Best Antivirus Software?

NBALakersFan08 · Aug 12, 2003, 03:50 PM

Hey everyone,

In light of recent events, I've finally decided to purchase an antivirus piece of software. I know, it's something I should have done a long time ago, but better late than never, right?

Which antivirus program is the best out there right now? I've noticed that Norton and McAfee seem to be the "leaders of the industry." Are these the guy to go with? Which is better? Are there other companies even better than these two? Thanls.

krazy1 · Aug 12, 2003, 03:55 PM

Who is best is a matter of personal choice. I persoanlly like Norton and I run their Corp version of Anti-virus on my network. McAfee is good too.... Like I said, It is more a personaly choice then anything.

**MIG-31** · Aug 12, 2003, 04:16 PM

norton's av for me.

Dyre Straits · Aug 12, 2003, 06:03 PM

I've been using McAfee for years.

Whichever you choose, it's only as good as the person who uses it.

jkayca2 · Aug 12, 2003, 07:00 PM

I use Norton on my main comp. One of my other ones is running AntiVir 6. Its not bad especially since its free.

Necrosis · Aug 12, 2003, 09:04 PM

eTrust EZ Antivirus. Small foot print, and a favorite of many corporations and it's cheap!

HsuGotaQ · Aug 12, 2003, 09:38 PM

For personnal use, I'd go for Antivir from H+BEDV Datentechnik GmbH.

Concerning business use (for Necrosis), I'd suggest TrendMicro InterScan VirusWall (for the gateway), Office Scan Corporate Edition (for the workstations) and ServerProtect (for the servers).

tek · Aug 12, 2003, 09:44 PM

Dont know about servers, but would like to...

But for personal use, def. PCCillin 2002.

krazy1 · Aug 12, 2003, 09:47 PM

FOr servers the Norton Corp works great. Don't need a specail version for servers. I actually run a server for the Norton Corp. That server gets all the updates and will notify me by my pager if any system on my network gets a virus and it lets me know if it deleted it or quarantined it......I have the Corp server watching 4 workstations and 4 servers.....

NBALakersFan08 · Aug 12, 2003, 10:35 PM

Thanks for the info guys.

~~BMG_Cya=-~~ · Aug 13, 2003, 05:06 AM

I use a combination of AVG Pro and McAfee. Norton has/had some issues with Win XP in the past, definitely did for me personally.
Your results with Norton may vary. Shame too, as the version of Norton I have, while a year old, has only been used once,
updated, supposedly to fix the conflict, and then un-installed due to Win XP/Norton not liking each other. It came with my rig
free, and I never got to use it. Norton= POS IMO. Like I said though, some people have no problems with it.

Whatever you choose, keep your virus database up to date, scan at least twice a week, and avoid virus spewing places such as
Kazzaa, and Grokster. Places that offer free stuff, or link to it, (illegal anyway) but you have no idea who you are plugged into getting
that freebie.

You sleep with a whore, and you eventually wake up with something you don't want.

Aug 12, 2003, 03:50 PM	#1
NBALakersFan08 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Best Antivirus Software? Hey everyone, In light of recent events, I've finally decided to purchase an antivirus piece of software. I know, it's something I should have done a long time ago, but better late than never, right? Which antivirus program is the best out there right now? I've noticed that Norton and McAfee seem to be the "leaders of the industry." Are these the guy to go with? Which is better? Are there other companies even better than these two? Thanls. __________________ My "Home Made" System Specs: Intel Pentium 4 2.2GHz Processor Turbo Gamer ATX Mid-Tower with 420W Power Supply EPoX 4G4A Motherboard with Intel 845G Chipset Visiontek XTASY GeForce4 128MB Ti4600 (Det 44.03 Drivers) 1GB PC2100 DDR RAM 40GB Matrox 7200RPM Hard Drive Windows XP Home Edition SP1 No CPU or GPU Overclocking Last edited by NBALakersFan08; Aug 12, 2003 at 10:35 PM.

