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  • F Franz Klein

    It is that time of the year again where I need to update my antivirus program. Having looked at various reviews none of which agree I am wondering if anybody has some opinions? It seems the best are (in no particular order): - Vipre - BitDefender - Kapersky :confused:

    I am the handsome one in the crowd.

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    dan sh
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    MS Security Essentials. Using it for past year or so and very happy with it. :)

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    • F Franz Klein

      It is that time of the year again where I need to update my antivirus program. Having looked at various reviews none of which agree I am wondering if anybody has some opinions? It seems the best are (in no particular order): - Vipre - BitDefender - Kapersky :confused:

      I am the handsome one in the crowd.

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      Yusuf
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      Avast!

      Yusuf May I help you?

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      • F Franz Klein

        It is that time of the year again where I need to update my antivirus program. Having looked at various reviews none of which agree I am wondering if anybody has some opinions? It seems the best are (in no particular order): - Vipre - BitDefender - Kapersky :confused:

        I am the handsome one in the crowd.

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        Keith Barrow
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        My vote goes to MSE (which I've been happy with for about a year now) then Avast (used for the previous 5-ish years without any problem). Both are free.

        ragnaroknrol The Internet is For Porn[^]
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        • F Franz Klein

          It is that time of the year again where I need to update my antivirus program. Having looked at various reviews none of which agree I am wondering if anybody has some opinions? It seems the best are (in no particular order): - Vipre - BitDefender - Kapersky :confused:

          I am the handsome one in the crowd.

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          OriginalGriff
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          Anything that doesn't have Symantec written on the box... X|

          Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
          "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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          • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

            Anything that doesn't have Symantec written on the box... X|

            Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

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            Henry Minute
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            Or Norton.

            Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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            • F Franz Klein

              It is that time of the year again where I need to update my antivirus program. Having looked at various reviews none of which agree I am wondering if anybody has some opinions? It seems the best are (in no particular order): - Vipre - BitDefender - Kapersky :confused:

              I am the handsome one in the crowd.

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              Lost User
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              I have Symantec Endpoint (corporate package) from work, otherwise MSE is fine and doesn't get in the way.

              Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]

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              • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                Anything that doesn't have Symantec written on the box... X|

                Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

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                Corporal Agarn
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                Should I vote you a 5 for making me chuckle? :laugh:

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                • F Franz Klein

                  It is that time of the year again where I need to update my antivirus program. Having looked at various reviews none of which agree I am wondering if anybody has some opinions? It seems the best are (in no particular order): - Vipre - BitDefender - Kapersky :confused:

                  I am the handsome one in the crowd.

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                  Corporal Agarn
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                  I have used AVG and currently a paid McAfee. Liked AVG to start but it started missing things which may or may not be my fault. Switch to McAfee and it works okay. Just put Microsoft Essential on my mom's computer and it is doing well after all the updates. :) Since mom only uses a old copy of WordPerfect, Spider solitaire, and the occasional email, I had not been keeping up with the updates.

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                    Or Norton.

                    Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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                    LloydA111
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                    Or McCaffee!


                    "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."

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                    • F Franz Klein

                      It is that time of the year again where I need to update my antivirus program. Having looked at various reviews none of which agree I am wondering if anybody has some opinions? It seems the best are (in no particular order): - Vipre - BitDefender - Kapersky :confused:

                      I am the handsome one in the crowd.

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                      Lost User
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                      Franz Klein wrote:

                      It seems the best are (in no particular order): - Vipre - BitDefender - Kapersky

                      I answered this ages ago and Code Project lost my post. You Bastard Maunder. BitDefender, been using it for over 4 years, become a reseller, only use AntiVirus and not the Internet / Total Security crap. Reasonably priced and doesn't hog resources or get in my way.

                      Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                      • L LloydA111

                        Or McCaffee!


                        "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."

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                        Lloyd Atkinson wrote:

                        Or McCaffee!

                        Is that the older retarded cousin of McAfee?

                        Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                        • F Franz Klein

                          It is that time of the year again where I need to update my antivirus program. Having looked at various reviews none of which agree I am wondering if anybody has some opinions? It seems the best are (in no particular order): - Vipre - BitDefender - Kapersky :confused:

                          I am the handsome one in the crowd.

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                          LloydA111
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                          I find the best Anti-virus is a cave. I then remove the CD drive, disable the USB ports, and then remove the network card. Oh, and for good measure, I take out the power supply. That just about does the trick of protecting it against everything :-O :-D


                          "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."

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                            Lloyd Atkinson wrote:

                            Or McCaffee!

                            Is that the older retarded cousin of McAfee?

                            Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                            LloydA111
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                            Oops :-O


                            "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."

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                            • L Lost User

                              Lloyd Atkinson wrote:

                              Or McCaffee!

                              Is that the older retarded cousin of McAfee?

                              Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                              Michael Martin wrote:

                              Lloyd Atkinson wrote: Or McCaffee! Is that the older retarded cousin of McAfee?

                              In this particular case, I'm not all that convinced about which is the retarded one...

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                                Should I vote you a 5 for making me chuckle? :laugh:

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                                OriginalGriff
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                                Dunno - did you think I was joking? :laugh:

                                Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

                                "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                                "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                                • L LloydA111

                                  I find the best Anti-virus is a cave. I then remove the CD drive, disable the USB ports, and then remove the network card. Oh, and for good measure, I take out the power supply. That just about does the trick of protecting it against everything :-O :-D


                                  "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."

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                                  OriginalGriff
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                                  What even an Earthquake?[^]

                                  Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

                                  "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                                  "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                                  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                    What even an Earthquake?[^]

                                    Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

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                                    LloydA111
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                                    It's amazing what some people do to steal information from people:suss: However, I think the lack of network card may help ;P


                                    "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."

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                                    • F Franz Klein

                                      It is that time of the year again where I need to update my antivirus program. Having looked at various reviews none of which agree I am wondering if anybody has some opinions? It seems the best are (in no particular order): - Vipre - BitDefender - Kapersky :confused:

                                      I am the handsome one in the crowd.

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                                      PIEBALDconsult
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                                      You can search this forum for other such posts (a couple per year). Avira AntiVir[^].

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                                      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                        Dunno - did you think I was joking? :laugh:

                                        Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

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                                        Corporal Agarn
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                                        Thought you were serious. Thus the laugh. Been there done that sort of thing. We use Symantec at work and I am glad someone else has to fight with keeping it working correctly.

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                                        • C Corporal Agarn

                                          Thought you were serious. Thus the laugh. Been there done that sort of thing. We use Symantec at work and I am glad someone else has to fight with keeping it working correctly.

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                                          OriginalGriff
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                                          Never mind keeping the damn thing working: I just wish some PC manufacturers wouldn't pre-install a limited time trial of the damn thing that I have to battle with to uninstall cleanly before I can get anything useful on.:mad: At least McCoffee uninstalls fairly cleanly. Still junk, these days, but easier-to-get-rid-of junk.

                                          Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

                                          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                                          "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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