[feedmelies]

Oh, and I have done this before, but here are some good, free, online scanners.

BitDefender Online Scanner - Free Online Virus Scan

Virus Scanner - CA

F-Secure Support pages: F-Secure Online Virus Scanner

Trend Micro HouseCall - Free Online Virus and Spyware Scan - Trend Micro USA

Virus Chaser For Web

ArcaBit > Products > ArcaOnline

[Saith]

I hate black-list technologies like anti-virus that provide the illusion of security but do nothing to stop the long-term problem.

[Sohei]

Avast, Trendmicro.

Both free and reasonably effective.

[n...not crazy]

Originally Posted by Bullitt68

I have Norton as well and my computer's been acting up since last night, so just out of curiosity, what's wrong with your computer?

For me, something called Antivirus Xpro 2008 or something like that all of a sudden installed intself and is telling me my computer's infected like crazy and I need to register for it to clear. My screen saver disappeared and all of my desktop icons disappeared and the only way I can access them is by bringing up the task window. I've tried uninstalling the new Antivirus thing but it won't listen to me.

I've got Norton running a full system scan now but on the surface it doesn't seem like anything's wrong but clearly something is.

I'm on my laptop now and it works fine but my desktop is seriously under fire.

It's telling me I need to turn on windows update... but it IS on. So I have the big red 'X' on the toolbar all day telling me something is out of whack. It's just annoying...

[n...not crazy]

Hmmm kapersky or avast it appears...

[Mossberg]

Originally Posted by SanShou

I use Kaspersky Internet Security and it is using exactly 10 megs of ram right now.

kaspersky hides it's total ram usage among svchost.exe

it still has the lowest ram usage along with nod32 though

[TriangleArmbar]

Originally Posted by SanShou

I use Kaspersky Internet Security and it is using exactly 10 megs of ram right now.

Internet Security (Kaspersky, Zonealarm or whichever company) sucks because they are a combination of Firewall and Anti Virus and are weak at both because of the combination.

Zonealarm specializes in firewall but not anti virus protection.

Kaspersky specializes in anti virus protection but not firewall.

When either company combines their specialty with something outside of their specialty they have a watered down version of their specialty combined with something they are not good at.

Anderson Silva would lose in a straight up boxing match against Roy Jones Jr because RJJ specializes in that one aspect.

So to get the best of both worlds, use Zonealarm Firewall and Kaspersky Anti Virus the standalone versions and not the Internet Security.

You just have to configure them to work together. In the case of Zonealarm and Kaspersky, just turn off the spyware protection in the Zonealarm firewall so that it doesn't conflict with Kaspersky since Kaspersky anti virus also protects from spyware, trojans etc.

Zonealarm Firewall + Kaspersky Anti Virus > Zonealarm Internet Security OR Kaspersky Internet Security

[redjako]

Originally Posted by SanShou

Kaspersky

ftw.


Mac = no software? lol. Mac's are just as decimated by virii, its just that there market share is only...90% or so less then PC's, therefore less releases etc.

[GOMER113]

I've used Avast and Avira with minimal problems (not virus-related).

[WandyWiolentFan]

i have avast downloaded but its turn off. I don't like any antivirus running realtime because it zaps resources.