I need the best antivirus out there [Archive]

phishhead

January 1st, 2005, 03:40 AM

well if you're already infected best thing to do would be get the innoculation program for your particular virus like the stinger app for the slammer virus. then I would boot to safe mode and run it.Here (http://download.nai.com/products/mcafee-avert/stinger.exe) is the link for the most up-to-date stinger. I always keep the newest one on my pen drive just incase I need it.

tarun

January 11th, 2005, 19:18 PM

if u want real security try the norton/mcafee complete suite (like antivirus, firewall, internet securty, system tools). But given that norton is a ram-eater, u could try zonealarm wid avg in conjunction wid NAV (cos avg supposedly works wid norton).
But make sure to ask the experienced TZ members before buying somin reeealy expensive only to be disappointed. They'll point u in da rite direction.

I stand corrected. It seems NAV isnt as heavy on the ram as i thought it was. Thanks supastar.

SupaStar

January 11th, 2005, 23:56 PM

if u want real security try the norton/mcafee complete suite (like antivirus, firewall, internet securty, system tools). But given that norton is a ram-eater, u could try zonealarm wid avg in conjunction wid NAV (cos avg supposedly works wid norton).
But make sure to ask the experienced TZ members before buying somin reeealy expensive only to be disappointed. They'll point u in da rite direction.

Old versions of Norton Internet Security were very resource-intensive but I have had good results with the new 2005 version. Runs the best so far IMHO.

rohitk89

January 12th, 2005, 06:18 AM

supastar: wat abt the 2003 version..thats the one i have and have no plans of BUYING the 2005 version (avg is ok, i guess)

hypnotiq: avg 7, avast 4 are 2 good free anti virus softwares i know...if u use them and keep ur virus definitions up to date...u shud have no problem watsoever...

Big Booger

January 12th, 2005, 13:38 PM

NOD32 hasn't failed me yet. Nor has McAfee on another system. AVAST according to Conan and FG works well.

zipp51

January 12th, 2005, 14:16 PM

I am sold on Panda Platinum Security Suite.It catches spam,hacker tools,spyware,adware,fraud protection,restriction to dangerous sites.Spybot registers no new spyware unless I turn off the protection in Panda.Adaware only picks up negligible entries.Feels the safest so far and I've tried several already mentioned.A bit pricey $59,but worth it. :D

efc

January 12th, 2005, 14:33 PM

I have been happy with Avast. I supplement it with an occasional Panda online scan.

My favorite new security program is SpyBlaster. It innoculates you from over 3000 items.

cash_site

January 12th, 2005, 23:14 PM

Old versions of Norton Internet Security were very resource-intensive but I have had good results with the new 2005 version. Runs the best so far IMHO.
NIS 2005, sounds good, is it aimed at a little higher spec comp than mine? Or would it actually run better than 03/04? Do you think this version of NIS is better than the McAffee suite you were using before?

SupaStar

January 12th, 2005, 23:18 PM

supastar: wat abt the 2003 version..thats the one i have and have no plans of BUYING the 2005 version (avg is ok, i guess)

I found the 2003 version very slow by comparison!

rohitk89

January 13th, 2005, 10:59 AM

oh alrite....i think ill stick wid avast and avg...ill buy one when i have my on pc/laptop for college :D

ashish

January 14th, 2005, 02:52 AM

well i think tarun is right... the new norton suites r really good.... they even monitor your popups and sites that are trying to access internet explorer....

FastGame

January 14th, 2005, 13:23 PM

well i think tarun is right... the new norton suites r really good.... they even monitor your popups and sites that are trying to access internet explorer....
Thats true....and ok, but for FREE you could have a better performing setup.

AVAST Free edition paired with Free editions of either Sygate or ZoneAlarm firewalls, FREE can be really good :)

If you like FREE software and want something more powerful, support the software makers and choose the (pay$$) Pro Editions.

If you live in the US, the AFLAC duck really says AVAST !

lynchknot

January 14th, 2005, 19:45 PM

Most all security experts agree that Avast! Free is the best free AV out there.

rik

January 14th, 2005, 23:57 PM

I am running Avast free, NOD32 free, Sygate free, Ad-Aware free, and SpywareBlaster free.

