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Originally Posted by John Laverick
I used to have AVG but it doesn't appear to be free anymore....they only offer a free 30 day trial.
Any links for this F-Secure?
Any links for this F-Secure?
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I use Avast. http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
I'd never heard of it before and was using AVG but had a few probs with it. This was recommended in a copy of Micro Mart a few months back and I can't fault it at all.
Tis free too which is a bonus
I'd never heard of it before and was using AVG but had a few probs with it. This was recommended in a copy of Micro Mart a few months back and I can't fault it at all.
Tis free too which is a bonus
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Originally Posted by Redkop
If you are running a legit copy of XP, use Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta version, I run that as well as AVG and Ad-Aware.
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Originally Posted by Frogford
I use Avast. http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
I'd never heard of it before and was using AVG but had a few probs with it. This was recommended in a copy of Micro Mart a few months back and I can't fault it at all.
Tis free too which is a bonus
I'd never heard of it before and was using AVG but had a few probs with it. This was recommended in a copy of Micro Mart a few months back and I can't fault it at all.
Tis free too which is a bonus
Mind you, use a decent spyware/adware program as well. I paid for Webroot spy sweeper and my machine has been clean and running like a dream ever since.
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Because what one virus scanner doesn't pick up, another will. Gonna install McAfee as well in a bit
Not gonna let some pesky trojan infect my machine
Got faarrr to much valuable shit on here. My machine's like fort knox
Not gonna let some pesky trojan infect my machine
Got faarrr to much valuable shit on here. My machine's like fort knox
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Got faarrr to much valuable shit on here. My machine's like fort knox [/quote]
Fair enough. Fort Knox eh? Well, there's a challenge to someone mate. Hope you got good backups!!!!!
[/quote]Fair enough. Fort Knox eh? Well, there's a challenge to someone mate. Hope you got good backups!!!!!
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I know what you mean about backups. My mate had an absolute ton of "vintage". Had a backup on another server. Took down his PC to rebuild it. finished it, powered it up, power spike ran through his power strip, melted his server power supply, lost his "vintage", email, docs, everything. He was gutted (mainly about the porn, it must be said!).
Now he buys mags as backups
Now he buys mags as backups
Originally Posted by DanRSturbo
Because what one virus scanner doesn't pick up, another will. Gonna install McAfee as well in a bit
Not gonna let some pesky trojan infect my machine
Got faarrr to much valuable shit on here. My machine's like fort knox
Not gonna let some pesky trojan infect my machine
Got faarrr to much valuable shit on here. My machine's like fort knox
I use AVG Free Edition all day everyday for me....click here....
http://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free...ee_371a669.exe
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To be honest, it run's perfectly fine, no problems running games or anything. I schedule it to run scans at night, or during the day when I'm at work. Same with the spyware scans 
E-mail attachments take a little longer to come through as they are being scanned, but better to be safe then sorry IMO.
It's only an AMD 64 XP3200 running at 2.2 ghz with 3 gig ram
E-mail attachments take a little longer to come through as they are being scanned, but better to be safe then sorry IMO.It's only an AMD 64 XP3200 running at 2.2 ghz with 3 gig ram
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Originally Posted by DanRSturbo
Because what one virus scanner doesn't pick up, another will. Gonna install McAfee as well in a bit
Not gonna let some pesky trojan infect my machine
Got faarrr to much valuable shit on here. My machine's like fort knox
Not gonna let some pesky trojan infect my machine
Got faarrr to much valuable shit on here. My machine's like fort knox
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One anti virus program is ok for the home user that doesn't do much. Just general surfing and e-mail. The big downloaders need at least 2 firewalls and at least 2 anti virus programs.
I have been to many a customer and had cases where avg doesn't pick up a virus and norton does, and vice versa.
Whilst I admit thet AVG is a good program, you will never know how good until you get a virus
And when it doesn't clean it, or cannot heal the file, where do you go ?
And if everyone in the IT Industry will tell me that Norton's is shite, what will they tell me to use ?
I have been to many a customer and had cases where avg doesn't pick up a virus and norton does, and vice versa.
