Antivirus recommendations
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So, my AVG trial just ended. I'm wondering if I should buy it ( I find it is a CPU hog ), or if there are better options ? If the best option is free, that would be nice, but I'm not one of those guys who loves to charge people to write software, then expects to use all free stuff. So, free or not, what do people use/recommend ?
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
One of my PCs at home uses the free version of AVAST. It seems to do the job pretty well...and it is free. They don't even charge a subscription fee to get updates. Zach
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So, my AVG trial just ended. I'm wondering if I should buy it ( I find it is a CPU hog ), or if there are better options ? If the best option is free, that would be nice, but I'm not one of those guys who loves to charge people to write software, then expects to use all free stuff. So, free or not, what do people use/recommend ?
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
Christian Graus wrote:
So, free or not, what do people use/recommend ?
for free I use avast, at work I don't have a choice: Norton. Outside of that I haven't done much.
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I just downloaded this free one for my brother. Seems to work alright: Anti-Vir[^]
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So, my AVG trial just ended. I'm wondering if I should buy it ( I find it is a CPU hog ), or if there are better options ? If the best option is free, that would be nice, but I'm not one of those guys who loves to charge people to write software, then expects to use all free stuff. So, free or not, what do people use/recommend ?
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
Christian Graus wrote:
I find it is a CPU hog
Interesting. I've been using the free AVG for quite a while and I like it better than all the others (free or otherwise). I just upgraded to 7.5 and it seems to be lighter than the previous version. In any case - I'm a big AVG fan. I'm planning on buying a license (real soon now).
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So, my AVG trial just ended. I'm wondering if I should buy it ( I find it is a CPU hog ), or if there are better options ? If the best option is free, that would be nice, but I'm not one of those guys who loves to charge people to write software, then expects to use all free stuff. So, free or not, what do people use/recommend ?
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
www.avast.com They are brilliant the home edition is free, I have been using it for bout 2 years now and I have no complaints
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Christian Graus wrote:
I find it is a CPU hog
Interesting. I've been using the free AVG for quite a while and I like it better than all the others (free or otherwise). I just upgraded to 7.5 and it seems to be lighter than the previous version. In any case - I'm a big AVG fan. I'm planning on buying a license (real soon now).
I second the AVG 7.5 Free Release ... have it running on several PCs now. It's light, fast and works.
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So, my AVG trial just ended. I'm wondering if I should buy it ( I find it is a CPU hog ), or if there are better options ? If the best option is free, that would be nice, but I'm not one of those guys who loves to charge people to write software, then expects to use all free stuff. So, free or not, what do people use/recommend ?
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
i will recommend McAfee in my view its much better than norton
It is Good to be Important but! it is more Important to be Good [My Question]
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i will recommend McAfee in my view its much better than norton
It is Good to be Important but! it is more Important to be Good [My Question]
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So, my AVG trial just ended. I'm wondering if I should buy it ( I find it is a CPU hog ), or if there are better options ? If the best option is free, that would be nice, but I'm not one of those guys who loves to charge people to write software, then expects to use all free stuff. So, free or not, what do people use/recommend ?
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
I've used CA Anti-Virus in various forms for a long time (with a brief break for McAfee and Symantec, both of which were, in my experience, horrible.) I've been quite happy with it. I hear that Microsoft Live One Care is good, but have no experience with it.
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So, my AVG trial just ended. I'm wondering if I should buy it ( I find it is a CPU hog ), or if there are better options ? If the best option is free, that would be nice, but I'm not one of those guys who loves to charge people to write software, then expects to use all free stuff. So, free or not, what do people use/recommend ?
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
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So, my AVG trial just ended. I'm wondering if I should buy it ( I find it is a CPU hog ), or if there are better options ? If the best option is free, that would be nice, but I'm not one of those guys who loves to charge people to write software, then expects to use all free stuff. So, free or not, what do people use/recommend ?
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
the free Aol one uses the kaspersky system which has about the highest hit rate for catching bad stuff around (can probably even catch maunders code ;) ) cheers Bryce
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So, my AVG trial just ended. I'm wondering if I should buy it ( I find it is a CPU hog ), or if there are better options ? If the best option is free, that would be nice, but I'm not one of those guys who loves to charge people to write software, then expects to use all free stuff. So, free or not, what do people use/recommend ?
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
BitDefender Antivirus v10[^], Plus and Internet Security just have extra baggage that isn't necessary. I have v9 Standard on my Lapto, Desktop and the wife PC. Never had a drama and find it doesn't bog down the machine, at least not enough to bug me.
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Christian Graus wrote:
I find it is a CPU hog
Interesting. I've been using the free AVG for quite a while and I like it better than all the others (free or otherwise). I just upgraded to 7.5 and it seems to be lighter than the previous version. In any case - I'm a big AVG fan. I'm planning on buying a license (real soon now).
I agree. I use the free and paid versions in differnet situations and have never had any problems. I recommend AVG to anyone who asks for home or business use (free or paid as appropriate). Many people have followed my advice and none have ever complained. (It's probably the only piece of advice I can say that about!)
Phil
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So, my AVG trial just ended. I'm wondering if I should buy it ( I find it is a CPU hog ), or if there are better options ? If the best option is free, that would be nice, but I'm not one of those guys who loves to charge people to write software, then expects to use all free stuff. So, free or not, what do people use/recommend ?
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog