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15th February 2011, 20:52
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Pc protection
What software do you guys use to keep your pcs protected from any rubbish?
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15th February 2011, 20:57
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McAfee or kerspersky, they run very well and dont slow down pc
norton is one of the worst it takes over the pc worse than an actual virus
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15th February 2011, 20:58
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The new norton 360 V4 is pretty good, i dont have it though. Just wondering what others use
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16th February 2011, 07:59
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Microsoft Security Essentials, free and easy.
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16th February 2011, 08:16
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AVG Internet security 2011...
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16th February 2011, 08:17
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security essesntials is by far the best, the others suffer from mega slow down of systems, even mcafee and kapersky
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16th February 2011, 18:57
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totally agree with tidgy. i dont have an antivirus as it slows the computer down so much . i have the securit essentials as it has a light cpu footprint and doesnt seem to affect performance at all
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16th February 2011, 19:00
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MSE.....
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16th February 2011, 19:02
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comodo antivirus
spyware guard
and cc cleaner to get rid of all cookies etc etc
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16th February 2011, 19:02
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Kaspersky, as it is the best around, and it doesn't slow the PC down.
I don't care what people say, if you run no antivirus you'll pick stuff up and not know about it, until it's too late.
Norton, Mcafee, AVG and most others don't work as well as they could, and slow your PC down a fair bit.
I spent a short while testing them and by far Kaspersky is the best.
It caught all the Trojans, Viruses, Worms and Rootkits I tested it with, and it also comes with a Safe Run feature.
If you run your PC without an Antivirus, then install Kaspersky you'll not notice a difference as Kaspersky is very very light.
But make sure any other antivirus program is fully uninstalled using the uninstall program provided on the makers website. Because if you run two antiviruses they will conflict and cause your PC to slow and and die.
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Last edited by RustySkull; 16th February 2011 at 19:05.
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17th February 2011, 00:26
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bikekid450
Kaspersky, as it is the best around, and it doesn't slow the PC down.
I don't care what people say, if you run no antivirus you'll pick stuff up and not know about it, until it's too late.
Norton, Mcafee, AVG and most others don't work as well as they could, and slow your PC down a fair bit.
I spent a short while testing them and by far Kaspersky is the best.
It caught all the Trojans, Viruses, Worms and Rootkits I tested it with, and it also comes with a Safe Run feature.
If you run your PC without an Antivirus, then install Kaspersky you'll not notice a difference as Kaspersky is very very light.
But make sure any other antivirus program is fully uninstalled using the uninstall program provided on the makers website. Because if you run two antiviruses they will conflict and cause your PC to slow and and die.
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O? My dad's pc runs slow with Kaspersky... I've personally ran my PC with very little protection for years, never noticed anything bad happening.
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17th February 2011, 11:28
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave_E30
O? My dad's pc runs slow with Kaspersky... I've personally ran my PC with very little protection for years, never noticed anything bad happening.
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Hmm, you won't always notice a Virus or Trojan, while some take a lot of CPU, others don't and they can go unnoticed for months...
While Kaspersky will catch most things, it is also a good idea to use Malwarebytes as that is the best Spyware program about, I tested it with known and unknown "Undetectable" Trojans and because they update their database so often it means very little can get past it.
It's also very easy to use. And free, although you can register and then you get "Realtime Protection"
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17th February 2011, 13:21
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17th February 2011, 15:28
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Originally Posted by baker556
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agreed, i use it, it picks up viruses etc that most dont. very simple to use aswel.
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17th February 2011, 16:21
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex
Microsoft Security Essentials, free and easy.
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+1
With spybot Search & Destroy
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17th February 2011, 17:44
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IT Tecki - 'Its my job'
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Avast
CCleaner
Malewarebytes
And a brain, and MSConfig.
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17th February 2011, 17:44
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SaxoDesire
AVG Internet security 2011...
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rofl. No.
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18th February 2011, 10:42
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Avira / Super Antispyware. And don't ever, ever use Internet Explorer as a web browser. It's only there so you can download Chrome, Firefox and Opera.
Quote:
Originally Posted by badasssaxo
McAfee or kerspersky, they run very well
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lol
Quote:
Originally Posted by Elliott
The new norton 360 V4 is pretty good,
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loool
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Originally Posted by Alex
Microsoft Security Essentials, free and easy.
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rofl
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18th February 2011, 10:53
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AVG Free, a decent browser and common sense. Hasn't let me down once in 10yrs of PC ownership.
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18th February 2011, 12:02
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FireFox all the way.
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