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It's for a friend, I've tried to tell him AVG or Avast are just as good but he's having none of it.
Talked him out of Norton but not sure what to recommend as I've always used free ones.
Any recommendations?
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It's for a friend, I've tried to tell him AVG or Avast are just as good but he's having none of it.
Talked him out of Norton but not sure what to recommend as I've always used free ones.
Any recommendations?
Ive allways used Zone Alarm With Antivirus, It costs about £18 a year, very good program, uses little resources, and ive found it to be a lot better then many of the popular brands
Thanks Tom :-)
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well if he will insist on throwing his money away....
I'd recommend
never used it myself (I'm an avast man personally) but I've heard good things all over.
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well if he will insist on throwing his money away....
I'd recommend
never used it myself (I'm an avast man personally) but I've heard good things all over.
I'd second that. Great program, I've been using it for ages. By the way it's free if you're a home user, you only pay for it if you're a business.
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Got a go with Quincy on this one is the mutts etc..
Also considered to be in the same league is
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Nod32 is quite good and people have recommended it to me. It seems to work quite well but since I do not have the money at the moment I use AVG free which is quite good!
I read somewhere that having a layered defense with many free programmes can give quite decent protection
I would advice your friend to use the following:
1.)AVG free
2.)Zonealarm Free
3.)Spybot
4.)Adaware Free
5.)Spyware Blaster
6.)Win Patrol
Also use Firefox or Opera web browsers whenever possible!
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Nod32 is the mutts nutts in my opinion.
There is also a free 30day trial.
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I did a trawl of lots of web sites and bought BitDefender on the strength of those. No complaints so far - at least it doesn't conflict with everything like N****N !!!!
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I use Nod32 on my main PC, very good, fast and small, also does well in most tests.
I got mine from the US site and got it cheaper than from the UK site no VAT etc, if I remember it was $39 which is about £20 - not bad for a number one product
On my other pc's I run Avast, which is free.
I used to use F-prot, very fast and used to be free, for the free version there are scripts available to help get updates regularly rather than having to manually download them.
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i recomend kaspersky, nod32, bit defender or f-secure ... those are the ones i'l go for (in order of prefrence)... nod32 and kaspersky use the least system resources, BD uses a little more than the previous two, not sure about f-secure. nevertheless, all GREAT AVs!... shouldnt have any problems with any of the above. i recomend you go onto their sites first and try their trial versions before making a purchace.
currently i use Kaspersky AND NOD32 simultaneously on my PC.... works a charm!... havent had any problems and makes the greatest combination... KAV's features and detection rates + NOD32's Hercustics. both light on resources.. had to configure them a little, but works great!
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Of all the comparison tables I've ever seen. Kaspersky has had the highest detection rate most of the time.
I like (and use) Nod32 as well, but I regard Kaspersky as a better detection software on a standalone basis.
For most users, the free antiviruses, along with adequate protection will do the job (paid, or unpaid, antiviruses alone are not enough nowadays).
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Of all the comparison tables I've ever seen. Kaspersky has had the highest detection rate most of the time.
I like (and use) Nod32 as well, but I regard Kaspersky as a better detection software on a standalone basis.
For most users, the free antiviruses, along with adequate protection will do the job (paid, or unpaid, antiviruses alone are not enough nowadays).
I use PC-cillin Internet security suite and I have noticed that a seller is selling Kaspersky anti-virus for 0.99p on e-bay. Is Kaspersky easy to use, what else do I need on the computer. Currently I have spybot,spyblaster,bit defender and crap cleaner. I have always used PC-cillin and am ready for a change now esp at that price. Thanks
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I use Nod32 on my main PC, very good, fast and small, also does well in most tests.
I got mine from the US site and got it cheaper than from the UK site no VAT etc, if I remember it was $39 which is about £20 - not bad for a number one product
On my other pc's I run Avast, which is free.
I used to use F-prot, very fast and used to be free, for the free version there are scripts available to help get updates regularly rather than having to manually download them.
would you mind enclosing a link to these scripts, as this sounds really useful. just to confirm, is f-prot still free for home use? thanks, it's really appreciated.
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would you mind enclosing a link to these scripts, as this sounds really useful. just to confirm, is f-prot still free for home use? thanks, it's really appreciated.
Sorry for the delay, had to have a look, long time since I used F-Prot.
You need the DOS version
I found a couple of places, still seems dead easy to automate, so here you go, YMMV
F-prot also do a Linux version if needed NOT free though
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Sorry for the delay, had to have a look, long time since I used F-Prot.
You need the DOS version
I found a couple of places, still seems dead easy to automate, so here you go, YMMV
F-prot also do a Linux version if needed NOT free though
very kind of you. you get a 'thanks'.
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I want to get rid of my Norton now that it's coming up for renewal, and I hear that AVG is very good. Any other that I should to download as well?
And is it true that Norton is hard to get rid of?
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I want to get rid of my Norton now that it's coming up for renewal, and I hear that AVG is very good. Any other that I should to download as well?
And is it true that Norton is hard to get rid of?
Some people have had problems clearing Norton off their system. I've switched a couple of systems that had used Norton for years, I didn't hit one single glitch.
Use Add/Remove programs first, then if you still have a problem, come back to the forum and the removal tools will be posted for you.
Do not presume that you need them from the outset. Many people have uninstalled Norton without the need for them (as much as the Norton detractors would lead you to believe).
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I understand that NOD32 is in fact THE top performer as an AV. I use AVG myself but a family member is now a UK agent for NOD32 and quotes the facts and figures which seem quite definite! As to Kaspersky, I work within a very technologically advanced University that has chosen Kaspersky and I am constantly having problems when I use my memory stick there and then bring it home with data on it! However my AVG seems to sort it all out.
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I understand that NOD32 is in fact THE top performer as an AV. I use AVG myself but a family member is now a UK agent for NOD32 and quotes the facts and figures which seem quite definite! As to Kaspersky, I work within a very technologically advanced University that has chosen Kaspersky and I am constantly having problems when I use my memory stick there and then bring it home with data on it! However my AVG seems to sort it all out.
I'm surprised that you have problems with Kaspersky. I can only think that it is not being kept up to date.
I've seen Kaspersky top the list of detection rates many times over the years. It certainly beats both Nod32 and AVG in detection rates in these three tests (and many others I've seen over the years).....
It's a falacy to believe that any one antivirus is the 'best'. They all work in different ways, and the best antivirus is one that works well for each of us. I currently use Nod32 (64bit), Avast, and Norton on different computers, and don't have a problem with any of them.