Guest JDF Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 i'm running norton which is due to run out in feb,an update looks like costing 40 pounds,i know thats nothing against the price of banjaxed computer but i'm wondering if theres any better value to be had. will norton still work without an update? is the macafee any better? is there anything good for free out there i know little about this so any pointers will be welcomed. cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
craig 0 Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 (edited) AVG and Zonealarm work well together, both free, if you dont mind paying for an anti-virus NOD 32 is very good, but that doesnt come with a firewall, so again team it up with zonealarm. Edited January 20, 2007 by craig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 I always found Norton, once it ran out and ye didn't grease their palms for the new version, told ye ye had a virus. Can't honestly remember if I had one or not? Anyway, f*ck Norton. If ye need to reprog', to get rid of them, do so. Then get AVG (It's free and on Google). I've run that for years without a problem. Just the other day took down their latest edition. Fine. But, also, check Google for MacAffee's " Stinger ". A little jewel to keep handy. Again, fee and lives where ye put it. Just run that once in a blue moon, as a crafty aside. I've seen it catch something even the trusty and loyal AVG's missed. Once in a while, anyway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Shaman Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 I've got Norton Internet Security on mine, runs out in 3 months (came with the puter), and when it runs out I won't be re-newing. Not that I have any major issues with Norton, it just doesn't seem up to the job. I also have adaware and spybot running because Norton doesn't pick up some of the more tanacious spyware. I used AVG for years with Zone Alarm without any problems (both free versions, you can upgrade to the pro version but I wouldn't unless you have money to burn). Viruses are like Jehovas Witnesses - don't let em through the door. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,114 Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Is AVG still free , thought it had finished on the 17th of this month ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JDF Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Is AVG still free , thought it had finished on the 17th of this month ? ah f**k don't say that just been on their site and it looks the ticket. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 No. The screen shot made it seem that way, eh, Steve? I just went to Grisoft.com and asked for the free version. It tells ye to fetch it and ask for REPAIR. Boosh! Down Load it. Update it. Restart. Before ye know it, update it Again and ye flying! Free as a bird still ~ and probably still simply the best there is out there I've heard the paid for version stinks, compared to the freebie? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JDF Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 you guys are diamonds,i'm going to download it now before they change their minds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
craig 0 Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 (edited) Don't run both at once, you might get a conflict and its a pain in the arse to sort out, DL avg to a folder, uninstall norton and then install avg http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5 You can also get a free online scan at http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ Always handy to have a back up Edited January 20, 2007 by craig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JDF Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 will i be safe enough following ditch shitters advice above with norton disabled Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rainmaker 7 Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 JDF, uninstall Norton completely before you install anything else. As an aside, not only is Norton quite inefficient at detecting viruses but it embeds deeply on your system. Classic bloatware imho. On the paid-for front you can't beat NOD32 imho. It's not that expensive (about £20 a year, £30 for two years etc) and has NEVER ever missed a virus in the wild. Norton, Trend etc on the other hand have missed a scary amount over the last few years (McAfee missed 83 viruses!). Norton scans your system real-time at about 6 megs a second. NOD does that at over 30 megs a second (five times faster), using less memory and does it better to boot! NOD's the danglies! SEE HERE AVG is good at detecting malware, but not always as good at removing it. You can't beat it for free though! To get the free AVG download you can go to www.download.com (CNet) and search for AVG FREE, as it's quite hidden away on the Grisoft homepage, in preference to the paid-for version. Eset are bringing out a combined AV/Firewall in NOD32 v3 this year, which should be good. Meantime I find that Comodo (a free version of Outpost) is excellent, and doesn't drain CPU and memory like Zone Alarm does. JMHO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JDF Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 cheers mate i'll have a look at it,i run that stinger scan thing and it says 55 virus it's on repair mode does this mean they are repaired,it dosen't give me the option to remove them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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