antivirus programs

[Dozy_production 10+ year member]

Well i had norton but i have to pay for a new version? I know there were several threads about this in the past but couldnt find them when using the search button. I would basically want to get one free, that does the whole internet security package for free (lol a typical want) . Any suggestions?

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[Chevillac 5,000+ posts]

ewido, AVG, kaspersky

 

[bibby 5,000+ posts]

I've been overall happy w/ NAV2006. Only downfall i see is a 365day subscription.

 

[Dozy_production 10+ year member]

alrighty thanks. just want to see if there is a difference //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[AllStar1500bd 5,000+ posts]

Antivir is free and works as good as Symantec Corporate and has daily updates for free.

http://www.free-av.com/

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

i like zone alarm, pm me for a key.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

I run my ip adress completely demilitarized ports 0-60,000 are all directly forwarded to my comp, with no firewall, no antivirus, and no anti spyware, download torrents constantly, and browse the web, and i've never had a problem

the whole virus/spyware scare is blown way out of proportion, 99% of spyware that end up on your comp is installed intentionally (bundled with 'freebie' software) and they don't even know it, and virus aren't spread by cookies, they're sent in through e-mails, usually by doing stupid things like having outlook express automatically open e-mails when you single click on them, or by not disabling pictures/links on e-mails from unkown senders.

Use firefox for your web, use the plugin called 'split link' which decrypts javascript links of webpages, and restructures them to open the intended page directly, and use thunderbird for your e-mail, and disable automatic previews.

And lastly, i'd love to know what a hacker would want in YOUR computer for. They're not gonna bother trying every possible ip adress/gateway/port combination on your WAN ip adress for a 1/100 shot in finding YOUR credit card number. Hundreds, maybe they'd spend the time, but give me a break.

virus and spyware companies are capitalizing on the irrational fear that all the gremlins and bad guys on the web have some sort of vested interest in their computer.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

And BTW, to all the spooky hackers out there, i wrote this from work //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[project f-150 10+ year member]

I have used avg with great results.

 

[Stillmatic22 10+ year member]

Nod32 > All

 

[OdieTRP 10+ year member]

I got roadrunner and found out that AOL Broadband comes with it free; you just have to ask Time Warner to sign you up. AOL's security suite is run by McAfee and is updated every time you sign on; it's free and is part of the AOL software. It's the best deal I know of.

 

[deadboi77 10+ year member]

I use Fix-It 6.0

Been using it since 3.0.Totaly free updates and all.)One of the best 30 bucks i`ve ever spent at wally world

 

[Girard747 10+ year member]

Kaspersky is the best, bar-none. Anything made by Norton/Symantec is practically synonymous with no antivirus protection at all. PM me if you would like some help with finding some software, or talk to me on aim.

 

[AllStar1500bd 5,000+ posts]

Anything made by Norton/Symantec is practically synonymous with no antivirus protection at all.

Not true at all. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

http://www.freeav.com /thread