best antivirus software available

[Misslmperfect 0]

ok, im really tired of these freeware antivirus POSs (and the copies of norton ive gotten from other people that dont work) that somehow leave me with infected files on a weekly basis. which do yall use? which do all you geeks prefer? if im going to pay, i want my money's worth! thanks a bunch.

Oh Canada, merci pour la livraison!

[CrazyIvan 0]

The BEST antivirus is THE USER HIMSELF.

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[MattM 0]

trend micro.... protects all 300 of my PCs and 16 servers.

Matt

[souleh 0]

Yup, Trend Micro PC-Cillin. Tons of updates, nice and quick.

'buttplugs? where?' - geno

[Jimbo 0]

Unix.

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[Misslmperfect 0]

lol well im downloading the 30 day trial now, and if its as good as you say ill just buy at the end of the trial. i have one problem.....

my computer will NOT let me uninstall the trial version of norton i have on it now. add/remove programs says its not even installed. but im looking at it right now!!!!! any idea how to get rid of this piece of crap???????

Oh Canada, merci pour la livraison!

[PhreeZone 20]

Mcafee... protects my 6700 PC's and my 485 servers...

Infection rate last year? 15 PC's and every one of them was traced to users not having current files on their PC.


Geeks choice? Mcafee hands down. I'd perfer to say Linux but thats over the ability of most people. Mcafee wins for home users in my opinion since they don't make you have a subscription to stay updated like Norton does.

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[tunaplanet 0]

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The BEST antivirus is THE USER HIMSELF.

Shit...I think Ivan may be on to something

Forty-two

[labrys 0]

Hands down... Panda

http://www.pandasoftware.com/

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[lopullterri 0]

3 computers in the house...one does not go on line...one on PC Cillin (BITES!! a biggie)...The other has Norton (so far, so good...13 months +)

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[skydyvr 0]

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Geeks choice? Mcafee hands down.

Major corporate choice? The same.

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[bch7773 0]

I like Norton better than the Macafee i had... I got Nimba while on Macafee.

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[shunkka 0]

kaspersky is a good one
i vote for mcaffe but soemtime kaspersky help me more than norton or mcaffe

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[jaaska 0]

http://www.f-secure.com/

So... F-Secure.

[Luv2Fall 0]

Four computers............Norton's installed on all of them.........no problems.

[EdC 0]

I have Norton at home and at work. I had McAfee on a system with win98 and then upgraded the os to xp and McAfee didn't like that at all. The problem with norton is it's only good for one year then you have to upgrade or buy another subscription.

Big Ed

[Cudlo 0]

use Linux :)

Alternativly. Norton is pretty decent. Avast! works alright.

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[souleh 0]

I get PCCillin came free with mobo, and as yet (12 months) I've never had a single virus on here that it hasnt caught & removed/quarrantined.

Edit: Oh and lifetime of free updates, too.

Of course, my linux servers never have these problems!!

'buttplugs? where?' - geno

[Clownburner 0]

Try this: Antivirus

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[skydyvr 0]

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The problem with norton is it's only good for one year then you have to upgrade or buy another subscription.

Same is true for McAfee.

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[WFFC 1]

You forgot Avast! It's found a few that snuck through McAfee.

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[murrays 0]

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Try this: Antivirus

Good answer! It's my choice.

For the Windows PCs I have to take care of at work the solution is not to use them for e-mail....but use our Macs for e-mail. My boss however allows his kids to websurf on his laptop and they invariably load it up with spyware which I remove from time to time.

I installed Panda AV on his laptop a while back and wound up with an unbootable computer. I am inclined to blame that on the fact that this laptop has Windows ME on it which I think most people would say is the worst OS Microsoft has ever released. I used Panda AV on my personal Windows laptop (Win 98) for about a year and really liked it.

But, my primary defense is to use Mac OS X for all things internet and only use my Windows machine for the software that have no Mac alternatives. (Tax, Accounting, Insurance)

I am now using Virtual PC on a new iBook and it works quite well. Very well integrated with the Mac OS..can drag and drop files from Mac to Windows and vice versa, it's nice to only use one machine and be able to avoid using a Windows machine on the internet.

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Murray

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[AndyMan 7]

I tend to think of all the antivirus programs as relatively equal.

That said, I've been hanging around on the internet since 1993, and for the vast majority of that time I've never had an antivirus program. I bought my first copy of Norton this year because of the litany of problems with Outlook. If I wasn't using Outlook, I STILL wouldn't have an anti-virus program.

In roughly 10 years of Internet exporsure, I've never gotten a virus.

The best anti-virus program? A well engaged human brain.

_Am

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