Internet Security Software

[snail59]

My Internet security software is up for renewal soon anyone recommend a good package. I'm using Kaspersky at the mo but gonna cast me over £30 to renew................

 

[31bb3]

I use avg its free download you can pay for total package but this works fine for me

 

[Cussword]

I use avg its free download you can pay for total package but this works fine for me

Me too, I've used it for years :thumb: + SpyBot Search & Destroy for anti spyware.

 

[Mark1964]

We use avg but we bought it online its very good and worth the £30 a year

 

[prolix]

AVG here as well

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

A.V.G here also, very good for a freebie.
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[Titch]

eset nod 32 awesome

Kaspersky is free with some providers and bank accounts

 

[keith1664]

Avast is another free one.

 

[HLA91]

Avast + Spybot search and destroy, all free, I never have and never will pay for protection.

 

[snail59]

Thanks folks. Used to have AVG before Kaspersky and it did the job so looks like I may go for AGV + SPYBOT :thumb:

 

[oldbloke]

What I'm retired from is anti-virus.
The most important thing to remember is that the home versions of McAfee and Norton are horrible (corporate versions not so bad)
Did an eval exercise just before I retired where Kaspersky came out very well (against Sophos and Mcafee) but again that was the corporate version
If I could get it free I'd try the home version

For years didn't bother myself, as we knew what not to do, but the infection methods have got cleverer. Used to use AntiVir when doing cleanups, so am trying that, but it seems to slow down the system qute a bit and occasionally panics and blocks legit web content. So I let it run during boot-up where it ought to catch anything that's got into the OS, then switch it off; and do a full scan every month or so, which invariably throws up a false positive.

Got the MiL on AVG. She's had it years, not let her down. I hear it occasionally slows stuff down, but it's hard to tell on her system, it's such an underpowered mess anyway.

 

[anthonyUK]

I only use Windows Defender and Microsoft security essentials.
Both highly rated by Steve Gibson on his Security Now podcast and he used these himself.

 

[gsidford]

I go without, but then again I user Linux.

But I have installed avg free on a number of people systems without issue for a number of years, so it gets my thumbs up.

 

[StubbsPKS]

Another one for AVG or Avast. I have used both on and off, but am currently with AVG. I also use Spybot Search and Destroy and for REALLY pesky things, Hijack This! is great.

 

[bigred]

I've had Avast, AVG, currently on Avira Antivir (all free). I used AVG for a few years then it suddenly started to slow my system down so I simply swapped to another. Avast got disabled by some virus and I couldn't get it working again, my son has a tendency to run 'free' system scans etc. which screw up my computer. Spybot is great, malawarebytes is also good. Norton and McAfee are both bloatware which seem to cause more trouble than the viruses.

Babylon toolbar is one thing I have never quite removed completely, but I have hidden it sufficiently to not worry about it. The last one that he installed was "xp security 2011", which took me days to get rid of. It removed my system restore points, disabled Avira, changed registry entries so that a lot of exe's were redirected, blocked web sites and popped up virus detected messages all over the place (all false). It tries to force people to buy the software to 'fix' the errors and give you a working system again.

I've considered using Windows Steadystate several times but it has been discontinued in windows 7, although you can achieve the same effect within windows 7. There is a blog entry about it here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/seanearp/arc ... state.aspx

 

[jpbl68]

Microsoft Security Essentials seems fine to me.

 

[HLA91]

For cleaning up screwed systems I use Ubuntu live cd then install avast whilst its running, scan + remove viruses then reboot and job done, or its cleaned the PC up sufficiently to run scan software.

 

[anthonyUK]

For a badly infested system I'd use either Combofix or Malwarebytes stand-alone removal tool. These are the only ones that run at a low enough level to remove some nasty malware.

 

[snail59]

AVG anti virus is now installed and initial scan under way it is at 84% and number of items scanned 1,564,633

 

[golder247]

Good luck with the AVG, heard nothing but good thins but always been with avast... they are pretty darn good too.. why pay if you can get it for nowt!!