virus protector?

neq0323 · 03-04-2008, 10:05 AM

I'm not that smart when it comes to computers, i have windows 2000 can anybody suggest a good virus protector for me. also i know you get what you pay for but is there anything cheaper then $59.99-$79.99 range? thanks.

904_runner · 03-04-2008, 10:08 AM

AVG Free! Google it And you can also get Ad-aware, its an anti-spyware, they are both free

Brenjen · 03-05-2008, 01:31 PM

Eset NOD-32

The best antivirus solution I've ever used & I've used a bunch.

Justinvd · 03-05-2008, 01:34 PM

Norton anti virus works well enough

ETRNL · 03-05-2008, 02:09 PM

i hate norton and i had a problem with Avg find a virus but not being able to delete it..
Now i use Webroot spy sweeper.

***Corey*** · 03-05-2008, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ETRNL

i hate norton and i had a problem with Avg find a virus but not being able to delete it..
Now i use Webroot spy sweeper.

My two weapons of choice.
I use AVG (paid version) 7.5 and Webroots SpySweeper.

I cleaned up my son's stepdad's Dell laptop Saturday, AVG caught 21 viruses, and SpySweeper took off 71 traces of spyware/malware.

Never had a problem with either app.

toyotagogo · 03-05-2008, 05:32 PM

I have been using Panda for a couple of years now, both on my computer and my wife's. Good program

Brenjen · 03-06-2008, 01:45 PM

I found Panda (although good protection) to be a system resource hog...worse than Norton even & I think Norton is a virus itself!

Anyone who has never used NOD-32 should really give it a shot, even if you overlook the fact that it's one of the only AV programs to have never missed an "in the wild" virus in virus bulletin testing; you still have to love the fact that you barely even notice it's there which a real plus for people with slower systems.

gamerndm · 03-25-2008, 11:44 AM

I HATE norton, dont like avg... i use Avast, its free, and it hardly uses any system resources. Ive been using it for a couple years now, never one virus.

03-04-2008, 10:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
neq0323 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lonoke,AR Posts: 40	virus protector? I'm not that smart when it comes to computers, i have windows 2000 can anybody suggest a good virus protector for me. also i know you get what you pay for but is there anything cheaper then $59.99-$79.99 range? thanks.

03-05-2008, 01:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Brenjen Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Searcy, Arkansas Posts: 1,191	Eset NOD-32 The best antivirus solution I've ever used & I've used a bunch. __________________ '95 4Runner 3.0 Automatic bone stock; it's becoming a project slowly but surely, one part at a time "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!”

03-05-2008, 02:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
ETRNL Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Priarieville LA Posts: 295	i hate norton and i had a problem with Avg find a virus but not being able to delete it.. Now i use Webroot spy sweeper. __________________ 2001 4Runner LTD, ISR/deckplate/ECT mod, 6K HIDs, 12g headlight wire harness, Satoshi, Hood Emblem, fog light mod, constant power mod, NO DRLs, Remote start with ~1 mile range. my favorite video

03-06-2008, 01:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
Brenjen Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Searcy, Arkansas Posts: 1,191	I found Panda (although good protection) to be a system resource hog...worse than Norton even & I think Norton is a virus itself! Anyone who has never used NOD-32 should really give it a shot, even if you overlook the fact that it's one of the only AV programs to have never missed an "in the wild" virus in virus bulletin testing; you still have to love the fact that you barely even notice it's there which a real plus for people with slower systems. __________________ '95 4Runner 3.0 Automatic bone stock; it's becoming a project slowly but surely, one part at a time "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!”

03-25-2008, 11:44 AM	#9 (permalink)
gamerndm Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 44	I HATE norton, dont like avg... i use Avast, its free, and it hardly uses any system resources. Ive been using it for a couple years now, never one virus. __________________ 1987 Toyota Supra, 7M-GTE, 250rwhp at the moment SOLD- 1994 Black 2wd Pickup, 5 speed, 22re, modded airbox, removed about 100-150lbs of weight: 0-60 in 11 seconds

03-04-2008, 10:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
904_runner Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chico, California Posts: 1,864	AVG Free! Google it And you can also get Ad-aware, its an anti-spyware, they are both free

03-05-2008, 01:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
Justinvd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: B.C Posts: 635	Norton anti virus works well enough

03-05-2008, 05:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
toyotagogo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Franklin, Tennessee Posts: 18	I have been using Panda for a couple of years now, both on my computer and my wife's. Good program

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