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    PORTUGAL - which antivirus is the best for a laptop?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by bumping_fur, Oct 24, 2006.

  1. bumping_fur

    bumping_fur Notebook Enthusiast

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    An antivirus that is the most eficient and less resource consumming of all!!!! :D

    Is ther one? :confused:

    awaiting guidance.... :)
     
    bumping_fur, Oct 24, 2006
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  2. R4000

    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    My vote would be for AVG, as I've been using it for quite some time. Previously I had Norton, which was just a pig (and often problematic).
     
    R4000, Oct 24, 2006
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  3. bumping_fur

    bumping_fur Notebook Enthusiast

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    what about kasperskY(is that the name?) and McAfee?
     
    bumping_fur, Oct 24, 2006
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  4. R4000

    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I've heard decent things about Kaspersky, but have never used it. As for Mcafee, they are just as bloated as Norton anymore (IMO).
     
    R4000, Oct 24, 2006
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  5. Omneus

    Omneus Notebook Geek

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    Kaspersky, NOD32, and BitDefender are the three best paid antivirus programs. NOD32 is the lightest of these, and BitDefender is the heaviest. As R4000 said, Mcafee is fairly bloated, and isn't as good as the others mentioned. AVG is good as far as a free antivirus, and other free alternatives would be either Avast, or Avira's AntiVir.
     
    Omneus, Oct 24, 2006
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  6. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    If you're going McAfee, might as well go Norton.

    If you want a more mainstream, but slightly more draining antivirus, go for Trend Micro PC-Cillin.
     
    Sam, Oct 24, 2006
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    qohelet Senior Member

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    I used bitdfender professional plus. it's really nice and powerful!
     
    qohelet, Oct 24, 2006
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