Antivirus of Choice?

jcraw07 · 01-29-10, 09:21 PM

I havent had any customers in the last 5-6 months complaining about norton causing problems but who knows. I do however have had many occusions customers complain about kaspersky not installing right or internet being blocked. But than again I view kaspersky as for the more advanced user. Eset on the other hand I havent once had an issue, xp, vista, 7 no issues what so ever. Anyone hear of Escan? It actually is looking really good but is it new? I mean I never heard of it until I was reading my reports and im not to keen on dishing there name out yet i mean look at AVG was top of the line 3 months later sucked kitties hair balls.

TF2 · 01-30-10, 03:52 PM

I use Microsoft Security Essentials, works a lot better than AVG and Avira in my opinion.

jrank001 · 01-31-10, 08:40 AM

To bad there's not a an open source anti virus like openoffice.org is for office users.

Built to make better by honest people wanting a top notch free service.

The knowledge is definitely on this forum.

IrishAssassin · 01-31-10, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TF2

I use Microsoft Security Essentials, works a lot better than AVG and Avira in my opinion.

This, on the computer I built for my parents and a couple of clients. MSE has really good detection rate and a low memory usage. Definitely a recommend from me.

PeterGarcia30 · 01-31-10, 09:08 PM

im no fan of the regular norton suites and all that other crap but i did really like the norton corp edition i had that installed while at school and i liked it allot....less bloat then reg norton stuff

col_sanders · 03-10-10, 11:36 AM

Symantec Endpoint Enterprise.
Why? It was free from school, its lightweight and doesn't hog resources, and it works.

newbski · 03-20-10, 10:57 AM

Home computers I use Microsoft's Free Security Essentials.

Works we are on Mcafee EPO and AV 8.5. I can't stand EPO anymore so we are actively looking for a new AV.

OnDborder · 03-26-10, 11:20 AM

Kaspersky, BitDefender, and ZoneAlarm Internet Suites for me. Whatever is "free" with the 1 rebate. I don't like the upgrade rebates.

gear.h34d.2012 · 03-28-10, 08:12 PM

Avast! Professional. "Nuff Said.

Randyman... · 04-16-10, 10:06 PM

Is Avira really having update issues? I've been recommending it to a slew of acquaintences - and already installed it on 3-4 buddies' PC's due to the praise it got on this very thread!

! Is this widespread and confirmed?

I personally still love my Kaspersky. Top notch IMO...

GoD_tattoo · 04-20-10, 08:04 PM

I use MSE on all my repairs. Less aggrevation for the end user than Avast. Works pretty good...

Randyman... · 04-22-10, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randyman...

Is Avira really having update issues? I've been recommending it to a slew of acquaintences - and already installed it on 3-4 buddies' PC's due to the praise it got on this very thread!

! Is this widespread and confirmed?

I personally still love my Kaspersky. Top notch IMO...

Bump - Is this really happening with Avira? I don't run it myself - and most of my buddies aren't savvy enough to know there is a problem with the updates. Thanks!

Tweakers · 04-23-10, 07:59 AM

Avg Free here...those big hitters are to tied up in my machine....grrr I did try both though.

Randyman... · 04-23-10, 06:37 PM

FWIW - I had my Cousin's PC in for a Video Card upgrade - his Avira Free AV seems to be updating just fine. Go figure! Must have been a false alarm from TollhouseFrank

JLK03F150 · 04-15-12, 08:27 PM

Randyman, my HTPC is running Avira Free & it updates fine.

I run MSE on all my other machines these days.

Randyman... · 04-15-12, 08:41 PM

FWIW - My last post was from 04-23-2010

Happens to all of us sooner or later

superVARIO · 04-29-12, 10:58 PM

I use Avast. It's never given me any troubles.

Rattle · 05-03-12, 12:30 AM

I dont use antivirus they are all a scam.
I do reformat a lot however and before I do I download and install the latest and greatest and I always come up clean. My longest install was about 9 months and that one came up clean too.

How can you not know if you have a virus?

fall · 05-04-12, 02:20 PM

MSE at home

Trend Micro at work.

Adak · 05-04-12, 03:20 PM

When I had a rootkit from hell, lots of AV programs found the other virus programs that it was putting in my system: AVG, AVAST, Malwarebytes, etc.

ONLY Kapersky found the rootkit, though.

(All free versions).

Since it re-programmed the access to that last sector in the HD, no program could get rid of the rootkit, however.

10 more days before The Great Chimp Challenge Folding Race starts! Come join us as we try to slay some dragons er, teams.

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/s...d.php?t=706551

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01-29-10, 09:21 PM	#441
jcraw07 Member Join Date: Jan 2010	I havent had any customers in the last 5-6 months complaining about norton causing problems but who knows. I do however have had many occusions customers complain about kaspersky not installing right or internet being blocked. But than again I view kaspersky as for the more advanced user. Eset on the other hand I havent once had an issue, xp, vista, 7 no issues what so ever. Anyone hear of Escan? It actually is looking really good but is it new? I mean I never heard of it until I was reading my reports and im not to keen on dishing there name out yet i mean look at AVG was top of the line 3 months later sucked kitties hair balls. __________________ 11 fans Processor: i7-860 2.8 GHZ Video card ATI 5870 1GB RAM 8GB DDR3 1333 HDD 500 GB Seagate Motherboard MSI Iono OS Windows 7 Ultimate Audio Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Optical Drive TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-H653N PSU Xion 1100 Watt, 6 rail 85% Efficient Case Cooler Master RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC

01-31-10, 08:40 AM	#443
jrank001 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The Grey Sky's Of Michigan	To bad there's not a an open source anti virus like openoffice.org is for office users. Built to make better by honest people wanting a top notch free service. The knowledge is definitely on this forum. __________________ "When Memories Exceed Dreams Life Is Over" Motherboard: ABIT IX38 Quad GT (14) CPU: Intel Quad Q6600-G0 / Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Memory: G.Skill F2-8500CL5D-4GBPI-B (2 x 2GB) PC2 8500 5-5-5-15, 2.1V Audio Card: Audio Trak Prodigy HD2 Video Card: EVGA GeForce 9800GTX 512MB SSD Main: SanDisk Ultra SDSSDH-120G-G25 2.5" 120GB HDD Storage: 1-SAMSUNG HD204UI 2TB HDD Case: CoolerMaster Stacker 830 SE (Black) Power Supply:PC Power & Cooling,Silencer,750-Watt OS: Windows 7 Professional, 64 BIT Display: HP LP3065C

01-31-10, 09:08 PM	#445
PeterGarcia30 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bronx,Ny	im no fan of the regular norton suites and all that other crap but i did really like the norton corp edition i had that installed while at school and i liked it allot....less bloat then reg norton stuff __________________ 2500k O.C 4.0 , Asus P8Z68-V LX, 2x4GB 1600 DDR3, Gigabyte 7970 , XIGMATEK NRP-MC802 800W, Cooling:Apogee GTZ, MCR320QP,MCP350 HEAT

03-10-10, 11:36 AM	#446
col_sanders Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: USA-PA	Symantec Endpoint Enterprise. Why? It was free from school, its lightweight and doesn't hog resources, and it works. __________________ ---Main/Folding/BOINC/Folding/Server--- CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T CPU: QX6700 CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 CPU: 2x Opty275 MB: ASUS Crosshair III Formula MB: eVGA nforce 790i SLI FTW MB: MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 MB:HP Proliant DL385 GFX: 1x EVGA GTX295 1x EVGA GTX 260 GFX: 1x EVGA GTX 460 + 1x EVGA 9600GT GFX: 1x EVGA GTX 260 GFX: Onboard Heat

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01-30-10, 03:52 PM	#442
TF2 Member Join Date: Oct 2009	I use Microsoft Security Essentials, works a lot better than AVG and Avira in my opinion.

03-20-10, 10:57 AM	#447
newbski Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tuttle, OK	Home computers I use Microsoft's Free Security Essentials. Works we are on Mcafee EPO and AV 8.5. I can't stand EPO anymore so we are actively looking for a new AV. __________________ Processor: Intel Core2 Quad q9550 w/ Tuniq Tower 120 Mainboard: DFI X38 T2R Graphics Card: XFX 9800 GX2 Memory: 2 x 2GB G.Skill Storage: 1 x WD 250GB & 1 x WD 640GB Casing: RocketFish Full Tower PSU: Corsair 750w

03-26-10, 11:20 AM	#448
OnDborder Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: HOT 'n Arizona	Kaspersky, BitDefender, and ZoneAlarm Internet Suites for me. Whatever is "free" with the 1 rebate. I don't like the upgrade rebates. __________________ You're a plague and we are the cure. ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/2600k......MSI p67a-GD55/2600k CORSAIR Vengeance 16gb.......4gigZ Corsair 7970'z crossfire ....................Sapph 7870 crossfired X-Fi Elite Pro.........................H2O cooling 600gb Raptor/256ssd3..... .......40 Kingston ssd Siverstone 1500wt'r.....................Corsair1000HX MyHeat

03-28-10, 08:12 PM	#449
gear.h34d.2012 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Eastern NC	Avast! Professional. "Nuff Said. __________________ [SIZE="2"] The Green Machine. Powered strictly by Nvida and Razer all Day every Day baby. CASE: Corsair Obsidian 650D CPU: Intel Core i7-930 2.8GHZ (4.0GHz soon?) COOLING: Corsair Hydro H100 MEMORY: 16GB (4x4) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz MOBO: EVGA X58 SLI LE 1366 GPU: Dual Zotac GTX 460 1GB running in SLI at 1.025v 775/1800/2000. PSU: Corsair HX850W PSU STORAGE: Corsair Force GT 480GB SSD, 150GB Raptor, 1TB WD Cav. Black OS: Windows 8 Professional x64

04-16-10, 10:06 PM	#450
Randyman... Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Houston, TX	Is Avira really having update issues? I've been recommending it to a slew of acquaintences - and already installed it on 3-4 buddies' PC's due to the praise it got on this very thread! ! Is this widespread and confirmed? I personally still love my Kaspersky. Top notch IMO... __________________ Randy V - Audio-Dude/Musician/PC Guru/Crazy Guy PC#1 (Main Rig) : Lian Li PC-V1010 / P8Z68-V-GEN3 / 3750K @ 4.5GHz + Ven-X / 16GB G.Skill DDR3-1600 / HD5770 "XXX" 1GB / Samsung 830 256GB SSD / (6x) 2TB 5K3000 on Areca ARC1222 in RAID-6 / Seasonic X660 PSU / 2407WFP-HC / RME "Multiface" 38 Ch. Audio I/O / Dynaudio AIR-15 + AIR-BASE-2 Studio Monitors PC#2 (Realtime DAW) : Lian-Li PC-K65B / Sabertooth X79 / i7-3820 @ 4.8GHz + TRUE / 8GB RipJaws DDR3-2133 / HD6570 / 120GB Intel 520 / 4x 1TB on Areca ARC-1210 in RAID-5 / RME "HDSPe MADI" 128 Channel Audio I/O / 2x SSL AlphaLink MADI AX / 48 Mic Inputs + Fully-discrete Mic Preamps + 4260Watt PA System with 5x 18" JBL Subs :-) NAS#1: NSC-800 ITX Case / Asus P8H61-ITX / i3-2120 / (8x) 1TB 7200.12's in RAID-6 on Areca ARC-1220 Card NAS#2: 12TB ReadyNAS Ultra-4+ / (4x) 3TB 5K3000's And 7 other i7/i5/C2D/C2Q PC's

04-20-10, 08:04 PM	#451
GoD_tattoo Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Massachusetts	I use MSE on all my repairs. Less aggrevation for the end user than Avast. Works pretty good... __________________ i7 3930K @ 4.5 GHZ 2X XFX Double D Black Edition 7970's Crucial M4-256gb boot drive, 4x 1TB WD Caviar Black Antec HCP-1000 Platinum 24gb G-Skill 1600 PSU Buying Guide Core 2 Overclocking Guide Miah's i3,i5,i7 O/C Guide Classified Rules My HWBOT My Heat

04-23-10, 07:59 AM	#453
Tweakers Registered Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Maine	Avg Free here...those big hitters are to tied up in my machine....grrr I did try both though.

04-23-10, 06:37 PM	#454
Randyman... Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Houston, TX	FWIW - I had my Cousin's PC in for a Video Card upgrade - his Avira Free AV seems to be updating just fine. Go figure! Must have been a false alarm from TollhouseFrank __________________ Randy V - Audio-Dude/Musician/PC Guru/Crazy Guy PC#1 (Main Rig) : Lian Li PC-V1010 / P8Z68-V-GEN3 / 3750K @ 4.5GHz + Ven-X / 16GB G.Skill DDR3-1600 / HD5770 "XXX" 1GB / Samsung 830 256GB SSD / (6x) 2TB 5K3000 on Areca ARC1222 in RAID-6 / Seasonic X660 PSU / 2407WFP-HC / RME "Multiface" 38 Ch. Audio I/O / Dynaudio AIR-15 + AIR-BASE-2 Studio Monitors PC#2 (Realtime DAW) : Lian-Li PC-K65B / Sabertooth X79 / i7-3820 @ 4.8GHz + TRUE / 8GB RipJaws DDR3-2133 / HD6570 / 120GB Intel 520 / 4x 1TB on Areca ARC-1210 in RAID-5 / RME "HDSPe MADI" 128 Channel Audio I/O / 2x SSL AlphaLink MADI AX / 48 Mic Inputs + Fully-discrete Mic Preamps + 4260Watt PA System with 5x 18" JBL Subs :-) NAS#1: NSC-800 ITX Case / Asus P8H61-ITX / i3-2120 / (8x) 1TB 7200.12's in RAID-6 on Areca ARC-1220 Card NAS#2: 12TB ReadyNAS Ultra-4+ / (4x) 3TB 5K3000's And 7 other i7/i5/C2D/C2Q PC's

