South East Scoobies  

Go Back   South East Scoobies > General Forums > Non Scooby / Non Car Related
Reload this Page PC Virus protection
FAQ Calendar

Non Scooby / Non Car Related Anything Non-Scooby related.

Reply
 
Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 18-09-2012, 12:26 AM
Frenchie's Avatar
Frenchie Frenchie is offline
Gold Member
  
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Bretteville(Normandie)
Posts: 1,896
Default PC Virus protection
My McAfee virus protection is about to expire and before I renew I thought I would ask if anyone recommends anything better.I've had McAfee for about 4yrs and had no problems.Thanks.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 18-09-2012, 12:36 AM
Steve_PPP's Avatar
Steve_PPP Steve_PPP is offline
Admin, Meets/Events Organiser
  
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Burgess Hill, Sussex
Posts: 13,283
Default
How much is the renewal? Of the commercial (not free) products out there, McAfee's not too bad really imo (there's plenty worse).

Couple of others that are good are ESET (NOD32) - http://www.eset.co.uk/Home/NOD32-Antivirus and Kaspersky - http://www.kaspersky.co.uk/anti-virus

Tbh, if you're happy with how to use McAfee and happy with the renewal price, then theres not a lot of reason to change it. Unless you want a free product of course - AVG used to be the best freebie and i'm sure it still does the job but i got sick of the ever-inflating software suite it installs!
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 18-09-2012, 01:06 AM
Granby's Avatar
Granby Granby is offline
Gold Member
  
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: London
Posts: 2,333
Default
Microsoft security essentials, been using it for a few years now without any problems and it's free, gets pretty good reviews which is a shock for a Microsoft product lol
__________________
Not built for the Twisty's
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 18-09-2012, 08:02 AM
Hongkongfooi's Avatar
Hongkongfooi Hongkongfooi is offline
Platinum Member
  
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: East Sussex
Posts: 5,783
Default
i use kaspersky, very good
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 18-09-2012, 08:12 AM
BIG"E"'s Avatar
BIG"E" BIG"E" is offline
Events / Ring Trip Organiser
  
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Hastings
Posts: 8,913
Default
Ive got AVG and its free.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 18-09-2012, 08:34 AM
andy-m's Avatar
andy-m andy-m is offline
Silver Member
  
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SE London
Posts: 1,148
Default
AVG here too. must have used it for about 10 years now !!
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 18-09-2012, 09:32 AM
SeanMcKnetic's Avatar
SeanMcKnetic SeanMcKnetic is offline
Bronze Member
  
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Eastbourne
Posts: 222
Default
Agree with Big E and Andy M, I'd never put a Windows PC on a network without AVG enabled on it.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 18-09-2012, 11:08 AM
Lucky's Avatar
Lucky Lucky is offline
'2 Spanners Qualified Technician' - If your job requires more then 1 spanner I'm your man !!!!!
  
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Telscombe Cliffs
Posts: 5,062
Default
AVG on all of our computers and no issues. Can slow my laptop a bit while is starts its scan but then it it 6 years old now.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 18-09-2012, 03:24 PM
Bolesroor's Avatar
Bolesroor Bolesroor is offline
Platinum Member
  
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Kent
Posts: 3,170
Default
AVG, the one time the kids downloaded Vicky Virus it was sorted by them remotely, never had any issues since.
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 18-09-2012, 03:52 PM
Scooby O'Neill's Avatar
Scooby O'Neill Scooby O'Neill is offline
Bronze Member
  
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Ashford
Posts: 192
Default
As I'm a virgin costumer of there internet I've used there free 1 that comes with the Internet so I've never had to buy 1
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 18-09-2012, 05:52 PM
Bull's Avatar
Bull Bull is offline
Bronze Member
  
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: south coast
Posts: 388
Default
I would highly recommend Avast..its used by alot of the major corporations,so much so that avast issue it to home users for free to try and catch virus and malware before it spreads .

download it ,register it for free and it will be yours for as long as you want to use it.I have been using it for 6 years and never had one single virus or malware since ive had it.

