Im using comodo at the moment. Its free,and relatively light on system resources. Im not sure its that effective at spoting malware/viruses etc. I recently bought a good pc, dont want it being slowed down in anyway.
Just earlier my Starcraft 2 just got completely messed up. The .exe went missing from the directory, got application incorrectly installed error messages, and a host of other problems. It was a total "wtf moment".
Any suggestions on what you think is the best free Anti-virus/malware/spyware software out there?
avg has worked well for me. but i dont download music nemore as i just utube it or ummmm yeah i 'get' it off youtube for my ipod too... so one that note, avg has been great for finding little stuff you get from time to time. (i watch only the 'legal' movies online and sometimes they force you to install stuff that winds up being spyware to watch the 'legal and non theatre' movies) if youre download off p2p stuff you may need something better, i dont know.
i used kaspersky , nod , avg , panda , spy bot , avast in the past..
now i keep myself with avast.. and its cool boot scanner.. which kills many of the viruses.. u need to keep shield on only when u browse.. non legit websites.. n stuff... :)
i use avast only for it scanner.. and its a good program .. im currently using Zone Alarm which is great connection blocker..
neever eveeeeeer eveeer use microsoft security essentials.. its another program that microsoft made to make your life bad :)
Used alot of them , and they all do things which I don't like ( sucking my memory up, not doing anything against virusses)
so now I made my brain a Anti-Virus, it's effective didnt get any virus ^^
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Im using comodo at the moment. Its free,and relatively light on system resources. Im not sure its that effective at spoting malware/viruses etc. I recently bought a good pc, dont want it being slowed down in anyway.
Just earlier my Starcraft 2 just got completely messed up. The .exe went missing from the directory, got application incorrectly installed error messages, and a host of other problems. It was a total "wtf moment".
Any suggestions on what you think is the best free Anti-virus/malware/spyware software out there?
I use AVG anti-virus, it's free. Don't know exactly how effective it is either, but my computer hasn't died so far, so I guess that's a good thing.
I'm with Sephiex; i'm a big fan of AVG. I used to use Norton all the time, but got tired of it.
As far as malware/spyware, i'd go with Adaware and SpyBot S&D.
I use "Webroot AntiVirus with Spy Sweeper". I used to use Norton, but a friend of mine (who works in Internet Security) turned me onto this.
NOD32 has always been my first choice AV, it's not free, however it's awesome and very lightweight.
I'm not using any.
I've been okay for the past many years.
avg has worked well for me. but i dont download music nemore as i just utube it or ummmm yeah i 'get' it off youtube for my ipod too... so one that note, avg has been great for finding little stuff you get from time to time. (i watch only the 'legal' movies online and sometimes they force you to install stuff that winds up being spyware to watch the 'legal and non theatre' movies) if youre download off p2p stuff you may need something better, i dont know.
@ezbeats: Go
Im not using any. And that alone makes me feel much more secure..
Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 here.
i used kaspersky , nod , avg , panda , spy bot , avast in the past.. now i keep myself with avast.. and its cool boot scanner.. which kills many of the viruses.. u need to keep shield on only when u browse.. non legit websites.. n stuff... :) i use avast only for it scanner.. and its a good program .. im currently using Zone Alarm which is great connection blocker.. neever eveeeeeer eveeer use microsoft security essentials.. its another program that microsoft made to make your life bad :)
@shiyanu: Go
i've used norton , symantec , macaffee , panda , avg , i've even built my own
but now i don't use any, i have a seperate PC for gaming and web browsing its much more secure
Used alot of them , and they all do things which I don't like ( sucking my memory up, not doing anything against virusses)
so now I made my brain a Anti-Virus, it's effective didnt get any virus ^^