Best Anti Virus For Windows 7
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The best proof I can say is that I never had any problem.
That's like the drivers who say they've never had an accident but they've seen quite a few in the wing mirror! Or the parents that complain to teachers when their kids start swearing because "they don't #%!@* get it from me!" As with any biological virus you could very easily be a carrier without showing any symptoms. UAC does not provide you with any protection, merely with an administrative headache. That's why people disable it. Anti-virus does provide you with protection and, far more importantly, everybody else! You may have been lucky so far but there is absolutely nothing to suggest that you will continue to be so ad infinitum. Is a marginal performance increase really worth risking your entire system on?
I DO NOT say I'm immune: on that I'm with you at all!...I got flu as any other human... I DID GOT a "supposed" virus in the past, but I easily removed it by hacking the registry...worthwhile installing an Antivirus: not at all, in my opinion! When you buy a brand new PC you often find pre-installed a trial version of some famous AV suite. Anyone was asked to install it? Anyone was asked to reminds me every now and then to purchase a subscription for updates? Ever tried to uninstall? Very hard, or impossible for a non-expert user. At this point, should I endorse this kind of "usage violence"?... Sometimes I believe the primary providers of viruses are the Antivirus producers themselves... Nothing against you guys, but please respect my viewpoints. I won't walk this argument anymore, if that's hurting you so much...
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The best proof I can say is that I never had any problem.
That's like the drivers who say they've never had an accident but they've seen quite a few in the wing mirror! Or the parents that complain to teachers when their kids start swearing because "they don't #%!@* get it from me!" As with any biological virus you could very easily be a carrier without showing any symptoms. UAC does not provide you with any protection, merely with an administrative headache. That's why people disable it. Anti-virus does provide you with protection and, far more importantly, everybody else! You may have been lucky so far but there is absolutely nothing to suggest that you will continue to be so ad infinitum. Is a marginal performance increase really worth risking your entire system on?
Just a question, if you wish to answer... Do you get medicines every day to prevent a flu twice a year?
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Hi All, I hope you all are fine. I am looking for an anti virus for my PC. I was using free version of Avast for the past one year. It will expire in 3 days. Can anyone please suggest me a good anti virus for my Windows 7 laptop ? I don't mind even if it is paid one. I hope this is the right forum to ask this question . If not please suggest me where to post . Million thanks in advance. Kindest Regards Sibeesh Venu www.sibeeshpassion.com
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I wouldn't use MSE as suggested by others. There are many reports that point it as lacking and insecure (example[^]). I personally use BitDefender free edition as it is light weight and doesn't get in my way, but as others point out, Kaspersky is also a good choice.
To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson ---- Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia
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I wouldn't use MSE as suggested by others. There are many reports that point it as lacking and insecure (example[^]). I personally use BitDefender free edition as it is light weight and doesn't get in my way, but as others point out, Kaspersky is also a good choice.
To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson ---- Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia
Thank you...
==================!!!====================!!!======================== So much complexity in software comes from trying to make one thing do two things. Kindest Regards Sibeesh http://sibeeshpassion.com/
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Hi All, I hope you all are fine. I am looking for an anti virus for my PC. I was using free version of Avast for the past one year. It will expire in 3 days. Can anyone please suggest me a good anti virus for my Windows 7 laptop ? I don't mind even if it is paid one. I hope this is the right forum to ask this question . If not please suggest me where to post . Million thanks in advance. Kindest Regards Sibeesh Venu www.sibeeshpassion.com
==================!!!====================!!!======================== So much complexity in software comes from trying to make one thing do two things. Kindest Regards Sibeesh http://sibeeshpassion.com/
I've used Norton for many years, it does find stuff when I make a run and get's rid of them. But how does Norton compare to the others out there? Is there any documented data out on the net?
The Irishman
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Hi All, I hope you all are fine. I am looking for an anti virus for my PC. I was using free version of Avast for the past one year. It will expire in 3 days. Can anyone please suggest me a good anti virus for my Windows 7 laptop ? I don't mind even if it is paid one. I hope this is the right forum to ask this question . If not please suggest me where to post . Million thanks in advance. Kindest Regards Sibeesh Venu www.sibeeshpassion.com
==================!!!====================!!!======================== So much complexity in software comes from trying to make one thing do two things. Kindest Regards Sibeesh http://sibeeshpassion.com/
I believe that you can renew your free !avast license. It just takes some digging around in their UI. I just did the renewal myself.
