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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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            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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            dandy72
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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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            • C Corporal Agarn

              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.

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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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                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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                "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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                        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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                        • 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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                          Ray Cassick
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                          Beats them all... AVAST.


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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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                            Rajesh R Subramanian
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                            If you're looking for paid for stuff, I'd recommend NOD32 without reservations. I've been using it for years without any problem. If you want a freebie, then MSE.

                            There are some really weird people on this planet - MIM.

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                              If you're looking for paid for stuff, I'd recommend NOD32 without reservations. I've been using it for years without any problem. If you want a freebie, then MSE.

                              There are some really weird people on this planet - MIM.

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                              Seconded.

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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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                                Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                                Refrain from downloading porn instead. It's cheaper than AV software!

                                -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

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                                  Refrain from downloading porn instead. It's cheaper than AV software!

                                  -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

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                                  Keith Barrow
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                                  If you are going to make a suggestion, please make it at least feasible :-)

                                  ragnaroknrol The Internet is For Porn[^]
                                  Pete o'Hanlon: If it wasn't insulting tools, I'd say you were dumber than a bag of spanners.

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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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                                    Steve Mayfield
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                                    except mold...

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                                      If you are going to make a suggestion, please make it at least feasible :-)

                                      ragnaroknrol The Internet is For Porn[^]
                                      Pete o'Hanlon: If it wasn't insulting tools, I'd say you were dumber than a bag of spanners.

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                                      Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                                      Sorry, I wasn't thinking. :~

                                      -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

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                                      • P PIEBALDconsult

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

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                                        Cristian Adam
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                                        I also recommend Avira. I use it at the office and at home. I used to use Microsoft Security Essentials at home, but it was using too much memory and CPU. Then went to the free Avira version, and bought it in the end, just to get rid of the Avira ads :)

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                                        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                          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.

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                                          rurouniRonin
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                                          Amen to that!! They should do away with pre installed trial software altogether, if we want a trial version of something we'll get it ourselves! It's always such a time waster... :( Ja nee, McAfee is the worst AV in existence at the moment. I'd feel safer having nothing running than having that running... really, I wouldn't be surprised if there were plenty of viruses and things that use it as a launch platform :| And I stand open to correction but in my experience Trend is also a monster fail at the moment. They unsuccessfully made a release that was 100% Vista compatible that literally drowned the OS and CPU and made it impossible to do anything more than stare at the desktop (because it was hanging). They then released a much awaited update and entirely new version which... did exactly the same thing except the version number had changed. I haven't had problems with Norton/Symantec at all as a single user but I can say that whenever this topic comes up I always hear mention of Nod and lately MSE. Also Avira but that seems to be a more European taste.

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