RevanA4 Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 I use spybot, anti-adware, and norton antivirus. But I think I'll download AVG. It sounds very useful. -_- AVG pales in comparison to AVAST and they are both free
REDJOHNNYMIKE Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 Non heavy internet user here;) Can you DL any of this and transfer it to another machine like mod files, or do software such as these have to install directly?
RevanA4 Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 Non heavy internet user here;) Can you DL any of this and transfer it to another machine like mod files, or do software such as these have to install directly? everyone I've mentioned you can burn them to a cd or put them on a flash drive like I have them on
Archon II Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 Water, Gas, Trash, Recycling, and Sewer service. No really. I use Ad-Adware SE becuase both Norton and Mcaffe failed me miserably...
RevanA4 Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 Water, Gas, Trash, Recycling, and Sewer service. No really. I use Ad-Adware SE becuase both Norton and Mcaffe failed me miserably... O.o you do know ad-aware SE doesn't catch viruses and trojan's right? also get spy-bot and you will see a ton of stuff Ad-Aware SE misses
MdKnightR Posted January 6, 2006 Author Posted January 6, 2006 I have Spybot and it works well. Besides that, it is the only program of its kind that I could get to install on my system. My computer hung up on Ad-Aware and EMCO Malware Bouncer.
RevanA4 Posted January 6, 2006 Posted January 6, 2006 I have Spybot and it works well. Besides that, it is the only program of its kind that I could get to install on my system. My computer hung up on Ad-Aware and EMCO Malware Bouncer. O.o Ad-Aware won't install O.O and um Avast stops Malware it sees it as a type of virus >_> save me more than once just going on to some sites Ad-aware, common sense and a proxy. won't stop everything some sites install the stuff on its own and by then its too late and proxies only work up to a point.
Sabretooth Posted January 6, 2006 Posted January 6, 2006 Norton FTW. But, Adaware, Spybot, AVG and Avast are good options. Then again, it is best to shut your internet, cancel your accounts and live a life of misery, isolation and defeat. <_< >_>
RevanA4 Posted January 6, 2006 Posted January 6, 2006 Norton FTW. But, Adaware, Spybot, AVG and Avast are good options. Then again, it is best to shut your internet, cancel your accounts and live a life of misery, isolation and defeat. <_< >_> IMHO avast is loads better than norton and you do know that AV programs don't catch spyware right? Ad-Aware and spybot can't be put in the AV programs catagorie because they aren't Avg is better than Norton and Avast is better than AVG norton now a days is only good on the corp. level
Darth InSidious Posted January 6, 2006 Posted January 6, 2006 O.o Ad-Aware won't install O.O and um Avast stops Malware it sees it as a type of virus >_> save me more than once just going on to some sites won't stop everything some sites install the stuff on its own and by then its too late and proxies only work up to a point. True, but what's the use in worrying? If ya clean out your TIF regularly, it frees up extra space, too
REDJOHNNYMIKE Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 I couldn't get some stuff out to beta testers the other day, every time I tried to attach a .zip or .rar file it kept saying something about having a virus, which would I use to check that, I've never had any problems with the files so I don't know why it would have a virus?
MdKnightR Posted January 11, 2006 Author Posted January 11, 2006 IMHO avast is loads better than norton and you do know that AV programs don't catch spyware right? Ad-Aware and spybot can't be put in the AV programs catagorie because they aren't Avg is better than Norton and Avast is better than AVG norton now a days is only good on the corp. level Thanks for the advice. I installed Avast last night and I am already so impressed with it that I uninstalled AVG. I really like the interface and scanning features (as well as the vocal notifications) and it found stuff that got by Norton and AVG. It identified viruses that had been sitting on my hard drive since 2003 that I was unaware of! I am sold on AVAST and strongly recommend it to everyone here!
RedHawke Posted January 11, 2006 Posted January 11, 2006 I couldn't get some stuff out to beta testers the other day, every time I tried to attach a .zip or .rar file it kept saying something about having a virus, which would I use to check that, I've never had any problems with the files so I don't know why it would have a virus? That's not on your end, it is a problem with Hotmails virus scanner, it detects some of TSL's file types as wrongfully infected, you need to use a different Email account, like Yahoo, to send your files.
Astrotoy7 Posted January 11, 2006 Posted January 11, 2006 I installed Avast last night and I am already so impressed with it that I uninstalled AVG. I really like the interface and scanning features (as well as the vocal notifications) and it found stuff that got by Norton and AVG. It identified viruses that had been sitting on my hard drive since 2003 that I was unaware of! I am sold on AVAST and strongly recommend it to everyone here! werdage Ive noticed how many people use AVG Free... might as well cover your pc in bubble wrap to "protect" it....lolz Ive tried them all, and the pick of the free AV software is Avast Home edition. I dont use it on my compy(as mentioned above I use NIS 2005) but it runs on my gf and her daughters compy and seems to do its job. It has even actually caught the odd intrusion/bug here and there and has customisable skins mtfbwya
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