C0deZer0
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| [Need] New Antivirus
Well, that's it... I need some recommends for a new antivirus.
A year and a half ago I had found this one "antivirus" roundup that did scans with several antivirus programs, and among them, McAfee was one of the ones that seemed to be the most sensitive, being one of the ones to find the most real viruses on this test machine that I actually heard of.
Well, unfortunately I haven't seen anything like that since, and now I really need for something that can be very powerful for scanning viruses, without lagging my machine up too much.
Why do I want to switch from McAfee badly?
Because they're using it. I refuse to do business with any company that will do business with AOL. So I need your help guys... and I don't know where to begin looking. 
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jfgnet
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clubs: | Have you looked at this »PC-Cillin suite - free after rebates |
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lilhurricane
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| reply to C0deZer0
Hiya C0de 
The Security Forum ran a poll not too long ago:
»[Poll]: What AV software Do you use?
There's a bunch of A/V programs listed and the reasons why people like them.
I, personally use McAfee, have for years. Find it works for me just fine.
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C0deZer0
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| reply to jfgnet
But is it any good?
See, if there was another review like that one that did that "testPC/antivirus shootout", it wouldn't be this hard for me to decide... but I haven't seen anything like that since I already went to McAfee.
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jfgnet
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1 edit | PC-Cillin (Trend Antivirus) is a good antivirus, it is not the best but is good. We use the corporate edition at work. Free for the suite is a great deal |
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Stooges Fan
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My favourite is Kaspersky5 . It is easy to configure and scans all POP e-mail as you download to your pc. You can set it for automatic system scans and automatic updates (as often as every three hours). Once set you can forget about it.
That's my 2cents.
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gate1975mlm
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Philadelphia, PA | I think Avast! is one of if not the best. |
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fegul
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| reply to C0deZer0
said by C0deZer0  : But is it any good? See, if there was another review like that one that did that "testPC/antivirus shootout", it wouldn't be this hard for me to decide... but I haven't seen anything like that since I already went to McAfee. PC-cillin was voted in PCworld (last month) the best security suite out of Mcafee and Norton. I've used it before, and it is pretty comprehensive. Scans for spyware too.
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jmn1207
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| reply to C0deZer0
C0deZer0,
You ever had a virus? In the last 10 years? The last virus I had was the keypress virus that I got from an Earl Weaver Baseball game's 5 1/4" floppy disk that was purchased, new, at Egghead Software. I was able to fix it manually without too much trouble. How about you? Are continuously attacked by virii? Do you consider yourself to be lucky that you had McAfee to save you form a malicious attack?
If the data you have is not considered as precious as the soul-corrupting One Ring, don't sweat it. Get something that is cheap and familiar. It will do the job, trust me. If you are attempting to secure a network for a business, then you might wish to look elsewhere for your security protection than basically an entertainment forum.
My Op only. Don't be hating. |
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C0deZer0
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| Not necessarily virii, but every now and again, I end up finding a trojan or worm, that McAfee usually takes care of... but then again, now that they are with AOL, how can I trust them from blocking these things that AOLers usually use anyway?  :p
It might not be like a ton of bank records or something, but I consider my data important enough to at least want to have something to protect it.
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jfgnet
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3 edits | If you're worried more about Worms, and Trojans, why not us an AntiTrojan. BOClean, TDS, and TrojanHunter sell good AT's with lifetime updates. One License of BOClean allows you to use on all your PC's. TH and TDS is a per machine license. |
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jmn1207
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Reston, VA | reply to C0deZer0
The only thing I despise about McAfee is how to pronounce it properly. Mc Af ee or Mc af ee. |
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lilhurricane
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| said by jmn1207 :The only thing I despise about McAfee is how to pronounce it properly. Mc Af ee or Mc af ee. Don't be hating 
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ReVeLaTeD
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San Diego, CA | reply to fegul
PCC is just hard to get rid of if you ever plan to get rid of it. I also had a problem with the email scanner freezing from time to time. |
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illJazz
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switzerland | reply to C0deZer0
Check this out: »A/V Top 10
Might help.
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Sat_Man
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| reply to C0deZer0
CZ try these out. I use them and they work great together, not too bad for free. I also run NAV and AVG usually catches things first.
AVG »free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/4
AntiVir »www.free-av.com/index.htm |
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mjmsr
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I used to be a McAfee diehard....until I bought Avast.....
Try it, they have a free version!
Mike |
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cocothebean
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| reply to C0deZer0
I used to use Mcafee (mc a fee) till I discovered that it didn't like windows (95 - 98) all the time.
I then switched to Norton 2003, which I like a lot.
But I do not like the newer version of Norton.
So I'll be going with AVG as soon as my norton expires. |
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C0deZer0
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Well, for what it's worth, I managed to get BitDefender 8, which seems to also include a crapload of extra protection software, including a firewall and an anti-registry-changing thing (reminded me of spybot's system-settings protection).
So far it's proving to have a crapload of features and replacing a lot of the stuff I usually would have downloaded.  Me likey! 
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NightLinks
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Bronx, NY | I don't see what mcafee has to do with AOL and you not wanting to use it because aol is giving it away for free and you having to pay for it? |
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