Stormcrown Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I am more of a "reactive" virus user. I find antivirus software conflicts with many of the programs I use everyday, and I find it more annoying than useful. I'm very careful about what I download/etc, so I will go for 4-5 months without any viruses. If I do get one, I typically download Comodo Anti-Virus + Firewall, and Spyboy Search & destroy, and those two will get rid of anything. My vote for the best antivirus software would be Comodo. Comes with a sandbox, so any dangerous software can be run, but without danger to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyYou Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 How about: None. I have NO anti-malware apps running in the background. I find them unnecessary. I DO have CCleaner, Adaware, and SuperAntiSpyware installed on my machine, along with HiJackThis, but, they are only updated/used irregularly. I don't go places that hand out malware like free cookies at a bake sale. It's just not an issue for me. I also use an adblocker, which is the primary route for malware to make its way onto your system in the first place. I don't get viruses, I don't get malware. I get the occasional tracking cookies, and that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexxEG Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 My mom keeps paying for McAfee. No idea why....The whole program is slow. Almost like the GUI takes so much resources the whole program slows down. And when it's scanning it slows down the whole computer. (Even short freezes.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illiad86 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Urgh...that one is almost as bad as Norton lol :P The only one I found to be reasonable on people's systems is Kaspersky. I got it for my grandma because she has a terrible habit of following any link that her friends send her or just aimlessly wanders around on strange websites :facepalm: I will admit I did the same thing when I was "new" to the Internet and my laptop suffered. Nothing a quick reformat doesn't fix though :P But, yeah, the majority of crap does come from ads. 7 years virus free thanks to NoScript and Adblock :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawke1133 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Hijackthis for my browsers, Comodo internet security, Spybot, Malwarebytes, and regedit! lol(I needed a decent firewall 'cause I irritated a couple of script kiddies a while back.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualBlack Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I use avast and spybot to protect my computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maharg67 Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Gladwrap! No, seriously, Comodo though I used to use Nortons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor. Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) I just bought kaspersky premium for 15$ on boxing day 2012, and I'm loving it so far, stays out of the way, no anoying popups. infact you don't even know its there. Not to mention comes with a real nice popup stopper for explorer :thumbsup: . My last one was a 11 so it was a month away from expiring anyways, wouldn't use anything else. Edited December 31, 2011 by Thor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthmoor Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes. Used to use Norton before they became such a massive hassle. Having worked in IT I also had access to Symantec Corporate, which frankly wasn't much better off in the hassle department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientSpaceAeon Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 (edited) Dr.Web Cure It! They have a completely free simple antivirus. In my opinion, it's even better than the ones you have to pay for. But to be honest, my greatest defense is Ubuntu. Nothing can harm my computer there. Edited January 1, 2012 by Ancient Aeon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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