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I have just left an ISP who provided Anti Virus protection. Now I don´t know which Anti Virus to use. I used to use Norton but found it caused too many crashes and dowloading updates took hours. Any suggestions? I´m feeling rather vulnerable!
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Listen Up:
<BR>Norton 2003 is the best. It provides the best protection and is very easy to use. It doesn´t slow your system down like others, neither does the Firewall. McAfee is the biggest $hit. I had to reinstall my whole Browser before anything started working again, exept for the Firewall, it still didn´t work... McAfee AntiVirus is quite good, the Updates are fast, but just go to <!-- BBCode auto-link start --><a href="http://www.symantec.com" target="_blank">www.symantec.com</a><!-- BBCode auto-link end -->, there you can download an "intelligent updater". It´s much faster getting your downloads like that.
<BR>Oh, and I never had a Systemcrash with Norton, but f....in McAfee.... <IMG SRC="images/forum/smilies/icon_mad.gif">

Hi Danmirra is correct NAV is one of the Top packages around.
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<BR>I currently use 3 diffrent packages for my customers:
<BR>F-Secure, Norton Antivirus and PC-Cillin.
<BR>Out of these 2 I would reccomend either PC-Cillin or Norton.
<BR>Both these products work the same and have the same features the only major differnece between the 2 is that the Norton download files are quite big (3-5 mb on exach download), whereas PC-Cillin the file is only big on your first download (around 3 mb) after that the file is under 500K.
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<BR>But before you make a choise on purchasing either you need to make sure you are protecting yourself completely.
<BR>Allot of ISP´s guarantee that you won´t get a virus by connecting to them this is absolute bull *****, and can be only true for e-mail.
<BR>Viruses like Opaserv attack you direclty through your modem and bypasses the ISP totally.
<BR>If you are connected to the internet constantly you need firewall software to protect you agains viruses and hackers.
<BR>For this I roccommend Sygate personal firewall or my favorite Norton Firewall.
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<BR>Norton currently has a package that incorporates both the firewall and antivirus it is called Norton Intenret Security.
<BR>I recommend purchasing this.
<BR>Contact me on pricing:
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<BR>I can provide far more competitive pricing than Incredible Corruption.
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<BR>Marius
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Hi Bite! Thanks for the input. Although I still have my old Norton software I am loathe to get an update unless I can be guaranteed I won´t have constant crashes, lock-ups etc. BUT I´m feeling kinda ´naked´ at the moment. I´ll be in touch for some advice. Thanks <IMG SRC="images/forum/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif">

for linux try fprot<BR><BR><font size=-1>[ Edited by freakno1 On Date <br>January 08, 2003 ]</font>

hi madgic try panda anti virus i use it on my file servers daily updates +- 70kb
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<BR>no crashes or slow nw or file access speeds
<BR>get a demo and check it out it is smaller than norton and more reliable than penecilin

I agree Norton AV is the best around. Never had any problems with it until it wouldnt get the updates and crashed my system when I tried to force it. <IMG SRC="images/forum/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif">
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<BR>No biggie though, I just did the PC over and no more problems. <IMG SRC="images/forum/smilies/icon_smile.gif">
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<BR>I dunno, somethings not right here...

I´m currently using AVG (a free download with update +_ 900KB).
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<BR>I´ve had no probs and also not viruses detected - so I don´t know how good it really is. Most users in the UK seems to like it a lot and seem to have an advertion to NAV.
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<BR>Using ZoneAlarm - very good and its free.
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Hey guys! I should´ve been back some time ago to let you know that I´m sorted - Thanks for all the info though!
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<BR>In the process I learnt a Big Lesson: Never let it be known you have no protection!!!!! <IMG SRC="images/forum/smilies/icon_mad.gif">
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<BR>While I was using another forum I got hacked, cracked, whatever you want to call it, several times. The bastards caused me a lot of downtime and loss of income. So if you haven´t got protection of any kind - Don´t Put The Word Out! There are some nasty people out there! Just ask for an opinion.
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<BR>But there are Nice Guys like you lot around and that´s what makes the world a Good Place! Hope you all have a Great New Year!
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"Using ZoneAlarm - very good and its free."
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<BR>can i please have a link for a free zone alarm, cos i downloaded one but it was a trial.
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<BR>"Using ZoneAlarm - very good and its free."
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<BR>can i please have a link for a free zone alarm, cos i downloaded one but it was a trial.
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Sorry WebFace, I have´t been back here for simply ages.
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<BR>I´m sure that you have obtained ZoneAlarm by now. Just happened to test my system at <!-- BBCode auto-link start --><a href="http://www.symantec.com" target="_blank">www.symantec.com</a><!-- BBCode auto-link end --> while running ZoneAlarm today and was rather unimpressed to find a few unsecure ports. NAV seems to be pretty good, but I am tired of coughing up money for everything.
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<BR>Have been using AVAST antivirus for a while now. I find that it slows my PC down to some extent. The daily updates are quick (incremental) - caught one virus after installation.
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<BR>Feedback on AVAST would be appreciated.
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<BR>"Using ZoneAlarm - very good and its free."
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<BR>can i please have a link for a free zone alarm, cos i downloaded one but it was a trial.
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<BR>ZoneAlarm itself is free for individual use, but ZoneAlarm Pro and ZoneAlarm Plus have to be bought. Go to <!-- BBCode auto-link start --><a href="http://www.zonelabs.com" target="_blank">http://www.zonelabs.com</a><!-- BBCode auto-link end -->

I´ve been using Nod 32 for a while, damn fast and it found viruses and stuff that norton 2003 didn´t.
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<BR>Norton slowed my pc, caused crashes, just not as good since they joined symantec.
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<BR>Try nod 32, fast, reliable, no crashes, background checks.
<BR>H**p://www.nod32.com/
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Im happy with AVG. It´s cleared out all the viruses i´ve had. I dunno about norton. It also caused my machine to run slow and crash a couple times. But AVG´s also free as longnose said, so thats an added bonus

I´ve never had a crash with Norton, and it uses 15Mb of memory in the background, so I´m not sure why anyone says it´s slow - it never has been for me. Perhaps I´ve just been lucky.
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<BR>NOD isn´t bad, though.

I’ve never used anything else other then nortons system works and never had a problem!
<BR>Saved my bottom from a couple of viruses and hardly any slow down!
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Mcaffee is a pain in the bottom... causes crashes, etc, slows PC down lots...

2003:Norton AV + Firewall + Systemworks + Gost

>GOST:Buy another disk and copy your current disk entirely over. Now go and disconnect the current disk, and start working from this new one. You have now a proven working copy, and not just a "backup" that one day may, or may not work. Not everybody may agree with this. Weigh up your effort against the price of a HDD. I have no fear if my PC get stumped now!

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>Spybot

>Cleanup after every visit with PopUp & Privacy Defender as well as with Norton Cleansweep.

>>Whatch your Norton Firewall log, and block all unnecessary connections that spread out of visiting a single site.

>>Update Windows regularly...[Tune that IE Firewall too]

>>Google has a lot of IP addresses, so you have to block all.

AVAST FTW....

i was dared to resurrect an ancient thread

LOLz!

*waits for Ett to post...*

Or thread lockage

<throws 5yr old putty at Firestrm..>

<reconsiders and dares Firestrm to give himself a "snot klap">

rustypup wrote:<throws 5yr old putty at Firestrm..>

<reconsiders and dares Firestrm to give himself a "snot klap">

I LOL'd

Send snot rusty's way,

I was actually considering making this a sticky, to stop any future "What anti-virus do I use" threads. Unfortunately, you guys are spamming this to death, so it gets locked instead.