Best Antivirus Software

Buskerdoo · 01-10-2005, 10:01 AM

What's the best antivirus software right now?

DragonEye · 01-10-2005, 10:44 AM

I have norton installed and I must say that it is doing a superb job.

It stopped 750 virusses already

DragonEye

Jazzee · 01-10-2005, 11:24 AM

Norton.

evilregis · 01-10-2005, 11:32 AM

I use Grisoft's AVG.

frances · 01-10-2005, 11:39 AM

Zone Alarm - fantastic

Buskerdoo · 01-10-2005, 11:49 AM

I have new laptop with wireless, etc. My other computers all go through a router, etc.

Is it worth the money to get the Norton Internet Security so I get a software firewall?

Buskerdoo · 01-10-2005, 11:50 AM

or, is the windows xp firewall good enough?

NDH · 01-10-2005, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by frances

Zone Alarm - fantastic

That is a firewall.

I use AVG As well.

Ferre · 01-10-2005, 12:21 PM

I use Norton, ZoneAlarm and AVG all at the same time + a seperate popup blokker and I'm behind a router. I'd say Norton is great though.

evilregis · 01-10-2005, 12:22 PM

Buskerdoo, hardware firewalls are better. Your money would be better spent getting yourself a wireless router so that your laptop and other computers can use that. Though, as NDH said, don't confuse Firewalls and Anti-virus software. You'll still want some sort of AV software installed. AVG is free and extremely good. Don't let the price tag fool you.

Buskerdoo · 01-10-2005, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evilregis

Buskerdoo, hardware firewalls are better. Your money would be better spent getting yourself a wireless router so that your laptop and other computers can use that. Though, as NDH said, don't confuse Firewalls and Anti-virus software. You'll still want some sort of AV software installed. AVG is free and extremely good. Don't let the price tag fool you.

Yep agreed.

98% of the time the laptop will be going through my hardware router, but the other few percent it might be connected via modem (in a modem only hotel). I normally use hardware router, norton or panda, and then 2 different spyware packages. That seems to keep me out of trouble.

Zoom Banners · 01-10-2005, 12:53 PM

Acutally zone alarm/zone labs isnt just a firewall. If you get the security suite it comes with everything you need for your computer to be safe from a fire wall to a antivirus program.

evilregis · 01-10-2005, 01:13 PM

How is Zone Alarm for usability? I have a router so I have no use for any software firewalls, but I'm curious as to how it is. I am not much of a fan of Norton as it seems to suck up far too much memory than should be needed as AV software, let alone a whole suite. I've heard a lot of good things about ZA but have had no experience with it.

docquesting · 01-10-2005, 01:20 PM

I use it. It is the best.

Zoom Banners · 01-10-2005, 01:59 PM

Zone alarm is amazing. I think its better then norton. I have a wireless router aswell and it is great. If you have a wireless network zone alarm will detect it and will ask you if its a shared or not shared network and you can add it etc.

Thats my few cents.

docquesting · 01-10-2005, 02:04 PM

Hahaha you said it dude! My thoughts exactly, better than.

Affiliate Boss · 01-10-2005, 02:04 PM

wireless network with NODE 32 AV

Pretend · 01-10-2005, 02:07 PM

I use Grisoft's AVG, and I love it.

It's free (well, the version I have at least), and it runs awesomely, detects virus's and there are frequent virus database upgrades.

evilregis · 01-10-2005, 02:16 PM

Another bonus of AVG is it's e-mail plugin, works with Thunderbird. Woot.

Zoom Banners · 01-10-2005, 02:21 PM

Zone alarm has lots of plugins aswell