Aug 12, 2003, 03:55 PM	#2
krazy1 Live from the Dungeon Join Date: May 2003 Location: Between the SubWoofers Posts: 1,395 Rep Power: 0	Who is best is a matter of personal choice. I persoanlly like Norton and I run their Corp version of Anti-virus on my network. McAfee is good too.... Like I said, It is more a personaly choice then anything. __________________

Aug 12, 2003, 04:16 PM	#3
MIG-31 DH News MOD Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 42,584 Rep Power: 186 System Specs	norton's av for me. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Aug 12, 2003, 07:00 PM	#5
jkayca2 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 379 Rep Power: 0	I use Norton on my main comp. One of my other ones is running AntiVir 6. Its not bad especially since its free. __________________ [color=Blue]PNY Verto GeFORCE 6800GT AGP 256MB DDR3 - 1 GHz Win XP Pro (SP 2) - Directx 9.0c Intel P4 2.8C GHz - Abit IS7 Mobo 2x512 + 2x1024 MB PC 3200 DDR WD 74 GB Raptor + WD 120 GB HD with 8 MB Cache Hercules Gamesurround Fortissmo 7.1 Logitech Z5500 Speaker System Leadtek WinFast TV 2000 XP Deluxe LG GSA-4160B DVD Burner Logitech LX700 Keyb, mouse combo Mitsubishi DiamondPro 2070SB 22" CRT[/color]

Aug 12, 2003, 09:44 PM	#8
tek DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boston, US Posts: 2,103 Rep Power: 0	Dont know about servers, but would like to... But for personal use, def. PCCillin 2002. __________________ [COLOR=White][/COLOR]

Aug 12, 2003, 09:38 PM	#7
HsuGotaQ Hydrogenated Dumbass Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canuckland Posts: 755 Rep Power: 0	For personnal use, I'd go for Antivir from H+BEDV Datentechnik GmbH. Concerning business use (for Necrosis), I'd suggest TrendMicro InterScan VirusWall (for the gateway), Office Scan Corporate Edition (for the workstations) and ServerProtect (for the servers).

Aug 12, 2003, 09:47 PM	#9
krazy1 Live from the Dungeon Join Date: May 2003 Location: Between the SubWoofers Posts: 1,395 Rep Power: 0	FOr servers the Norton Corp works great. Don't need a specail version for servers. I actually run a server for the Norton Corp. That server gets all the updates and will notify me by my pager if any system on my network gets a virus and it lets me know if it deleted it or quarantined it......I have the Corp server watching 4 workstations and 4 servers..... __________________

Aug 12, 2003, 10:35 PM	#10
NBALakersFan08 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the info guys. __________________ My "Home Made" System Specs: Intel Pentium 4 2.2GHz Processor Turbo Gamer ATX Mid-Tower with 420W Power Supply EPoX 4G4A Motherboard with Intel 845G Chipset Visiontek XTASY GeForce4 128MB Ti4600 (Det 44.03 Drivers) 1GB PC2100 DDR RAM 40GB Matrox 7200RPM Hard Drive Windows XP Home Edition SP1 No CPU or GPU Overclocking

Aug 13, 2003, 05:06 AM	#11
~~BMG_Cya=-~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 721 Rep Power: 0	I use a combination of AVG Pro and McAfee. Norton has/had some issues with Win XP in the past, definitely did for me personally. Your results with Norton may vary. Shame too, as the version of Norton I have, while a year old, has only been used once, updated, supposedly to fix the conflict, and then un-installed due to Win XP/Norton not liking each other. It came with my rig free, and I never got to use it. Norton= POS IMO. Like I said though, some people have no problems with it. Whatever you choose, keep your virus database up to date, scan at least twice a week, and avoid virus spewing places such as Kazzaa, and Grokster. Places that offer free stuff, or link to it, (illegal anyway) but you have no idea who you are plugged into getting that freebie. You sleep with a whore, and you eventually wake up with something you don't want.