anti virus

can some1 recomend me anti virus which will help stop any1 getting into my computer (anti hacking)

AVG (free) or Avast (free too)

Avast! (Free)

cheers ... it does not matter if they are free (theres ways to get things on the net) for free

Avast is great

Kaspersky (not free and heavy for your computer) but the best...

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Originally posted by zorg1

Kaspersky (not free and heavy for your computer) but the best...

what do you mean by heavy

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Originally posted by ram16v

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Kaspersky (not free and heavy for your computer) but the best...

what do you mean by heavy
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he means it makes your comp. slow. Avast is great, i have it on my comp. never had a problem, but you can also try this one.. http://www.eset.com/

i have it on my laptop, works very fine.

All above are fine including Symantec and Trend Micro. The one I would stay away from is the Norton Internet Security Suite.

AVG Prof. anti virus + firewall :

Verry easy in CPU and memory usage , and runs verry easy on the system to without taking a big part from it like Norton do's

I like it alot .

It protects perfect without slowing anything down

I use Comodo Firewall and AVG Antivirus. Both free and both easy on the CPU. Comodo is not really for your average user, to use it right you need a little knowledge about your network and needed ports. It works fine without that knowledge but it is easier to use if you have that knowledge (less pop-ups to deal with while it learns). Had problems with the AVG Pro control panel erroring out. It didn't stop the background anti-virus, etc programs from working but I hate any program that stops me from working to restart it.

AntiVir is quite good, and its free too http://www.free-av.com . i have been using Avast for some years, but i switched to AntiVir because Avask kept running in the background, taking recources (dont get me wrong, Avast is pretty good)

AVG is good as Avast but I get Bitdefender from work for free.

It's 100% better than bloatware Norton and Mcafee.

Kasp is good too.

Stay away from Pc-trillian and Panda both are POS.

avg is fine don't forget to run it with ad-aware which is also free,crapcleaner is a great little program,open source you've got clamwin,slow,but good & if all else fails use eraser,good & free.

I'm currently running the enterprise version of Mcafee Virusscan. It's pretty fucking powerful, as it typical with Mcafee, it sometimes can me a memory hog.

100% best choice is Trend Micro PC-Cillin Anti-virus--least system resources, user friendly and very comprehensive. I also recommend Spy Sweeper for your Anti-Spyware program. I guarantee my work to my customers if they use these 2 programs. I haven't had a recurring spyware issue yet Good Luck.

-IKZ

Avast is very good

[ lecture ]

While everyone's been giving good advice (although I personally prefer F-Prot and have had so many problems with the Symantec products that I'll now uninstall them on sight), I think the original poster is asking the wrong question...

In the end, no product can fully protect you from the stuff that's going around - you have to combine it with safe work practice, which means:

* Installing all security updates from Windows update as a matter of religious duty.

* Using a good-quality local firewall and making sure that you're careful about exceptions

* Using a good-quality (preferably linux-based) stateful border firewall (many ADSL routers have tolerable stateful firewalls built into them - they're better than nothing). Open up the bare minimum of incoming ports - for most home users, this essentially means no ports at all.

* Not downloading programs from the web unless you are absolutely sure of their credentials (and I mean absolutely sure)

* Not opening attachments from people you don't know - ever, under any circumstances.

* Not using Outlook Express unless you have no choice (it exposes you to any flaws in the Internet Explorer HTML rendering engine, which is a common vector for infection). If you have to use Outlook Express, either don't open HTML messages, or don't open messages from people you don't know.

* Not using Internet Explorer - but then, why would you when FireFox is out there?

* Not replying to spam (it confirms that your address is "live" and makes you more of a target)

* Not buying anything from an unsolicited mail message (even if it doesn't "look like spam" )

* Disabling Java in your web browser. For real security I'd also recommend disabling Javascript, but in reality this just makes too many sites unusable. Be careful, though.

* Disabling Flash in your web browser (or even better, installing the FireFox extension that allows you to choose whether or not to use Flash on a site-by-site basis).

* Not opening Microsoft Word or Excel documents received outside your firewall unless they have been scanned using a virus scanner that is absolutely up-to-date (i.e, has been updated less than ten minutes before you do the scan) Both these formats are an increasingly common vector of attack because they can carry scripts and ActiveX controls, and because both products have some well-known buffer overflow vulnerabilities. Most people don't even realize that these formats have a risk associated with them.

... The firewall recommendations here are the most important parts - good firewall protection is essential if you want to have any real chance of safety, because a signficant number of commonly-exploited vulnerabilities under Windows only require the ability to connect to the machine.

Put simply, trust nothing. Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you, and an ounce of suspicion, in this case, is worth five pounds of reformatting and recovery.

Establishing sound work practices is far more important than putting all your reliance on a software solution that is always a step behind the state of the hacking art. I'm not saying you shouldn't use AV software - far from it! But you shouldn't regard it as a replacement for sensible computing habits.

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