jacko
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 posted on 4/1/08 at 08:22 PM |
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Virus detection
Hi all on my new pc i will need a virus detection is AVAST any good or should I use Norton like on my old pc
thanks
Graham
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graememk
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| posted on 4/1/08 at 08:23 PM |
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avast or avg is fine
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 4/1/08 at 08:29 PM |
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I went from norton to avg and will never go back 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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RichardK
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| posted on 4/1/08 at 08:34 PM |
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3rd avg free from HERE
Cheers
Rich
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Fozzie
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| posted on 4/1/08 at 08:40 PM |
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Avast here on all my computers! wouldn't have owt else. 
Like AVG also free.....
Norton is pants!
Fozzie 
Edit to add......as its a new pc, get SpyBot and Ad-Aware SE (all free) or similar.........to protect against spy ware, hi-jacks etc
[Edited on 4-1-08 by Fozzie]
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twybrow
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| posted on 4/1/08 at 08:41 PM |
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Definately AVG. My 'puter was slow as hell - Norton said all was fine and dandy. AVG picked up 2500 infected files!
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meany
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| posted on 4/1/08 at 09:10 PM |
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i am using
AVG, Adaware
and Norton security scan free through google pack.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 4/1/08 at 09:59 PM |
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I used to use AVG, but the updates got a bit too large and too frequent... it was also hard on the limited resources on my antique machines.
However, Avast gets small updates very frequently and doesn't hit the resources anywhere near as hard when it's running.
Both do their job well, but if you have an older or more limited machine (CPU and/or memory) I'd choose Avast.
David
[Edited on 4/1/08 by David Jenkins]
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 4/1/08 at 10:09 PM |
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I use hijack this, adaware and avg
only ever had one problem that needed extra attention
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Hellfire
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| posted on 4/1/08 at 11:05 PM |
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Another for AVG & AVG ASW. I also use HiJackThis and SpyBot S&D
All Free...
Steve
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RazMan
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| posted on 5/1/08 at 02:34 AM |
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Norton used to be my favourite choice but I changed to AVG (full version) and was amazed how much quicker my 'puter was.
Norton is one hell of a resource hog and is best roasted on a spit imo 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 5/1/08 at 03:39 AM |
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that's why I'm up so late, I removed that bl**dy norton trash (that again wanted more money) and ran AVG on both my machines. 23 viruses
on the good computer an 67!!!!  on the old one. Man I'm so  spent a fortune on norton.
I’m off to bed, night
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 5/1/08 at 09:24 AM |
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I moved from Norton to AVG a while back and no problems until yesterday While surfing looking for Belgian bus sites in google I opened a page
which then promptly TOLD ME that my machne was slow and did I want to down load a Malware program. tried to close it and it kept coming up with
"are you sure" pop ups.
Anyways after a scheduled scan 20mins later I have the downloader.tibs virus on my machine
I don't know why it got past my router firewall and AVG (I mean it picked it up on a scan so why let it download????).
I think its gone Ok now as subsequent scans have been OK.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 5/1/08 at 03:28 PM |
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Avira AntiVir® PersonalEdition Classic is 100% reliable, uses minimal computer resources, gives less false posatives and looks tasteful (some free
AV programs have horrible interfaces).
http://www.free-av.com/
The only advantage payed for version is that the update server is much faster.
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jacko
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| posted on 5/1/08 at 03:37 PM |
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Thankyou all for all the info i will look at all of them before i decide which i use
Graham
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