Gus Gustafson
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Thank you. But Avast is not a good one. Not worth to buy. That is why I am looking for an another one.
==================!!!====================!!!======================== So much complexity in software comes from trying to make one thing do two things. Kindest Regards Sibeesh http://sibeeshpassion.com/
there's still a free option when you renew... at least there has been for the last 8 years or so...
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Just a question, if you wish to answer... Do you get medicines every day to prevent a flu twice a year?
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I've used Norton for many years, it does find stuff when I make a run and get's rid of them. But how does Norton compare to the others out there? Is there any documented data out on the net?
The Irishman
Effectiveness of the major anti-virus programs is pretty much even. Norton, is however, considered the most prone to diminish overall computer performance and make a mess of your carefully crafted settings. But, if, in your case, it's not broke then you can get away with not fixing it!
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No. You 'install' a vaccine which creates antibodies that 'run' all day every day to protect you. Analogy fail!
You may "install" a vaccine against the flu for yourself: I don't make vaccination unless mandatory! Seriously: it's decades I don't make a vaccination... Have a nice day!
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I DO NOT say I'm immune: on that I'm with you at all!...I got flu as any other human... I DID GOT a "supposed" virus in the past, but I easily removed it by hacking the registry...worthwhile installing an Antivirus: not at all, in my opinion! When you buy a brand new PC you often find pre-installed a trial version of some famous AV suite. Anyone was asked to install it? Anyone was asked to reminds me every now and then to purchase a subscription for updates? Ever tried to uninstall? Very hard, or impossible for a non-expert user. At this point, should I endorse this kind of "usage violence"?... Sometimes I believe the primary providers of viruses are the Antivirus producers themselves... Nothing against you guys, but please respect my viewpoints. I won't walk this argument anymore, if that's hurting you so much...
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I easily removed it by hacking the registry
Try doing that if it's a virus that prevents you booting or ransomware that locks you out. And I guess we'll never know how many others you managed to infect in the time it took you to detect and treat this 'supposed' virus. It is ultimately not possible to respect that which is in no way worthy of respect and your cavalier approach is the very epitome of that!
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Agreed.
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Hi All, I hope you all are fine. I am looking for an anti virus for my PC. I was using free version of Avast for the past one year. It will expire in 3 days. Can anyone please suggest me a good anti virus for my Windows 7 laptop ? I don't mind even if it is paid one. I hope this is the right forum to ask this question . If not please suggest me where to post . Million thanks in advance. Kindest Regards Sibeesh Venu www.sibeeshpassion.com
==================!!!====================!!!======================== So much complexity in software comes from trying to make one thing do two things. Kindest Regards Sibeesh http://sibeeshpassion.com/
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there's still a free option when you renew... at least there has been for the last 8 years or so...
What about Mcafee? Is there a solution for both pc and mac?
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Hi All, I hope you all are fine. I am looking for an anti virus for my PC. I was using free version of Avast for the past one year. It will expire in 3 days. Can anyone please suggest me a good anti virus for my Windows 7 laptop ? I don't mind even if it is paid one. I hope this is the right forum to ask this question . If not please suggest me where to post . Million thanks in advance. Kindest Regards Sibeesh Venu www.sibeeshpassion.com
==================!!!====================!!!======================== So much complexity in software comes from trying to make one thing do two things. Kindest Regards Sibeesh http://sibeeshpassion.com/
Emsisoft.com and Malwarebytes.com (latter is a better price) Both have great detection rates and a level of independence which is important. Emsisoft also make a pretty good firewall
Michael m6.net
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All my Windowses began to work way better when I decided to avoid to install any kind of antivirus. On the new PCs it's the very first thing I remove. I believe it's 10+ years I don't use an antivirus and my PCs work as a charm! I only keep my firewall on...
