Best antivirus protection to go for
Apr 7, 2013, 1:10 pm
#76
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Go to this page
http://www.avg.com/us-en/utilities
Download the AVG remover, and try to run that. That cleans up stuff the uninstall misses in many cases like registry entries, etc. It should remove all traces.
Full instructions to run it are on this page
http://www.mytechguide.org/7871/how-...avg-antivirus/
http://www.avg.com/us-en/utilities
Download the AVG remover, and try to run that. That cleans up stuff the uninstall misses in many cases like registry entries, etc. It should remove all traces.
Full instructions to run it are on this page
http://www.mytechguide.org/7871/how-...avg-antivirus/
Apr 16, 2013, 5:34 am
#77
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I've heard good things about F-Secure but never used them.
I personally use Symantec Endpoint Protection (participating in a corporate home use program) and have been very happy with it.
Apr 16, 2013, 5:45 am
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I run ESet at home, been very happy with that.
Apr 16, 2013, 6:20 am
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SEP is much worse than Kaspersky. I have SEP on my company laptop, and it does the worst job of any AV system when it comes to CPU and HDD use. When you see that HDD light solid and your machine becomes unresponsive, look at the resource mgr and 99/100 times it's SEP eating up cycles and disk queue. (It should be doing this while the machine is idle).
I run ESet at home, been very happy with that.
I run ESet at home, been very happy with that.
Apr 16, 2013, 9:43 pm
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Avast is my go-to, after having both used and recommended AVG for home users for many years. Seems much more successful at detecting threats, while steering clear of the tools I often use as a system administrator that are often flagged as malicious or suspicious by overly aggressive AV suites.
Apr 17, 2013, 9:09 am
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I'm a big fan of Avast free nowadays too. I've been using it for the last 4 years without issues or complaint.
I abandoned Symantec for McAfee, and then McAfee for Avast, because AV software was noticeably affecting performance on machines already running resource-intensive applications.
Only downside to Avast for my use is lack of support for server OS without purchasing the enterprise version and administering via endpoints etc.
I abandoned Symantec for McAfee, and then McAfee for Avast, because AV software was noticeably affecting performance on machines already running resource-intensive applications.
Only downside to Avast for my use is lack of support for server OS without purchasing the enterprise version and administering via endpoints etc.
Apr 18, 2013, 7:41 pm
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I have one in my personal laptop and it is amazing. I write and debug a lot of code, SEP can be so aggressive on the code compilers that I've had to hack the registry to have it exclude scanning certain folders. Otherwise the realtime protection will slow my compiler so much that it gets errors. Unfortunately, our options are all locked out by our enterprise server, so I have to do some rogue workarounds in the registry to make it useable.
Apr 18, 2013, 8:24 pm
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I have to admit though... I'm embarrassed at the looks I get when I pull out that 230 watt power supply in the SkyClub!
Feb 19, 2014, 2:38 pm
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What's The Best Free Anti-Virus/Malware Software?
I'm not a techie by any measure, so I was wondering what the best set of programs to use are? Currently I protect my computer with AVG Free, Malaware Anti-Malware, and Spybot Search & Destroy. Is there anything I'm missing, and can I do a whole lot better than that?
Feb 19, 2014, 2:49 pm
#86
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I've been a long time user of Malwarebytes and been very happy with it, which you are already using. I know many people in the software business that highly recommend it I would stick with that one and keep it up to date, it has never failed me.
Feb 19, 2014, 5:52 pm
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So you can run all 3? I use Norton (on 1 machine; AVG on another), and Malwarbytesl; all their free versions. Should I get Spybot Search & Destroy to augment security? I am just worried about conflicts such as one of the programs saying it can't complete because of the other program(s).
Feb 19, 2014, 6:01 pm
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MalwareBytes' free version is good but beware that it doesn't do background scanning. You have to manually start a scan when you want to. This is not optimal protection.
I have been using Avast Free for the last few weeks. It's fine, though somewhat obtrusive. I also recommend Microsoft Security Essentials.
I have been using Avast Free for the last few weeks. It's fine, though somewhat obtrusive. I also recommend Microsoft Security Essentials.
Feb 19, 2014, 10:20 pm
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I use SpyHunter on all my computers. However it doesn't remove the recurring rootkits lately on my laptop. Scratching my head, I'm wondering if there is actually something that can remove the rootkits. I like SpyHunter and really gets the job done, but would like to get some feedback from others who are experts who use this program.
Feb 20, 2014, 1:19 am
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MalwareBytes' free version is good but beware that it doesn't do background scanning. You have to manually start a scan when you want to. This is not optimal protection.
I have been using Avast Free for the last few weeks. It's fine, though somewhat obtrusive. I also recommend Microsoft Security Essentials.
I have been using Avast Free for the last few weeks. It's fine, though somewhat obtrusive. I also recommend Microsoft Security Essentials.
Of the paid versions I rather like Advanced System Care