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OT - Antivirus Protection

Is there any good free antivirus protection software out there?  If not, what is the best one to get that costs money?

I just reinstalled Windows XP because of a virus and I don't have any virus protection now.  I rather not spend money on one but if that's not an option, what should I get?

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AVAST or AVG

Both are free and you can’t go wrong with either. Myself I prefer AVAST as it offers rootkit detection whereas AVG only has it on their paid version.

"Losers assemble in little groups and bitch about the coaches and the system and other players in other little groups. Winners assemble as a team."
- Bill Parcells

by Taylor on Jan 19, 2009 6:39 PM CST reply actions   1 recs

In a nutshell

Something you never want to have, it lies beneath the kernel, hides from O/S, etc. If you ever get infected (And are fortunate enough to find out) your best option is to reformat/reinstall.

"Losers assemble in little groups and bitch about the coaches and the system and other players in other little groups. Winners assemble as a team."
- Bill Parcells

by Taylor on Jan 19, 2009 7:48 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

I agree. Avast is better than most anti-virus software and its free.

For the love of God don’t use Norton.

I also use COMODO as my firewall. It works really well and I’ve yet to have a problem with my combo of Avast/COMODO.

If you really want to pay money, I hear Kaspersky isn’t bad.

"LSB: We’re all-scaploading, all the time." -AJM

by BAC on Jan 19, 2009 8:01 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

if anyone is going to buy one

go with kaspersky or eset nod32.

i prefer nod32

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Jan 20, 2009 10:18 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

avast is good as well

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Jan 20, 2009 10:18 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

The paid version

of AVG is good. I’ve had it for the last four years or so, and never once any virus issue.

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)

by Ed Coffin on Jan 19, 2009 6:48 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

AVG Pro $34.99

Single user. There is a comprehensive suite for $59.99, but a home user doesn’t need it.

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)

by Ed Coffin on Jan 19, 2009 8:46 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks for bringing this up...

Did anyone else get a virus from the Texas Rangerws web site about a month ago? When I pulled it up it started downloading something and I knew it was not right before I could get my computer turned off I think it was to late. Now when I shut down or start up this picture of a snake mountain appears on my page for about 5 seconds. I have Mc Afee protection, but they want to charge me to get it off. Any ideas?
    I am also pretty sure it was from the rangers web site, cause when I opened it from my laptop it started doing the same thing, and when my friend who has a mac tryed to open it it did some weird stuff to his . Just wondering.

by Ranger Capt on Jan 19, 2009 6:54 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Did you ever use that picture for your desktop?

If so then it’s Active Desktop. If not then I’d run a spyware scan, like RangerMad I use Spybot as well, it’s also free. Odds are spyware is what was downloaded from the mlb site.

"Losers assemble in little groups and bitch about the coaches and the system and other players in other little groups. Winners assemble as a team."
- Bill Parcells

by Taylor on Jan 19, 2009 7:43 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I had never seen that pic before.

A few days after it did change my desktop pic to some warning page about my active desktop. I downloaded avira (not sure if it is a virus in itself) but it shows no virus. My mcafee shows it to be clean also, but I don’t think it shows spyware. I may try that spybot, will it get rid of spyware, or do I need to pay someone to get rid of that?

by Ranger Capt on Jan 19, 2009 7:51 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Spybot is free

Also Avira is an anti-virus app just like AVG and Avast.

Get rid of McAfee, like Norton it used to be good but they’ve become so bloated they’re almost viruses themselves. Go with either of AVG/Avast + Zone Alarm/Comodo for firewall + Spybot for spyware and you’ll notice the difference.

If you’re still need assistance, download and run an app called “Hijack this” and send the text results to me, dfwgt1234@yahoo.com (Note, there are no numbers in my e-mail account) and I’ll look for anything unusual.

"Losers assemble in little groups and bitch about the coaches and the system and other players in other little groups. Winners assemble as a team."
- Bill Parcells

by Taylor on Jan 19, 2009 7:58 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

spyware blaster is good too fwiw

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Jan 20, 2009 10:20 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Spybot

just an fyi anyone looking for spybot make sure its spybot s&d (search and destroy) theres a site out there thats for “spybot” thats nasty trojan crap

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Jan 19, 2009 9:10 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

snake mountain?