Yeah, I'm cheap. But I'm also virus and spyware free...

lynchknot

January 15th, 2005, 03:16 AM

Plus you get Ashley Simpleson lip syncing in the AV

http://img125.exs.cx/img125/9596/ashley5ob.png

rohitk89

January 15th, 2005, 05:16 AM

whoa...wat is that???

tarun

January 15th, 2005, 17:58 PM

Thats true....and ok, but for FREE you could have a better performing setup.

AVAST Free edition paired with Free editions of either Sygate or ZoneAlarm firewalls, FREE can be really good :)

If you like FREE software and want something more powerful, support the software makers and choose the (pay$$) Pro Editions.

If you live in the US, the AFLAC duck really says AVAST !

AVAST, AVG, Anti-virPE, Panda,etc - It gets pretty confusing :confused: and I'm assuming that zonealarm if the best free firewall!!
I used Mcafee for a while (till it expired).
Now, I use AVG Free with Zone-alarm Free. Should I change to AVAST! ??
Also, Zone alarm free doesnt seem to recognise AVG...

FastGame

January 15th, 2005, 19:35 PM

AVAST, AVG, Anti-virPE, Panda,etc - It gets pretty confusing :confused: and I'm assuming that zonealarm if the best free firewall!!
I used Mcafee for a while (till it expired).
Now, I use AVG Free with Zone-alarm Free. Should I change to AVAST! ??
Also, Zone alarm free doesnt seem to recognise AVG...

At one time I was a ZoneAlarm user then most of the guys here talked me into Sygate, now some of them are using ZoneAlarm :p I haven't tried the newest ZA because I'm happy with Sygate.

As for AV's ? if I'm going to pay for something it's going to be Kaspersky, McAfee or Avast Pro, that being said IMHO the best free AV is Avast !

All the AV's are good and in most cases work just fine, some do a better job and have more options for better security.

If your AVG & ZoneAlarm are working for you then why change ? One of my secrets to why I almost never have problems is because I don't change things that work the way I expect them to.

If someone ask what AV should they should "try" I'm going to recommend Avast Free or Pro, that may change in the future but as of today Avast is a hot item.

lynchknot

January 15th, 2005, 20:12 PM

http://www.firewallleaktester.com/tests.htm - sorry FG Sygate fails many leaktests. LookNStop scores highest but it's confusing to me. (config) All leaktests are available for your own testing pleasure: http://www.firewallleaktester.com/index.html

FastGame

January 15th, 2005, 21:14 PM

hahaha sorry LK but my Sygate passed 100% you want to know how ? cause I didn't download any of that BS on my PC so it couldn't test...you get the picture Hahaha!!!

Looks like all the firewalls suck according to the test results so whats the point ? I quit and I'm not going on the net any more, bye & see you when I go on a public Library PC.. Lol

Curio

January 15th, 2005, 21:16 PM

I am the best antivirus - but I'm not out there, I'm in here - sorry.

lynchknot

January 15th, 2005, 21:19 PM

I did not test either. But Outpost seems the easiest to configure and give you the most flexibility and configurability - rather than just "allow" or "disallow" I can partially allow.

hpnotiq

January 19th, 2005, 19:40 PM

lynchknot

January 19th, 2005, 19:43 PM

Process guard will stop any exe from running that you have not previously allowed: http://www.diamondcs.com.au/processguard/ Spybot and Adaware are well known.

FastGame

January 19th, 2005, 21:00 PM

"rsvp.exe" (http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist_r.htm) scroll down the page and read about it.

Other security software you may want to try...

a² Personal (http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/) or ewindo (http://www.ewido.net/en/)

The free versions only have the scanner activated but thats ok, the full versions have real time protection.

Curio

January 24th, 2005, 23:04 PM

How about for spyware? I keep getting this p.o.s file running "rsvp.exe" which messes with my internet explorer. I currenty have PrevX and Norton Antivirus enabled and have spyware doctor and adaware to scan sometimes... Any ideas on what to get ?!?!
PrevX eh .... you know I thought it was a bit crap (it didn't flag things I think it should of) when I tried it and you seem to be confirming my suspicions. I am trying AVK Antivirus now (the German one with 2 scanners). It catches everything though - it's already deleted netcat 3 times because it is 'threatware', I must figure out how to tell it not to do that. On the front of Security hardening - PivX 'Qwikfix' I found to be very good but I find it difficult to see how they come up with their pricing. A product like that should cost about $20 and they would sell millions of them, it would be on every Windows PC.

