What virus scanner do you have? - Page 2

J2T · 10-04-2006, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by rhino56

they just found a huge flaw in FF which doesnt suprise me. its always been claimed to be such a safer browser but only because there wasnt enough people using it to make it worth hacking. as the user base grows it will also become more of a target.

Which is basically the same story with Macs. I haven't had a virus in about 8 years, but I think that is in large part do to just some basic awareness when using a PC. I have had neighbors and friends infected with numerous viruses, but that was mainly due to their kids just clicking and opening up anything.

aronmartin · 10-04-2006, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishboy

LOL man, you guys aren't very secure eh? Heh, but if you're not into any malicious activity I guess it's not that important to have a virus scanner... I'm used to hearing that virus scanners are almost a necessity w/ high-speed internet... guess not maybe?

Virus scanner is good but a good hardware firewall is probably more effective protection on high speed internet. You just have to have a good idea what is not safe to open in the first place.

Fishboy · 10-04-2006, 01:36 PM

About the Firefox "exploit":

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San Diego (CA) - The much reported Firefox vulnerabilities and exploits from the Toorcon computer security conference appear to be greatly exaggerated. A pair of hackers claimed to have found 30 undisclosed vulnerabilities on the popular browser and even boasted that they could execute malicious code. Now, one of the hackers, Mischa Spiegelmock, has apologized for the talk, saying that its main purpose was "to be humorous".

Full article here: http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/10/04/to..._exploit_nope/

So yeah, that's good news

Idiot hackers...

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Originally Posted by aronmartin

Virus scanner is good but a good hardware firewall is probably more effective protection on high speed internet. You just have to have a good idea what is not safe to open in the first place.

Yeah that is true... I have a wireless router, so I just let that act as a firewall rather than install annoying software that prompts you every 2 seconds.

rhino56 · 10-04-2006, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishboy

About the Firefox "exploit":

Full article here: http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/10/04/to..._exploit_nope/

So yeah, that's good news

Idiot hackers...

Yeah that is true... I have a wireless router, so I just let that act as a firewall rather than install annoying software that prompts you every 2 seconds.

i heard it was just a hoax in which i hope FF sues the pants of them for.

shellshock · 10-08-2006, 01:50 AM

I had Norton Internet Securty. Biggest waste of $$ ever. I ditched it and now use AVG free

DavidJa · 10-09-2006, 11:47 AM

used to use avg now use antivir kaspersky is also good

livewirerules · 11-16-2006, 05:58 AM

I use Kaspersky. Norton and Mcafee really suck.I had loads of problems with both of those AV softwares but now with Kaspersky everything is going smooth

Fishboy · 11-16-2006, 05:35 PM

Well, after going though two 30-day trials of NOD32, I decided that I didn't feel like paying for it, lol. I switched over to AntiVir and it caught a trojan (keylogger!) that NOD32 missed. The real-time scanner can also be easily disabled if I want to save resources for gaming (unlike NOD32). Needless to say, I'm sticking with AnitVir now. Glad it's free.

Also tried out this free online scanner from TrendMicro, and it caught 2 more things: housecall.trendmicro.com/

I don't think I'll ever pay for a virus scanner, hehe.

Sandman · 11-21-2006, 11:27 PM

I hear good things about NOD32, but I don't think that it's free?

How about ... what are some good free Virus programs?

Mark620 · 11-22-2006, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Sandman

How about ... what are some good free Virus programs?

Check out These:

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Originally Posted by PoisonWaffle

If/when I do a scan, it's always with AVG free...

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Originally Posted by shellshock

I had Norton Internet Securty. Biggest waste of $$ ever. I ditched it and now use AVG free

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Originally Posted by Fishboy

I'm sticking with AnitVir now. Glad it's free.

Also tried out this free online scanner from TrendMicro, and it caught 2 more things: housecall.trendmicro.com/

I don't think I'll ever pay for a virus scanner, hehe.

View Poll Results: What virus scanner do you have
Norton	2	10.00%
Mcafee	0	0%
Kaspersky	3	15.00%
NOD32	3	15.00%
BitDefender	1	5.00%
Other	11	55.00%
Voters: 20. You may not vote on this poll

10-08-2006, 01:50 AM	#15 (permalink)
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11-16-2006, 05:58 AM	#17 (permalink)
livewirerules Civilian Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 8	I use Kaspersky. Norton and Mcafee really suck.I had loads of problems with both of those AV softwares but now with Kaspersky everything is going smooth __________________ from Movies games Music Discussions to Download.Everything Is There http://vidznet.com Enjoy

11-16-2006, 05:35 PM	#18 (permalink)
Fishboy Sergeant Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: VA Posts: 336	Well, after going though two 30-day trials of NOD32, I decided that I didn't feel like paying for it, lol. I switched over to AntiVir and it caught a trojan (keylogger!) that NOD32 missed. The real-time scanner can also be easily disabled if I want to save resources for gaming (unlike NOD32). Needless to say, I'm sticking with AnitVir now. Glad it's free. Also tried out this free online scanner from TrendMicro, and it caught 2 more things: housecall.trendmicro.com/ I don't think I'll ever pay for a virus scanner, hehe. __________________ Dell Vostro 1500 Core 2 Duo T9300 (2.50GHz) 160GB SATAII Hard Drive (7200 RPM) 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 3GB RAM Windows XP Pro

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