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DucatiMonster Posted Tue 13 Jan, 2009 12:57 PM |
Hi all,
I am looking for some help, I need to get some Anti-virus software for a laptop and I don't know which is better.
Norton(Symantec) or McAfee
I asked a couple of folk and they have said neither, there are plenty of free programs on the interweb, AVG and Avast were two mentioned has anyone tried any of these I don't know if I can trust "freeware".
Any help, please?? |
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Nell Posted Tue 13 Jan, 2009 1:14 PM |
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Nell Posted Tue 13 Jan, 2009 1:16 PM |
tried norton which is quite good but expensive! And you gotta rebuy it every year -pretty shite!
Had then Anti-Vir - but replaced it with AVG which is probably the best free software you can get. Works just fine with me, and it's easy to handle.
A friend of mine which is a computer scientist is pretty fond of it.
Works fine with xp and vista..
you can define when and how it should scan and when to check for updates - also do it manuel.
Plus: you have an anti-spyware, and link-scanner |
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Darran Posted Tue 13 Jan, 2009 1:18 PM |
| http://www.apple.com/getamac/ |
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Wolfy Posted Tue 13 Jan, 2009 1:39 PM |
Exactly!!!
I have a mac for about 3 months now
and i feel Safe
so Safe...
I used to have AVG while using windows, its trusty and simple.... |
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DucatiMonster Posted Tue 13 Jan, 2009 2:49 PM |
I may indeed buy a Mac next time but I'm not long after getting this Dell XPS and I don't wanna trade it in just yet.
Thanks for the input tho' I'll give AVG a try, thanks dudes |
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Nell Posted Tue 13 Jan, 2009 7:42 PM |
Wolfy wrote:
Exactly!!!
I have a mac for about 3 months now
and i feel Safe
so Safe...
I used to have AVG while using windows, its trusty and simple....
Noooo noooo nooo....
hate them! Been working with macs for years! Lots of programs won't work on a Mac and you can't change any settings in the BIOS (ok - not the BIOS - but whatever it's called there..)
Windows is much more fun when you want to tinker a bit ;)
You just have to know what and how to do - and no danger exists anymore :)
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Wolfy Posted Tue 13 Jan, 2009 8:55 PM |
Nell wrote: Wolfy wrote:
Exactly!!!
I have a mac for about 3 months now
and i feel Safe
so Safe...
I used to have AVG while using windows, its trusty and simple....
Noooo noooo nooo....
hate them! Been working with macs for years! Lots of programs won't work on a Mac and you can't change any settings in the BIOS (ok - not the BIOS - but whatever it's called there..)
Windows is much more fun when you want to tinker a bit ;)
You just have to know what and how to do - and no danger exists anymore :)
You can have windows on a mac, like i do with a program called bootcamp...
So, its still a good choice.... |
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Nell Posted Tue 13 Jan, 2009 9:28 PM |
so u have windows as a program running on ur mac then? And in this program you have other programs opened? like a game f.e. or a music program or else?
how much ram does it cost u? |
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mili Posted Tue 13 Jan, 2009 9:35 PM |
Wolfy wrote: Nell wrote: Wolfy wrote:
Exactly!!!
I have a mac for about 3 months now
and i feel Safe
so Safe...
I used to have AVG while using windows, its trusty and simple....
Noooo noooo nooo....
hate them! Been working with macs for years! Lots of programs won't work on a Mac and you can't change any settings in the BIOS (ok - not the BIOS - but whatever it's called there..)
Windows is much more fun when you want to tinker a bit ;)
You just have to know what and how to do - and no danger exists anymore :)
You can have windows on a mac, like i do with a program called bootcamp...
So, its still a good choice....
I thought that if you have Windows installed to a partition of your intel Mac you'll need some virus protection. But that's not quite the same as Bootcamp, or is it? I'm still using PowerPC G5 (Freehand reasons), so I haven't even had a change to look into it. |
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mili Posted Tue 13 Jan, 2009 9:40 PM |
Just checked, some boffins in another site recommend these for all sorts of Microsoft trouble, the first one being anti virus device.
www.avast.com
www.spybot.com
www.lavasoft.com/software/adaware/
www.ccleaner.com
Sygate is good for firewall purposes, apparently.
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kiwi Posted Wed 14 Jan, 2009 4:08 AM |
| I.T guy at uni stuck on McAfee for me, he says Norton slows your computer down or something... and he also put on PC Spyware Doctor and Ad Aware... I'm a complete technophobe, but those two are free online, free ones are just as good and don't cost an arm and a leg (or so I'm told). |
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DucatiMonster Posted Wed 14 Jan, 2009 1:07 PM |
Thanks for all your help (and understanding).
I installed AVG yesterday and it found 2 trojans and 123 tracking cookies, I also run spybot and avast and it hadn't found these. So I would highly recommend it. |
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Wolfy Posted Wed 14 Jan, 2009 1:51 PM |
mili wrote: Wolfy wrote: Nell wrote: Wolfy wrote:
Exactly!!!
I have a mac for about 3 months now
and i feel Safe
so Safe...
I used to have AVG while using windows, its trusty and simple....
Noooo noooo nooo....
hate them! Been working with macs for years! Lots of programs won't work on a Mac and you can't change any settings in the BIOS (ok - not the BIOS - but whatever it's called there..)
Windows is much more fun when you want to tinker a bit ;)
You just have to know what and how to do - and no danger exists anymore :)
You can have windows on a mac, like i do with a program called bootcamp...
So, its still a good choice....
I thought that if you have Windows installed to a partition of your intel Mac you'll need some virus protection. But that's not quite the same as Bootcamp, or is it? I'm still using PowerPC G5 (Freehand reasons), so I haven't even had a change to look into it.
Yes, i still have AVG installed on the Windows part of the disc (which is 32GB), but i only have windows for running some programs and rarely gaming....
I am using mac for the medias mostly, so i really dont need windows, just in case of...... anything..... |
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