AVG antivirus or something else for my personal computer?
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I have been using AVG for awhile and have disabled some components for a faster boot time with it (Make sure you disable phishing protection which is what I found out caused me a long boot time.). However, I noticed that around the 2013-2014 versions of the software some improvements were made which allowed me to gain speed. I normally do a custom install and uninstall extra components or install the anti-virus version to avoid all the extra unneeded components. However, I cannot say its the fastest but I've had it catch virus's before they were on my computer before with the download scanner. Currently, I have Norton 360 installed on my computer and its worst then AVG at the moment. I got it for free by beta testing Norton on my computer. It crash's about one week through using it. If you have a better suggestion then AVG please share it with me. I've been using it because it's worked for me in the past. The 2015 version I have not tried though yet. P.S. I already know about Microsoft Defender but prefer something that has higher detection rates (It's rates may fair well but I know their is other anti-virus software out their that has better detection rates).
jeffery
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I have been using AVG for awhile and have disabled some components for a faster boot time with it (Make sure you disable phishing protection which is what I found out caused me a long boot time.). However, I noticed that around the 2013-2014 versions of the software some improvements were made which allowed me to gain speed. I normally do a custom install and uninstall extra components or install the anti-virus version to avoid all the extra unneeded components. However, I cannot say its the fastest but I've had it catch virus's before they were on my computer before with the download scanner. Currently, I have Norton 360 installed on my computer and its worst then AVG at the moment. I got it for free by beta testing Norton on my computer. It crash's about one week through using it. If you have a better suggestion then AVG please share it with me. I've been using it because it's worked for me in the past. The 2015 version I have not tried though yet. P.S. I already know about Microsoft Defender but prefer something that has higher detection rates (It's rates may fair well but I know their is other anti-virus software out their that has better detection rates).
jeffery
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I have been using AVG for awhile and have disabled some components for a faster boot time with it (Make sure you disable phishing protection which is what I found out caused me a long boot time.). However, I noticed that around the 2013-2014 versions of the software some improvements were made which allowed me to gain speed. I normally do a custom install and uninstall extra components or install the anti-virus version to avoid all the extra unneeded components. However, I cannot say its the fastest but I've had it catch virus's before they were on my computer before with the download scanner. Currently, I have Norton 360 installed on my computer and its worst then AVG at the moment. I got it for free by beta testing Norton on my computer. It crash's about one week through using it. If you have a better suggestion then AVG please share it with me. I've been using it because it's worked for me in the past. The 2015 version I have not tried though yet. P.S. I already know about Microsoft Defender but prefer something that has higher detection rates (It's rates may fair well but I know their is other anti-virus software out their that has better detection rates).
jeffery
Hi, On my Windows 7 Pro I use MSE for real-time protection and MBAM for custom scannig 1 x a week. MBAM had very good reviews as a "cleaner" but is rather slow. Combination of both works well in my case - no issues with my system whatsoever. MBAM seemed to raise more alarms by finding suspicious pieces than MSE, and its cleaning has always been effective (in my case...) Cheers,
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I have been using AVG for awhile and have disabled some components for a faster boot time with it (Make sure you disable phishing protection which is what I found out caused me a long boot time.). However, I noticed that around the 2013-2014 versions of the software some improvements were made which allowed me to gain speed. I normally do a custom install and uninstall extra components or install the anti-virus version to avoid all the extra unneeded components. However, I cannot say its the fastest but I've had it catch virus's before they were on my computer before with the download scanner. Currently, I have Norton 360 installed on my computer and its worst then AVG at the moment. I got it for free by beta testing Norton on my computer. It crash's about one week through using it. If you have a better suggestion then AVG please share it with me. I've been using it because it's worked for me in the past. The 2015 version I have not tried though yet. P.S. I already know about Microsoft Defender but prefer something that has higher detection rates (It's rates may fair well but I know their is other anti-virus software out their that has better detection rates).
jeffery
I liked hijackthis but i think they let it drop and its not built to work on windows 7/8 One of the big names , might had been AVG sold out to Google and i think Adobe tries to trick people into installing AVG each time they update Flash. No thanks, i want nothing to do with someone who tries to get code running on my machine by using cheap skate tricks. Funney that it took a Russian company "Kalsproskhy" Well i won't try spelling it to inform the world that the CIA/NSA had been infecting the boot sectors on our hard diaks so what does that say for microsoft, AVG and a host of other names ? The world is waking up to all the big american corporations peeking at our data, things will be changed and the US monoply on software will be broken for the good of everyone.
