Ouch! That's nasty.
I tried out Avira last year and found it OK, but the UI was a bit lacking for me. I'd been using AVG Free for quite some time before then. I went back to AVG but still wanted to try something new. That's when I read about Avast! I installed it and haven't looked back since. Very robust performance and nice UI. It does make offers every once in a while, but they're very easy to dismiss. I'll eventually pay for a license, as I like to support good work.
Haven't had a problem since the days of Windows 98SE (Knock on wood).
Last edited by Mike Lonewolf; 14 Jun 2012 at 15:32.
It's a little frustrating to see a crowded anti-virus market. While there is no question that it's nice to have some freedom of choice, there is this matter of who the "winners" are in the shoot-out tests or editor's choice evaluations. Are they really fair tests?
I say that they may not be. A lot of how well an anti-virus product manages a test rests a lot on the definitions. Does one product always have the best and most current set? Not necessarily. Each company becomes aware of viruses and vulnerabilities at different rates. So, it's theoretically possible for an anti-virus product test to produce different winners if performed across a period of several months. This is why I'd like to see an anti-virus shoot-out be based on several months of testing.
I use Microsoft Security Essentials on my machine and to remove virusses on machines installed with even paid anti-virus software and other freebies.
The nice thing is it updates with Windows updates (optional) and has a very easy and simple GUI.
Well done MS!
I use Microsoft Security Essentials on my machine and to remove virusses on machines installed with even paid anti-virus software and other freebies.
The nice thing is it updates with Windows updates (optional) and has a very easy and simple GUI.
Well done MS!
Hi there
as others have said -- for HOME computers what's wrong with MSE. It takes almost no resources, runs in real time and is updated very frequently -- and is actively being developed in W8 too as the new "Windows Defender" -- but this runs identically to MSE -- user interface to set scanning aschedules etc.
There is 100% UTTERLY NO NEED whatsoever to install any of the 3rd party solutions out there for A/V protection.
MSE and YOUR OWN method of using the internet will be more than sufficient.
If you use Torrents in a large way or visit "dubious sites" then you are likely to get infected anyway -- and it probably won't be by a traditional virus --but possibly by YOURSELF giving away information over the Internet -- How many facebook accounts were compromised recently -- where do you think that data has gone -- to the Bin --no way. !!!
Cheers
jimbo
Jimbo45 said:100% correct Jimbo, BUT with Norton360 it completely blocked my passage to Facebook. And that isn't the first time Norton 360 exhibited this behavior either. Other ummmmm seedy websites were block this way as well. Whereas I agree with you Jimbo about MSE, the only problem it is NOT a full flavored security suite.How many facebook accounts were compromised recently -- where do you think that data has gone.
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