http://www.avast.com/en-gb/index

and a review of it.

http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Free-...-10019223.html

150,000,000 cant all be wrong.
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 18-09-2012, 07:05 PM
munk's Avatar
munk munk is offline
Gold Member
  
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: on the run.
Posts: 2,273
Default
Avast for me aswell..
__________________
"We're here for a good time, not a long time...." Colin McRae MBE 1968-2007"
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 18-09-2012, 07:55 PM
Nige
Guest
  
Posts: n/a
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bull View Post
I would highly recommend Avast..its used by alot of the major corporations,so much so that avast issue it to home users for free to try and catch virus and malware before it spreads .

download it ,register it for free and it will be yours for as long as you want to use it.I have been using it for 6 years and never had one single virus or malware since ive had it.

http://www.avast.com/en-gb/index

and a review of it.

http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Free-...-10019223.html



150,000,000 cant all be wrong.
Just downloaded that thanks Bull.
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 18-09-2012, 08:25 PM
scooby999's Avatar
scooby999 scooby999 is offline
Silver Member
  
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: darkside of the moon
Posts: 886
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bull View Post
I would highly recommend Avast..its used by alot of the major corporations,so much so that avast issue it to home users for free to try and catch virus and malware before it spreads .

download it ,register it for free and it will be yours for as long as you want to use it.I have been using it for 6 years and never had one single virus or malware since ive had it.

http://www.avast.com/en-gb/index

and a review of it.

http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Free-...-10019223.html

150,000,000 cant all be wrong.
+1.on all PCs and phones
__________________
If you can leave black marks from the time you exit a corner till the time you brake for the next turn, then you have enough horsepower
Reply With Quote
  #15  
Old 18-09-2012, 09:41 PM
Scott.T's Avatar
Scott.T Scott.T is offline
Admin, Meets/Events Organiser.... formerly known as SilverSurfer
  
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Hastings, East Sussex
Posts: 9,485
Default
AVG on my old laptop, but it didn't protect it from being bounced
New laptop has McAfee but prob only until the trial runs out.
Reply With Quote
  #16  
Old 18-09-2012, 10:13 PM
Bull's Avatar
Bull Bull is offline
Bronze Member
  
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: south coast
Posts: 388
Default
and its also now available for android phones to mr munk.
Reply With Quote
  #17  
Old 21-09-2012, 06:59 AM
555_Si's Avatar
555_Si 555_Si is offline
Moderator
  
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Horsham
Posts: 2,238
Default
I use Sophos, well after this week that might change, they did a bit if a home goal this week, classifying their own software as a virus! Probably a disgruntled employee.

Kaspersky good in the past though quite resource heavy I found, also Panda anti virus.

Lost faith in mcafee as missed a few viruses when up to date on a couple of machines I have looked after. Though saying that I was looking after about 45,000 pc's.
Reply With Quote
  #18  
Old 21-09-2012, 11:01 AM
Bull's Avatar
Bull Bull is offline
Bronze Member
  
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: south coast
Posts: 388
Default
good thing about avast is that if you have a low end pc it does not tie up to many resources.
Reply With Quote
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 



All times are GMT +1. The time now is 08:52 AM.

Contact Us - SouthEastScoobies - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.

Opinions expressed are not necessarily the opinions of SouthEastScoobies or any individuals directly or indirectly involved in this website. No responsibility is taken or assumed for any comments or statements made on this or any associated website. Visitors who use this website and rely on, or act on any information do so at their own judgement, discretion and or risk. SouthEastScoobies or its content providers shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from or otherwise in connection with your use of SouthEastScoobies forums. It is not possible for the Administrators of these forums, or the Moderators participating, to fully and effectively monitor Messages that are submitted for infringement of third party rights. If you believe that any information within the forums infringes your legal rights, or gives cause for concern you should notify an Administrator or a Moderator immediately giving such information to enable the recipient to amend, delete or remove in its entirety the message, at their earliest convenience.