The Best Anti-Virus & Firewall Programs [Updated: 11/21/08] - Page 2

**o({})o** · 20-03-2008, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magnum

What about Norton Anti-virus 2008?
Does it make up yo the top5?

I heard it's good

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And why is Norton anti-virus not in ur list,possible reasons

help will be highly appreciated

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You heard wrong. It isn't in my top 5 because I don't support leaving flaming piles of crap on someone's doorstep anymore than I do on their computer. Norton does really well... when detecting last month's top virii.

*Kazman3* · 20-03-2008, 08:12 AM

to answer it better
it rapes your resources and is a pain in teh ass to remove from your comp

**nidaba** · 23-03-2008, 07:05 PM

Thanks for making this thread. I've been using AVG for a year or so but lately it has been finding viruses in really old folders that it didn't find them in the week before. I uninstalled AVG and tried Kapersky, but it gave me a lot of problems. It couldn't connect to the updater (maybe because I was using the free trial?) and then it told me it would take 3 days to scan my pc. >_< I wasn't able to run anything while it was scanning so I gave up with that one, uninstalled and am trying NOD32 now. So far it seems pretty good. I am able to listen to music and such while it is scanning.

It seems like other people did not have problems with Kapersky stalling their pc though? I'd really like to have the best program I can, but I need something that doesn't commandeer my pc for long periods of time.

Magnum · 23-03-2008, 07:59 PM

^i was unable to update too,it's probably a firewall.
When I tried to update using my dial-up connextion it started updating

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**o({})o** · 24-03-2008, 02:38 AM

Kaspersky is not especially common (compared to a lot of trash) unfortunately, so many firewalls don't recognize it by default. Both of the top two listed should do so though.

Samerron · 27-03-2008, 07:05 PM

I used to have Norton, but it slows my PC a loooot. I have researched the net and decided on AVG. Until now I find AVG the best. It barely takes any resources and has always caught all kinds of viruses from the net and the common bugs from USB's. In addition, every morning it updates automatically.

**o({})o** · 27-03-2008, 08:48 PM

AVG has more false positives than any AV I have ever used. Even NOD32, with its rabid heuristic scanner, doesn't make so many mistakes.

Samerron · 27-03-2008, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by o({})o

AVG has more false positives than any AV I have ever used. Even NOD32, with its rabid heuristic scanner, doesn't make so many mistakes.

What makes you say that? What false positives are you talking about and how did you come to know about them?

**o({})o** · 28-03-2008, 06:10 AM

AVG's heuristic scanner (this is more a problem in the free version than pro since there are more settings to deal with the issue) is overly agressive when it comes to scanning for trojans. This is especially the case with game loading software (updaters are very frequently flagged as trojans) and programs that require internet access to verify license info at startup. This used to be NOD32's problem, but the more recent versions have taken care of it to some degree. AVG, and even KAV recently have had similar trouble. I should imagine it will pass in time as it always does, but it still is bothersome.

**o({})o** · 28-03-2008, 03:19 PM

This thread has been updated thanks to new data. Hopefully we'll get fewer people with bad AV suggestions posting here now... If you think yours is better than one of my top 5, you'd best have the data to back it up.

Sarka · 29-03-2008, 02:57 AM

Haha i just came to see if you had Comodo Firewall Pro on there :p you did yay! I agree with all of them listed !

**nidaba** · 04-04-2008, 05:54 PM

Alright, question about NOD32. =] Does anyone have problems with it hurting their internet connection? Lately, especially during the mornings, my pc will go through a bout where it can not stay connected to the internet. It will connect, stay on maybe 3 minutes, disconnect for 3 minutes, connect again for a few minutes, etc. My isp is kind of shoddy so I chalked it up to that, but this morning I turned on my other computers and they had no trouble connecting at all, and their connections were stable. I tried to close NOD32 just for a bit to see if it got better, but...how do I close it? >_< I can't find an exit or close option.

.create · 05-04-2008, 03:08 AM

Is there any decent AV program that is freeware? I doubt it, but if there is, anyone know? My Norton running out of subscription, and I want at least something free and better? Keylogger on my computer and wondering once it stops, keylogger wont be blocked.