I agree in principle with what you're saying. The trouble is Windows has so many holes where a virus / trojan / any sort of malware can enter. E.g. it's quite possible to get infected by simply viewing a web page or email, never mind clicking a link on one. I've always ended up with some sort of infection if I didn't install an AV, it sometimes lasted a year or two, but in the end you always end up with one of Win's holes letting something through (no matter how careful you are). With my Linux machines this is the exact opposite, none of them has any AV running, and none of them has ever been infected in the last 15 years. As for living in Windows-land without any AV: Though it is quite possible to keep yourself virus-free without any AV running, it's not that easy in the normal world. You have to be extremely strict about what you open, what you view, what emails you even allow inside your inbox (from whom, what sort of attachments, check headers before opening, don't allow auto-open while browsing emails, etc.). And then also any sort of external data source (CD/DVD/BR, USB flash/hdd, network shares, etc.) needs to be "known" not to already contain any "infection" before you even think about them. These steps in themselves may actually cause much more time lost than the AV running in the background. Where I do agree with you is that most AV's actually feel like Virusses in themselves: They tend to hog lots of RAM, CPU cycles, Disc access, etc. And for what? It's not as if they "produce" anything. It's also no guarantee that you won't be infected, just that most of the already known stuff has a good chance of being stopped before they get in, or if that fails to be removed once they're already festering. It gets to the point where the conspiracy theorist in me starts wondering if these AV companies aren't the actual creators of the viruses - i.e. building their client base by infecting computers.
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Emsisoft.com and Malwarebytes.com (latter is a better price) Both have great detection rates and a level of independence which is important. Emsisoft also make a pretty good firewall
Michael m6.net
Thank you for the info.
==================!!!====================!!!======================== So much complexity in software comes from trying to make one thing do two things. Kindest Regards Sibeesh http://sibeeshpassion.com/
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Stick with free Avast or buy NOD32, they are good. Stay away from Symantec/Norton, it's a waste of money, it makes my Core i5 machine at work run slower than my 6 years old laptop.
Thank you for the reply. I have already ordered Kaspereskey :)
==================!!!====================!!!======================== So much complexity in software comes from trying to make one thing do two things. Kindest Regards Sibeesh http://sibeeshpassion.com/
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there's still a free option when you renew... at least there has been for the last 8 years or so...
You mean in Avast?
==================!!!====================!!!======================== So much complexity in software comes from trying to make one thing do two things. Kindest Regards Sibeesh http://sibeeshpassion.com/
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I agree in principle with what you're saying. The trouble is Windows has so many holes where a virus / trojan / any sort of malware can enter. E.g. it's quite possible to get infected by simply viewing a web page or email, never mind clicking a link on one. I've always ended up with some sort of infection if I didn't install an AV, it sometimes lasted a year or two, but in the end you always end up with one of Win's holes letting something through (no matter how careful you are). With my Linux machines this is the exact opposite, none of them has any AV running, and none of them has ever been infected in the last 15 years. As for living in Windows-land without any AV: Though it is quite possible to keep yourself virus-free without any AV running, it's not that easy in the normal world. You have to be extremely strict about what you open, what you view, what emails you even allow inside your inbox (from whom, what sort of attachments, check headers before opening, don't allow auto-open while browsing emails, etc.). And then also any sort of external data source (CD/DVD/BR, USB flash/hdd, network shares, etc.) needs to be "known" not to already contain any "infection" before you even think about them. These steps in themselves may actually cause much more time lost than the AV running in the background. Where I do agree with you is that most AV's actually feel like Virusses in themselves: They tend to hog lots of RAM, CPU cycles, Disc access, etc. And for what? It's not as if they "produce" anything. It's also no guarantee that you won't be infected, just that most of the already known stuff has a good chance of being stopped before they get in, or if that fails to be removed once they're already festering. It gets to the point where the conspiracy theorist in me starts wondering if these AV companies aren't the actual creators of the viruses - i.e. building their client base by infecting computers.
Really can't agree more: simply perfect! I started wondering why there's no virus on Linux: I don't think is particularly better than Win, but rather because the Win world has a well-established market of software behind, while Linux does not. If a virus were created by some "nerdy" hacker, I believe he'd create for Macs, Linuxes and phones as well: there's no limit to reach the celebrity. Mine is a suggestion, not a obligation nor a provocation. Is Office useful? Yes, it's, but I wouldn't purchase (or even install illegally) for writing a letter or calculating the monthly expenses. I believe you mean the point. I really wondered how some people got my suggestion as a hurt or so...really can't believe my eyes! Thanks for pointing out the context way better than I could do.