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wallace123456
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Ok, so I am back on the Anti-Virus program search again. I have been using Kaspersky for the last year, but not sure I want to use it again.
Any suggestions, recommendations?
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MikeEby
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Never had a problem with AVG Free.
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OS X 
But on the Windows machines I use Nod32
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garyfritz
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I'm not crazy about AVG. I currently use Avira Anti-vir -- free, and seems to work well.
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bbfarmht
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I've used AVG. But now I am using Avria personal-free. I like to read MaximumPC, and they recommend Avria for the free anti-virus software.
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sonota
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I used to use NOD32, but stopped because of how badly it was failing for me.. Right now I use Avast (i knows, i knows), mostly because I'm a safe browser, and I know exactly what I download, and Avast provides just enough protection for me.
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Is Avria hard on system resources?
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Mark_A_W
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For years I used AVG free, but then is started messing up Outlook (crash on exit, common problem, they didn't fix it).
Now I'm using Avast. Seems ok.
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I'm still trying to find proof that someone has proven why the need for installation for software is a requirement to be a good AV software.
But as long as Cowsumers continue to move along that slaughter trail then who am I to complain? --Man with pneumatic plunger.
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wallace123456
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| WanMan wrote: | I'm still trying to find proof that someone has proven why the need for installation for software is a requirement to be a good AV software.
But as long as Cowsumers continue to move along that slaughter trail then who am I to complain? --Man with pneumatic plunger. |
Huh?
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I've used Mcafee along with Firefox and Spysweeper for years and years and have never had any problems. However I never use any spamblockers or other aftermarket protectors as they kill PC preformance.
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PaulB
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Whats the problem with Kaspersky Wallace?
I've used it for a few years and think its excellent, had no issues with it at all.
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| wallace123456 wrote: | | WanMan wrote: | I'm still trying to find proof that someone has proven why the need for installation for software is a requirement to be a good AV software.
But as long as Cowsumers continue to move along that slaughter trail then who am I to complain? --Man with pneumatic plunger. |
Huh?
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What download-to-thumb-drive AV exists that doesn't require an installation in order to use it? Now talking about web-oriented either. Looking for something that can standalone on a portable flash drive.
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wallace123456
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| WanMan wrote: | | wallace123456 wrote: | | WanMan wrote: | I'm still trying to find proof that someone has proven why the need for installation for software is a requirement to be a good AV software.
But as long as Cowsumers continue to move along that slaughter trail then who am I to complain? --Man with pneumatic plunger. |
Huh?
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What download-to-thumb-drive AV exists that doesn't require an installation in order to use it? Now talking about web-oriented either. Looking for something that can standalone on a portable flash drive. |
Hhhmmm. I never thought about it, or tried it.
What do you use via a thumb-drive? It deson't slow down the performance?
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wallace123456
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| PaulB wrote: | Whats the problem with Kaspersky Wallace?
I've used it for a few years and think its excellent, had no issues with it at all. |
Maybe it's just me, but I recently had a virus or something on my pc. Performance was extrmley slow. Mouse and keyboard would feeze for 30-40 seconds sometimes. When I look at the Kaspersky AV report, I could never find any "found virus or trojans". It started about 3 weeks before the 1-year subscription expired. 
I fomatted the hard drive, reloaded windows, office, etc.... and did all updates. (Just as a regular "tune-up" I do this probably once every year on all our pcs. But, this pc had just had the tune-up maybe 5 months ago.) Runs like a "bat outta hell" now. 
Again, maybe it's just me.
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