What antivirus software do you use?

**Don** · **05-25-06, 11:33 AM**

I use Norton Because I have never had a problem with it. I tried other A.V. but always came back to norton.

**pierrebnh** · **05-25-06, 10:49 PM**

This made my day

Guess we'll be keeping an eye on this one...

**Don** · **05-25-06, 10:56 PM**

Not only that they figured out away to hack the software to. They make it so instead 1 yrs of service each time its 6 yrs. How they do it I don't know but I saw it on MSNBC.

**Danny** · **05-25-06, 11:37 PM**

I use Norton Anti-virus corporate edition and Zone alarm for the firewall

**Sonnie** · **05-26-06, 12:44 PM**

A good source to keep up with what AV software is doing is VB (Virus Bulletin). They test the various AV software on the various platforms and report regularly.

Still no guarantee that any of the software won't get cracked at some point in time.

**Yamahaluver** · **11-10-06, 07:56 PM**

I generally use Avast, both the 32 and 64bit versions but am currently trying out the free AOL Active Virus Shield which features Kaspersky AV engine which is rated to have the highest detection rates, so far I guess Avast did a good job for me as AVS found only one backdoor worm on my system. I also use GeSWALL Intrusion detection sandbox along with my anti virus, I don't use any firewall as my inbound is fully protected by my router which also has a firewall built in.

**khellandros66** · **11-11-06, 07:55 PM**

Avast for Win 32 and Linux

~Bob

**Yamahaluver** · **11-11-06, 08:20 PM**

Back to Avast, somehow nothing else can satisfy me.

**Bruce** · **11-30-06, 07:31 PM**

Using AVG with zonealarm for the last 8 years without a single infestation.

I find many people on HTPCnews and Anandtech also use these same programs effectively.

**Darren** · **12-01-06, 09:07 AM**

None, I've been in the computer industry for 15 years and have never had a use for it. If you know what you are looking at or saying yes to then you don't have issues

Oh, I've never had a virus either.

**Andrew Pratt** · **12-01-06, 01:09 PM**

Quote:

I've never had a virus either.

That you know about

I've used the corporate version of Symantec for years as we've got a employee plan for it where I work but as Darren points out if you know what you're doing its a rare occurrence that its ever found anything during a scan. Its detected things in incoming emails but those aren't normally a threat unless you activate them.

**Darren** · **12-01-06, 01:13 PM**

Very true, but I have yet to find traces of anything... fingers crossed

Basically you have to treat the internet like it's a strange woman. You don't just say yes to everything without the proper consideration and protection.

**Sonnie** · **12-01-06, 03:35 PM**

Scary analogy... lol.

I don't think I've had a virus either, but my wife has and daughter have.

You would also wanna make sure you were the only one to ever touch your computer if you were unprotected. As far as work, I'm pretty safe, but at home, the daughter and wife (although I've warned them) might wanna play at the desktop. I generally don't have to worry about the laptop.

AVG is free though, and uses hardly any resources, which is why I generally recommend it to most of my friends and family that are not computer/Internet geniuses.

**Andrew Pratt** · **12-04-06, 01:08 PM**

I install AVG on all the PC's I maintain for friends/family given that its free and effective.

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