Whilst I admit thet AVG is a good program, you will never know how good until you get a virus
And when it doesn't clean it, or cannot heal the file, where do you go ?And if everyone in the IT Industry will tell me that Norton's is shite, what will they tell me to use ?
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https://passionford.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=160699
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well Royal Bank of Scotland use Sophos but thats shit as well.. everyone i work with use AVG or Mcafee, i stopped using McAfee as they dont update as often as AVG..
oh and im a very HUGE downloader!!!!.. also run my own webserver from home and have 1.5terrabytes of storage on it and i only have my hadrware firewall on that and AVG and MS antispyware on it.. no problems at all.. youll only get spyware from shit software, use bittorrent to download and you wont get virus/spyware
oh and im a very HUGE downloader!!!!.. also run my own webserver from home and have 1.5terrabytes of storage on it and i only have my hadrware firewall on that and AVG and MS antispyware on it.. no problems at all.. youll only get spyware from shit software, use bittorrent to download and you wont get virus/spyware
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Originally Posted by andy_st200
well Royal Bank of Scotland use Sophos but thats shit as well.. everyone i work with use AVG or Mcafee, i stopped using McAfee as they dont update as often as AVG..
Our company use Sophos, we've never had a problem with it. We have an automated rollout and update solution and have never had a major outbreak that Sophos couldn't deal with. Can't be that shit.
oh and im a very HUGE downloader!!!!.. also run my own webserver from home and have 1.5terrabytes of storage on it and i only have my hadrware firewall on that and AVG and MS antispyware on it.. no problems at all.. youll only get spyware from shit software, use bittorrent to download and you wont get virus/spyware
Our company use Sophos, we've never had a problem with it. We have an automated rollout and update solution and have never had a major outbreak that Sophos couldn't deal with. Can't be that shit.
oh and im a very HUGE downloader!!!!.. also run my own webserver from home and have 1.5terrabytes of storage on it and i only have my hadrware firewall on that and AVG and MS antispyware on it.. no problems at all.. youll only get spyware from shit software, use bittorrent to download and you wont get virus/spyware
I know its all down to personal choice, but seriously, Bittorrent has more than its fair share or crap. People will post any old garbage where they know plenty of users use the system. As for Sophos, again it all comes down to your own experience. I hated it when I first started using it, but I think that was more about learning the stuff. Now I think its as good as any other (except Norton, but to me, thats shit
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Originally Posted by collierm
So nobody ever got shit software from using Bittorrent?? You sure your a HUGE downloader??
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Not if you get it from reputable torrent sites you wont
LOL - that makes me laugh, talking about reputable piracy sites.
I agree some sites are good, but on the face of it, uploaders can post anything they want. The sheer scale of the stuff means it can't all be checked for quality before users are suckered into downloading it, and not everyone is savvy enough to know what they are downloading until some bugger in Poland is writing naughty messages in Notepad on their screen
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LOL - that makes me laugh, talking about reputable piracy sites.
I agree some sites are good, but on the face of it, uploaders can post anything they want. The sheer scale of the stuff means it can't all be checked for quality before users are suckered into downloading it, and not everyone is savvy enough to know what they are downloading until some bugger in Poland is writing naughty messages in Notepad on their screen
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Originally Posted by collierm
Not if you get it from reputable torrent sites you wont
LOL - that makes me laugh, talking about reputable piracy sites.
I agree some sites are good, but on the face of it, uploaders can post anything they want. The sheer scale of the stuff means it can't all be checked for quality before users are suckered into downloading it, and not everyone is savvy enough to know what they are downloading until some bugger in Poland is writing naughty messages in Notepad on their screen
Cheers
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LOL - that makes me laugh, talking about reputable piracy sites.
I agree some sites are good, but on the face of it, uploaders can post anything they want. The sheer scale of the stuff means it can't all be checked for quality before users are suckered into downloading it, and not everyone is savvy enough to know what they are downloading until some bugger in Poland is writing naughty messages in Notepad on their screen
Cheers
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But hey what do I know I only run dodgy torrent site