lynchknot

January 24th, 2005, 23:24 PM

One thing you might consider for users that have money, take security at least somewhat seriously, and want the most transparent security possible is Qwik-Fix by Pivx (http://www.pivx.com) It's a system hardening tool that auto-updates. Along with an AV, firewall, and anti-spyware protection, it can give you a measurable increase in security with nearly absolute transparency. May not be as good as some of the more advanced security software out there, but it's good for people you could never get to use those more advanced tools anyway. I mention this because it would have taken care of the IE settings for you Qwik-Fix is great, it's nothing like Prevx however. Qwik-Fix makes changes to Windows to fix vulnerabilities until Microsoft can put out a patch. It automatically updates and applies the changes when the Pivx team finds a new vulnerability. Apparently they will expand to other applications in the future, including things like Mozilla, Winamp, etc. Prevx, on the other hand, is like a firewall to certain parts of Windows. For example it will prompt you to allow or deny when something tries to add itself to startup or tries to add/modify an exe or dll file in the windows folder. Both great products. It's too bad Qwik-Fix is going to cost after Oct 31st, but then it is more of a service than just a product. Once they get protection for different applications I'm sure it will be well worth it. :cool:

hpnotiq

January 26th, 2005, 19:29 PM

How does my setup look now:
Norton Anti-Virus
Process Guard
(Uninstalled PrevX)
QwikFix
Ewido
(qwik fix and ewido are limited version but will try to find full version soon)

lynchknot

January 26th, 2005, 19:53 PM

I would keep Prevx and get rid of Norton for Avast, NOD, or KAV - but that's just me.

hpnotiq

January 26th, 2005, 19:57 PM

Should I keep everythign else on the list besides Norton?

lynchknot

January 26th, 2005, 20:21 PM

I think you should read more the security section and make your own decision. I told you what I would do but for you - that's entirely up to you. I think the other products you listed are fine - especially process guard.

hpnotiq

January 29th, 2005, 16:26 PM

Qwik Fix Pro demo,
Norton Anti Virus full
Ewido Security suite Full
Thats what i have right now and i feel my computer is running a bit slow.
Should i install process guard also?

ashish

February 4th, 2005, 05:46 AM

well i ave MS anit spyware and norton 2004 edition.... both are good at blocking out viruses and spyware.. dont think i need anything else...

GimieGimieGimie

February 4th, 2005, 14:03 PM

I finally got around to installing Avast Pro! v4.5 the other week, it rocks :D

It found 3 virus/trojans Nortons Anti-Virus 2005 completely ignored, even at highest scanning levels :rolleyes:

The best thing about Avast! Is the memory/resource useage, it's possible to run a FULL system scan taking up to an hour, while still being able to actually use the pc :D

I run a weekly scan now, while at the same time, downloading files, chatting on msn, and listening to mp3z :D

The fact that i can actually do that is amazing, i'm well chuffed :D

The resource useage during the scan was as follows:

50-70% CPU usage,
35 mb ram usage,

With Nortons, i done a virus scan once every 3 months, lol, i ain't kidding, the scan was just too annoying to use because the whole computer was resourced out and all the pc could do was the actually scan and nothing else, and this wasn't practical.

So far so good, i'm now a devoted fan of Avast! :D

FastGame

February 4th, 2005, 15:10 PM

@Gimie, a new revison of Avast! will be out shortly. It uses even less resources and they really improved the scan time of CAB files, which really makes Avast! fast ;)

GimieGimieGimie

February 4th, 2005, 16:54 PM

Conan

February 4th, 2005, 18:07 PM

i'm now a devoted fan of Avast! :D

Welcome to the fold! :D

Curio

February 4th, 2005, 21:57 PM

Should we start an Avast! lovers clan or something? Or maybe a Norton/McAfee sort yourself out and give people something decent campaign. I just had to do some AV for a small company and I got them AVG Network Edition - you can do remote admin on even Win98 clients, cool. Although I don't mind Symantec Corporate Edition I am very well aware of it's limitations (poor exe-packed recognition, limited trojan, Ad/Spyware protection) and it just isn't worth the money now. I think I'll check out Avast! to see if they do an Exchange Server version.