Favourite AV Suite

[Lamsey]

OK, SharedHolder, here's your poll. I've put the 5 most common AV systems up, if you use another then please specify which one :)

[sharedholder]

Nice ,thank you Lamsey. :D

[pol]

i voted norton, but will follow this with interest as i'm thinking of changing because of the time/effort it takes for the full system scan. :)

[Lamsey]

Originally posted by pol@18 September 2003 - 12:52
i voted norton, but will follow this with interest as i'm thinking of changing because of the time/effort it takes for the full system scan. :)
:huh: what effort?

Just set it to do it during the night, every night. No problem.

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by pol@18 September 2003 - 12:52
i voted norton, but will follow this with interest as i'm thinking of changing because of the time/effort it takes for the full system scan. :)
only takes me 15 minutes to scan 32 gigs

[pol]

Originally posted by Lamsey+18 September 2003 - 12:55--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Lamsey &#064; 18 September 2003 - 12:55)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-pol@18 September 2003 - 12:52
i voted norton, but will follow this with interest as i&#39;m thinking of changing because of the time/effort it takes for the full system scan. :)
:huh: what effort?

Just set it to do it during the night, every night. No problem.[/b][/quote]


hehe - i meant the effort on the pc&#39;s part not mine. i&#39;ve done the full scan before a few times while the only other thing running has been ie, and the system slows a fair bit, like with minimising windows, closing etc. the pc is fairly quick too, a p4, but i still find the full scan a bit of a drag. its norton prof 2003 i&#39;ve been using btw if that makes any more sense.



only takes me 15 minutes to scan 32 gigs

i ususally have around 70 gigs and the scan takes best part of 2 hours :huh: . p4 2.5gh

[sharedholder]

For what AV goes your vote Lamsey? :lol: &#39;&#39;Norton&#39;&#39;?

[ghost944]

other----- f-prot ;) ;)

[LaVaNaNo]

I&#39;m loving Anti-Virus Guard aka AVG. Easy install, easy program and definitions update and fast system scans. AVG 7.0 rocks, Just the best anti-virus for me, and not a hog on my system resources like norton. :)

[clocker]

This is sorta tough.

My first comp came with Norton bundled in and the program has managed to migrate to newer machines with me.

I haven&#39;t tried any other AV programs, so I HAD to vote for Norton.

No virii yet, so I guess it&#39;s working and I have no complaints.

Pol...maybe something else is going on, a full system scan for me only takes around 15 min. also and we have about the same amount of data it sounds like.You might want to consider partitioning your HD. Just put your OS and programs into one (active) partition and move all your media files and Shared Folder into another.
That way you only need to do a system scan of your active partition as the other partition is isolated from possible virus infection.

[zapjb]

NOD32 as resident & KAV Pro non-resident.

[Dapadipz]

Norton For Me :D

[[B][O][T]]

Norton Antivirus :)

BOT

[Risknothin]

my vote goes for mcafee for 4 reasons
1. My school gives me a free copy
2. Less resource&#39;s used then Norton
3. Faster system scan then norton
4. Good review on Cnet

[Amarjit]

Originally posted by [B][O][T]@18 September 2003 - 17:04
Norton Antivirus :)

BOT
I second that; 2004 Professional kicks ass&#33; :)

[Rocktron]

I voted Other because i use NONE of them.. (makes sense huh? :D )
The one i use is the free online Virus checker from Housecall.
I just don&#39;t like all the SLOW DOWN programs.

We just have to check all files before we open them.
It&#39;s my pc, and i want to control the darn thing hahahaa&#33;

But some like them i guess....

[sharedholder]

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Come to vote&#33;&#33; :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[LoZ-M]

Norton Anti Virus 2003 Pro. Ive had no problems with it for a year or so now. It cuts out or blocks any virus it finds in a download, only after 3 seconds usually.

I would upgrade to Norton Anti Virus 2004 but the activation is a pain in the arse&#33;

Anyways Norton Av 2003 Pro gets my vote

[MUSLEMAN]

mcafee not problems no viruses upto date :lol: , great pol lamsey :lol:

[LaVaNaNo]

How you get norton 2004 to work, doesnt it need a valid cd key to connect to the main computer to get a go ahead to install. :/

[balamm]

I had to vote Other as I don&#39;t think Norton corporate should be included in the same category as Norton desktop.

[RPerry]

I am actually surprised Nortons is on top, I would expect that to change to avg soon... :huh:

[nostalgia]

Had SAV corporate 8.1 as resident and AVG7 Pro as back-up. After the last live-update my pc is freezing al the time, so SAV corporate is now history and AVG has promoted to resident with NOD32 as back-up although this sequence can change.

[3rd gen noob]

nod32

[Mik3ll]

McAfee VS 7.0 Pro

[MetroStars]

AVG free edtion is the best virus scanner i have come across.. so i voted 4 AVG :lol:

[netweiser]

Norton Antivirus 2003 Professioal Edition

cant beat it&#33; :D

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by www.netweiser.com@20 September 2003 - 18:31
Norton Antivirus 2003 Professioal Edition

cant beat it&#33; :D
nod32 generally has a higher virus detection rate than norton...

