hi everybody..
does anyone know what kind of antivirus should i use for VISTA?i have nod32 but it doesnt seem so good...
thank you
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hi everybody..
does anyone know what kind of antivirus should i use for VISTA?i have nod32 but it doesnt seem so good...
thank you
I moved your post to a new thread so you don't take over that one with your question, as it's general AO law that if you have a question, you ask it, in a thread you make, not as a post in one that isn't related.
Second; Doesn't Microsoft have an AV product now? I'm assuming they do by now as they were talking about it a long time ago, and it's probably a good idea to just use OneCare or whatever they called that since well, it's built by the OS maker, which would mean it should work fine.
I use Trend Micro PC-cillin.
Hah! My sarcasm meter picked that one up immediately. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by gore
As to the original question... as a Vista Ultimate (32 bit) user, I still run ZoneAlarm ISS. Hasn't failed me yet.
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Oddly enough, I wasn't being super sarcastic, I really was recommending that. I mean if the one they used wasn't working right because of Vista alone than one Microsoft makes should as they also made Vista.
That was my reason anyway, if third party didn't work then go to whoever made the OS and see if they have something, that way you'll know for sure that it'll be compatible and work most likely.
If all else fails there is a great AV package set I use here:
http://www.freebsd.org
and
http://www.slackware.com
and
http://www.opensuse.org
Hasn't failed me yet, 4 years and 0 virii hittin' my boxes.
Of course, that is most likely NOT what they had in mind, which is why I didn't bring it up the first time around :)
I'm currently working for
www.pandasecurity.com
We have a huge virus databse, bigger than the likes of symantec. There is a one month promotional on the three retail products. Give it a bash.
However go with AVG if you dislike it.
Gotcha. I still don't trust Windows Defender or the Windows Firewall. I like Vista overall, but I like my security left up to me...hence my endorsement of ZoneAlarm. May be paranoia on my part...Quote:
Originally Posted by gore
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I understand, I just haven't used Vista at all so far so I wasn't sure exactly what to recommend, and I usually don't like just posting to say I moved a thread if I have at least an idea of what the person is looking for.
I used Zone Alarm back in.. I think 2003 or so, didn't have any problems with it either, so if that works good on Vista it's an obvious option as well.
Panda I haven't really used much so I can't say anything about that either, I only have two Windows partitions, and that is really not much compared to the 7 desktops, two laptops, and 11 hard drives total heh, so I pop AVG on as it's easy to download, install, doesn't charge and works good enough considering I don't check email much in Windows, rarely web surf and only really boot Windows up to play Doom, Quake and UT lol.
I get the feeling that most users use mail readers (Outlook, Thunderbird, etc.) I don't. I surf to my mail directly (gmail). Could that be a source of the fear of virii and other such malware? (Kind of off-topic, but not really)Quote:
Originally Posted by gore
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Avast works also. (www.avast.com) Although I'm with Gore on the whole *nix thing. No spyware or virus can get in over here. (Except on my work laptop, ugh)
I agree with Korp, Avast is free and was the first a/v that worked with Vista.
which version of NOD32 do you have? Their firewall is mediocre but their antivirus software gets rated very well. Kaspersky would be another very good antivirus, but it used significantly more resources than NOD32.
Oofki...IMHO -- Having a free antivirus is great...but just having it "work" with vista these days is not good enough. How good is it at actually catching stuff, and preventing them from installing in the first place? Everybody's making antivirus applications these days...I've seen over 2 dozen flavors in my store alone...but less than a handful are actually worth anything :)Quote:
Originally Posted by oofki
Well
I am using Vista currently as i have got a free Norton for next 1 year and its working fine no issue uptill now
Regards
kk
See, now I'm with Cybr1d on this one. I would hate to see you dump NOD32 for AVG. As Cybr1d also stated, NOD32 always rates top (or near top) on most AV comparisons. It's a very good product from what I have read.Quote:
but less than a handful are actually worth anything
Also, based on its poor track record, I'm not too quick to push free AVG. If free is what you want, AntiVir seems to get the best results of free AV's (but it does have one ugly GUI).
To date, I still don't get the whole free AV bit. If it's a means to protect your system until you get some cash to buy a good product, ok. But as a final solution?
Break down the numbers of most paid personal AV solutions ($40-$60) to purchase, and ($20-$40) for renewals, and here's what you actually pay (per day): 11-16 cents for the first year, 6-10 cents from then on (at current pricing, NOD32 would cost you 11 cents per day for the first year, then 8 cents per day after).