antivirus

bravoboy · Post by **bravoboy** » Sun Jun 09, 2002 5:34 pm

hi,
i use norton antivirus 2002 and some1 told me once that it hogs up lots of resouces. i was just wondering wat kind of antivirus software should i get that is good, effective, and doesnt waste too much crap.

and is there any other good utilites i can use?

thnx

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Sun Jun 09, 2002 5:40 pm

You've already got the best, in my opinion. 2002 is much easier on resources then previous versions. Keep your definitions updated and enjoy. I truthfully wouldn't consider any other AV program myself.

Jada · Post by **Jada** » Sun Jun 09, 2002 8:20 pm

i agree norton antivirus is about the best there is.

Croc · Post by **Croc** » Sun Jun 09, 2002 8:48 pm

Alternatives?? There are some, well, a couple.
Most of the well named brands are large in size.

AVG (as if this wasn't expected, hey Blebs?) is ok as well. http://www.grisoft.com
Great for email scanning as well.
As a support for AVG there is another program called Antidote which is an "On Demand only" AV program. It detects virus infestations using a huge database and warns of infected or suspect files. http://www.vintage-solutions.com/Englis ... nload.html

Others are NOD32, Kaspersky AV, AntiVir to name but a few.
Enjoy.

Croc.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Mon Jun 10, 2002 9:56 am

I use AVG 6.0 and it has saved me a few times from viruses just by visiting a site.

I've used Norton in the past, but not recently (was thinking of using it again). My only other experience is with Mcafee.

The 4.x versions work on some machines great and others not. (BSOD's, slow the machine down to a crawl).

I don't know about the 6.0 version. Only did an install once and it was on a Win ME machine.

Susky · Post by **Susky** » Mon Jun 10, 2002 10:04 am

I use the Network Associates (aka "McAfee") product, mostly because the price is right. The company I work for has an enterprise license, and they encourage employees to install it on their home machines and maintain the updates (for no charge). I haven't tried anything else, but it seems to do the trick for me.

Jada · Post by **Jada** » Mon Jun 10, 2002 11:03 pm

i tryed that panda antivirus and it messed up my pc, win98 and winxp, anyone else had problems with it?

Lou D · Post by **Lou D** » Tue Jun 11, 2002 12:07 am

Been using DrWeb for several months. Very pleased.
Sometimes a little aggressive, but if you know what is on your HD, no problem.
Also very good at replying to e-mails.

All the info is here; http://www.dials.ru/english/home.htm

If mail is a problem look at MailDefense Advanced.
http://www.indefense.com/downloads/index.html