Tired of viruses? Which program gives maximum protection?

***Zardon*** · Jul 9, 2002, 08:32 PM

Are you tired of getting viruses?, or is your current antivirus program just not delivering the goods? Cnet put the top programs to the test a few months ago.
Although its not a recent test, its interesting reading for those of you unsure about which program to spend your hard earned cash on.

They tested the following:

• Norton AntiVirus 2002_
• EZ Antivirus
• F-Secure Anti-Virus Personal Edition
• Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal Pro 4.0
• NOD32
• Norman Virus Control 5.0
• Panda Antivirus Platinum 6.25
• PC-cillin 2002
• Vexira Antivirus Personal 2.0
• VirusScan 6.0

http://www.cnet.com/software/0-80617...-1.html?tag=ld

FuNsTeR · Jul 9, 2002, 08:44 PM

I prefer AVG 6 pro its seen me ok most pc magazines rate the free edition as good as Nortons pay version and its a smaller download as well

GravY · Jul 10, 2002, 01:21 AM

I am using AVG6 right now, doesnt seem to slow things down when running in the background.. I hear about it on Techtv, and its free and autoupdates..

http://www.grisoft.com

FuNsTeR · Jul 10, 2002, 03:11 AM

i've been using Avg 6 pro for roughly 3 years no need to re register to get downloads

unlike norton you have to buy license every year i think i'll stick with Avg thanks PCcililin 2000 was *rap

kinetic · Jul 10, 2002, 03:54 AM

Thanks for the tip, I'm downloading AVG 6 right now! (1.7KB/sec ) thank god it's only 5MB. By the way, whats the best download accelerator?

FuNsTeR · Jul 10, 2002, 04:00 AM

dunno never tried download accelerators with Adsl i don't need one ..... trust me you will not regret Avg 6 scans everything email the lot even has advance hueristics engine for detecting viruses

kinetic · Jul 10, 2002, 04:04 AM

Originally posted by FuNsTeR1970
dunno never tried download accelerators with Adsl i don't need one .....

Thanks for that I feel much better!

***Zardon*** · Jul 10, 2002, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kinetic
Thanks for the tip, I'm downloading AVG 6 right now! (1.7KB/sec ) thank god it's only 5MB. By the way, whats the best download accelerator?

Download accelerator plus 5 is pretty good, I used it alot in the past (I dont really need it now)... recommended.

XSwiftX · Jul 10, 2002, 04:45 AM

AVG 6 freebie user and love it! Will be upgrading to the Pro version soon. This one has caught every virus that has came my way..........

kinetic · Jul 10, 2002, 04:48 AM

Thanks guys 2 great free downloads there, AVG 6 and DAP 5.

boby · Jul 10, 2002, 06:23 AM

i'm using norton 2002 and it's very great program.It saved me a lots of time

skinlab · Jul 10, 2002, 10:22 AM

i had NAVCE2k2, then somehow it got corrupted, i uninstalled and it wouldnt reinstall. so now i use pc-cillin2k2... free of charge

works fine, scans quick, firewall is pretty useless tho, i dont have it running, i only right click/scan when i need to

MousePotato · Jul 10, 2002, 11:04 AM

i use NAV 2002 pro, and it can scan compressed files( manualy)

strange how this article didn't mention that !

Shaith · Jul 10, 2002, 11:57 AM

I've been using NAV for years now. Tried quite a few others, including PCcillin, McAfee, etc, and wind up coming back to NAV because it does what I want it to do, doesn't slow me down, and it kills bugs dead

And why bother buying liveupdate extensions - by the time your sub runs out, the next version is out.

Shaith · Jul 10, 2002, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kinetic
Thanks for the tip, I'm downloading AVG 6 right now! (1.7KB/sec ) thank god it's only 5MB. By the way, whats the best download accelerator?

I've been using Getright since it released. Works great, once you register you can remove all the adware crap. Even with my cable modem I still use it, as there are times it comes in handy, especially when you're trying to download something REALLY popular or from less reliable sites out there.