What virus protection do you use n your Laptop/Computer?

23 thoughts on “What virus protection do you use n your Laptop/Computer?”

1. fiddler says:

   July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

   Norton Internet Security is the best all round.It is now much quicker than it
   was with a constant update.I think with the 3 you mention your thinking of
   freeware.AVG is vastly overrated and a pain to get off when you find this out.Avast is heavy and is not secure enough to Trojans.Avira if you click
   expert mode before setting it up is the best.Only problem with it is the first
   update after putting it on takes a while.Go to File Hippo and click on them
   and read the experts opinions.

2. stormer says:

   July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

   You can them one at a time, and see which one you like. Or the one that performs the best on your hardware/configuration.

   I suggest either, Avira or Avast:
   – Avira has the better detection rate for a free product.
   http://free-av.com/en/products/1/avira_antivir_personal__free_antivirus.html
   – Avast has some extra features, but lacks in detection and some removal.
   http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

   Along with that I suggest you use a Firewall preferably with HIPS (Host-based Intrusion Prevention System).
   What I suggest, choose one:
   – Comodo Firewall (Deselect AV & SafeSurf toolbar)
   http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/
   – Outpost Free
   http://free.agnitum.com/
   – Online Armor Free
   http://www.tallemu.com/free-firewall-protection-software.html

   Finally, I strongly recommend that you use a sandbox, for when you web-browser on the Internet:
   Sandboxie:
   http://sandboxie.com/

   Some Anti-Malware/Anti-Spyware: (on-demand scanners)
   Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware
   http://www.malwarebytes.org/index.php
   SuperAntiSpyware Free Edition
   http://www.superantispyware.com/downloadfile.html?productid=SUPERANTISPYWAREFREE
   http://filehippo.com/download_superantispyware/

3. jean ann j says:

   July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

   http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/29779 You need a firewall.

4. C-bug says:

   July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

   All 3 are good programs. You can check at http://reviews.cnet.com/software/ and search for any software you like. You will see Editor and Consumer reviews – and read them yourself to determine if they fit your needs.

   There is no one BEST program for everyone! Each person’s individual computer usage is completely different. Some folks download illegal programs and music, which exposes them to more infections than any other behavior. Some folks only read their email and do some light surfing.

   Because usage is different, the appropriate software is different for everyone.

   Here is a list of free programs that do their job well, for various security tasks. Most of the time, several programs are necessary to maintain a full range of security/protection against viruses, trojans, worms, etc.

   There is a safe site, with software reviews by both the editors and users at http://www.download.com Most of the following programs can be downloaded from there.

   ANTI-VIRUS:
   -AVG by Grisoft
   -Avira
   -Avast
   Any *one* of these would probably work well for you! Read the reviews to be sure.

   ANTI-SPYWARE:
   Since NONE of the anti-spyware/anti-adware programs are 100 percent accurate in finding and removing spyware, you need *at least* two programs which you will run one after the other, not at the same time.

   There are several excellent free ones:
   -Spybot, Search and Destroy
   -Ad-Aware
   -Spyware Blaster
   -Superantispyware
   -Malwarebytes

   FIREWALL:
   -Comodo
   -Online Armor
   -SandBoxie
   -Sunbelt Personal Firewall (formerly Kerio)
   -Zone Alarm

   GENERAL CLEANING:
   -Ccleaner

   HTH!

5. Bboy56557 says:

   July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

   Norton from symantec SUCKS!! SLOW MEMORY HOGGING WASTE OF MONEY!!Norton 2009 is good but all the others sucks . heres what i use.

   Windows Advanced Care , This tool will keep your computer running good and you can see the startup programs to help you understand what runs in the startup programs; It also includes a registry cleaner and spyware removal,, It also imunizes your computer against the attcks we face each time we go on the internet Just run it once a day and your worrys are much less,

   http://www.download.com/Advanced-Windows…

   Here is a very good tool called Winpatrol and it monitors your computer for programs that try to run on your system without your knowlege, This tool also allows you to manage all the startup programs on your computer,, It also warns you if a program tries to run without your permission, I use this software and I recommend it,

   http://www.freewarefiles.com/downloads_c…

   Here is a free and very good antivirus tool called avg free,
   Note; You should never use more than one antivirus on your computer at a time,

   http://free.grisoft.com/doc/downloads-pr…

   Here is the PC Tools free antivirus and is a very good antivirus
   Note; You should never run more than one antivirus on your computer at a time,,

   http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/

   The free edition of spyware doctor, The best for removing spyware and malware and its free,

   http://www.download.com/Spyware-Doctor-S…

   Here is the adaware se free personal and is a very good spyware removal tool

   http://www.download.com/3000-2144-100459…

   Here is an antispyware software called avg free antispyware, It is a totally free software and it works very well,

   http://free.grisoft.com/doc/downloads-pr…

   If you want to see if a websites safe so you can download use these sites to check.

