Dazzla Veteran Posted February 16, 2002 Veteran Share Posted February 16, 2002 I'm in the market for a new virus checker, I've seen a few out there, NAV 2002, AVG, Panda Titanium. I'm just after some opinions. What do you people think is the best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jewelzz Posted February 16, 2002 Share Posted February 16, 2002 I currently use Norton but I'm not happy with it. Anyone hear of or use http://www.antivirus.com/free_tools/? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sanctified Veteran Posted February 16, 2002 Veteran Share Posted February 16, 2002 norton antivirus corporate edition 7.6xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MytMowse Posted February 16, 2002 Share Posted February 16, 2002 stick with the orignal :) Norton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dazzla Veteran Posted February 16, 2002 Author Veteran Share Posted February 16, 2002 Originally posted by [saint dark] norton antivirus corporate edition 7.6xx huh? Whats that? Any relation to NAV 2002? Bear in mind any software I get I want to work flawlessly on Windows XP... So I think that rules out the earlier editions on Norton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tHaCuBe Posted February 16, 2002 Share Posted February 16, 2002 go with nav2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tHaCuBe Posted February 16, 2002 Share Posted February 16, 2002 for a free scanner, use http://housecall.antivirus.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jewelzz Posted February 16, 2002 Share Posted February 16, 2002 NAV 2002/Norton Anti Virus 2002 won't do a full system scan on my computer. everytime I've tried I receive a message that there are missing components :( And if you check out the Symantec site, they have no clue as to why this happens. Great software, eh? NOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dazzla Veteran Posted February 16, 2002 Author Veteran Share Posted February 16, 2002 I'm leaning towards AVG. It's free and looks pretty impressive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 eth3l Posted February 16, 2002 Share Posted February 16, 2002 Actually - I use OnTrack's "Fix-It Utilities." This is a small footprint virus scanner with various other maintainence features. Has Real Time / On Demand Virus scanner, auto updates - and is very accurate and up to date. Does not change boot time, no retarted splash screens, does nto disrupt soft ware installs. I hook my laptop up to a network at school; this product has protected me where Norton fails other students. www.ontrack.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 KoL Veteran Posted February 16, 2002 Veteran Share Posted February 16, 2002 Norton Antivirus 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mariusu Posted February 16, 2002 Share Posted February 16, 2002 i use norton antivirus 2002. it works great...had some problems at the beginning, but with a bit tuning it's one of the best.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Silvorgold Posted February 16, 2002 Share Posted February 16, 2002 i use norton but mcafee's av is ALOT faster than norton without a doubt, it took over half an hr to scan for viruses on my 8 gig drive n it wasnt even done, n mcafee took only 5 min.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Riker Posted February 16, 2002 Share Posted February 16, 2002 I agree with the dude about Ontrack's virus scanner its really good. And I also really like the AVG scanner how do you beat a free virus scanner that gets almost updated daliy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 RottGutt Posted February 16, 2002 Share Posted February 16, 2002 I swear by Vexira Antivurus XP. You can find info on it at www.centralcommand.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 kaffra Posted February 17, 2002 Share Posted February 17, 2002 Had some problems installing noton 2002 on Xp at first. so gave Mcafee a try and F-secure a try. Got norton to work again, so thats wat i use now. what i dont like about f-secure it has to be always on, cant even hide the icon. Mcafee - select a few files in exporer, right click scan with mcafee, damm if you had 50 diffrent files, 50 mcafee's pop up, wtf. i hear alot about panda, anyone try it yet? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Wickedkitten Veteran Posted February 17, 2002 Veteran Share Posted February 17, 2002 panda catches everything that rat**** of an antivir norton leaves behind plus it scans inside compressed files as a default. Go with panda or try sophos the lesbian antivirus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dazzla Veteran Posted February 17, 2002 Author Veteran Share Posted February 17, 2002 Originally posted by Wickedkitten panda catches everything that rat**** of an antivir norton leaves behind plus it scans inside compressed files as a default. Go with panda or try sophos the lesbian antivirus I take it you use Panda then? Is it really that good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sailgreg Posted June 30, 2002 Share Posted June 30, 2002 I think format works the best :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 username Posted June 30, 2002 Share Posted June 30, 2002 I dont use a virus scanner, they take up CPU time and RAM, just don't do stupid things where you can get a virus. I don't get any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tesseract Posted June 30, 2002 Share Posted June 30, 2002 norton anti-virus Please move this to the poll station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Blackwar Posted June 30, 2002 Share Posted June 30, 2002 i use norton antivirus 2002 and am very much happy with it and would recommend it :) it updates itself without needing any input from you (unless you set it otherwise) and i never got a virus, so i guess it is doing its job right :D Blackwar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Keldyn Posted June 30, 2002 Share Posted June 30, 2002 Moved to Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 robinmthomas Posted June 30, 2002 Share Posted June 30, 2002 I use Computer Associate's eTRUST and I love it. I haven't had any problems - it run great with XP - and it does a great job of detecting viruses - "damn script kiddies on Morpheus" :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Apollo Posted June 30, 2002 Share Posted June 30, 2002 NAV2k2 - i use it and it works fine and already caught some virus Panda - it's good but not as efficient as NAV Mcafee - also good but really haven't run it in a while so i dunno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I'm in the market for a new virus checker, I've seen a few out there, NAV 2002, AVG, Panda Titanium. I'm just after some opinions. What do you people think is the best?
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