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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.

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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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      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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            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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                • R Rajesh R Subramanian

                  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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                  Lost User
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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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                    • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

                      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 :-)

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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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                        Steve Mayfield
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                        except mold...

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                        • K Keith Barrow

                          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. :~

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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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                              • 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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                                snowman53
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                                NOD32 - light weight on resources and has not missed a virus in years according to the virus test sites.

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                                • C Cristian Adam

                                  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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                                  rurouniRonin
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                                  Haha! They really make sure they get the most out of their free version with those ads ;) They're so big and red!! I did have some baddies that Avira couldn't remove that Norton did but otherwise I've only heard good things about Avira.

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                                  • S snowman53

                                    NOD32 - light weight on resources and has not missed a virus in years according to the virus test sites.

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                                    ddecoy
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                                    Yes same here. NOD32 :thumbsup::thumbsup:

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                                    • D ddecoy

                                      Yes same here. NOD32 :thumbsup::thumbsup:

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                                      Media2r
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                                      Apart from NOD32 breaking quite a few systems following a false positive the other day. I don't claim them to be better or worse than the competition, just pointing out that they are as fallible as the rest of them. //L

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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:

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                                        Irikos
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                                        Kaspersky, using it for a few years now.

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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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                                          Corporal Agarn
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                                          Yep, still trying to get the pre-installed Norton off a computer.....

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