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Darth The Xx · Sep 18, 2009, 06:19 AM // 06:19

Avira free version is excellent. Had a few viruses over the years but all detected right off the bat. The updates every 3 hours are kind of annoying but extremely good when you think about it in terms of anti-virus.

vamp08 · Sep 18, 2009, 01:03 PM // 13:03

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Originally Posted by Darth The Xx

Avira free version is excellent. Had a few viruses over the years but all detected right off the bat. The updates every 3 hours are kind of annoying but extremely good when you think about it in terms of anti-virus.

Agreed, I aswell use Avira and its the best-functioning antivirus I've ever used.

Elder III · Sep 18, 2009, 01:22 PM // 13:22

something that ought to be mentioned is that at least half (and likely it should be more) of any "anti virus" protection stems from the user's internet habits. If you stay away from suspect sites, don't download porn or illegal torrents, don't click on ads, and don't open emails from unrecognized sources (esp. if they have an attachment) there is very little chance that you will ever get a virus. Caution and common sense will go further than any bit of software can.

Of course everyone should have a good, reputable AV program installed and updated as well.

my 2 cents

Fril Estelin · Sep 18, 2009, 01:33 PM // 13:33

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Originally Posted by Elder III

something that ought to be mentioned is that at least half (and likely it should be more) of any "anti virus" protection stems from the user's internet habits. If you stay away from suspect sites, don't download porn or illegal torrents, don't click on ads, and don't open emails from unrecognized sources (esp. if they have an attachment) there is very little chance that you will ever get a virus. Caution and common sense will go further than any bit of software can.

Of course everyone should have a good, reputable AV program installed and updated as well.

my 2 cents

This is what lead botnets to grow in the tens of thousands of computers owned by simple programs that hackers would run on each and every IP possible. (just to clarify: these trojaned PCs are not hacked for the purpose of stealing anything on them but rather to use them in "flooding" attacks on commercial or governmental infrastructures) There were statistics a few years ago that an unpatched system put online would be owned about 30 minutes after it's been put online.

Caution and commonsense are not enough to protect you from programs, but they are indeed important to protect you from scams and phishing that human devise. You may feel safe because you have "good Internet habits" (which are super important!) but you're not really.

KZaske · Sep 19, 2009, 12:47 AM // 00:47

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Originally Posted by fusa

Nod32 works on both 32 and 64bit OS's and detects viruses and malware fine on both. It's supported 64bit for over 4 years now.

Too bad you did not read what I wrote. Yes, it works in a 64bit enviroment. But if you have a virus written for a 64bit enviroment and you are using a 64bit enviroment, it does not detect or prevent it. At least when I tried it that is the way it was last year.
Nod32 works fine in a 32bit enviroment against 32bit viruses.

fusa · Sep 19, 2009, 04:26 PM // 16:26

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Originally Posted by KZaske

Too bad you did not read what I wrote. Yes, it works in a 64bit enviroment. But if you have a virus written for a 64bit enviroment and you are using a 64bit enviroment, it does not detect or prevent it. At least when I tried it that is the way it was last year.
Nod32 works fine in a 32bit enviroment against 32bit viruses.

Try reading what I wrote. Eset has had a 64bit version that works fine for 64bit OS's since 2005. 64bit Nod32 detects both 64bit and 32bit threats for 64bit OS's. Also check: http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-...it-windows-084 http://www.eset.com/company/article/...?contentID=520

ant12ant · Sep 19, 2009, 04:33 PM // 16:33

Free: Avira or Avast
Pay: Kaspersky...

Elder III · Sep 20, 2009, 02:05 AM // 02:05

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Originally Posted by Fril Estelin

Caution and commonsense are not enough to protect you from programs, but they are indeed important to protect you from scams and phishing that human devise. You may feel safe because you have "good Internet habits" (which are super important!) but you're not really.

did I suggest that people not have a quality AV program that is up-dated regularly? I've always stated that doing so is of the utmost importance, combine that with good Internet habits and you will have little to fear.

SilverRanger · Sep 20, 2009, 06:39 AM // 06:39

Free AV: Avast
Paid for: BitDefender AV suite

KZaske · Sep 20, 2009, 09:51 PM // 21:51

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Originally Posted by fusa

Try reading what I wrote. Eset has had a 64bit version that works fine for 64bit OS's since 2005. 64bit Nod32 detects both 64bit and 32bit threats for 64bit OS's. Also check: http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-...it-windows-084 http://www.eset.com/company/article/...?contentID=520

Cool, glad they fixed it. But I will not trust my computers to them again. I was using a 2007 version, that a friend had recommended to me. He was using a 2006 version that worked fine. When I told him about the problems I had he updated to the 2007 version and promptly got infected. No one I know of actually uses nod32 anymore. Almost all of them use Avira on 64bit systems now.

Snograt · Sep 21, 2009, 11:04 AM // 11:04

It would help if they changed the name to NOD64, eh?

Fril Estelin · Sep 21, 2009, 11:12 AM // 11:12

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Originally Posted by Snograt

It would help if they changed the name to NOD64, eh?

Marketing-wise, it doesn't make sense, a product name is not like the technology it represents, consistency is important in customers' mind (changing the name suggests to the customer that he should reassess how much trust s/he puts into the product) so they don't change names.

fenix · Sep 21, 2009, 12:35 PM // 12:35

Free: Avira
Pay: NOD32.

If you get anything else, you're doing it wrong. Everything is inferior.