04-15-12, 08:27 PM	#455
JLK03F150 Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA	Randyman, my HTPC is running Avira Free & it updates fine. I run MSE on all my other machines these days. __________________ Q9650, Rampage Formula X48, 4x1GB G.Skill PC2-6400 (D9GMH), HD 6950, 2x 64GB SandForce 1222 SSD RAID 0, BFG LS1000, Gamer X6800, AW9D-Max i975X, 4x2GB G.Skill PC2-8000, GTX 650, 240GB Intel 335 SSD, 1TB WD Black, Seasonic S12-650W, Lightroom4 E8600, nvidia e-7150 i630, 2x2GB Mushkin PC2-8500, HD 4650, 500GB WD Blue, Antec 380W, HTPC What computer do you have? And please don't say a white one. - Sheldon Cooper icebob: cpu on water, cards air, me whiskey!

04-15-12, 08:41 PM	#456
Randyman... Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Houston, TX	FWIW - My last post was from 04-23-2010 Happens to all of us sooner or later __________________ Randy V - Audio-Dude/Musician/PC Guru/Crazy Guy PC#1 (Main Rig) : Lian Li PC-V1010 / P8Z68-V-GEN3 / 3750K @ 4.5GHz + Ven-X / 16GB G.Skill DDR3-1600 / HD5770 "XXX" 1GB / Samsung 830 256GB SSD / (6x) 2TB 5K3000 on Areca ARC1222 in RAID-6 / Seasonic X660 PSU / 2407WFP-HC / RME "Multiface" 38 Ch. Audio I/O / Dynaudio AIR-15 + AIR-BASE-2 Studio Monitors PC#2 (Realtime DAW) : Lian-Li PC-K65B / Sabertooth X79 / i7-3820 @ 4.8GHz + TRUE / 8GB RipJaws DDR3-2133 / HD6570 / 120GB Intel 520 / 4x 1TB on Areca ARC-1210 in RAID-5 / RME "HDSPe MADI" 128 Channel Audio I/O / 2x SSL AlphaLink MADI AX / 48 Mic Inputs + Fully-discrete Mic Preamps + 4260Watt PA System with 5x 18" JBL Subs :-) NAS#1: NSC-800 ITX Case / Asus P8H61-ITX / i3-2120 / (8x) 1TB 7200.12's in RAID-6 on Areca ARC-1220 Card NAS#2: 12TB ReadyNAS Ultra-4+ / (4x) 3TB 5K3000's And 7 other i7/i5/C2D/C2Q PC's

04-29-12, 10:58 PM	#457
superVARIO Registered Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Romeoville, IL	I use Avast. It's never given me any troubles. __________________ CPU: AMD FX-8120 (currently 4.0ghz) Case: COOLER MASTER Storm Enforcer Monitor: ASUS VS Series VS247H-P Black 23.6" 2ms LED Ram: G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 AM3+ CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SSD: Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 2.5" 120GB SATA III HDD: Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1TB USB 3.0 Ultra-Portable Hard Drive (Blue) GPU: ASUS ENGTX560 DCII OC/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) Fans: COUGAR CF-V12HPB Drive: LG Black UH12LS29 12X Internal Blu-ray PSU: SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze

05-03-12, 12:30 AM	#458
Rattle Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Home... again	I dont use antivirus they are all a scam. I do reformat a lot however and before I do I download and install the latest and greatest and I always come up clean. My longest install was about 9 months and that one came up clean too. How can you not know if you have a virus? __________________ M5G \| 2600k @ 4.5 \| H100 \| 16gb Sammy 30nm 1866 \| GTX680 Sig SC \| Xonar Essence Stx \| 550d \| 900w HCG \| VG24QE \| 120forceGT \| 640black \| 2tb \| CherryReds \| m60 \| Func1030 \| HEAT

05-04-12, 02:20 PM	#459
fall Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arlington	MSE at home Trend Micro at work. __________________ i7-2600K @ 4.5ghz & 1.25v \| 5ghz & 1.38v Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H Corsair Vengence 12gb AMD Radeon 6950 (Unlocked) CrossFire SSD1 = Mushkin 120 (Arch Linux) SSD2 = G.Skill Sniper 120GB Dell U2311H

05-04-12, 03:20 PM	#460
Adak Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006	When I had a rootkit from hell, lots of AV programs found the other virus programs that it was putting in my system: AVG, AVAST, Malwarebytes, etc. ONLY Kapersky found the rootkit, though. (All free versions). Since it re-programmed the access to that last sector in the HD, no program could get rid of the rootkit, however. 10 more days before The Great Chimp Challenge Folding Race starts! Come join us as we try to slay some dragons er, teams. http://www.overclockers.com/forums/s...d.php?t=706551 " Possibly the most fun you can have with your clothes all on, while helping a charity! "

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