what is the best anti virus?
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There are many good Antivirus Programs out there.The bottom line is to pick one that is of your liking. i would personally suggest you try a few (not all installed same time of course) get...
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No, no, we have a local pizzeria that makes handcrafted pizzas far better than you and I can even dream of.
what is the best anti virus?
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Quick question before y'all go.. I installed Avast Free last weekend and it keeps telling me that my Pro subscription has expired and it "won't download updates."
I must have had a Pro trial or...
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Do you make antivirus too? Because if you do...
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Mse ftw
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:lol: Asking "Who makes the best AV?" is sort of like asking "Who makes the best pizza?"
You're going to get a ton of different answers because everyone has preferences and there's no real...
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Yes it sort of like when you actually know how to cook and pay for a meal at a place like Black Angus... not worth it at all.
Its rare I find restaurant food any better than what we could make.
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OP provided very little details and is now absent which makes this :threadj:.
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My experiences and observations are very similar.
So far, in the category of lightweight free AV programs, AVG and Avira have given me the best results, with MSE not too far behind, and even Avast...
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I think Symantec buys products so they can also acquire the user base. Symantec has acquired PCTools, Sygate & WholeSecurity among others...I don't think Sygate was ever integrated into the personal...
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My personal experience Nod 32 + Malwarebytes I seem to always be covered and clean no viruses and computer doesnt slow down.
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I agree that EMET, Sandboxie and a decent scanner is the most secure option. I really don't understand why MS gives replies the way they do. Most of these better testing services charge av...
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Whats missing in this post is the distinction between a virus, malware, adware etc. The lines are pretty blurred as to the difference in each.
Also, I like Malwarebytes Pro, mainly for its ability...
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If they were savvy enough to use Linux I doubt they'd be asking for malware removal tips in the first place.
:P
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I personally like kaspersky internet security
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Malware, virus, rootkits or trojans? What AV do you have? What OS?
If you can access Internet try to run this:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scanner/online/free.html
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I concur.
AV-Comparatives provides independent analysis of anti-malware companies products and their success rates, it's worth checking out if you're a numbers kinda' person.
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The best antivirus is user habits...
I am a really big fan of running my browser in a Sandbox (Sandboxie) that way its virtually impossible to get infected via the web. I tie my sandbox to...
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If that's the impression you get, then you're not installing AVG properly.
You must NOT accept all the options, in fact, accept none.
I have done tons of testing, to determine the lightest of the...
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AVG is the best anti virus for pc and auto run remover is set up your pc than you will get virus free computer.The best advantage in AVG is the update softer is available.
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You talking about Norton or Symantec? Norton's always been the hog but the symantec corp editions were actually pretty lite on resources and has a pretty powerful list of definitions :P.
I don't...
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avg slows down your computer try microsoft security essentials but it misses some spyware and scarewear
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Nothing's really missing or blurred. The OP asked about antivirus and that's what we've been responding to him about.
Generally speaking it's a good idea to have a proactive Antivirus software...
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No AV program will detect every single virus.
What makes an AV program the best, will differ from one person to another.
A businessman with highly classified data, may accept an AV program that is...
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well I have found viruses on computers with many different AV packages from MS security essentials to MacAfee and Norton, on the flip side a co-worker has a friend that like to browse porn I...
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Here is the story about MS
Microsoft's popular Security Essentials anti-virus software has failed to gain the latest certificate from the AV-TEST institute. In antimalware testing against a...
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Still liking MSE but as well as AVG if you slim it down. I don't really go with much else.
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OP please keep in mind that Antivirus is different than an Antivirus Suite (in many cases you can obtain free based antivirus protection but must pay for the Suite which will include additional...
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I believe Symantec released some statistics last year showing that religious sites actually carried more threats than porn sites now.
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Seriously pizza is easy. Everyone should learn to make it. Put all that crappy fast food stuff out of business or force them to make something edible.
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I prefer avast free right now. I dont even turn it off when I game. It's very light and I havent been infected in the 2 years I've been using. Before that I used avg but it kept getting too heavy and...
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Right you are actually. Discovered in 2010, he started work for kaspersky a year later in 2011.
http://eugene.kaspersky.com/2011/11/02/the-man-who-found-stuxnet-sergey-ulasen-in-the-spotlight/
I...
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IIRC stuxnet was discovered by VirusBlokAda and I believe the person generally credited with discovering stuxnet now works for Kaspersky. I could be wrong.
It's the 3rd party ads on legit sites...
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OP requires a program they can put on now. We don't know what virus it is & if it can block putting those programs on.
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Thank you and yes, you are correct, I wouldn't block you.
In fairness to the few whom I have blocked and may feel slighted by their inability to pizz me off, I will refrain from "attacking" back or...
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Well as someone who has installed Norton since Comcast offers it free as well as cleaned up Viruses from it, it does not work as well as some but better than others on my own PCs I am currently...
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You must uninstall and reinstall it, being very careful to choose the right options, or more specifically, not choose the wrong ones, so you must not choose the automated, or fast install.
Do it all...
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yes, time to close it.
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don't you know, rocky is the know it all on AV software, and has declared norton/symantec as garbage bloatware.
even when proven wrong, he'll just block you and provide outdated information.
I'm...
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I used to loathe Norton. Bloatware. Nagware. Pain in the royal ass to remove from your system.
Nowadays, it's amongst my favorite of the paid proggies. Within the past few years, I've had...
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