 DownTheShoreStronger Than The StormPremium
join:2003-12-02
Beautiful NJ
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Re: What AV are you running? said by Mele20: There is no way to run Win 8 as a limited user as it will drive you insane very quickly. It is FAR WORSE than even Vista in regards to UAC.
For Vista users, if you can find a copy of Norton Labs' UAC Tool somewhere, it works well, because it includes a check-box in the window for UAC to remember that a program is allowed, so you don't get repeated warnings about it every time you reopen the program. I've been using it for years on both computers - much less hassle than the original Windows UAC yet still does the job. It never went beyond the Labs' development, and from what I've read, doesn't work well on Win7 and beyond.
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 Link LoggerPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-29
Calgary, AB
kudos:3 | reply to Trooper
Microsoft Security Essentials, works great and doesn't eat all my CPU cycles or hog my memory.
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 LagzPremium
join:2000-09-03
The Rock
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said by OZO:None (and computers have never been infected for many years).
I play the role of AV for my computers. 
Same ....
We need another AV poll ... we haven't had one since 2011.....
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The best AV I've used has been a free one. I recommend Avira. |
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Avast Free on Windows 7 desktop
Avast Free on Windows 7 laptop
Avast Free on WinXP/SP3 desktop
MalwareBytes Pro on all three
To the comment about false positives with Avast, I have not seen this with any of my machines. Over the past 5 years there have been perhaps 5 or 6, which is not unreasonable in my opinion.
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 therube
join:2004-11-11
Randallstown, MD | reply to Trooper
None.
(Without having ever used it, if I were to put one on, I would chose Avira, depending on how bad the nags were. Don't recall where things stand in the current version?) |
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 MikePremium,Mod
join:2000-09-17
Pittsburgh, PA
kudos:1 | reply to Trooper
Windows is nod32.
10.8 is none. |
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 george357ius ad arma spondent libertasPremium
join:2009-09-18
Candler, NC
kudos:1 | reply to Trooper
MSE with a Malwarebytes free scan occasionally. Works great for me. |
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None, having SUA, SRP, DEP, SuRun, and UAC set to max on Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit. I'll run Sandboxie on-demand on occasion.  |
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join:2003-02-26
Ontario, CAN
kudos:10 | reply to Trooper
When it was released it was a mess. It came out of BETA far too early and most of the user contributed feedback that went into the BETA development of the product was either ignored or not implemented in time for the RTM. I see they have released an updated version... but you have to speak with Tim_Lopez via e-mail in order to get it. At any rate, NIS 2012 is solid for myself on Windows 7 64-bit.
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How has nobody said Bit defender? Anyways that's what I run along with comodo firewall and malware bytes. This is probably the best setup you can get considering comodo is the best firewall you can get and bit defender has won countless rewards for there detection rate. And people you know MSE and defender are not virus AV's anymore right? The last 2 years now they have failed all the test and have been put at the bottom. |
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DustynPremium
join:2003-02-26
Ontario, CAN
kudos:10 | said by rathb18 :How has nobody said Bit defender?
Did you read the thread? |
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 MarkAWBarry WhitePremium
join:2001-08-27
Canada
kudos:16 | reply to rathb18
said by rathb18 :How has nobody said Bit defender?
Twice it was said.
said by rathb18 :Yes I read it but no one else has mentioned it. Unless I missed a post.
I guess you should read the thread again because you missed it twice.
said by thewolfman:Bitdefender internet Security. Newegg had a two year subscription for free after rebate.
Love it.
said by Kerodo:BitDefender Free...
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join:2009-06-15
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said by PX Eliezer:AV is probably the [least] important part of a balanced security breakfast.
Hardware/router firewall, software firewall especially with malware defense, HIPS and/or other system hardening, keeping the OS and all software updated, running the OS with limited privileges, disabling Java, using broswers other than IE, disabling Javascript in your browsers, using the anti-malware features in your browsers, being careful on what e-mails you open, being careful when you plug someone else's flash drive or other data device into your machine, etc., etc....
By the time something reaches your AV, that's bad news if it hasn't been stopped by then....
Yes, it's simply amazing how far that some common sense and care will get ya !
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Though I have found that recently, the MSE has caught my fancy.
It doesn't bog down my PCs as much as most other AV apps would, and seems to do its job.
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Also, I would like to wring the neck of each and every general news announcer who does a piece on Internet security and preaches :
"Don't open emails/attachments from people who you don't know !"
While that sometimes can be good advice (though most of those are just SPAM), these semi-educated 'a little knowledge can be dangerous' types all plumb ferget to state that the vast majority of software pestilence comes from emails originating [allegedly, as per its 'From' field and subject line] from folks who you DO know, as most of these pests will find your name and email address in the 'contacts' list of some such person who was unlucky/careless enough to let their computer get infected first.
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said by Dustyn:When it was released it was a mess. It came out of BETA far too early and most of the user contributed feedback that went into the BETA development of the product was either ignored or not implemented in time for the RTM. I see they have released an updated version... but you have to speak with Tim_Lopez via e-mail in order to get it. At any rate, NIS 2012 is solid for myself on Windows 7 64-bit.
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Thanks for the information man.
Well, I decided to try NIS 2013 based upon positive feedback here. I have not run Norton/Symantec products in 10+ years. I said back then that I would NEVER run any of their products, I switched to Eset and never looked back. Well, until recently.
So I installed 2013 and it felt clunky. A few reboots later it was a bit better, but Live Update kept failing. After some research it appeared I was not alone, so I uninstalled NIS 2013 using the Norton uninstall tool and then installed NIS 2012. Was running good and Live Update was fine.
But due to curiosity and encouragement from a member over at Wilders, I decided to give 2013 another go. To my surprise, everything is running smooth and Live Update is working just fine. I can say that NIS 2013 is definitely lighter than 2012 and am surprised at what I am seeing by Symantec.
Moral of this story?
Never say never.
Please keep discussion ongoing as I like to chat about this kind of stuff anyways. As for the patch you linked me to, I don't feel I need it as this point in time so will wait until it hits me with their phased rollout process.
Cheers.
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 BabarPremium
join:2001-05-09
Washington | reply to Trooper
Emsisoft Anti-Malware on the main box, MSE on the others.
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 pizzDeath Penalty Please in NYPremium
join:2000-10-27
united state | reply to Trooper
I use MSE and MWB Paid. I would like to buy Vipre, but I'm wondering if anyone on these forums use/used it. |
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said by Babar:Emsisoft Anti-Malware on the main box, MSE on the others.
I assume that EAM is not "heavy" any more? I've run it in the past it, but it always just felt heavy on any system I've run it on. What are your specs?
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BabarPremium
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Washington | said by Trooper:I assume that EAM is not "heavy" any more? ... What are your specs?
I don't find it heavy at all. For instance, the background guard is using just 268K of RAM right now.
I'm running an i5-750 on a P55 mobo with 4GB of RAM.
Now that you've got me thinking about it, I'll run for a while tomorrow with it off and see if I notice a difference.
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