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I liked hijackthis but i think they let it drop and its not built to work on windows 7/8 One of the big names , might had been AVG sold out to Google and i think Adobe tries to trick people into installing AVG each time they update Flash. No thanks, i want nothing to do with someone who tries to get code running on my machine by using cheap skate tricks. Funney that it took a Russian company "Kalsproskhy" Well i won't try spelling it to inform the world that the CIA/NSA had been infecting the boot sectors on our hard diaks so what does that say for microsoft, AVG and a host of other names ? The world is waking up to all the big american corporations peeking at our data, things will be changed and the US monoply on software will be broken for the good of everyone.
AVG works on Windows 8.1 and Windows 7. In addition, Windows Security Essentials is built into Windows 8.1 from what I can see. If I go off what your saying Kaspersky is equivalent to the SVR/KGB looking at our stuff too. A Russian company trying to masquerade as security trying to spy on US. Ha, Ha. Good one. :laugh: AVG and Google are not tied up from what I know besides to offer secure search which Norton and a fair amount of other anti-virus software does now too. Moreover, normal people mistakenly think apple computers are immune to viruses which is not true. The hardware is good but the software is expensive and takes awhile to find in some instances. I am not talking about I-Phone apps but Mac software. Anyways, back to the topic, I wonder if anyone has more suggestions besides Microsoft Security Essentials or AVG mentioned above? I have been having success with AVG but if their is a solution that gives me less startup time and performs well against viruses I'll take it. Is spy bot search and destroy still any good? I wondering if anyone has had any success with ESET anti-virus? I have been thinking about trying it but wonder how well it works.
jeffery
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AVG works on Windows 8.1 and Windows 7. In addition, Windows Security Essentials is built into Windows 8.1 from what I can see. If I go off what your saying Kaspersky is equivalent to the SVR/KGB looking at our stuff too. A Russian company trying to masquerade as security trying to spy on US. Ha, Ha. Good one. :laugh: AVG and Google are not tied up from what I know besides to offer secure search which Norton and a fair amount of other anti-virus software does now too. Moreover, normal people mistakenly think apple computers are immune to viruses which is not true. The hardware is good but the software is expensive and takes awhile to find in some instances. I am not talking about I-Phone apps but Mac software. Anyways, back to the topic, I wonder if anyone has more suggestions besides Microsoft Security Essentials or AVG mentioned above? I have been having success with AVG but if their is a solution that gives me less startup time and performs well against viruses I'll take it. Is spy bot search and destroy still any good? I wondering if anyone has had any success with ESET anti-virus? I have been thinking about trying it but wonder how well it works.
jeffery
Yes you could be right about "Kaspersky" being KGB but it was not the KGB that got caught this time. Do spare me the Google making the world safe because the safe browsing list excludes lots of sites that go against what TPTB like, nothing to do with safty, its censorship. "secure search" Have you ever taken the time to inspect the scripts google is downloading to pull a finger print from your machine because I have and it's nothing about security for you or me. "Windows Security Essentials is built into Windows 8.1" Turned it off, lots more too in trying to stop windows calling home or having to install 100 security patches each month.(Yeah i know, its a joke) microsoft also hard codes IPs into its code and bypasses the DNS server windows has been told to use, ditto for the proxy server, don't even talk about allowing ipv6 on the machine. My PC would be little more than a remote terminal for microsoft if i let them, it does not feel very "Personal" at all and i see windows as a virus that must be tamed, kept on a short leash and i am sorry to people near me because windows and google is pulling wi-fi MAC addresses using my machine and uploading them when i am not careful. Why do you think microsoft locked out truecrypt, won't run anymore on win/8 and forces you to use bit-locker ? My advise to you would be to invest time, money and effort in a hardware firewall to protect all your devices running made in the USA O/S and try to buy a router/firewall made in China because they don't care who you are sleeping with or vote for i don't think. Yeah one last thing Firefox on Android devices is using DLNA to pull serial numbers from your smart "TV's" and the last time i looked FF didn't have the "Play To" option that worked with my TV
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Yes you could be right about "Kaspersky" being KGB but it was not the KGB that got caught this time. Do spare me the Google making the world safe because the safe browsing list excludes lots of sites that go against what TPTB like, nothing to do with safty, its censorship. "secure search" Have you ever taken the time to inspect the scripts google is downloading to pull a finger print from your machine because I have and it's nothing about security for you or me. "Windows Security Essentials is built into Windows 8.1" Turned it off, lots more too in trying to stop windows calling home or having to install 100 security patches each month.(Yeah i know, its a joke) microsoft also hard codes IPs into its code and bypasses the DNS server windows has been told to use, ditto for the proxy server, don't even talk about allowing ipv6 on the machine. My PC would be little more than a remote terminal for microsoft if i let them, it does not feel very "Personal" at all and i see windows as a virus that must be tamed, kept on a short leash and i am sorry to people near me because windows and google is pulling wi-fi MAC addresses using my machine and uploading them when i am not careful. Why do you think microsoft locked out truecrypt, won't run anymore on win/8 and forces you to use bit-locker ? My advise to you would be to invest time, money and effort in a hardware firewall to protect all your devices running made in the USA O/S and try to buy a router/firewall made in China because they don't care who you are sleeping with or vote for i don't think. Yeah one last thing Firefox on Android devices is using DLNA to pull serial numbers from your smart "TV's" and the last time i looked FF didn't have the "Play To" option that worked with my TV