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Jan 20, 2009 10:19 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

yes,

when my desktop closes down right before it shuts off this photo straight out of the land of the lost pops up for about 5 seconds then the computer turns off, it does the same thing at start up. Weird huh?

by Ranger Capt on Jan 20, 2009 1:30 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I have been using

AVG and SpyBot for a few years. No problems.

Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year

by RangerMad on Jan 19, 2009 7:10 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Mac

no antivirus nec.

FOR MANLY LOVE BE HERE MARCH 25TH AT 2:15 AM SHARP

by Agreen07 on Jan 19, 2009 7:14 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Oh, it'll be necessary sooner or later.

That Gold Glove for Young was the worst thing that could have happened to Texas - now the guy really believes he's good at short. - Keith Law

by lonestarJon on Jan 19, 2009 7:17 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Well I'm still waiting

FOR MANLY LOVE BE HERE MARCH 25TH AT 2:15 AM SHARP

by Agreen07 on Jan 19, 2009 7:23 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

It will happen

only reason it hasn’t is because Mac’s have such a small market share no one wants to bother with viruses for them.

by jthig32 on Jan 19, 2009 8:38 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

That's not true

and I say that as a Mac user (Remember a few weeks ago when Apple posted a recommendation that you get anti-virus?)

All systems, no matter the OS, are vulnerable.

"Losers assemble in little groups and bitch about the coaches and the system and other players in other little groups. Winners assemble as a team."
- Bill Parcells

by Taylor on Jan 19, 2009 7:39 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

they soon removed that, it was mostly to cover their asses.
there are some trojans for mac but youve really got to be an idiot to get them. Like putting in your admin password when asked and all you’re trying to do is open a picture.

with time and desire someone will come up with something for just about anything

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Jan 19, 2009 9:06 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

That is what my buddy has

and when he pulled the rangers web site up it started doing something weird. He closed it quickly and now says his mac has been running slow ever sense.

by Ranger Capt on Jan 19, 2009 7:47 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

lol

not so sure about that

anyway, fuck macs ;)

and they have started writing viruses for macs muchmuchmuch more recently

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Jan 20, 2009 10:21 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I use AVG (the free version) and spybot

And the AVG just killed a trojan for me a couple months ago.

That Gold Glove for Young was the worst thing that could have happened to Texas - now the guy really believes he's good at short. - Keith Law

by lonestarJon on Jan 19, 2009 7:19 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

The best A/V I have used...and I'm an IT Director...

hands down is NOD32 by ESET. ($59.99) I use it both personally and corporately.

Don’t go Norton (although their gaming edition is supposed to be good) or McAfee for sure.

Also, I have friends in the IT industry that use CA Anti-virus and swear by it. ($39.99)

I'd love for part of the "new look" to be a return to the red uniforms of the 1990s. - Ian Kinsler

by ortonius on Jan 19, 2009 7:59 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

nod32

one of the best, but the interface really stinks. I recommend kaspersky to windows users, good at detection and has a nice interface

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Jan 19, 2009 9:08 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

good point

"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract

by tyd3311 on Jan 20, 2009 7:56 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

nod32 is the best. far and away imho

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Jan 20, 2009 10:21 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't had a virus in years...

so I don’t normally use an Anti-Virus.

But Spyware Doctor comes with an Anti-Virus, and SD is the best anti-spyware detector by far. The only problem is that it takes a ton of memory to run it, so I usually keep it inactive until I choose to scan. XSoftspy is a good spyware detector too. You may have spyware. Just download the demos of both. They’ll check your comp out for free.

Since I’ve switched to Vista, I haven’t had either Spyware or Viruses though. Been about a year now.

by Apes and Androids on Jan 19, 2009 8:09 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Wear a condom.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Jan 19, 2009 8:19 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Why was I thinking...

that you’d chime in with a comment like that?

You know you spend too much time on LSB when you know what a select few are going to say before they actually post it. Quite sad actually.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Jan 19, 2009 10:50 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I am a criminally dangerous

purveyor of dad jokes.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Jan 20, 2009 9:27 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I ended up DLing AVAST

Lets see how it holds up :-)

by Coolbean04 on Jan 19, 2009 9:45 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I got trashed

one night and my friend fucking got on my computer and put my background as a dick and changed my facebook.

Then it said I had 3 virus’ and froze…

"Being elite is not something that you acquire, it is something that becomes of you and your status" - Miles

by miles on Jan 20, 2009 12:19 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Should've worn

a condom.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Jan 20, 2009 1:58 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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