**o({})o** · 05-04-2008, 07:25 PM

I have no idea what you meant about a keylogger... but, Avira has a free version that is quite good (aside from not detecting adware).

.create · 05-04-2008, 08:22 PM

The Keylogger records my keystrokes, so It could get passwords and stuff, considered a spywares I guess.

**o({})o** · 07-04-2008, 06:40 AM

I guess you could call a keylogger spyware... I typically call it a trojan and it should have been deleted by whatever AV you have now if it was detected.

.create · 08-04-2008, 02:05 AM

Well I downloaded the Avira Personal Edition, and it didn't seem to detect it? It is a hidden folder file, and I guess it was already is recording right now since my Norton subscription ended yesterday.

**o({})o** · 08-04-2008, 02:45 AM

Why haven't you deleted it? And I repeat my previous question as well... Why didn't Norton delete it if it was detected?

.create · 08-04-2008, 03:15 AM

Well, Norton blocked it, but it didn't give me an option to delete it.

**o({})o** · 08-04-2008, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by r0b92

AVG is the worlds best antivirus program in a test, u forgot it oO

Oh? A test? Cool... let me go run a test... Hmmm... only AV I had in the test was Kaspersky, so it won. Interesting how that works, isn't it?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tenshu

Well, Norton blocked it, but it didn't give me an option to delete it.

Sounds like Norton quarantined (put in a protected area) it.

If you're using Avira to scan, make sure to enable scanning of all files. That shouldn't affect this situation much since Norton already took care of the issue, but just in case...

23-03-2008, 07:05 PM	#23
nidaba Draw Me a Sheep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Never separate me from these stars Posts: 12,820 My Mood: Rep Power: 101	Re: The Best Anti-Virus & Firewall Programs Thanks for making this thread. I've been using AVG for a year or so but lately it has been finding viruses in really old folders that it didn't find them in the week before. I uninstalled AVG and tried Kapersky, but it gave me a lot of problems. It couldn't connect to the updater (maybe because I was using the free trial?) and then it told me it would take 3 days to scan my pc. >_< I wasn't able to run anything while it was scanning so I gave up with that one, uninstalled and am trying NOD32 now. So far it seems pretty good. I am able to listen to music and such while it is scanning. It seems like other people did not have problems with Kapersky stalling their pc though? I'd really like to have the best program I can, but I need something that doesn't commandeer my pc for long periods of time. __________________ What makes the desert beautiful, is that somewhere it hides a well.

23-03-2008, 07:59 PM	#24
Magnum ANBU Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Have to ask my mom Posts: 1,926 My Mood: Rep Power: 9	Re: The Best Anti-Virus & Firewall Programs ^i was unable to update too,it's probably a firewall. When I tried to update using my dial-up connextion it started updating. __________________

24-03-2008, 02:38 AM	#25
o({})o Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Yuritopia! Posts: 2,831 My Mood: Rep Power: 666	Re: The Best Anti-Virus & Firewall Programs Kaspersky is not especially common (compared to a lot of trash) unfortunately, so many firewalls don't recognize it by default. Both of the top two listed should do so though. __________________

27-03-2008, 07:05 PM	#26
Samerron Genin Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 66 Rep Power: 0	Re: The Best Anti-Virus & Firewall Programs I used to have Norton, but it slows my PC a loooot. I have researched the net and decided on AVG. Until now I find AVG the best. It barely takes any resources and has always caught all kinds of viruses from the net and the common bugs from USB's. In addition, every morning it updates automatically.

27-03-2008, 08:48 PM	#27
o({})o Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Yuritopia! Posts: 2,831 My Mood: Rep Power: 666	Re: The Best Anti-Virus & Firewall Programs AVG has more false positives than any AV I have ever used. Even NOD32, with its rabid heuristic scanner, doesn't make so many mistakes. __________________

28-03-2008, 06:10 AM	#29
o({})o Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Yuritopia! Posts: 2,831 My Mood: Rep Power: 666	Re: The Best Anti-Virus & Firewall Programs AVG's heuristic scanner (this is more a problem in the free version than pro since there are more settings to deal with the issue) is overly agressive when it comes to scanning for trojans. This is especially the case with game loading software (updaters are very frequently flagged as trojans) and programs that require internet access to verify license info at startup. This used to be NOD32's problem, but the more recent versions have taken care of it to some degree. AVG, and even KAV recently have had similar trouble. I should imagine it will pass in time as it always does, but it still is bothersome. __________________

