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    Virus protection in p-6831

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by goldcalcutta, Feb 17, 2008.

  1. goldcalcutta

    goldcalcutta Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does the Gateway P-6831 come with anti-virus software? If not, what would you recommend?
     
    goldcalcutta, Feb 17, 2008
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    MINIz guy Notebook Consultant

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    30-day trial of Norton is what it should come with. Once I have time, I will install Kasperasky. Best in my opinion.
     
    MINIz guy, Feb 17, 2008
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  3. goldcalcutta

    goldcalcutta Notebook Enthusiast

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    is BitDefender any good
     
    goldcalcutta, Feb 17, 2008
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    peteryorkuca Notebook Consultant

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    Using AVG.
     
    peteryorkuca, Feb 17, 2008
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    gallopingsalmon Notebook Geek

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    I'm using Zone Alarm
     
    gallopingsalmon, Feb 18, 2008
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  6. flynnaz

    flynnaz I am a Night Elf Mohawk!

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    AVG or Avast! is free and very good, they both do not use too much of the system resources.
     
    flynnaz, Feb 18, 2008
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  7. hydra

    hydra Breaks Laptops

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    Lots of choices! Hmm..I will go with Windows Defender, free, and AntiVir with just 3 little processes, also free.

    Lots of my friends don't run ANY but make use of a disk image if things go nuts.

    In any case, if you search, you'll have seen this question debated ad nauseam.
     
    hydra, Feb 18, 2008
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    dragonteeth5 Notebook Geek

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    get avg 7.5 proffesional edition for 1 year free search the site and u'll find the serial code for it.
     
    dragonteeth5, Feb 18, 2008
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    I actually have 3 laptops and they are all setup on my private network and after using the Norton and trying Mcafee I decided to use Windows Live Care 2.0.I have not had any problems thus far and it has a lot of additional features that I find useful. I have been using this program about a month and a half now and I am very pleased with it.
     
    flamarc, Feb 23, 2008
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    Use the least resource consuming AV you can get. I'd recommend Eset Nod32 if you can grab your hands on it, otherwise AVG Free Edition which I use myself.
     
    finalx233, Feb 23, 2008
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  11. flynnaz

    flynnaz I am a Night Elf Mohawk!

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    I agree with finalx233, both programs are great, and if your a gamer, the less system resources the better when it comes to a anti-virus, I use avast!, also a free program for home use.
     
    flynnaz, Feb 23, 2008
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    Uninstalled Norton soon as I got the laptop, installed AVG.
     
    Moviereviewer, Feb 24, 2008
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  14. scooberdoober

    scooberdoober Penguins FTW!

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    I also suggest Antivir. Here's a link to the free version, it's highly rated, and I've found it to be excellent.

    http://www.free-av.com/
     
    scooberdoober, Feb 24, 2008
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