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View Poll Results: Which anti-virus software do you use?
Norton/Symantec 6 23.08%
McAfee 3 11.54%
F-Secure 0 0%
Panda 0 0%
F-Prot 0 0%
PC-cillin 1 3.85%
Avast! 3 11.54%
ESP 0 0%
NOD32 0 0%
Other 13 50.00%
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Old 10th March, 2005, 08:15 PM
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POLL: Which anti-virus software do you use?
Which anti-virus software do you use?

If you use more than one package, just pick the one you prefer.
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Old 10th March, 2005, 08:37 PM
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None, unless you count DEP and I've never had a virus, though I've had issues with spyware in the past
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Old 10th March, 2005, 08:39 PM
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I didn't think to have a "none" option!
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Old 10th March, 2005, 08:40 PM
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whoops, in my haste I saw norton as none
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Old 10th March, 2005, 08:45 PM
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I also use none. No spyware either. One of the great big huge advantages of using a machine running on OSX.
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Old 10th March, 2005, 11:00 PM
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Gri-Soft AVG

I really like the pric and subscription fees on it.
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I use ZA Suite which uses an antivirus engine from CA, so I picked "Other."
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Old 11th March, 2005, 12:42 AM
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I've decided to take a look at what's currently available. Just switched to a trial of Sophos. I'll try out a few before I settle with one.
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Quote:
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Gri-Soft AVG

I really like the pric and subscription fees on it.
heck yeah! I run avg as well
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AVAST! Its totally free and works well.
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AVAST! Its totally free and works well.
That's the next one I'll be trying out. The free part sounds appealing!
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I had a virus once......about 2 years ago in Win95 when my brother got his first computer(First time i had ever used one myself and how i got started too). I do occasionaly use AVG Free Edition though to scan through just incase.
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Old 11th March, 2005, 02:44 AM
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AVG here. Totally sold on it, although I used to use Norton.

I almost had my cousin sold on AVG...but she picked up a Corporate copy of Norton somewhere and is in love with it...
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I use Norton in Windows, and on one Linux installation (the laptop) I have ClamAV, though set to scan once per week rather than in real time. I did play with ClamAV/dazuka but found it unreliable.
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AVAST!, in combination with a monthly format gets the baddies.

and i keep a rabbits paw on my monitor to ward off spyware

Norton is the root of all evil. I make around $300/month de-nortoning computers that have had it fail after a corrupt update. If it didnt come with every other white box machine as a compulsury add-on with a 60 day trial, they wouldnt even be in bussiness.
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Norton is the root of all evil. I make around $300/month de-nortoning computers that have had it fail after a corrupt update. If it didnt come with every other white box machine as a compulsury add-on with a 60 day trial, they wouldnt even be in bussiness.
ain't that the truth!! I can't tell ya how many machines I sent out loaded up LOCKED DOWN WITH NO NEED FOR ADDITIONAL av/spyware software that came back with "issues" only to have the entire norton suite installed.
and they wonder why it locks up all the time.. LMAO!!
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In the past I've had several viruses that just locked out Norton or McAffe and thats one of the main reasons I don't like them
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yeah, I like mcafee about as much as I like norton, which is about as much as I like a good punch in the face.
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Am I the only one who runs VET? Its good.
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