which virus and blocker is best i run norton but it tends to let things past my subscription runs out
in three months and i am not sure what to do ??
i run a two computers 1 being a laptop also a belkin router as both are in use all the time.
all suggestions will be appreciated
thx
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norton/avg/mcaffe??????
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well a lot of people seen to like avg
i think because its free and seems to get the job done
i my self use systemantec corperate but i'm not sure where you can pick it up at seeing as i got it from my mom's work i think or my work i can't seem to remember where but they both use the same so it doesn't matter too much.
This is like asking which is the best wine. A lot depends on the vintage. I follow the tests on a regular basis and the ones that always come up on top (in varying orders) are: G-Data, Norton 2008, Kaspersky, BitDefender, AntiVir, Avast, Webwasher. The ones that are bottom of the barrel are McAfee, Panda, AVG (especially the free version) and some others. But as I said, it is as with wine. Some like Burgundy, others like Bordeaux and still others like only that one wine castle. Read the reports on the web and find out what the "best of the day" is - that changes all the time.
Glad you saw the funny side
the reason i asked is a few weeks ago malware got into my system.
It was devil to clear took me many hours
was i glad to get rid of the never ending pop ups (celldarado) WATCH OUT
nasty nasty nasty
I got help from malwareremovel.com nice bunch of guys
like i say sword swallowing easy as pie
Kaspersky and NOD32 usually get the best reviews and a lot of experienced users swear by them. But I tend to agree mostly with what whs said . . . it's just a matter of 1) What you're comfortable with, and 2) What "plays well" with the other stuff on your system. Nevertheless, all of them may exhibit some problems. Antivirus programs are notoriously cranky. The most common bash on Norton and McAfee is that they are resource hogs. I have McAfee on my system (Enterprise 8.0i), and it's never been a performance hit, but for a lot of others it has. I've been using McAfee ever since the days of version 4 (over 15 years now), and I've never had any malware infections. But then I'm pretty particular about security and what I click on, so that may not be a good piece of software for a novice that clicks on everything indiscriminately.
AVG and Avast are two that have gained a reputation for not taking up much resources. I've never used TrendMicro, so I don't know how it performs.
As far as virus detection itself, they are all pretty good, and the ratings that the trade magazines give them are all within a few percentage points depending on what the flavor of the month is, so I don't think any one is a whole lot better than the other (of course, there are a few slackers out there, but if you stay with the brand names and exercise good security best practices, you'll be pretty safe).
Bottom line: As I said, it's mostly a matter of personal preference and what you AND YOUR SYSTEM (Norton is notorious for not playing well with systems) are most comfortable with. No doubt, though, you'll find plenty of people that will bash individual products. (And I think I just bashed Norton there!)
And if you visit Manufacturer forums, just keep in mind that most people come to those forums to complain about problems they've had, so your information from them is going to be skewed. Very few people visit a forum just to say "Atta' boy".
BobJam is right. Use what you are comfy with. If you had a bad experience with Norton, you may want to switch. Just make sure you use the Norton Removal tool before you install a new one. http://service1.symantec.com/S.....38;src=hot Else you will run into all kinds of problems. I run Norton on 2 systems with no problems and Kaspersky on 2 other systems. On this here system I first installed Kaspersky (the system came with McAfee that I removed immediately - requires a special tool to). But Kaspersky gave me a few problems and I did not want to debug it. So I threw it out and got Norton (which now does not scan properly) Can't win.
English, in addition to all of the good advice you have just gotten, I would suggest that you add other security measures. Since some malware got through your Norton product, it's clearly not good enough *by itself*. I wrote this short article in the wiki because this question comes up so often:
http://www.howtogeek.com/wiki/.....nd_Spyware
If you have questions about specifics, just ask.
i had kaspersky then i tried nod32. i bought nod32 with 5 or 6 months left on kaspersky. i'll never use anything else. i like having my computer actually run now. i use eset smart security and set the firewall up. i'll probably never switch, but it's more the users preference. me, i would never rely on a free security program as my main source. that's just me :)
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