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View Poll Results: which AV do you recommend?
Norton 2 5.26%
MCafee 2 5.26%
AVG 11 28.95%
F-secure 2 5.26%
Avast! 10 26.32%
Bitdefender 0 0%
an other 11 28.95%
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Old 8th September 2008, 11:54   #1
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Default What anti-virus should I get?

Norton 360 is about to expire and in my view it's cack - what are the good people in techno land recommending this month?

I used to get really pissed off with Norton insisting I ran a full scan every 7 days, I'd much prefer to decide when to do it myself...
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Old 8th September 2008, 12:12   #2
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i swear by ZoneAlarm Security Suite

Firewall
AntiVirus
AntiSpyware
AntiSpam
Email Protection
Scans can be auto-scheduled if required

have never had any problems.. or virus', spyware or spam

far quicker and uses less resources than norton
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Old 8th September 2008, 12:14   #3
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No Andyw option

On a serious note though, I've been using Avast for the last few months and it's been entirely trouble-free. (And it doesn't cost anything )
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Old 8th September 2008, 12:23   #4
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Avira
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Old 8th September 2008, 12:41   #5
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AntiVir or Avast
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Old 8th September 2008, 12:50   #6
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No Andyw option

On a serious note though, I've been using Avast for the last few months and it's been entirely trouble-free. (And it doesn't cost anything )
WHS...
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Old 8th September 2008, 13:33   #7
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Kaspersky.
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Old 8th September 2008, 14:21   #8
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Old 8th September 2008, 14:38   #9
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Kaspersky.
Whs. An excellent product if you want a paid for product.
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Whs too!! A very good alternative to Windows + all the anti-malware products you will need...
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