Good anti-virus programs? - Page 5

iNonLemon · Oct 22, 2009, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by LordCastigator

I've heard mixed reviews about Norton. I've heard a couple of times it's good, one even saying it's really good, however most say it takes up too much oomph out of your computer, taking up too much of the CPU's maximum working potential. If you've got a strong rig & don't play too many games, it might do alright...

I must admit, I am curious about what this topic turns up. I haven't been able to play online for almost a year, ever since a virus hit my computer hard. I have anti-virus now, Trend Micro Internet security which seems to do alright. I had Zone Alarm before the virus hit, which expired shortly before the attack. That did alright, it let my rig play Battlefields 2 & 2142 online, but as soon as it expired, it let the virus through & picked it up during a scan, deleting the Windows Start up file it was hiding in.

I think that's the most help I can be for now. I'm curious to see what else comes up...

Sorry to say, but Norton isn't worth it, from personal experience all of their "anit-virus" programs actually put viruses on your cpu or just let them go by without trying to stop them

Kool2bchilln · Oct 28, 2009, 04:40 PM

Microsoft Security Essentials

i know M$ gets a bad rap, but i've used it for over 7 months, on vista, xp, and 7 even during beta, it rules. low on CPU, never noticable, and i downloaded 5 obviously virus-ridden things from limewire and it did catch them all immediately

Oct 28, 2009, 04:40 PM	#34 (permalink)
Kool2bchilln Otaku Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 5 minutes past where the church used to be. Posts: 100 Thanks: 10 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Good anti-virus programs? Microsoft Security Essentials i know M$ gets a bad rap, but i've used it for over 7 months, on vista, xp, and 7 even during beta, it rules. low on CPU, never noticable, and i downloaded 5 obviously virus-ridden things from limewire and it did catch them all immediately
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