Best computer virus checker...

[Maury Beniowski]

Your brain...

Have you seen the latest crop of virus, trojan or malware attacks? I can't believe how weak our once stellar virus producers have become. Used to be, the clever methods employed had at least a tiny morsel of intelligence in their design and deployment. I mean, in some ways you had to respect their clever antics and their resourcefulness when hacking into defence systems, banks, or even The White House. Alas, their zenith has long faded and all we are left with a faint memory of their maverick achievements. The crap which is circulating on the Internet now is laden with weak strategies, poor grammar, poor spelling and even poorer methodology.

Where have all the good ones gone? All grown up? Working for Symantec or others I guess...

 

[westwoody]

AVG by Grisoft

Is there no longer a free version? I tried to update mine a while ago and it stopped working-when reinstalling it I get an error message.

 

[n2supersymmetry]

I use McAfee firewall and virus scanner ... I pay the yearly fee and I got autoupdates and I can download a fresh copy online whenever. It's really easy to use and it works as advertised.
I also run Spybot: Search&Destroy and Spywareblaster to block and check for spyware ... it's free and they update pretty often.
I usually scan for virus and spyware every week just to be sure.
Of course even the best programs can't account for human stupidity

 

[schizo_man]

I have shaw secure, anyone know how that ranks? I find it uses alot of system resources

 

[DDawGG]

Is there no longer a free version? I tried to update mine a while ago and it stopped working-when reinstalling it I get an error message.

They make you dig for it... but it is still there and free

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

 

[wilde]

I have shaw secure, anyone know how that ranks? I find it uses alot of system resources

It is actually licensed from a company called F-Secure. I believe their products are more widely used in Europe than in North America. I too, find that it uses a lot of resources which is why I have 2G of RAM.

 

[Randy Whorewald]

Avast

I use Avast, have used it for about 3 yrs now. Its free for home use and has caught / killed several viruses on my system. You can get it here:

http://www.avast.com/i_kat_207.php?lang=eng

 

[Magnus Unus]

Is there no longer a free version? I tried to update mine a while ago and it stopped working-when reinstalling it I get an error message.

Mine still works, and there is a free version. It's great

 

[juscause]

3 Words!

Get A Mac!

( nada virus )

 

[n2supersymmetry]

Get A Mac!

( nada virus )

OOhhhhh a Fisher Price My First Computer!

 

[FuZzYknUckLeS]

I don't understand the question...

 

[poonpro]

Bugz B Gone

V-Comm System Suite is my weapon of choice. I have heard that extra-stubborn stuff may require Alpha Shield (available from London Drugs $119.00) Some worms seem to target your nic card's MAC address and are NOT removed even when format c: comes into the equation. The best method, at the base level, to avoid unwanted "spookys" is to NEVER use Microsoft Internet Explorer. It has the same quality as the insanity-producing templates found in Office from Microsoft. ..Yes, all versions! Mozilla Firefox, from Google, is not only FREE, but it blocks 100% of all those time-wasting popups. Give it a whirl.

 

[hutch]

actually, you need more than one type of virus checker to be secure, and the big names like symantec and Mcafee are what most hackers wite code around, so they are usually the ones that don't work the best.

I use AGV ( free edition), Microsofts beta 2 Defender, Spybot Search and Destroy, and Adaware. It is unreal how when running them, each will find different things that the others miss. once you have them up and running it is rare to ever get any virus or spyware again! I havent had one in over a year now.... and they are all free!

when i use Norton , i had spyware constantly, and eventually got a virus that shut me right down. Even Paradon computers coudnt get rid of it. Had to format the hard drive.... lost all my porn

Hutch

 

[maverick73]

Mine still works, and there is a free version. It's great

I think we have a new smiley champ... I thought Blowhard's was good... maybe i'm just a perv, but is that smiley you have depicting a female smiley performing on-her-knees fellatio on a male smiley who then proceeds to blow his jizz all over her smiley face?

 

[bartendr]

Try Bitdefender
http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-8-Free-Edition.html

 

[Maury Beniowski]

It is actually licensed from a company called F-Secure. I believe their products are more widely used in Europe than in North America. I too, find that it uses a lot of resources which is why I have 2G of RAM.

I use Shaw Secure, and yes it taxes resources. However, I installed a D-Link Extreme G router which includes a (hardware) firewall. Since then, I suppressed the Shaw Secure and Windows firewalls, and my system comes up much faster. Hardware firewalls are bullet-proof, and do a better job of restricting traffic when used in a network.

 

[LonelyGhost]

Hardware firewalls are bullet-proof, and do a better job of restricting traffic when used in a network.

They are? I was under the impression that a dedicated attach could breach it and once in the router head for your computer ... but because it takes time and energy its just not worth it.

 

[badwolfcgy]

Hardware firewalls are like condoms. They work quite well but are not 100% foolproof. A hardware firewall makes it more difficult but not impossible to be cracked. The problem is the user behind the firewall that downloads the virus via Internet Exploder or automatically by M$ VirusExpress.

Trendmicro housecall helps clean up messes created by users too.

 

[pokemon]

Actually Macs can be subject to viruses - it's just that all those virus writers in the world target Microsoft.

 

[CJ Tylers]

Get A Mac!

( nada virus )

Dude, the proper phrase is:

Here's 25 cents... go get yourself a better computer heh

Actually, I don't mind either or.... nice how macs can now run Windos XP eh?