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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ulundel on February 14, 2003, 01:03:46 pm

Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Ulundel on February 14, 2003, 01:03:46 pm: I could use some opinions about antivirus software. Which one is the best?

The thing is that I'm suspecting a trojan somewhere in my system folder and want to get rid of it. Damn Kazaa.
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Fury on February 14, 2003, 01:17:52 pm: My personal favorite is ALWIL Avast 4.
http://www.avast.com/
Home version is free.

I have tried many different A-V softwares, and Avast 4 is the best so far.

Although I have to recommend AVG 6 Free version if you have really low-end system. http://www.grisoft.com/
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Ulundel on February 14, 2003, 01:19:22 pm: I'll check it out.
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Ulundel on February 14, 2003, 01:37:05 pm: Another question. Which firewalls would you recommend? Not those free ones but something professional.
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Nico on February 14, 2003, 01:57:27 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Mr. Fury
My personal favorite is ALWIL Avast 4.
http://www.avast.com/
Home version is free.

I have tried many different A-V softwares, and Avast 4 is the best so far.

Although I have to recommend AVG 6 Free version if you have really low-end system. http://www.grisoft.com/

hey, thanks for that link, I had no antivirus, a free one is nice.
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Fury on February 14, 2003, 02:03:08 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Ulundel
Another question. Which firewalls would you recommend? Not those free ones but something professional.

Well, I like Sygate Personall Firewall Pro. Good protection and good customization.
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Ulundel on February 14, 2003, 03:30:41 pm: Uuuuh...45 trojans and 23 system viruses... :eek2: WinME would be dead by now. Thank god that I just installed XP.
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Gortef on February 14, 2003, 03:33:37 pm: geez that's quite a lot of viruses :eek2:

Anyway I've used F-Prot for quite a while now... it's pretty good (maybe not so light but very effective)
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Ulundel on February 14, 2003, 03:34:40 pm: I'm using Norton Antivirus 2003 professional
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Gortef on February 14, 2003, 03:36:02 pm: That's a good one too
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Stunaep on February 14, 2003, 03:55:58 pm: 23 f***ing viruses!!!! :eek2:

what, were they all dorment? The system should be an utter mass of unrecoverable bits by now.
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Barbarian on February 14, 2003, 04:02:50 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Ulundel
I'm using Norton Antivirus 2003 professional

What the........... NNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO

the Horror.:mad2: :eek2: :no: :no: :mad:

BTW - i hate Nortans with a Passion Scince it Uninstalled my Windows because it thought is was a Virus
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Tiara on February 14, 2003, 04:03:46 pm: Some virusses get activated on a specific day in the month, maybe your lucky and haven't gotten to that day yet.

Ow and Norton SUCKS!
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Stunaep on February 14, 2003, 04:05:51 pm: I had Norton. Lead me to a reformat, because a failed uninstall. Not uninstalling would fux0r my sound card drivers. :wtf:

Use F-Secure.
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Barbarian on February 14, 2003, 04:13:03 pm: i have an Anchent Version of McAffee on my CPU - donno why i even have it - it Sucks Ass
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Windrunner on February 14, 2003, 04:45:13 pm: i have kaspersky antivirus on my laptop and it has kept it virusfree for this long.
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Ulundel on February 14, 2003, 06:00:24 pm: I dunno what you people have againt the norton. It was the only prog that detected those viruses and resored my system. Others failed to do that.
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Fury on February 15, 2003, 02:57:58 am: I hate Norton because I have used Norton Internet Security 2003. Uninstallation sucks. It leaves Norton Anti-Virus left. Good think I had a restore point (XP) made just before I installed the piece of crap.

Norton Personall Firewall also has some incompatibilities with some websites, blocking sending messages on certain types of forums too.

Oh yeah, one of the older program updates to Norton Internet Security 2003 fuxored my system quite efficiently, had to reformat OS partition.

I hate Norton.
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Sesquipedalian on February 15, 2003, 03:37:33 am: Meh. Norton works for me.
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Nico on February 15, 2003, 03:55:02 am: bah, disapointed. about 40 trojans :(
last time I ran an antivirus, I had a handful of trojans, and 80 virus! yeah!
on a side note, most virus do nothing, they just search a warm place to spend winter :D
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Ulundel on February 15, 2003, 05:03:08 am: Quote
Originally posted by venom2506
bah, disapointed. about 40 trojans :(
last time I ran an antivirus, I had a handful of trojans, and 80 virus! yeah!
on a side note, most virus do nothing, they just search a warm place to spend winter :D

Yeah... :p
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I hate Norton because I have used Norton Internet Security 2003. Uninstallation sucks. It leaves Norton Anti-Virus left. Good think I had a restore point (XP) made just before I installed the piece of crap.

I'm talking about the norton antivirus here, not firewall - for that, I have ZoneAlarm.
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Barbarian on February 15, 2003, 05:23:28 am: I hate Norton as it Uninstaled Windows couse it thought it was a Virus :mad: Even though Technicly it is :p - And when i was Running the instalation of Microsoft Office, Nortan Decided ther was a Virus Like Activity goin on, a Microsoft product .

STUPID NORTANS :mad:
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Gortef on February 15, 2003, 05:28:21 am: :lol:
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Ulundel on February 15, 2003, 05:31:04 am: You can always say no. It does nothing by himself. :blah:
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Barbarian on February 15, 2003, 05:35:39 am: I was Lazy at the Time and switched it onto Automatic basicly left it to do it by itself
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Ulundel on February 15, 2003, 05:37:55 am: Well that mister, is your own problem :p
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Barbarian on February 15, 2003, 05:40:02 am: Nortons is No more - i Killed it, and i have a New PC scince that Happened - so this PC is Un touvhed by Nortons * Thank God *
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Ulundel on February 15, 2003, 05:41:12 am: Well, I wouldn't hate a program because of your own fault...
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Barbarian on February 15, 2003, 05:42:58 am: How is it My Falt - it is Supposed to be able to Do that :confused: :confused:
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Ulundel on February 15, 2003, 05:44:35 am: Well, if you let it to uninstall windows because you're lazy...
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Barbarian on February 15, 2003, 05:46:47 am: well - When i think of a Response - i Tell you :p
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Ulundel on February 15, 2003, 05:47:28 am: Sucka ;)
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Barbarian on February 15, 2003, 05:48:39 am: :lol: :nod: - yep, you cought me out
Title: Antivirus software
Post by: Ryx on February 15, 2003, 08:46:09 am: In case anyone's in need of a FREE anti-spyware tool, get Spybot (http://security.kolla.de/). :nod: