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seolinkgenie · 07-03-2009, 10:38 AM

I know that Norton might rock, but myself personally, I can't tolerate the way it uses all of my ram and slows my computer down. I use spy bot, but that isn't enough. Is there anyone out there who knows of an antivirus program that will not eat up my bank account or my computer's capacity to function at a normal rate? Thank you for your time......

thx4yrtym · 07-03-2009, 01:25 PM

I use Bit Defender Internet Security on 3 of my 5 machines. ( 2 are now on the Network) . Note that the price is for 3 pcs. Been using this for 3-4 years and an pleased with it.

BitDefender Internet Security 2009

best of luck,

dynocat · 07-03-2009, 02:47 PM

I've used Kaspersky for about five years and never looked back.

huggytree · 07-04-2009, 04:58 AM

i use Norton and have had to reformat my hard drive 2x in the past 3 months due to viruses...thanks Norton...

billbenson · 07-04-2009, 07:34 AM

Norton's resource intensive.
Try Avast. It's free for personal use and I had good luck with it.

KristineS · 07-04-2009, 06:32 PM

I use AVG Free and have never had any problems.

Business Attorney · 07-05-2009, 04:10 AM

I use Avast on all my home computers and have had good luck with it.

nighthawk · 07-05-2009, 12:51 PM

half of my computers dont have a virus checker on at all, the rest have AVG. I find AVG tends to perform quite well when the PC is running, but slows the boot process down a fair bit.

I have used Avast and AVG Free in the past, and both were excellent. In the end I purchased a copy of AVG, at the time they were offering a 3 PC license for about £50, now they only seem to offer a single PC license. The full version comes with anti-spam, anti-adware and a whole host of other features, while the free version is just a virus checker.

As long as you keep your PC up-to-date, and dont open attachments from people you don't know, you should be fine. Using webmail rather than a mail client also helps keep you virus free.

billbenson · 07-05-2009, 07:39 PM

I clicked on a web site the other day that tried to install virus's or spyware. It wasn't a site you would expect and it came up at the top of a google search. I was searching for information on something, I forget what, so it wasn't really something you would expect. Might have been a .cn site, I'm not sure. The point is it came up in G and had virus's so emails and downloads aren't the only offenders.

Dan Furman · 07-06-2009, 02:10 AM

I use Trend Micro - easily the best I have ever used.

but these days, AV isn't enough. Super anti-spywar and MalwareBytes Anti-Malware are almost must-haves.

07-03-2009, 10:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
seolinkgenie Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1 Reputation: 10	what anti_virus programme in the best for computer I know that Norton might rock, but myself personally, I can't tolerate the way it uses all of my ram and slows my computer down. I use spy bot, but that isn't enough. Is there anyone out there who knows of an antivirus program that will not eat up my bank account or my computer's capacity to function at a normal rate? Thank you for your time......

07-03-2009, 01:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
thx4yrtym Member Needs New Keyboard Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: South Bend, IN Posts: 119 Reputation: 16	I use Bit Defender Internet Security on 3 of my 5 machines. ( 2 are now on the Network) . Note that the price is for 3 pcs. Been using this for 3-4 years and an pleased with it. BitDefender Internet Security 2009 best of luck, __________________ Gregg Matteson http://www.customprogramsolutions.com/

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KristineS Queen of the Forum Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Traverse City, MI Posts: 2,378 Reputation: 34	I use AVG Free and have never had any problems. __________________ Settling for More\| When I'm Thin\|The Tenderfoot Diaries\| Outdoor Bloggers Summit Blog\|

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Business Attorney Member Needs New Keyboard Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 395 Reputation: 25	I use Avast on all my home computers and have had good luck with it. __________________ David Staub Business attorney \| Limited Liability Company Center - LLC information

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nighthawk Member Needs New Keyboard Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 128 Reputation: 18	half of my computers dont have a virus checker on at all, the rest have AVG. I find AVG tends to perform quite well when the PC is running, but slows the boot process down a fair bit. I have used Avast and AVG Free in the past, and both were excellent. In the end I purchased a copy of AVG, at the time they were offering a 3 PC license for about £50, now they only seem to offer a single PC license. The full version comes with anti-spam, anti-adware and a whole host of other features, while the free version is just a virus checker. As long as you keep your PC up-to-date, and dont open attachments from people you don't know, you should be fine. Using webmail rather than a mail client also helps keep you virus free. __________________ Gavin Coates Freelance Programmer www.gavincoates.com

07-03-2009, 02:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
dynocat Member Needs New Keyboard Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southwest Montana Posts: 113 Reputation: 10	I've used Kaspersky for about five years and never looked back.

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huggytree Member Needs New Keyboard Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mukwonago, WI Posts: 847 Reputation: 17	i use Norton and have had to reformat my hard drive 2x in the past 3 months due to viruses...thanks Norton...

07-04-2009, 07:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
billbenson Member Needs New Keyboard Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,478 Reputation: 34	Norton's resource intensive. Try Avast. It's free for personal use and I had good luck with it.

07-05-2009, 07:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
billbenson Member Needs New Keyboard Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,478 Reputation: 34	I clicked on a web site the other day that tried to install virus's or spyware. It wasn't a site you would expect and it came up at the top of a google search. I was searching for information on something, I forget what, so it wasn't really something you would expect. Might have been a .cn site, I'm not sure. The point is it came up in G and had virus's so emails and downloads aren't the only offenders.

07-06-2009, 02:10 AM	#10 (permalink)
Dan Furman Member Needs New Keyboard Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kingston, NY Posts: 643 Reputation: 37	I use Trend Micro - easily the best I have ever used. but these days, AV isn't enough. Super anti-spywar and MalwareBytes Anti-Malware are almost must-haves. __________________ Dan Furman - Copywriter, Business Author, Marketing Consultant Business writing services \| My "Books and Blog" site Do the Web Write - Website conversion and web copywriting - NOW IN STOCK