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- on Tue 29 Sep 2009
- 08:13:28 AM UTC
Other antiviruses.
(thanks to google translate)
I think AntiVir and Avast are better than AVG.
AntiVir: http://free-av.com/
Avast: http://www.avast.com/They are both free.
You can also add this antispyware, it's good: http://www.malwarebytes.org/
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- on Wed 30 Sep 2009
- 07:40:06 PM UTC
Microsoft Security
Microsoft Security Essentials is also better than AVG...
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Microsoft-S... -
- on Thu 01 Oct 2009
- 01:41:54 AM UTC
re: free antivirus
sandboxie (not free, forever...)
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- G7W -
- on Thu 27 May 2010
- 01:14:14 PM UTC
Do they have some risks?
I'm planning that I use free antivirus software, like AVG or AntiVir.
But I still have a little Anxiety.Have you heard of the damage caused by them?
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- on Thu 01 Oct 2009
- 06:55:51 PM UTC
If you use only trusted
If you use only trusted antivirus such as AVG and Avira AntiVir, they cannot cause you damage. The only antivirus programs that can damage your computer are "rogue antivirus" or "scareware" programs, such as SpySheriff and CyberDefender.
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- on Fri 02 Oct 2009
- 08:30:09 AM UTC
partially true
Avira Antivir is known to delete certain structures of untrusted programs within your computer. Usually this is just programs that are not bad, but perform undesirable activities, thus making the programs operate differently.
Also, Avira and AVG products are known to cause a browser bugging problem and can be considered an annoyance. AVG had to release a service pack to AVG 8, because it was causing Firefox, mainly, to crash often. I talked to a developer at AVG, and he said it is being fixed in the service pack.
Being on the beta testing of both AVG and Avira, I got the chance to see inside a little bit to see how the programs affect other programs. Sometimes, it is a little ACK! and can cause undesirable effects.
Just my opinion. :)
~DragonMaster Jay, malware researcher,
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- on Fri 02 Oct 2009
- 10:53:53 PM UTC
www.free-av.com
I've used this close to a year now, no problems, no interference with currently installed software or OS. No crashing of browsers: IE8, Opera 10.x, FF3.5.x
Other than Sandboxie and an occasional scan with MBAM, I use nothing else.
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- G7W -
- on Thu 01 Oct 2009
- 07:54:00 PM UTC
AVG free can't detect rookit
AVG free can't detect rookit so it sucks choose avira or avast or even microsoft if u want free...
& combine whatever AV u choose w this for more protection...
+ Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (best anti-malware for backing up ur AV)
+ SUPERAntiSpyware (best anti-spyware for backing up ur AV)
+ VirusTotal (u can download virustotal uploader & then upload any file not more than 10mb to virus total for analysis, it got 40 different AV online scanner to analysis 1 single file)
+ Revo Uninstaller (uninstall like normal but scan for left over registry & file/folder very accurately & then let u decide what to delete, got many useful feature like hunter mode-uninstall almost any program when u point to desktop/quicklanuch/system tray/toolbar icon, force uninstall, autorun manager & so on)
+ Web Of Trust (user-based site advisor w the abilty to block ad/spy/malware site w many option & more accurate than macafee site advisor/norton safeweb & so on)
+ Sandboxie (virtual program w many feature to protect u from hijacking, so far no virus/ad/spy/malware can break through this virtual thingy coz its virtual not real)
+ CCleaner (remove junk file/registry very accurately plus it've awesome cookie manager for u to keep all the wanted login cookie or remove all the unnwanted tracking cookie)
+ WinPatrol (super system monitoring program-alert new auto start entry/toolbar/any criticial system change plus backup b4 it even ask u yes or no & give u option to remove/disable/delete on reboot option which is what msconfig/taskmanager is missing)
+ Task Catcher (u need serials for it to be useful, watchlist-auto restart almost any process u want & blacklist-auto kill almost any process u want)
+ Unlocker (unlock any locked file/folder for u to delete it)
+ HostsMan (manage ur host file to block all the ad/spy/malware site which include their ads/script/cookie plus u can import/export/exclude/backup/download the hostfile & so on)
+ SpywareBlaster (add up ur empty cookie/restrict zone blocklist, system/host backup & so on)
+ ZonedOut (zone manager, better than IE/FF bulit-in as u can import/export/exclude in text file format but do not add too much restricted site, about 5000-6000 should do or else it'll slow down ur broswer/crash hijackthis scan)
+ ERUNT (to backup/restore registry)
+ Norton Ghost/Macrium Reflect (to backup/restore drive image or file & folder)
+ Recuva (to recover ur file/data if u didn't backup)
+ HijackThis (for expert only, to see system log file for analysis)
+ HashCalc (after u get the MD5 checksum, u can search virustotal instead of uploading every single file for analysis)
+ Update Checker (to see if ur program is up to date)
+ Autoruns (show u all the autorun entry & let u disable/delete/search online, best startup manager of its kind)
+ Autorun Eater (easily and automatically monitor and remove suspicious 'autorun.inf' files found in the root directory of drives C-Z even before you access the drive)
+ PeerGuardian (best IP blocker, their p2p blocklist is bad but their ad & spyware blocklist is awesome)
+ Process Explorer (show u all alot more detail & give u alot more option than than taskmanager, like show u the company name, .dll process, process tree, restart/suspend/search online for the process )
+ Any brand of recovery/rescue disc
= instant kill/recover to almost anything... -
- on Sat 03 Oct 2009
- 07:08:05 PM UTC
Whoa
I assume you have a looooooooong list like that because you visit dubious sites (to rate them, of course), otherwise a noob might get the impression that they have to maintain a pretty intimidating list of software just to stay secure.
