Alternative Virus Software

whittle1985 · 09-05-2006, 11:17

HI, can anyone recommend a good virus scanner / firewall program as an alternative to Norton, I really like the features it contains but it is just slowing my computer down too much!! Thanks

talentedbutslow · 09-05-2006, 11:19

I use AVG........find it good......and no side effects......

entwisi · 09-05-2006, 11:23

AVG is what I normally put on machines(I use linux so don't suffer your woes)

There is a free version http://free.grisoft.com/

mez · 09-05-2006, 11:40

i too have avg ,,,its good

andrewb · 09-05-2006, 12:41

I prefer nod32 to AVG, takes up very little memory and deals with viruses effectivly, which from personal experience AVG has failed to do sometimes.

wozaup · 17-05-2006, 20:58

I like AVG as a freeby.

Sygate is good aswell

But if you wanna a buy i would recomend Mcafee.

It has everything you need.

Neil · 17-05-2006, 21:10

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Originally Posted by wozaup

But if you wanna a buy i would recomend Mcafee.

I used to use McAfee all the time, righgt up until the version that was full of bugs ,it deleted your emails from Outlook Express and screwed up several other things. I did not believe that an antivirus program would stop the windows game hearts ( I think but it might have been solitare) from working correctly. I think it was version 6 or 7. They had a big list of bugs on the McAfee web site at the time. Then I moved onto Norton until I found it was slowing all the machines down I installed it on. I now likw Nod32. Works well without adversely affecting anything.

wozaup · 18-05-2006, 14:40

Yeh i found Mcafee to be a bit strange sometimes aswell!

Ive switched off my spamkiller as it was changing the settings for my pop account everytime i switched my computer on in the morning....

I dont rate Norton at all apart from slowing the computer down, its a nightmare to remove the dam thing off your comp....

Lisa82 · 18-05-2006, 14:45

I've got Norton now and my trial has finished but the dam thing keeps popping up and it won't go away!!! I too am on the look out for a better one cos i won't be renewing norton

acidtech · 18-05-2006, 15:59

i use kapersky anti-virus and kerio firewall, prefer it to norton,

also every so often i run a program called hitman pro. i was told about this and i like it.

it download the programs need for you and updates them for you , and configures the programs for you , and runs the scans , it uses about 4 spybot programs.
any one else use this ?