Microsoft makes sure it has your consent before installing big patch's. Most corporation license terms state any information you give them is available to the owner of the company. So, anyone that buys out Microsoft, Apple, or any other corporation can ask for that data in most instances. Note: You can opt-out to feedback information sent by Microsoft during installation of software with the checkbox that say something like: "Send feedback to Microsoft". Microsoft is pretty clear that most of the information sent happened because of that. Anyways, patch's are the #1 way for hackers to get into your computer (At least for Microsoft, Linux, or Mac). I had to perform a buffer overflow attack on a windows server computer in a Virtual Machine (unpatched) in my security class. It was a simple attack for an unpatched RCE(Remote Code Execution) Vulnerability which usually involves bad kernel code. It does seem like a joke to update windows but the advantage is you get to play with more devices (Linux is catching up though). If you are a programmer, I understand the need to manually update your computer (I do automatic and uncheck unnecessary updates that add features I do not need like office 32-bit on my 64-bit computer. why do I need that?).
jeffery
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Microsoft makes sure it has your consent before installing big patch's. Most corporation license terms state any information you give them is available to the owner of the company. So, anyone that buys out Microsoft, Apple, or any other corporation can ask for that data in most instances. Note: You can opt-out to feedback information sent by Microsoft during installation of software with the checkbox that say something like: "Send feedback to Microsoft". Microsoft is pretty clear that most of the information sent happened because of that. Anyways, patch's are the #1 way for hackers to get into your computer (At least for Microsoft, Linux, or Mac). I had to perform a buffer overflow attack on a windows server computer in a Virtual Machine (unpatched) in my security class. It was a simple attack for an unpatched RCE(Remote Code Execution) Vulnerability which usually involves bad kernel code. It does seem like a joke to update windows but the advantage is you get to play with more devices (Linux is catching up though). If you are a programmer, I understand the need to manually update your computer (I do automatic and uncheck unnecessary updates that add features I do not need like office 32-bit on my 64-bit computer. why do I need that?).
jeffery
"Microsoft makes sure it has your consent before installing big patch's. Most corporation license terms state any information you give them is available to the owner of the company." Well yes and i turn updates off but still microsoft calls home, well tries too. I also have terms and conditions and it says to all the corporations that if they try to track me then i will feed them automated lies in any packet data that leaves my machine so we are cool. "I understand the need to manually update your computer" Mine are off, it works fine and not much gets past the routers firewall in any direction now that Ipv6 has been removed (teledo tunnel was leaking tons of stuff) and i would love to say nothing gets out but i know the beast we are dealing with, its a cat and mouse game. For example the HTML5 Canvus in a browser can run a script that pulls a fingerprint from your machine. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canvas_fingerprinting[^] I don't know how to stop it and the bottom line is that as one so called back door exploit is found (Becomes public knowladge) they put in another one and pretend to have fixed the first little deliberate bug. No one is immune from this and that includes AVG who must also play catch up.
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I have been using AVG for awhile and have disabled some components for a faster boot time with it (Make sure you disable phishing protection which is what I found out caused me a long boot time.). However, I noticed that around the 2013-2014 versions of the software some improvements were made which allowed me to gain speed. I normally do a custom install and uninstall extra components or install the anti-virus version to avoid all the extra unneeded components. However, I cannot say its the fastest but I've had it catch virus's before they were on my computer before with the download scanner. Currently, I have Norton 360 installed on my computer and its worst then AVG at the moment. I got it for free by beta testing Norton on my computer. It crash's about one week through using it. If you have a better suggestion then AVG please share it with me. I've been using it because it's worked for me in the past. The 2015 version I have not tried though yet. P.S. I already know about Microsoft Defender but prefer something that has higher detection rates (It's rates may fair well but I know their is other anti-virus software out their that has better detection rates).
jeffery
Oh shit, you were a beta tester for a Symantec product, you poor bugger. And now you want something better, pick anything but Mcaffee and you will be better off.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Oh shit, you were a beta tester for a Symantec product, you poor bugger. And now you want something better, pick anything but Mcaffee and you will be better off.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH