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Started by Higgs Boson, June 03, 2007, 01:00:07 PM

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Higgs Boson

June 03, 2007, 01:00:07 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by Jharviss
I am in sore need of a new antivirus program, both McAfee and Norton i have tried and i hate both now. Any recommendations?
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Ninja D!

#1
June 03, 2007, 01:16:33 PM
Norton, from my experience is 100% worthless.  It did absolutely nothing when I had it and left my computer worthless.

McAfree seems to be a little bit better but that isn't saying much of anything.

For my money, AVG is the best.  You can get it at http://www.grisoft.com

I'm told that this PC-cillian program is good as well and it hasn't seriously failed me yet.

Ra-Tiel

#2
June 03, 2007, 01:55:28 PM
I'm using Avira. It's also free and works on Vista. So far, I haven't had any bad experiences with it.

SDragon

#3
June 03, 2007, 01:59:10 PM
I agree with D. I have always stood firm to the statement that AVG is worth well over a million times what I paid for it.
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Higgs Boson

#4
June 03, 2007, 03:17:11 PM
Oh well, we just ended up reinstalling McAfee, mostly casue my dad is an internet paranoia nut and barely trusts anything...he even wipes BitTorrent every time he sees it on our PC! >.<
[spoiler=CLICK MEEEEE] My setting(s):
[spoiler=Quotes]Why are my epic characters more powerful than the archfiends from the Book of Vile Darkness, the archangels from the Book of Exalted Deeds, and the Elder Evils from Champions of Ruin?

If you're playing epic, pause for a moment to laugh at WotC's farcical cosmic entity stats and move on. They aren't there to be taken seriously. Trust me. They aren't even suitable for use as avatars. -WotC Epic Boards, Epic FAQ

Nobody can tell... hell we can't even tell if he actually exists -Nomadic, talking about me.
[/spoiler]

My Site

[spoiler=Oh Noes!] [/spoiler]
[spoiler=Various Awards][/spoiler]
[spoiler=For those who don't know...]...my name is the current name physicists have for the "god" particle that created mass by creating a field that forces other matter to move through (from what I understand). [/spoiler]
From the Office:
Interviewer: "Describe yourself in three words."
Dwight: "Fearless, Alphamale, Jackhammer...... MERCILESS!"
[/spoiler]

Ra-Tiel

#5
June 03, 2007, 03:35:13 PM
Well Uranium, there's always the saying "if you are using file-sharing programs, you don't need a firewall or antivirus program". :P

Ishmayl-Retired

#6
June 03, 2007, 04:45:51 PM
AVG Free yo
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#8
June 03, 2007, 08:19:53 PM
Errr....Sure it does.
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Hibou

#9
September 10, 2007, 09:32:46 AM
I think I may download one of these when my PC-Cillin subscription runs out in 2008... Cillin is nice for detecting and protecting, but it seems to have some bugs regarding websites where my computer tends to lock-up entirely, especially when I have a few windows open.
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#10
September 11, 2007, 01:54:21 PM
Who here uses Norton?  I got a free copy the other day, and I'm trying to figure out if it's worth putting on my computer in place of AVG?  I know AVG works, but I just don't know if one's better than the other.
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sparkletwist

#11
September 14, 2007, 05:20:16 PM
AVG is worth about a million times what I paid for it.
Of course, I use AVG free... so... :poke:

Poseptune

#12
September 14, 2007, 05:25:27 PM
Were I work uses Norton. Whenever I need to scan a computer at work I don't use Norton, I end up going to Trendmicro and using their housecall. It works so much better.
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#13
September 14, 2007, 06:39:55 PM
I use Symantec. It works well enough for me.
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Ishmayl-Retired

#14
September 14, 2007, 06:40:25 PM
Sounds like I'll just stick with AVG then... I figured since it was free, may be worth trying Norton, but I'm pretty happy w/ AVG.
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