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11-29-09, 04:50 PM | #1 |
Silent Hunter
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Can anyone recomend some good Anti Virus software?
As the topic title suggests I am looking for some good Anti-Virus software to replace AVG free, as the AVGRS.exe process has recently decided it needs 80% of my CPU resources, even when AVG is Idle. I have trawled the web and it seems there is no simple solution for this problem. other than kill/disable the process.
So i figured I will jump ship and trash AVG. I am Looking for replacement AV software that is either Cheap or free and does a reasonable job, viruses dont bother me too much since I ghost my system drive every month or so. So if i get something truley nasty, i will simply recover from the last image. Anyway, all recomendations welcome - apart from Norton and McAffee, (I hate them both - for reasons too long and boring to explain here) Thanks guys |
11-29-09, 06:52 PM | #2 |
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Well I have had McAfee, AVG and quite a few others, I now have Avira Free personal edition & been using for the last couple of years with no hassles, very happy, I use this with XP, don't know about Vista or Win 7 though.
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11-29-09, 07:30 PM | #3 |
The Old Man
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I trashed AGV
It is not compatable with outlook 2007, now using AVAST free.
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11-29-09, 08:40 PM | #4 |
Admiral
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I've been using Avast for a long time now. It is really good and has saved me a number of times. I've only used AVG twice and never will again. I never recommend it, either. On one occasion it let a homepage hijacker slip through (a couple days after installing it). I don't remember what happened the second time, if it let something slip through or adversely affected my computer, but something messed up. I got rid of it for Avast.
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11-29-09, 10:33 PM | #5 |
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No Rootkit! and Malware
F-Secure Client Security.
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11-30-09, 11:45 AM | #6 | |
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Hello mate1
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11-30-09, 12:01 PM | #7 |
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This has already been posted and gave alot of choices.
Avast was a clear winner on All OS. Check link: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=158423 |
11-30-09, 12:54 PM | #8 | |
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If the Antivirus app..
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11-30-09, 04:12 PM | #9 |
The Old Man
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Avast! FTW.
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12-01-09, 04:40 AM | #10 |
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NOD32
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12-02-09, 01:13 AM | #11 |
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12-02-09, 06:01 PM | #12 |
Grey Wolf
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Kaspersky AntiVirus 8.0
Not free but definitely worth it!
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12-24-09, 09:26 AM | #13 |
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The new Norton 360 3.0 is quite good infact. Check out some of the reviews.
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12-24-09, 11:07 AM | #14 |
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Use Avast, Malewarebytes and of course your firewall.
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12-27-09, 10:33 AM | #15 |
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I know I said I would never use AVG again, but guess what I just installed? I still like Avast and recommend it to people with a computer not as possessed as mine. I had to remove Avast and figured AVG is better than no AV protection. I sure hope AVG won't start using 80% of my CPU like JU_88. Here's a little bit on why I got rid of Avast:
Every once in a while (been happening for a long time now) I would boot up my computer and the little Avast bubble in the system tray would appear with the red symbol as if it was disabled. When it first started happening, I would go to Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs - and choose Avast. From there I could do a repair and be on my way again (this was the solution I found on the Avast forums). Well, somewhere along the way it started affecting the bootup process. My computer would just hang. I would have to boot into Safe Mode to resolve the issue (been doing this for quite a while, too). Well, today just happened to do the same, except it didn't go too well. It has been at the back of my mind what would happen if Avast wouldn't repair. I found out today. I uninstalled it via Safe Mode and redownloaded it. Once installed and rebooted, the same thing happened. I uninstalled it again in Safe Mode and went crawling back to AVG. AVG has sure changed since I last used it (7.5 I think). Hopefully, I won't have any issues with it like I did Avast. Someday when I get a different computer I will probably go back to Avast. Right now, though, I am relegated to using AVG again. |
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