Best Anti Virus? - Page 2 - Club CDFreaks

nytvd · 13-09-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by code65536

Best anti-virus? A careful user.

Only got infected once (I was careless) in all my 13 years of computing; never used AV software in my life.

same here, will reformat if needed and not spend time/money on the endless anti-this and anti-that software applications.
i do have a linksys router with whatever that has and i did download the antispyware beta that microsoft is giving xp users.
no AV here.

pollushon · 13-09-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by jason69uk

Found 167 viruses Avast missed

You sure your not mixing Malware up with Viruses? AV's look for the malicious replicating codes that your average Virus is made of and occasionally stumble accross the path of an embedded trojan that fits the scanning Algorithms.........blind luck!

I'd say NOD 32 of the Payware's;
AVG of the freeware's; (only because Avast! locked up my system a few times)
Death to Symantec who took Mr Nortons good work and bloated it up for the home user.
Spyware Blaster is an amazing app that really works - prevention is always better than cure.

Eric545 · 14-09-2005

I have been using Trend Micro's PC-cillin since version 1 back in 1995. The current version is PC-cillin Internet Security 2005. Knock on wood, I have never been hurt by a virus, and I mean never. Although the price $49.95 scares some people off, the old adage holds very true in this case. You get what you pay for! If you are interested take a look at this page:

http://www.digitalriver.com/dr/v2/ec...ACHE_ID=194316

Eric

*drpino* · 14-09-2005

i never cease to be amazed at how quickly AVG's virus database is updated - auto-updates daily but i like to manually check for updates sometimes and have had instances of 3 updates in a single day...free version to boot...

*Quema34* · 14-09-2005

Didn't know it updated that often. I had, however, recommended it to someone, because of your recommendation, Dr.Pino. It's obvious you're one of the guys around here that has figured out what works well and what doesn't...

*drpino* · 14-09-2005

cheers for the sentiment Quema

but i just know what works well for me and hope that it can possibly be the same for others...that's all

everyone's got his/her preferences and system setups (hw/sw) are as idiosyncratic as our own personalities...

*drpino* · 14-09-2005

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050908-5290.html

i really hope they don't fuck it up like symantec tends to do...

*bigmike7* · 15-09-2005

Yo-

Earlier in this thread (about 4 months ago) I had made positive statements about Panda Titanium 2004 antivirus program-

In July - I changed to Pandas Platinum Internet 2005 - WHAT A PIECE OF $HIT PROGRAM!!! - I had it installed for three days and had more errors and trouble than in the past two years with Panda-

Needless to say - I dumped it got Trend Micros Internet 2005 and it has been an absolute positive experience and found it on www.pricewatch.com for $21 shipped per copy - with one year of updates-

Mike

*Gurm* · 15-09-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigmike7

Yo-

Earlier in this thread (about 4 months ago) I had made positive statements about Panda Titanium 2004 antivirus program-

In July - I changed to Pandas Platinum Internet 2005 - WHAT A PIECE OF $HIT PROGRAM!!! - I had it installed for three days and had more errors and trouble than in the past two years with Panda-

Needless to say - I dumped it got Trend Micros Internet 2005 and it has been an absolute positive experience and found it on www.pricewatch.com for $21 shipped per copy - with one year of updates-

Mike

This happens a LOT, actually. AVG 7 was worse in just about every way than AVG 6, yet now AVG 6 is no longer supported.

14-09-2005	#28 (permalink)
Eric545 CD Freaks Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Moreno Valley, CA Posts: 122	Re: Best Anti Virus? I have been using Trend Micro's PC-cillin since version 1 back in 1995. The current version is PC-cillin Internet Security 2005. Knock on wood, I have never been hurt by a virus, and I mean never. Although the price $49.95 scares some people off, the old adage holds very true in this case. You get what you pay for! If you are interested take a look at this page: http://www.digitalriver.com/dr/v2/ec...ACHE_ID=194316 Eric __________________ Eric's Wonderful World of Windows I rarely check my cdfreaks messages, to reach me visit my web site for my e-mail address. My Main Computer Thermaltake Armor VA8000BWS Full Tower Case Thermaltake Silent Purepower 750-Watt Power Supply Intel BLKD975XBXLKR "BadAxe" Motherboard Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor X6800 4GB's DDR2 667MHz RAM One (1) 80GB Maxtor ATA/133 C:\ Drive Two (2) Seagate 750GB SATA 300 Hard Drives One (1) Seagate 500GB SATA 300 Hard Drive One (1) Samsung SH-S203 (Serial ATA) DVD Burner One (1) Lite-On 16X DVD-ROM ATI Radeon X1600 Pro PCI-E with 512MB’s Video Card Samsung 24" Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor Canopus ADVC-110 Analog to Digital Converter Epson Stylus Photo R340 Digital Printer Microsoft Windows XP Pro with SP-2 DVDFab Platinum 5 plus AnyDVD & CloneDVD 2

14-09-2005	#29 (permalink)
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14-09-2005	#30 (permalink)
Quema34 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: May 2005 Location: USS-Enterprise 1701-A--the finest starship ever Posts: 2,901	Re: Best Anti Virus? Didn't know it updated that often. I had, however, recommended it to someone, because of your recommendation, Dr.Pino. It's obvious you're one of the guys around here that has figured out what works well and what doesn't... __________________ "Sic vis pacem para bellum" "Lo único que vale en la vida es la pasión" "You sure you do not want to stay? You fight good for a tourist!" "Why do I feel like you truly see me, when others do not?" --Well, my horse likes you...!" "MY KIDS could teach YOU a thing or two, Johnny!!" "If the lie is big enough and told often enough, it will be believed."--Joseph Goebbels See what Geno888 is drooling over right now. I found Airhead's cookbook and all he did was edit my signature! Want to be better informed about good media, solving computer problems and DVD burner performance? Join CDFreaks by clicking here.

