http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: antivirus installation on an old lappy..... en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:10:34 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/antivirus-installation-on-an-old-lappy#post-32926 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:27:50 +0000 JKay 32926@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I'm not sure I could tell you if you asked, but AVG uses hardly any resources it never can hurt! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/antivirus-installation-on-an-old-lappy#post-32791 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:07:57 +0000 The Geek 32791@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I won't even ask how you managed to get a virus on Ubuntu.... =) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/antivirus-installation-on-an-old-lappy#post-32790 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:42:13 +0000 JKay 32790@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>@the Geek, I was thinking that, but then I remember when I got that annoying malware thing on ubuntu that kept deleting my background, so tho it wasnt destructive, it was very annoying, you can never be too secure!! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/antivirus-installation-on-an-old-lappy#post-32786 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:28:21 +0000 The Geek 32786@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>There's really no reason to run antivirus software on a Linux box, unless you are scanning stuff there before transferring it to Windows.</p> <p>At the very least, you absolutely don't need real-time protection on Linux. Personally I use the clamwin command line antivirus to scan files I've downloaded before transferring them to my Windows box. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/antivirus-installation-on-an-old-lappy#post-32775 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:41:38 +0000 JKay 32775@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>yes it is, Ubuntu is debian based, it's the first one on here: <a href='http://free.avg.com/ww.download?prd=afl'>http://free.avg.com/ww.download?prd=afl</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/antivirus-installation-on-an-old-lappy#post-32770 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:02:57 +0000 viperinblood 32770@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>thnks guys ......i will try ubuntu in my lappy.....is avg compatible with ubuntu???? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/antivirus-installation-on-an-old-lappy#post-32487 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:34:35 +0000 ross 32487@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>If you stick with the Windows route, I'd pitch in my vote for AVG - aside from being free it seems to be the least resource heavy (in my experience). Something like Norton or McAfee will make that laptop crawl. </p> <p>And Ubuntu would be perfectly fine on that laptop, tho if it has built in wireless (I'm guessing not but hey you never know) that can be a slight hassle. With the LiveCD you can always give it a try and if you don't like it, nothing lost. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/antivirus-installation-on-an-old-lappy#post-32432 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:29:27 +0000 JKay 32432@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I've only used ubuntu, I dont really know the difference in any of the different flavors of linux :'( </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/antivirus-installation-on-an-old-lappy#post-32408 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:41:09 +0000 newagepirate 32408@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>You shouldnt go with xp just because xp needs at least 512 meg of ram, but ubuntu might work, or windows 2000. As for anti-virus, you should go with AVG just because its good and free </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/antivirus-installation-on-an-old-lappy#post-32407 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:38:12 +0000 viperinblood 32407@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>which linux version u advice me to go for......since u know my system hardware wht linux(unbuntu,fedodra...)shud i install.....also is it net friendly.... </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/antivirus-installation-on-an-old-lappy#post-32211 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:12:29 +0000 JKay 32211@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I'm with whs on the one, XP Pro is a very good OS, but back when it first hit the market, it was known as a "Memory Hog" so I stuck with window 98 until ram got cheaper, I think the minimum reqirement for XP is 128 so it'll run windows fine, but not much else. I would personally go with ubuntu linux, I use it as a second OS, the unix commands are completely different than DOS, but you'll find the ubuntu help site will tell you exactly what you need to know, pretty easy even for a linux newbie like me, and it only uses about half the resources that XP does. As far as the antivirus I have no room to talk because I'm constantly in battle with a virus or some kind of malware, but thats just another reason to get linux, most (I would say about 90%) of viruses arnt made to attack Linux, so anti virus software isnt as important </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/antivirus-installation-on-an-old-lappy#post-32190 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:19:25 +0000 k9 32190@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Operating System - I recommend Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 installed. It's probably the most user friendly OS you'll find that doesn't take up too many resources and can be tweaked to perfection.</p> <p>AntiVirus - If you want performance packed with good security features, then you're gonna have to go with NOD 32. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/antivirus-installation-on-an-old-lappy#post-32146 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:26:33 +0000 whs 32146@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Go Linux. <a href='http://www.linux.com/feature/60208'>http://www.linux.com/feature/60208</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/antivirus-installation-on-an-old-lappy#post-32141 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:03:50 +0000 viperinblood 32141@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>hey guys i hv an old acer lappy p-III 800mhz with 10gb hard disk n 128 mb ram.....i dont want to sell it as it is fetching a nil price in the second hand markt.....my question is which is the best os and antivirus solution for it......i want to use tht pc for browsing n downloading.......plzzz advice.... </p>