Si Veteran Posted May 22, 2005 Veteran Share Posted May 22, 2005 Please use this thread as a reference for this topic, as time goes on and availabilty changes, the poll will be updated. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Sputnik.RU Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 I've been wondering about F-Prot for a while now. My parents have a fairly old laptop with only 128MB of RAM (can't upgrade) and I've heard that F-Prot only uses about 5MB of RAM, which is fairly appealing.How well does it stand up to the more "full bodied" AV programs? 586109651[/snapback] I can recomment eTrust EZ AntiVirus too for such systems, F-Prot might not be user friendly enough... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586114063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 insanekiwi Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 i used antivirxp for awhile. changed to AVG by now. awesome app (Y) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586114083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Gundamdriver Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 I prefer NOD32, and I hate Norton... NOD32 is clean, fast installation, easy configuration, fast in-depth scanning of computer which done within 25 minutes... Norton is bulky, extremely slow installation, simple configuration that is useless, in-depth scanning takes me an hour, but there is only 2GB of data... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586114515 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Slimy Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 I can recomment eTrust EZ AntiVirus too for such systems, F-Prot might not be user friendly enough... 586114063[/snapback] how user-friendly can an antivirus get? f-prot is fine. it's not complicated at all. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586115485 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 thefonz Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 i'm a recent convert to Kaspersky. Before i used Bit Defender 8 (Pro); but lately its been buggy and for some reason clashing with other programs. one thing i had to do with Kaspersky though was turn off the real time network scan since it wasnt allowing me access to the internet (i connect through a router which is hooked to 3 other computers and the cable modem) annoying, but meh - i love Kaspersky now. :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586118231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 devyant Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 Yeah, but that is if you have lots of system resource to spare, good alternative is still NOD32. If you know what you're doing, seriously, don't need such (over)solid protections. :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586118718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MrBear5587 Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 NOD32 on my computer, avast! 4.6 home on my sisters. Both are good :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586118735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dane Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 Kaspersky is what I've been using. Looking for something else cause it randomly paeaks at 40+MB for no reason, and locks up my system. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586118753 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Apollo Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 Kaspersky is the best but i'm using F-Prot because Kaspersky is a bit heavy resource wise. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586118758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jack_canada Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 fprot Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586118764 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 thefonz Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 meh, the resource thing doesnt really bother me - i have a gig of ram and dont really notice the difference. what i find interesting is so many people slate symmantic yet its still popular as ever. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586119894 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Kenny McCormick Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 I use Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition 10 and I think it works great. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586119940 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Padyfx Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 using sophos as we use it at work and they provide the regular updates via their server. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586128940 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 xxxxxx.xxxxxx Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Using Avast! here, but that is temporarily until i can find a "good" anti-virus with more than just recommendations. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586131448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Qarth Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Holy moly! I just switched from NOD32 to F-Prot and I like it a lot better. It's clean, small and fast. 2 Thumbs up for me. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586134263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Malbojia Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Use Kaspersky 4.5 Professional yes it take times but it scans code inside lol. Not like a certain Nod32 even though updated let 4 in. Not bashing nod32 just the scanning engine I'm not too crazy about. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586134276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 McSmiggins Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 It's all about NOD32, with maybe the exception being SAV, tested the lot for work. Came out with a hatred for Norton though, had a scripting error recently? It's a joke, after 2 hours on the phone to them they admitted they had a problem with it, didn't know what caused it and would get back to me, that and needing 512meg to run at a half decent speed. But then they make SAV too, which tbh is probably the best of the lot, small, clean and fast, just what AV should be, and it does catch the lot. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586134290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CryptoKnight Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 I personally use McAffe 8.0i Enterprise Edition. It is what my school uses, and what I install on all of my clients machines. Thing is, there is alot of variety in the preferences among the different posters here. I knew that I would see that but, when does the time come for a more unfied solution for a very common issue. While many can't even figure out how to protect our machines, new software for creating/modifing malware gets released, and updated faster. Case in point. About a year ago in another IRC channel that I frequent on of the channel operators was bragging for about 8 lines about how AMAZING his company's shiny new f-Secure antivirus software package. I asked him if he would care to scan a file for me, and he obliged. It was go time. I quickly went online and googled for the oldest version of everyone's favorite, Back Oriface. Some quick work with a hex editor, UPX packer, few NOP bytes here and there, and some Aphex for a little 'encryption' on the exe and off the baby went, launched away into a cruel world via DCC. The scanning result? Clean. Why? No behavior-based sandbox-type solution. Not that McAffe has this either, but when it is important to know for sure a Virtual Machine with a nice OS/filesystem monitoring toolbox is the ticket. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586134339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 kyro Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 nod32 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586134394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 capr Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 avg is free. that's all i care about. someof the ones out there have tooo amny features that the average user doesn't need. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586147634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 wicker_man Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 avg is free. that's all i care about. someof the ones out there have tooo amny features that the average user doesn't need. 586147634[/snapback] Yes, like a lot better detection rates, advanced heuristics, better integration into the OS, ThreatSense.Net system, increadibly fast scanning speed...should i continue? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586147642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Cheburash Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 And I use Dr. Web and with great satisfaction :happy: I tried Kaspersky - it too freezes my system :no: , I tried Norton Antivirus - it is too invasive :wacko: . So I found the best way - Dr. Web :yes: . Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586147716 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Slimy Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 avg is free. 586147634[/snapback] avast is free. clamwin is free. antivir is free. and guess what? they're all better than avg. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586148371 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 srb Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 nod32 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586150227 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 blefaritis Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 I tryed many many antivirus programs. Long ago I used McAfee than Norton and than wanted to try something else. I downloaded demos of almost all from the pool and... I looked for something with simple, clear interface and settings but still with good protection and regular updates. After trying all the demos I decided to stick with Avast! Free. It has everything I need. Although I found out that for scanning e.g. AVI files it takes a lot longer than some other programs, because avast! actually scans them, although it might not be needed to, I still like it. However, it is hard for me to say how efficient it is, because I have not got any virus in this millennium. Just some scripts on websites which avast! successfully blocked. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/323306-your-favourite-antivirus/page/9/#findComment-586157483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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