14-09-2005	#31 (permalink)
drpino CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: nYc Posts: 4,891	Re: Best Anti Virus? cheers for the sentiment Quema but i just know what works well *for me* and hope that it can possibly be the same for others...that's all everyone's got his/her preferences and system setups (hw/sw) are as idiosyncratic as our own personalities... __________________ AMD A64 Clawhammer 3200+ / TT Venus 7+ / ASUS K8V Dlx / Corsair TwinX 4000PRO (2x512) WD360GD 236GB Raptor (RAID0) / WD800JB 80GB PATA / IBM Deskstar 25.4GB PATA ASUS R9800XT / VX900 19"CRT / Boston Acoustics BA7500 4.1 Plextor PX-716A / Plextor PX-Premium / Samsung SD-816B ROM / OCZ 520ADJ PowerStream / Kingwin KT424SWM AMD A64 Winchester 3200+ / Thermalright XP-90 / ASUS A8V Dlx r2 / OCZ PlatR2 (2x512) WD740GD 274GB Raptor (RAID0) / WD2500SD/JD 2250GB SATA / Seagate 2160GB PATA / Maxtor OneTouchII 300GB Ext (Firewire) ATI X800XL / Viewsonic VP201s 20.1"LCD / Creative SBAudigy2ZS Plat / Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1 Plextor PX-716A / Plextor PX-708UF / BenQ 1640 / OCZ 520ADJ PowerStream / Lian-Li V1000B

14-09-2005	#32 (permalink)
drpino CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: nYc Posts: 4,891	Re: Best Anti Virus? http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050908-5290.html i really hope they don't fuck it up like symantec tends to do... __________________ AMD A64 Clawhammer 3200+ / TT Venus 7+ / ASUS K8V Dlx / Corsair TwinX 4000PRO (2x512) WD360GD 236GB Raptor (RAID0) / WD800JB 80GB PATA / IBM Deskstar 25.4GB PATA ASUS R9800XT / VX900 19"CRT / Boston Acoustics BA7500 4.1 Plextor PX-716A / Plextor PX-Premium / Samsung SD-816B ROM / OCZ 520ADJ PowerStream / Kingwin KT424SWM AMD A64 Winchester 3200+ / Thermalright XP-90 / ASUS A8V Dlx r2 / OCZ PlatR2 (2x512) WD740GD 274GB Raptor (RAID0) / WD2500SD/JD 2250GB SATA / Seagate 2160GB PATA / Maxtor OneTouchII 300GB Ext (Firewire) ATI X800XL / Viewsonic VP201s 20.1"LCD / Creative SBAudigy2ZS Plat / Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1 Plextor PX-716A / Plextor PX-708UF / BenQ 1640 / OCZ 520ADJ PowerStream / Lian-Li V1000B

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15-09-2005	#33 (permalink)
bigmike7 CDFreaks Resident Old Fart Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lurking In The Back Of Your Mind Posts: 6,114	Re: Best Anti Virus? Yo- Earlier in this thread (about 4 months ago) I had made positive statements about Panda Titanium 2004 antivirus program- In July - I changed to Pandas Platinum Internet 2005 - WHAT A PIECE OF $HIT PROGRAM!!! - I had it installed for three days and had more errors and trouble than in the past two years with Panda- Needless to say - I dumped it got Trend Micros Internet 2005 and it has been an absolute positive experience and found it on www.pricewatch.com for $21 shipped per copy - with one year of updates- Mike __________________ Mike Brayden & Lil Burnits Proud Cyber Grampie - 'CERCA, TROVA' - 'NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM' Be Kind To Older Folks - They Are A Reflection Of Yourself In The Future-eh!!! Work Computer= QuadCore Q6600 /4gb OCZ PC2 6400 DDR2 SDRAM /XP Pro-sp3 /(2) Seagate 500 gb HDD's /OCZ 600 watt psu /Optiarc 7200A w/v1.06 fw as Primary/Burner /LiteOn 20A4H w/vQP57 fw as Primary/Reader/Ripper/Disc Quality Testing /Sapphire ATi Radeon HD 4670 w/512mb GDDR3 Ram Videocard /Acer 22" LCD /Nero 6.6 /DVDFab Gold Burning Computer = AMD Opteron 180 /2gb G. Skill PC3200 DDR SDRAM /XP Home-sp3 /(2) 250gb Seagate SATA Hard Drives /Coolmax CUG-700 watt psu /Samsung 202G /LiteOn 20A4P /Pioneer 115D /BenQ 1640 x/flashed to EW 164B /Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 3850 w/512mb GDDR3/256 bit Videocard /LCD ViewSonic 20.1" LCD /Nero 6.6 /DVDFab Gold On The Shelf: (2) LiteOn SHM-160P6S as backup, BenQ 1640, LG 4167, Liteon 1693, AOpen 1648/aap-pro

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