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    Norton/mcafee/avg/other

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by chids, Jan 26, 2008.

  1. chids

    chids Notebook Enthusiast

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    Whats the best anti virus software?

    Norton Anti virus 2008

    Mcafee Anti virus 2008

    AVG Antivirus FREE/PRO

    Other

    ???
     
    chids, Jan 26, 2008
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  2. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    Reading the sticky, along with this thread, both of which were on the first page. Might solve your problem. I also suggest you use search before posting anything in the future. If it's not already on the first page.
     
    Gintoki, Jan 26, 2008
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  3. Leon

    Leon Notebook Deity

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    Depends if you want performance or an all-in-one solution.
    Norton and McAfee bog down your system but is more integrated.
     
    Leon, Jan 26, 2008
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  4. skywalker

    skywalker Business Notebook FTW!!

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    Yup..You should read the sticky.
    For my preference if you ask me; paid AV is NOD32 (quite cheap) and for free AV is Avira. So far both of them are excellent and I am satisfied. No resources hog and have fast scanning rate.
    I use NOD on my own notebook and avira on the university's computer.
     
    skywalker, Jan 27, 2008
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    (hed) Notebook Guru

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    Bitdefender Bitdefender Bitdefender
    Its amazing
     
    (hed), Jan 27, 2008
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  6. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    Please stop making spam posts. I have reported you to the moderators for spamming.
     
    Gintoki, Jan 27, 2008
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  7. thnksfrthmmrs

    thnksfrthmmrs Notebook Evangelist

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    lol. I think he was trying to make a point. It wasn't really convincing though. Just like Norton and McAfee I think Bitdefender is a resource hog.
     
    thnksfrthmmrs, Jan 27, 2008
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  8. Gintoki

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    Yes, but at least Norton tells you there is a virus but doesn't decide to delete it. I've heard Bitdefender was horrible at detecting and crashed many computers. And then on the matter of his spamming, he's been making quite a lot of useless posts.
     
    Gintoki, Jan 27, 2008
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  9. skywalker

    skywalker Business Notebook FTW!!

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    No offense to anyone, but I have bought Bitdefender in 2007 while they had a sale at my university, that's very cheap only $7.5 (one year license) and only to be sold in Indonesia. My thoughts, it was resource hogs and even cant detect any local made viruses made by Visual Basic script. I dont know what's up, but they were very disappointed. I wont buy any bitdefender products again.
    that's my personal thought...your mileage must be vary.... :)
     
    skywalker, Jan 28, 2008
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