[RESOLVED] Anti-Virus Software?!?!?

[repoman]

So what do you think? I am using PC-Cillen, just finished with Norton Anti-Virus, l am liking Pc-Cillen much Better. I am always having customers ask me which is better and l would like to develop a sense from others

Thanks

[Jvaguy]

after i quit mcafee on version 4 ive been norton user since then i have checked a few others out but norton have been good to me as it has been on this 2002 on my XP

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[Pinnacle]

I have used both McAfee and Norton at one time or another, and have been happy with each. I use McAfee now at both home and work, because I like the support on their web site better than other virus protection companies.

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"Tell me, and I'll forget. Show me, and I'll remember. Involve me, and I'll learn." -- Marla Jones

[Kenteth420]

I really only have experience with norton and Macaffee, but I definitely prefer norton over macaffee, Macaffee causes a lot of blue screens and is good at telling someone they have a virus but not actually removing it.

[The Real SlyVenom]

I use Norton, I tried McAffe first and was dissatisfied.
Also we used PC-Cillin on some of our customers machines, it came free with their Mobo, but I was not impressed with it...

[senectus - kbgm]

For networks I'd have to say Sophos has impressed me the most.

For a single machine setup I'd say that Vet was the best except that bloody CA bought them out and have been using their tech since...

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[Garak]

well ive used, Sophos - networks
Norton for my home machine, and recommmend it to others, but i did actually buy pc-cillin once, its ok, but im definatly sticking with Norton for a while yet

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Just A Thought

[darkstar015]

We just started using the newest thing from McAfee, ASaP. I was hesitant, and it was a little tricky to get going on some machines due to wacky things with IE, but so far so good. No more downloading .dat files or anything. It's fully automated and you can even view your company's reports to see who should be yelled at for getting homepage.vbs four hundred times. Two thumbs up so far.

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Happiness is for those people who aren't cursed with self-awareness.

[MAYHEM]

We have McAffee on the network at work, I use F-Prot from the command line in emergency situations.

I don't run active antivirus at home, I live by a set of strict rules that prevent viruses. I have had a total of two viruses in twenty plus years of computing, both from LAN parties.

I keep a very close eye on the machines at work and send out virus alerts to everyone here. Most of the time they don't listen anyway.

I also like what I have seen from Trend.

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Well... I say... Nuke the unborn baby gay whales!

[This message has been edited by MAYHEM (edited October 16, 2001).]

[thirdfey]

I use AVG from grisoft.com without a hitch, plus its the cutomer's favorite price, free with free lifetime updates.

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[tk421]

everytime i consider the possibility that mcafee makes a quality product, I visit their website and let all the popups remind me why I have zero respect for them. i'd get fewer popups going to a porn site. not... that i would.... know about that.

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[ilovetheusers]

McAfee eats it, Nortons OK but uses a good deal of overhead and will slow a system. I have heard lots of good things about some of the smaller companies. Presently I use Inoculate IT's old virus scanner that was free and it rules. I have a copy of Kaspersky's AVP and may install that on one of my systems for the heck of it but in general I'd just have to tell you to go with what you like. Most of them are fairly similar. Just avoid McAfee (we use it at work and you would not believe how bad it is).

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now type format c: and press enter and you will never have a pc problem ever again...

[LPetrarca]

Been using McAfee for yearts without a hitch!

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"what'dya mean I hosed the whole thing? Is that bad?"

[gmiller220]

<font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Geneva" size="2">Originally posted by LPetrarca:
Been using McAfee for yearts without a hitch!

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Lucky you. McAfee always messed up my computer. I just had a client who had it on his computer and it would freeze it when the computer whent to standby. Uninstalled it and put AVG from www.grisoft.com and the thing works like a charm. AVG has kept me clean all the years I've used it.



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Boy, I'm tired of being right.

[CondoPC]

<font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Geneva" size="2">Originally posted by tk421:
everytime i consider the possibility that mcafee makes a quality product, I visit their website and let all the popups remind me why I have zero respect for them. i'd get fewer popups going to a porn site. not... that i would.... know about that.

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That was going to be my post!!!!!LOL

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