuml Dual channel ram
MSI N9600GT 512mb DDR3 Video
Aspire Xdiscover case with lots of fans
Antec 650Watt PSU, 1tb and 750 gb SATA HD's, 2 Samsung DVD writers with Vista Ultimate/64bit and Win7 Ultimate/64bit RC
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AMD Hooligan
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| Here ya go steve. http://www.avast.com/eng/programs.html
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I want you all to cry into a small tupperware container and send it to me. I will keep them all in a nice big box labeled "people who cry about Windows" it's a very large box filling up fast. Once it's full me and Bill Gates will make Sorrowful Beer with it and enjoy it's bittersweet taste. |
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| blackhat (8/19/2006)
nothing on vista. the only thing it does is slowing down the computer. on xp I use AVG because it's free. I used norton antivirus but that make the pc run sloooow.
Not using antivirus is an extremely bad idea. It's highly likely that you're already infected. Your machine could already be part of a botnet under control of somebody else, and you'd never know. Install some antivirus asap.
NOD32 is a good lightweight solution, although it's not free. Avast is pretty good if you don't want to pay. |
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Last Login: 10/23/2007 8:31:02 AM
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| I hate avast, I think the interface is so crap!!!
Seriously, I hate all Antivirus as none of them have a good interface or the features are poor, the good ones with these things end up being the poorest virus checker in tests, they just look good. |
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