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Which antivirus should I use?

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Participants Jamie Wood8Brian Moore2Daniel Chase83slycrane94swiftridge40Sam Vaughn15Tyler Wells7darkviper7Scott Lee7frozenmarlin4Adam Palmer2Tyler Rivera45Joshua Rivera11Terry Torres6Bradley Lee81Kenneth Perez28placidlynx23Michelle Lopez86Aaron Booth6crimsongull3silentpanther15Steven Hall98darkjackal70dustymason5 …
Jamie Wood8 Jamie Wood8 NewcomerOP
2 messages
joined May 2006
#1 ·
so, what do you guys think is actually the best antivirus out there right now?
Brian Moore2 Brian Moore2 Active Member
93 messages
joined Jan 2003
#2 ·
SUSE 10.0 👍
Daniel Chase83 Daniel Chase83 Newcomer
7 messages
joined Oct 2008
#3 ·
Spyware Doctor 3.5
slycrane94 slycrane94 Active Member
58 messages
joined Dec 2002
#4 ·
The brain—you know, that gray matter filling the gap between your ears for some people—works significantly better than any antivirus software and doesn't slow down your PC 🙂 it's a win-win situation.
swiftridge40 swiftridge40 Member
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joined Sep 2013
#5 ·
Jamie Wood8 said:So, in your opinion, which antivirus would be the best right now?


There’s no such thing as "the best." I run Bitdefender and I'm happy with it. Plenty of people swear by Kaspersky, but personally, I can't stand McAfee.
Sam Vaughn15 Sam Vaughn15 Newcomer
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joined Sep 2005
#6 ·
Hey there! Honestly, I think Avast is your best bet here; I’ve been running it on my machine for about a year now and I’ve been really happy with how it performs, though as slycrane94 pointed out, you still have to be somewhat careful about which links you decide to click on and where you're hanging out online 😁!
Tyler Wells7 Tyler Wells7 Newcomer
1 message
joined Apr 2006
#7 ·
I guess you could say Norton Internet Security just makes everything else look pretty amateurish by comparison.
darkviper7 darkviper7 Member
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joined Jan 2008
#8 ·
Sam Vaughn15 said:Honestly, I think Avast is probably your best bet—I've been using it for about a year now and I'm pretty happy with it. But, like slycrane94 was saying, you still gotta be careful about which links you're clicking and just generally watching where you're hanging out online 😁 !

Avast Pro
Jamie Wood8 Jamie Wood8 NewcomerOP
2 messages
joined May 2006
#9 ·
So, which one of these is actually a waste of time? I'm running this NOD trial right now and honestly, having to constantly uninstall and reinstall it is already driving me nuts. Plus, I can't find any decent license keys on any of the torrent sites...
Scott Lee7 Scott Lee7 Newcomer
5 messages
joined Nov 2008
#10 ·
Kids, kids... you seriously need to eat way more grits...
Daniel Chase83 Daniel Chase83 Newcomer
7 messages
joined Oct 2008
#11 ·
Scott Lee7 said:Kids, kids... you all need to eat way more cornbread...

😎 😎 😎 😎 😎
frozenmarlin4 frozenmarlin4 Newcomer
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joined Jun 2006
#12 ·
In my estimation, ZoneAlarm remains the superior choice. I have relied on it for quite some time now, and frankly, I have yet to encounter any significant complications.

I am providing the link here if you wish to investigate: http://www.zonelabs.com/store/conten...try=US&lang=en

That particular site offers a breakdown of nearly every antivirus program available, along with their respective ratings: http://www.download.com/sort/3150-2239_4-0-1-6.html?
Adam Palmer2 Adam Palmer2 Member
15 messages
joined May 2006
#13 ·
So, I’ve been weighing my options lately and I’m stuck on one question: should I go with Norton or F-Secure?
Tyler Rivera45 Tyler Rivera45 Member
14 messages
joined Nov 2006
#14 ·
McAfee works just fine for me. Honestly, Kaspersky is also perfectly solid. Personally, I think Norton is a bit overrated...
Joshua Rivera11 Joshua Rivera11 Newcomer
5 messages
joined Jan 2007
#15 ·
McAfee
Terry Torres6 Terry Torres6 Member
12 messages
joined Oct 2007
#16 ·
I have tested several of them...
but only one—NOD32👍 👍
Bradley Lee81 Bradley Lee81 Newcomer
1 message
joined Sep 2008
#17 ·
McAfee Security Suite👍
Kenneth Perez28 Kenneth Perez28 Newcomer
5 messages
joined May 2006
#18 ·
I’ve been running Bitdefender 8 and honestly, it’s been a total breeze. It keeps my inbox clean with its spam filter and the firewall is rock solid—definitely worth checking out if you want some peace of mind. I'm super happy with how it performs.
placidlynx23 placidlynx23 Member
18 messages
joined Jul 2007
#19 ·
Opera 8.54 and a complete lack of brain cells. How's that for a summary?
Michelle Lopez86 Michelle Lopez86 Member
10 messages
joined Jun 2016
#20 ·
Honestly, ESET NOD32 is easily one of the top-tier choices, if not straight-up the best out there👍

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