   Use wot web of trust for firefox to block bad websites or just check sites.

   http://www.mywot.com/ 3/5

   Use mcafee siteadvisor to check sites to or download for FF or/and IE.

   http://www.siteadvisor.com/ 3/5

   Use keyscrambler to make everything you type encrypted so keyloggers wont get them.

   http://www.qfxsoftware.com/

   Stay safe on the net and remember NEVER download anything recommended by a popup.

6. Y@hOO!! Answer!ng M@(h!ne!!!! says:

   July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

   Kaspersky Internet Security 2009.

7. jcurrieii says:

   July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

   Depending on your resources, I’d recommend something a tad stronger. Especially if you plan to go Freeware…outside Firewalls, Frewwware Security programs suck.

   Sunbelt Systems is supposed to have an excellent lappie friendly AV Suite.

   Personally, I use the 2009 ca AVS. It works very well. But, I can’t use it on my 2004 laptop…it’s processor and memory resources can’t handle it without significant lag – and a 4+ minute boot-up.

   Good Luck!

8. Sir Cairo says:

   July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

   Let’s see… there are three laptops here (sadly, I’m not using them, I’m just doing some stuff like updating it). My Windows Vista has McAfee and other stuff by Microsoft. My Windows XP MEdia Center Edition has Avast Home Edition. My Windows XP Home Edition has AVG 8.5 Internet Security. For me, all of them are working fine.

   All of them have additionals like Windows Defender, Malwarebytes and Spyware Doctor.

9. Podacres says:

   July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

   When will you go back to school?

10. REUBEN says:

    July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    AVG is good, but little down in real time protection and AVAST scores at this point.
    Try the link below to get a complete comparision of some of the popular antiviruses.
    http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/ondret/avc_report21.pdf

11. L.G. says:

    July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    Norton Internet Security by Symantec, paired with Norton 360, works well for me. Norton 360 does everything seamlessly, and I’ve had no problems with blocked sites, etc. like I had with some other virus protection.

    You also want adware protection, and the best free program for that is Ad-Aware by Lavasoft, which can be downloaded free from Lavasoft.com. Be careful using a search engine that you don’t accidently load Ad-ware, which is listed in some search results but which is NOT at all what you need; it can actually infect your computer.

    Ad-Aware Anniversary Edition is available for free download at the present time. You merely update the definitions files periodically and run the software in the background at a time of your choosing to scan for infections – which you can review and decide for yourself whether you’d like to remove all of them.

12. GearAz says:

    July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    To the linux guy!! If you think that there are no virus for linux you are sadly mistaken.

    We found out, the hard way after installing kasperky for linux server, found out the linux servers was the source for network virus.!!

    Anyway, I Use Kaspersky Internet Security 2009.

    But from your choices, I would recommend Avira Internet Security.

    Avira, Kaspersky and ESET all have A+ Certification for catching and cleaning viruses on the last Q1 of 2009.

13. GOOGLE IT FIRST says:

    July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    i use AVG free and so far so good

14. ☠Naz☠ says:

    July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    I actually just switched to Avast this week after my Norton expired. Although I have’nt been using it long it seems decent. Better than the Avg I had on my old laptop..

15. Mr. Anderson says:

    July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    ad aware and advanced system care is also decent for freeware

16. Thomas says:

    July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    kaspersky

17. ExileofdreamZ says:

    July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    Don’t Use Norton It Slows Your Computer Down By 60%.
    Use AVS Or AVG

18. Aaron says:

    July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    I have avast for my Windows partition

    Then ClamAV (to scan Window’s partition) on my Ubuntu Linux partition.

19. joe.attaboy says:

    July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    None.

    I use Linux.

20. Vivek says:

    July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    comodo internet security……use any thing u want but remember to update it regularly.

21. Danno says:

    July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    AVG holmes FREE:)

22. Cyle L says:

    July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    norton from synaptic is better. it offers a wider range of utilities and protection. it can remember all of your passwords for every site you go to, and you just put one password into the norton password manager when you turn on the computer and you dont have to worry about your other passwords. it has online backup, phishing protection, anti virus, registry cleaner, disc defragger, and a pc tunup. on defualt it will do everything i mentioned every night that your laptop is OPEN (you cant shut the laptop or things you have programmed to happen at night wont happen) at around 3 am. you can change it if you use the computer at 3am and you dont want to lose the processing power from scanning.

23. ilknur K says:

    July 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm

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