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    Best Virus Software For Vista??

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by nhl770, May 29, 2007.

  1. nhl770

    nhl770 Notebook Geek

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    Hey all,

    I just got a Windows vista home premium laptop and need a virus software program. What would you guys suggest. So far i am thinking kapersky, nod32 or the free version of avast. I am open to anything but want to stay away from mcafee and norton. Also would anyone reccemend a firewall, or is the one that comes with vista good enough>?
     
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  2. PhoenixFx

    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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  3. kanehi

    kanehi Notebook Deity

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    I used to use the free Avast but after sometime of using it I went ahead and bought the Pro edition. They at least deserve to be compensated for their hard work. Norton is notorious for uninstalling.
     
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  4. silver_horse

    silver_horse Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi Kanehi,

    What are your perceived benefits in the Avast Pro edition over the Home edition?
     
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    System64 Windows 7 x64

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    AVG is also a great Antivirus tool.
     
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    @silver_horse Advanced user interface,scripts blocking,and some kind of scaning from command line. Nothing important for me,so I use free Home version.
     
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    Nothing really major. I would've stayed with the free one but since I've used it for a long time might as well pay for it.
     
    kanehi, May 30, 2007
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    silver_horse Notebook Enthusiast

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    MadHater and kanehi:

    I use the Home version too. I am thinking of getting the Pro version just as a form of saying thankyou to them for the great work that they have done.

    I used to rely on McAfee but that didn't turn out too well. I am not too fond of Norton products. I think that Anti-Virus software should be built so independent of any other products. I just don't like it when they start piling the anti-virus software with other functionalities that are in someway off the focus of being a guard against viruses.
     
    silver_horse, May 30, 2007
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  9. skywalker

    skywalker Business Notebook FTW!!

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    I still love Kaspersky 6, it's not resources hog.
     
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  10. beattie010

    beattie010 Notebook Guru

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    Go for AVG free edition ifyou don't want to spend anything, if money is no object, then NOD32 is the best AV out there.
     
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  11. Thaenatos

    Thaenatos Zero Cool

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    I have always been partial to Symantec corp. edition, but not everyone has the $$ or company access to it.
     
    Thaenatos, May 30, 2007
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