My Norton 360 subscription finally ends today, and I'm looking forward to getting rid of that system hog once and for all. So I'm on the lookout for new Antivirus Software. Any suggestions on what I should look into?
Need a New Antivirus Software: Suggestions?
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Sounds like a fair deal. I usually stick to safe sites anyways, so major virus attacks are few for me. I'll look into it after I get this Norton crap off my PC.SmashLovesTitanQuest said:
I feel sort for you.Soviet Heavy said:
Anyway my suggestions for free ones - Avast!, Avira Antivir and AVG. In this order. The first one was mentioned and it is what I use on my Windows, so go for it. There is also Microsoft Security Essentials which I've heard great things about, but I haven't used it, or do I know anyone who did, so I'm not stating any opinions.
If you want something paid - ESET NOD32 - my favourite non-free antivirus software, light and fast.
The Norton antivirus software is on my list of "worst things you can do to yourself".
Thing about the Norton is it wasn't my idea. It was just one of those things your mother insists you put on every bloody computer in the house.
If you're going to pay for a program, Webroot is fantastic. It's what I use, personally, and it's been great on multiple computers.
Avast, I've heard, is good, though I've never tried it, and it's free.
Avast, I've heard, is good, though I've never tried it, and it's free.
Or if you keep it in gaming/silent mode constantly it will only ever bleep at you if it finds something important and updates itself quietly and never bugs you about anything at all.SmashLovesTitanQuest said:
Highly recommended, along with running a Malwarebytes and Spybot searches every now and then, but those don't need to be running all the time.
I always suggest just trying the damn things out for yourself. There are horror stories about every antivirus, people who will tell you Antivirus A slowed their system to a crawl and people who will tell you Antivirus A didn't slow it down one bit. The only way to really tell how a product will behave on your own system is to install it and live with it for a while.
However, if I may make an out of the box suggestion.... Faronics Anti-Execute. It is not an antivirus, it is the opposite. Anti-virus works by blacklisting code, Anti-Execute works by whitelisting it. If something's not on the whitelist, it doesn't run. That gives malware zero chance. Sounds awesome, doesn't it?
However, if I may make an out of the box suggestion.... Faronics Anti-Execute. It is not an antivirus, it is the opposite. Anti-virus works by blacklisting code, Anti-Execute works by whitelisting it. If something's not on the whitelist, it doesn't run. That gives malware zero chance. Sounds awesome, doesn't it?
Why not zoidberg?
I use Malwarebytes, it isn't too bad, and doesn't bother me like norton, or that even worse Mcaffee.
I use Malwarebytes, it isn't too bad, and doesn't bother me like norton, or that even worse Mcaffee.
I'm personally using Norton 360 and I do not feel that it's a resource hog. I like interface and the extra features are nice. I guess it's about personal preference.
Nod32 by Eset is good. Free Anti-viruses are generally not! They're nowhere near as comprehensive as say, Kaspersky, Norton or Nod32.
Just my 2 cents.
Nod32 by Eset is good. Free Anti-viruses are generally not! They're nowhere near as comprehensive as say, Kaspersky, Norton or Nod32.
Just my 2 cents.
Yeah, Norton actually doesn't suck this time around. Hell, it even tells me when other programs are being resource hogs.nccish said:
It doesn't bother me when gaming either.
Ew, Norton.
Anyway get Avast, Spybot Search and Destroy and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. All of which are free.
Anyway get Avast, Spybot Search and Destroy and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. All of which are free.
Rather than listening to some people in a forum, look for people who have actually benchmarked the options, like here: http://www.av-test.org/en/tests/test-reports/novdec-2011/ or here: http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/summary/summary2011.pdf
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