Best antivirus protection to go for
Apr 6, 2014, 9:40 pm
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After faithful use of Norton, I'm surprised that Norton acts like a virus reminding me to renew. Not impressed, and not going back.
May 10, 2014, 5:15 pm
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What should I go for between a basic Ant-Virus, an "Internet Security" suite, and something like an all around suite like Norton 360?
And does anyone have some reviews of the following?:
ESET
F-Secure
Panda
Trend Micro
Webroot
Vipre
I don't plan to go back to Avast, AVG or Norton. Avast and AVG were just hard for me to navigate through. Too many menus I couldn't understand.
And does anyone have some reviews of the following?:
ESET
F-Secure
Panda
Trend Micro
Webroot
Vipre
I don't plan to go back to Avast, AVG or Norton. Avast and AVG were just hard for me to navigate through. Too many menus I couldn't understand.
May 12, 2014, 7:53 am
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http://www.techspot.com/news/56656-s...s-is-dead.html
May 12, 2014, 6:09 pm
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I wonder if MS is trying to make MSE more effective with more frequent updates. I manually check updates several times a day and noticed int he past couple of months, there have been more and bigger updates. I'm assuming a single new definition is in the 40-60kB range and these use to come out 3-4x daily. These past few weeks, I've been seeing new updates in the 3-600 kB size with the occasional one in the MB range.
Of course, doesn't help when the automatic updates only run once daily.
Of course, doesn't help when the automatic updates only run once daily.
May 13, 2014, 3:15 pm
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What should I go for between a basic Ant-Virus, an "Internet Security" suite, and something like an all around suite like Norton 360?
And does anyone have some reviews of the following?:
ESET
F-Secure
Panda
Trend Micro
Webroot
Vipre
I don't plan to go back to Avast, AVG or Norton. Avast and AVG were just hard for me to navigate through. Too many menus I couldn't understand.
And does anyone have some reviews of the following?:
ESET
F-Secure
Panda
Trend Micro
Webroot
Vipre
I don't plan to go back to Avast, AVG or Norton. Avast and AVG were just hard for me to navigate through. Too many menus I couldn't understand.
May 13, 2014, 6:15 pm
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May 15, 2014, 7:11 am
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Anyone? I'm confused on what to choose. My sincerest apologies if my bumps seem annoying. I just need some helpful tips and advice. Thanks.
May 15, 2014, 11:46 am
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Stay away from the terrible ones. Get one of the good ones. There's already plenty of information in this very thread for you to make up your mind.
May 16, 2014, 6:52 am
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I'm pretty much already decided on the brand. The type is the only thing that confuses me. For example: Norton has Norton 360, Norton Internet Security, and Norton Anti-Virus. I won't be going with Norton but I just used them as an example. I'm not sure what to go for between a basic Anti-Virus, an Internet Security suite, and a complete suite like Norton 360. I skimmed the thread but majority of it was arguments between Windows and Mac and doesn't really answer my question. 
May 23, 2014, 3:56 pm
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I'm pretty much already decided on the brand. The type is the only thing that confuses me. For example: Norton has Norton 360, Norton Internet Security, and Norton Anti-Virus. I won't be going with Norton but I just used them as an example. I'm not sure what to go for between a basic Anti-Virus, an Internet Security suite, and a complete suite like Norton 360. I skimmed the thread but majority of it was arguments between Windows and Mac and doesn't really answer my question.
Internet Security I am not sure
Now here's where many will disagree with me. I say do not buy any anti-virus program there are excellent free version available. I have been using Microsoft Security Essentials for years on windows 7 and now on 8 and 8.1. I have also recommended this to many others and we all have 1 thing in common none of us have gotten a single virus since we started using this free product. This includes college students that may not be very vigilant about what they do on the net.
To replace other thing Norton 360 may do look at the free version of Glary Utilities and for software removal the free version of REVO uninstaller.
May 24, 2014, 8:15 am
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In general, I've found antivirus products to be sufficient, with the added functionality of internet security suites to be unnecessary. Your home router should be acting as a sufficient firewall, and the built in Windows Firewall on top of that is plenty. The other performance management tools that come with a package like Norton 360 can be downloaded for free elsewhere should you actually have a need for them.
That said, because of sales or promotions, sometimes internet security suites are the same price or cheaper than a company's plain old antivirus package (i.e. Norton Antivirus vs. Norton 360). Usually if you get a suite, you can choose which components you want to install, so there's usually no harm in buying an internet security suite even if you're only going to use part of it.
That said, because of sales or promotions, sometimes internet security suites are the same price or cheaper than a company's plain old antivirus package (i.e. Norton Antivirus vs. Norton 360). Usually if you get a suite, you can choose which components you want to install, so there's usually no harm in buying an internet security suite even if you're only going to use part of it.
Dec 17, 2014, 8:03 am
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Anyone have thoughts on Panda?
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best...ware.htm#Panda
Any recent updates on best freeware antivirus? Especially ones that are the least intrusive in terms of nags to upgrade and needing little/no user input? (Doing tech support for a set-it-and-go friend)
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best...ware.htm#Panda
Any recent updates on best freeware antivirus? Especially ones that are the least intrusive in terms of nags to upgrade and needing little/no user input? (Doing tech support for a set-it-and-go friend)
Dec 17, 2014, 8:37 am
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Note that the Norton question regarding NIS, 360, etc., is now moot as everything is simply in the new Norton Security. On Black Friday I picked up a 5-device license for under $20. Most of the reviews that I've read have it as Top Rated, Editors Pick, etc.
In av-comparative's latest test, Panda received 2 stars, behind 9 with 3 stars, ahead of 6 with 0 or 1 star, tied with 6 others. So mid-pack performance.
In av-comparative's latest test, Panda received 2 stars, behind 9 with 3 stars, ahead of 6 with 0 or 1 star, tied with 6 others. So mid-pack performance.
Dec 17, 2014, 8:52 am
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Good luck with Norton. Twice in the last six months one of its updates so screwed up mine and a family member's computer that it was impossible to connect to the internet on any adapter (wifi, ethernet, or WWAN) and much futzing with command line resets of Winsock, etc., was required (hours of work) to get back online. ScottC can confirm that he has seen similar issues.