Anyone know of a good spyware/anti-virus system I can buy

SoapScrum · Post by **SoapScrum** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 11:47 am

Racer445 wrote:The mac losers should GTFO in advance... kthxbai.

Stay away from Norton. Even though popular, it's ineffective.

Spyware Doctor, Spy Sweeper, McAfee, and AVG are all good choices. If you are a casual PC user who downloads a lot and plays games every now and then, get one of those. Most have Real-time scanning, which is constantly looking through your drive and scanning things. If it finds anything it should alert you and ask if you want to fix it.

Very agreed. I once used norton and it failed to delete a trojan from my machine, which is when I installed SpySweeper.

UAE Dragon · Post by **UAE Dragon** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:57 pm

well i think Kaspersky Anti-Virus is the best :wink:

MJ · Post by MJ » Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:58 pm

The mac losers should GTFO in advance... kthxbai.

Real nice Loser....err Racer. No Mac user said a word and you start flaming us. How petty and juvenile are you?

@KKB,

I run AD-Aware and SpyBot on my work laptop. They do a good job with the spyware and adware. My company uses CA's eTrust anti-virus software on our PCs. We also use their PestPatrol product to clean spyware off our customer's PCs. I have installed the Free AVG Anti-virus software (mentioned by TankRaT) for others. I haven't heard any complaints from them.

Don't forget about a firewall package, especially if you have a laptop. Zone Alarm (http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en) is a popular, free firewall package from Check Point. We run the professional version of it on our work laptops.

RepentÂ©ÂºÃ¢Â² · Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:07 pm

Man I wouldn't recommended Zone Alarm to my wost enemy, I tried it once and it messed up my PC something terrible.

blitzer · Post by **blitzer** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:04 pm

Got AVG and already caught a trojan virus :wink:

Bloop? · Post by **Bloop?** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:31 pm

The linux losers should GTFO in advance... kthxbai.

Racer445 · Post by **Racer445** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:32 pm

Real nice Loser....err Racer. No Mac user said a word and you start flaming us. How petty and juvenile are you?

I only said it because there was a large chance that someone would start posting "get a mac." I'm not saying all mac users are losers! Only the ones who try and force macs upon everyone are. I have no beef with macs. No pork either. :razz:

How petty and juvenile am I? Very.

Anyhow, if you have Comcast cable they will give you the full McAfee suite for free. What ^ suggested are all good too. AVG stands out the most because it's free.

Post by CB » Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:41 pm

Have been using AVG free edition for years,, not a problem. You get regular updates and its way lighter on pc resources than Norton or McAfee.

Spirit ^VT^ · Post by **Spirit ^VT^** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:57 pm

I've been using plain old Windows AntiVirus on my lappy - its a little aggressive in identifying errors, but the user interface is really easy - and it has it all - popup blocker, virus scan etc. It costs around $ 40 I think.

woo · Post by **woo** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 5:05 pm

This one most likely pwns all...Deep Freeze! :rockon:

http://www.faronics.com/