28-03-2008, 03:19 PM	#30
o({})o Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Yuritopia! Posts: 2,831 My Mood: Rep Power: 666	Re: The Best Anti-Virus & Firewall Programs This thread has been updated thanks to new data. Hopefully we'll get fewer people with bad AV suggestions posting here now... If you think yours is better than one of my top 5, you'd best have the data to back it up. __________________

29-03-2008, 02:57 AM	#31
Sarka Academy Student Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: In Sasuke's pants. Posts: 8 My Mood: Rep Power: 0	Re: The Best Anti-Virus & Firewall Programs Haha i just came to see if you had Comodo Firewall Pro on there :p you did yay! I agree with all of them listed ! __________________

04-04-2008, 05:54 PM	#32
nidaba Draw Me a Sheep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Never separate me from these stars Posts: 12,820 My Mood: Rep Power: 101	Re: The Best Anti-Virus & Firewall Programs Alright, question about NOD32. =] Does anyone have problems with it hurting their internet connection? Lately, especially during the mornings, my pc will go through a bout where it can not stay connected to the internet. It will connect, stay on maybe 3 minutes, disconnect for 3 minutes, connect again for a few minutes, etc. My isp is kind of shoddy so I chalked it up to that, but this morning I turned on my other computers and they had no trouble connecting at all, and their connections were stable. I tried to close NOD32 just for a bit to see if it got better, but...how do I close it? >_< I can't find an exit or close option. __________________ What makes the desert beautiful, is that somewhere it hides a well.

05-04-2008, 03:08 AM	#33
.create ANBU Join Date: May 2007 Location: Everywhere, and Nowhere. Posts: 1,179 My Mood: Rep Power: 7	Re: The Best Anti-Virus & Firewall Programs Is there any decent AV program that is freeware? I doubt it, but if there is, anyone know? My Norton running out of subscription, and I want at least something free and better? Keylogger on my computer and wondering once it stops, keylogger wont be blocked. __________________ Silence.

05-04-2008, 07:25 PM	#34
o({})o Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Yuritopia! Posts: 2,831 My Mood: Rep Power: 666	Re: The Best Anti-Virus & Firewall Programs I have no idea what you meant about a keylogger... but, Avira has a free version that is quite good (aside from not detecting adware). __________________

05-04-2008, 08:22 PM	#35
.create ANBU Join Date: May 2007 Location: Everywhere, and Nowhere. Posts: 1,179 My Mood: Rep Power: 7	Re: The Best Anti-Virus & Firewall Programs The Keylogger records my keystrokes, so It could get passwords and stuff, considered a spywares I guess. __________________ Silence.

07-04-2008, 06:40 AM	#36
o({})o Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Yuritopia! Posts: 2,831 My Mood: Rep Power: 666	Re: The Best Anti-Virus & Firewall Programs I guess you could call a keylogger spyware... I typically call it a trojan and it should have been deleted by whatever AV you have now if it was detected. __________________

08-04-2008, 02:05 AM	#37
.create ANBU Join Date: May 2007 Location: Everywhere, and Nowhere. Posts: 1,179 My Mood: Rep Power: 7	Re: The Best Anti-Virus & Firewall Programs Well I downloaded the Avira Personal Edition, and it didn't seem to detect it? It is a hidden folder file, and I guess it was already is recording right now since my Norton subscription ended yesterday. __________________ Silence.

08-04-2008, 02:45 AM	#38
o({})o Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Yuritopia! Posts: 2,831 My Mood: Rep Power: 666	Re: The Best Anti-Virus & Firewall Programs Why haven't you deleted it? And I repeat my previous question as well... Why didn't Norton delete it if it was detected? __________________

08-04-2008, 03:15 AM	#39
.create ANBU Join Date: May 2007 Location: Everywhere, and Nowhere. Posts: 1,179 My Mood: Rep Power: 7	Re: The Best Anti-Virus & Firewall Programs Well, Norton blocked it, but it didn't give me an option to delete it. __________________ Silence.