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TurtleTurtle · Jun 21, 2008, 05:31 AM // 05:31

Am curious on peoples input regarding proper security for Windows Vista x64. Which software seems best/least invasive for a simple gaming system? Firewall? Ad/malware killer? For A/V was thinking NOD32 (the v2 version seems good on my XP systems.) Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
T.T

Joshthor · Jun 21, 2008, 05:50 AM // 05:50

AVG free is a great anti virus, i highly suggest it (but i dont know if it works on 64 bit) the best spyware killer is Spybot search and destroy. these are the 2 security programs i use. i personally dont use a firewall because they annoy the hell out of me (constantly popping up with stuff like "blah blah blah is accessing the internet, is this ok?" GOSH!)

zamial · Jun 21, 2008, 05:54 AM // 05:54

Yarr me mateey! Ye be lookin' fer the anti-virus called AVAST! It works perfect on vista 64 and is free.

firewall what is wrong with windows firewall?

adaware se and spybot s&d clean what is in the name also free

ccleaner excellent free program also fre

all these work on vista 64.

Joshthor · Jun 21, 2008, 05:57 AM // 05:57

i heard avast is really good too, i have a few freinds who use it.

poasiods · Jun 21, 2008, 06:33 AM // 06:33

Try out this link:
http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

TurtleTurtle · Jun 21, 2008, 06:36 AM // 06:36

Good ta know some progs are still in use. I use Spybot, CCleaner and Adaware on XP but this whole Vista thing is beyond me. Will try Avast and go with the Vista firewall. Thanks for the quick replies, very instrumental.

Icy The Mage · Jun 21, 2008, 06:49 AM // 06:49

NOD32 is amazing, and I highly recommend it if you can get it.

TurtleTurtle · Jun 21, 2008, 07:18 AM // 07:18

Yeah, was using NOD32 v2.7, will do some research and see.. I found the newer NOD to be too invasive and a resource hog (not that that matters with 4gb of RAM now.) Any suggested sites for optimizing (i.e. cleaning the crap outta Vista) or modifying it to run smoother and in a stable/safe way? So far it seems just fine (Vista x64), am a little lost being used to XP but I guess I had to bite the bullet sooner or later.

Brianna · Jun 21, 2008, 07:51 AM // 07:51

Yeah, I went from XP to Vista X64 and it was weird, I hated it at first. Now I love it, and I haven't touched XP on this computer in like 4 months, need to wipe the dust off that poor hard drive and plug it back in.

It is pretty stable though, I turned off a few things like Window Previews (useless) but I keep Aero on to keep it looking nice.

I would probably go with NOD32 if I could afford subscriptions and whatnot, but Avast or AVG is probably your best choice as far as free scanners go, they seem to do justice.

lilraceangel3 · Jun 21, 2008, 01:08 PM // 13:08

I use AVG and l love it. Its free, easily customizable and doesnt interfere with my games.

Snograt · Jun 21, 2008, 03:21 PM // 15:21

You can edit your second post and delete it, lilraceangel3

My vote is for NOD32 - extremely thorough and extremely non-intrusive.

I'm also using Comodo free firewall - I'm not going to recommend it, however, as its pop-ups create havoc with Guild Wars.

Tarun · Jun 21, 2008, 04:02 PM // 16:02

Snograt, try disabling Defense+.

Chthon · Jun 21, 2008, 04:19 PM // 16:19

On the basis of

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Originally Posted by Snogorat

AV comparisons - http://www.av-comparatives.org/seite...se_2008_02.php

Firewall comparisons - http://www.matousec.com/projects/fir...ge/results.php (scary)

I'd have to say that Comodo looks like it's head and shoulders above the rest as a firewall, and Avira has a narrow lead among antiviruses. Of course, avira has that obnoxious nag screen, but you can get rid of it by following the instructions here.