 mers2Premium,MVM
join:2004-03-20
USA
kudos:8 | [poll] Preferred Anti-Virus 2006
With a hats off to jabarnut  for last year's AV poll:
This year the AV poll is capable of multiple choices for those of you who use more then one AV. Tell us what your primary AV is and what you use for back up.
If you use a pay version, vote in the general category but please be specific as to why you like the added features of the pay version.
If you use an integrated suite, please vote for the AV that is inlcuded in the suite.
The option for online scanning should be chosen only if you use that alone for your AV protection.
Above all, tell us your experiences with the product you use, the level of protection provided, the amount of system resources used and any other information you feel is relevant.
If you don't use an AV at all we want to know that as well.
Thanks for your input. 
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Team Discovery
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 lilhurricaneIt all starts with one bananaPremium,Mod
join:2003-01-11
Purple Zone
kudos:54
 ·Comcast
Host:
TV over IP
Software
RCN
Inside Insight
Cellphones, Provid..
1 edit | Good job, mers2 !
McAfee user here, for years.
I guess mostly because other than 1 or two FP's I've never had issue with it.
I have it on a test box as well, and it's always intercepted what I've thrown at it. |
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 Santa FeI use Xfce, don't you wish Everyone did?Premium,ExMod 2002-7
join:2000-08-22
Freight Yard
kudos:2
·Mediacom
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Use the E-Trust EZ suite package myself. Has E-Trust Personal Firewall, E-Trust Pest Patrol, EZ AntiVirus, and E-Trust Anti-Spam. Works fine for me, and got it free thru Mediacom HSI. 
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 jabarnutLight Years AwayPremium,MVM
join:2005-01-22
Galaxy M31
kudos:2 | reply to mers2
Wow!
Only just now noticed the Polls have started...cool!
Very nice job mers2 ! (And the honorable mention is very much appreciated as well)
Ok..the topic at hand
My AV Program hasn't changed from last year.
Still using AVG on all my machines.
While it may not be the very best, it's free and it serves my purposes well.
I've also found (after comparing it to others in the past), that it's pretty easy on system resources, especially with a couple of my older machines.
I'm just a creature of habit I suppose.
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I had a life once.....now I have a Computer and a Modem. |
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 AMDUSERPremium
join:2003-05-28
Earth
kudos:1
 ·AT&T U-Verse
·RoadRunner Cable
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Good job mers2 ! 
AVG here, works well, and very light on system resources. |
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 StraphangerExpress is BackPremium,Mod
join:2001-12-08
Jackson Heights, NY
kudos:2
TV over IP
Other Manufacturers
New York
Audio/Video Chat
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Recent switched to NOD32 from NAV. Nice improvement over NAV and no messy activation to deal with. Might as well ditch Norton after so many years because there are more superior products out there on the market to replace nearly all of their bloated offerings.
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Please use all available doors...you have 33 to choose from. |
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 dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | reply to mers2
Avast for the Free alternatives.
KAV 6.0 for pay.
F-Prot because it will run on a server.
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Think outside the Fox... Opera |
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 RxdoxxPremium,Mod
join:2000-11-03
Middle River, MD
kudos:11
Software
Washington & Balti..
Philadelphia & Nor..
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AVG on one machine, Avast on the other. Occasionally Avast will hit something that I'm moving over there to storage from the AVG machine but not often.
One scans daily (AVG) with a resident shield, the other (Avast) looks as I move about on the system. Still undecided which I like better.
Used Panda's online scan once, know I un-checked the "offers" box, but that hasn't stopped the weekly spam (that my computer is infected) from them. (It wasn't infected).
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 MarkAWBarry WhitePremium
join:2001-08-27
Canada
kudos:16 | reply to mers2
Avast as my main on all my systems and bitdefender as backup. |
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Avast Home Edition free for 1-1/2 yrs now and wouldn't think of changing... Like the 'little guy' that talkes to me when he updates OR if something is found... 
Bitdefender8 free as an offline scanner... This seems to scan very deep into files and has served me well the past 6 months...
Rgds
Sherri
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Gateway GP7-667mhz Intel Pentium III, 15gig, 512mb WinXP-Pro SP2, MSN Dialup,
Firefox v1.5.0.3, IE 6.0 (Updates only) TBird v1.5; SPF 5.5.2710, Avast HE 4.7.827, Ad-Aware SE, Spybot, SpywareBlaster, A² Free, Ewido *Updated: 5-09-06 |
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 BuddelIf it ain't broke, don't fix it.Premium
join:2004-03-06
EU
kudos:3
1 edit | reply to mers2
NOD32 - that's what I use (support could be better)
KAV - that's what I would like to use, but I can't because it caused too many problems on my computer, so I had to uninstall it  (excellent support) |
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 mjhouserAddress is approximatePremium
join:2001-10-06
Portland, OR | reply to mers2
AVG Pro for 3 years now.. works great. |
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 PhuckerPremium
join:2001-09-12
Reno, NV | reply to mers2
AVAST!! all the way!
Never ever had a problem with it.
AVG on my POS Server tho. |
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 CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | reply to mers2
Voted for, AVG, EZ-Trust, and Avast, and none. Used all 3 in the past, never had any issues with them, just thought I would ride bareback for now |
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 KeizerI'M Your HuckleberryPremium,MVM
join:2003-01-20 | reply to mers2
Avast user here on all my PC's. I don't use a back up AV. When my AV tells me I have a virus, I usually use imaging software to purge it away. Got a nice trojan the other day, but it's gone now!
Good job on the poll mers2! |
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 antiseriousThe Future ain't what it used to bePremium
join:2001-12-12
Scranton, PA
1 edit | reply to mers2
... I'm almost embarrassed to admit, but ... after trying out three replacements in the last 3 months, I begrudgingly returned to eTrust as resident, with BitDefender 8 as on-demand backup ... like the product, don't like the company, hate the support ...
... nice job on the poll, mers ...
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 braynesPremium
join:2005-03-14
Waterville, ME
1 edit | reply to mers2
Yea I use Norton.
Bruce |
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SipSizzurpFo' ShizzlePremium
join:2005-12-28
Houston, TX
kudos:4 | reply to dadkins
Where do you find KAV 6.oh ? |
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 amysheehanPremium,VIP,MVM
join:1999-12-21
Huntington Beach, CA
kudos:9 | reply to mers2
Excellent job on the poll mers2
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 RazgrizPandora rocksPremium
join:2005-05-31
Fayetteville, NC | reply to mers2
I use Avast! Works well with my system, and it has a lot of features. Not to mention it's free!
Great job on the poll mers2. |
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