For normal surfing there's no substitute for good ol' common sense.
By my way of thinking, someone with a loooooong list of security software but NO common sense (and I'm not saying that's you) is much less safe than someone who surfs with NO security software but common sense.
Of course, a nice combination of common sense AND a few good security programs is the ideal.
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- on Sat 03 Oct 2009
- 09:06:26 PM UTC
<_< w/o common sense then
<_< w/o common sense then the list is useless...
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- on Sun 04 Oct 2009
- 10:17:11 AM UTC
No
Really ? Come on, common sense ?
Did you hear about Flash flaws ?
Just display a page, and your computer is infected.
Common sense will not protect you against this.PLEASE install an antivirus. You need it, although you don't realize it.
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- on Sun 04 Oct 2009
- 11:24:52 AM UTC
If you're replying to me . . .
@sebsauvage,
This is what I said:
"Of course, a nice combination of common sense AND a few good security programs is the ideal."
Perhaps I should have specified "antivirus" instead of just saying "a few", but that was implied. An antivirus, a firewall, and an antispyware program are the basics.I was just saying that the long list presented by demonluo was "overkill" for a noob.
I wasn't saying that common sense ALONE would suffice, but given a choice between THAT and demonluo's long list WITHOUT common sense, my opinion is that the surfer WITHOUT common sense is at higher risk.
The least risk for a noob is, as I said, common sense PLUS an antivirus, firewall, and antispyware.
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- on Sun 04 Oct 2009
- 03:03:34 PM UTC
I agree that, although
I agree that, although security programs are an absolute must, common sense helps a lot. When I was very young, around 7/8 years old, I lived in a very isolated, poor area, and shared a computer and internet connection with five others, not counting my family. I commonly returned from school to find five or six suspicious IE toolbars, IM clients, etc. clogging up the computer, and remember vividly the attempts I made to get rid of them. All of them were spyware/adware in the vein of Zwinky, Zango etc., which do not automatically install, but are willingly installed by the user.
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- on Sun 04 Oct 2009
- 02:26:21 PM UTC
a proven, incontrovertible opinion about free antivirus
I would like to thank everyone for the answers, or just for having participated in the discussion ... and ask again: considering that two opposing points of view are unacceptable, on such a sensitive issue, is there a proven, incontrovertible opinion about free antivirus? anyway many, many thanks to everybody!!!!
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- on Sun 04 Oct 2009
- 03:16:38 PM UTC
free
nothing is actually free
Take Avira AntiVir free edition - www.free-av.com
It works and works very well. It updates VDF (definition) files regularly and it's quite effective. There is no "trial period" or expiration date.
The "cost" are nag screens encouraging you to purchase, where the paid version offers more forms of security.I've put up with the nag screens, when my personal "trial time" has elapsed (1 year to the day of initial install) I plan to purchase the "Premium" version - it's only fair and right to the authors of the software to pay them for their work - that's my opinion anyways...
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- G7W -
- on Mon 05 Oct 2009
- 05:23:46 AM UTC
What's the "Best"?
This question comes up from time to time.
There is no such thing as a "proven, incontrovertible" . . . BEST.
Bear in mind that anybody that tells you what the "Best" is, is telling you what the best is for them on their machine, and that may or may NOT be the best for you.
While demonluo presents a good list, I'll say what I always say when someone asks what's "the best", and I'll repeat myself because this is important to understand.
There is no such thing as the best for everyone . . . there may be a best for the individual and their machine, but that doesn't apply to every machine.
That's because machines are like snowflakes and fingerprints . . . no two are the same. Machines have different OS's, different apps, and different configs.
I will never say what's best for me is best for someone else.
It's just a matter of 1) What you're comfortable with, and 2) What "plays well" with the other stuff on your system. Nevertheless, all of them may exhibit some problems. Antivirus programs in particular are notoriously cranky.
And if you visit Manufacturer forums, just keep in mind that most people come to those forums to complain about problems they've had, so your information from them is going to be skewed. Very few people visit a forum just to say "Atta' boy".
All that said, I myself do use Avast (and it has a Linux version, which is my OS). g7w uses Avira. Avira is his "best" for his machine. I've found that Avast works better for me. Is one better than the other? NO.
Will Avast or Avira run good on your machine? I have no idea. Are they the "best" for you? I have no idea.
It's like asking someone what the best wine is. It's just a matter of individual taste. There is no "one-size-fits-all" answer.
So be careful. Try suggestions, but if it doesn't work for you, experiment with something else 'till you find what YOUR best is.
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- on Tue 06 Oct 2009
- 11:42:07 PM UTC
Try one one at a time
What ever is 'best' depends on many things; try several possibilities and find out which is the best for you. (But don't try them all simultaneous, as they may conflict...)
Here are some possibilities:
www.mywot.com/wiki/Online_tools
www.mywot.com/wiki/Free_security
antivirus gratuiti
uso avast e spybot, e devo dire che anche rispetto ad avg free, danno ottimi risultati... ho tenuto il 'vecchio' firewall di windows xp, perchè quelli che ho provato erano troppo 'invasivi' e rallentavano il mio pc... ci sono, secondo voi, antivirus gratuiti migliori di questi, oppure una combinazione antivirus-antispyware che può essere considerata la migliore in assoluto?
grazie anticipate!