[pol]

Originally posted by clocker@18 September 2003 - 13:59
This is sorta tough.

My first comp came with Norton bundled in and the program has managed to migrate to newer machines with me.

I haven&#39;t tried any other AV programs, so I HAD to vote for Norton.

No virii yet, so I guess it&#39;s working and I have no complaints.

Pol...maybe something else is going on, a full system scan for me only takes around 15 min. also and we have about the same amount of data it sounds like.You might want to consider partitioning your HD. Just put your OS and programs into one (active) partition and move all your media files and Shared Folder into another.
That way you only need to do a system scan of your active partition as the other partition is isolated from possible virus infection.


cheers clocker but mines the same, all large media/software files in one partition and it still takes over an hour to scan c:, probably my settings somewhere/something but i&#39;m definitely gonna try something else soon





ps - *bump*

[sharedholder]

Hello Pol :D , NOD32 & AVG .

[fkdup74]

NAV 2003 (never an infection while its updated, catches the infected d/l&#39;s
from kazaa, but yeah, its a hog alright :lol: )
kind of a pain to schedule my pc usage around the scans,
but i&#39;ll trade some resources for the security :)
i like symantec&#39;s knowledge base too
most defs include manual removal instructions in case AV cant remove, nice

[uNz[i]]

Yet another vote for NAV... 2003 Pro. :D

[{I}{K}{E}]

Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 8.1.1.314 &#33;&#33;

[hugoharding]

I use Norton for Anti Virus and Firewall.

[SP1]

Hmm well lets see

I used Norton 2003 Pro before i formatted, was a good av, used the most sys resources out of the other av&#39;s ive used
moved to symantec corp 8.1.1, but had problems doing a full system scan and their help guild didnt actually help
next i tried nod32 and kaspersky, which are good av&#39;s but i did not like the interface.
then came panda titanium 2004, a good av and a nice interface but just kept popping up msg&#39;s and was a bit too erm.... &#39;babyish&#39;?
now im using avg 7 and its a good av, low resources and im happy with it

my vote goes to avg :D

[the-ninja69]

Originally posted by {I}{K}{E}@4 January 2004 - 14:04
Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 8.1.1.314 &#33;&#33;
Norton antivirus corp is very good indeed. Regular norton 2004 pro is a bloated piece of shit.

[AndrewBarker]

so NAV is tops after all :)

[neevakee]

AVG it is much more agressive then norton and also norton crashed on my system and norton is the biggest pain to reinstall.

[nostalgia]

Although in German, AntiVirenKit (http://www.gdata.de/filemanager/list/4/) should be great. DoubleScan Technology (Bitdefender/RAV engine and KAV=Kaspersky engine). Can someone confirm this?

[shn]

Every since I got Norton Corporate from balamm about 6 or 7 months ago maybe longer, I have used it ever since. Its very lightweight and it only does what I think an av should do. Realtime file protection and virus updates, thats all I want. I dont need the clean sweep, defrag and all that other unecessary crap. Although I have several gigs of ram, I still dont see the point in wasting it for a multipurpose av like norton pro or something like that.

One problem though. Norton corp only seems to update every 5 or 6 days or so. They run it on my campus and it does the same thing there.

[DWk]

Originally posted by shn@5 January 2004 - 13:52
Every since I got Norton Corporate from balamm about 6 or 7 months ago maybe longer, I have used it ever since. Its very lightweight and it only does what I think an av should do. Realtime file protection and virus updates, thats all I want. I dont need the clean sweep, defrag and all that other unecessary crap.
uhhhh there&#39;s something for that...its called mcafee :o ;) B)

[shn]

Originally posted by DWk+5 January 2004 - 15:05--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (DWk @ 5 January 2004 - 15:05)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-shn@5 January 2004 - 13:52
Every since I got Norton Corporate from balamm about 6 or 7 months ago maybe longer, I have used it ever since.&nbsp; Its very lightweight and it only does what I think an av should do.&nbsp; Realtime file protection and virus updates, thats all I want.&nbsp; I dont need the clean sweep, defrag and all that other unecessary crap.
uhhhh there&#39;s something for that...its called mcafee :o ;) B) [/b][/quote]
Thanks, Ill check it out. It may be time for a change of pace with my av.

Although I have not had a virus since.................humm I really cant remember.

[nanotek]

i use AVG its easy to use , good updates and uses few resources but im thinking of moving to Kaspersky as they seem to be a lot faster in getting virus definations and its been recommended on another forum devoted to trojans ( trojaner-board.de Its a a german site but they offer very good infos on how to get rid of stuff like that :)

[backlash]

NIS 2003 :) Takes me 22 or so minutes to scan 80 gigs. I always schedule it for when I&#39;m sleeping. I hate to be interrupted when I&#39;m using the puter. hehe

[sharedholder]

NOD32 Kick ass (http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/archives/products.xml?eset.xml)

[TheKiler]

NOD32 indeed. :D

[dgmortal]

SAV 8.1....though that might be changing soon since it doesnt like any of my "hacktools" <_<