Which Anti-virus software do you use ?

dreamdiesel · 25th March 2009, 18:21

Its AVG free edition as virus protection and Zone Alarm free edition as firewall on my computer. Does the job well. Have been using this for several years now.

janitha · 25th March 2009, 19:04

Using Avast (Free) + Spybot S&D (Free) + Zonealarm F Wall (Free) for 5+ years. No problems so far. But I think our surfing habits are even more important than the softwares.

DCEite · 26th March 2009, 16:37

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Originally Posted by Eddy

How much ?

How effective are the pirated versions ? Maybe a download from torrents or something ?

Both are free .

tj123 · 31st March 2009, 14:44

AVG will be my current choice as it has a inbuilt firewall , AVAST is my next choice I used it for 3 yrs , works well & light on CPU.

tortoiseNhare · 31st March 2009, 21:23

Avast 4.8 if I am on Windows. I'm usually on Linux (Ubuntu 8.10) which is almost never a target of viruses.

benbsb29 · 31st March 2009, 22:37

The best thing i like about Kaspersky is that it does its job very efficiently, and you hardly even know its there. I used to use Norton initially, but it was a pain and used to literally strangle system resources.

Between i am running on Kaspersky Version 7, which i had purchased at Rs.525/- for 3 licences. I donated the remaining two licences to my friends for free.

gendarmee · 31st March 2009, 23:45

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Originally Posted by benbsb29

which i had purchased at Rs.525/- for 3 licences.

Lucky you.
I'd inquired for that a month ago. The re-seller quoted 1700 for one. And said his that the marketing people would contact if there was a "substantial" order.

Fillmore · 1st April 2009, 10:32

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Originally Posted by benbsb29

The best thing i like about Kaspersky is that it does its job very efficiently, and you hardly even know its there. I used to use Norton initially, but it was a pain and used to literally strangle system resources.

Between i am running on Kaspersky Version 7, which i had purchased at Rs.525/- for 3 licences. I donated the remaining two licences to my friends for free.

Where did you get it for Rs 525/- ?
Did you buy it online , or from store in Bangalore ?

benbsb29 · 2nd April 2009, 00:06

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Originally Posted by gendarmee

Lucky you.
I'd inquired for that a month ago. The re-seller quoted 1700 for one. And said his that the marketing people would contact if there was a "substantial" order.

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Originally Posted by Fillmore

Where did you get it for Rs 525/- ?
Did you buy it online , or from store in Bangalore ?

Guys, the reason i got it at that price is because it was not the latest version. The latest version is Version 9 IIRC.

I bought the pack from a retail store in Bangalore in Marathalli, called Sogo Computers near Marathalli bridge.

Between, the are some online stores which also offer you a similar price for the latest version, plus delivery charges of Rs.50/- or so. I didnt realize i was not buying the latest version, but it hasnt let me down though.

whatcanthisbe · 2nd April 2009, 00:43

AVG with Comodo works great

chevelle · 2nd April 2009, 00:50

I use ESET Security - Professional Edition + SpyBot + Registry Mechanic + Speed Up My Pc

ESET is cracked for 67 years and its already 2 years old. Its good, light on resources and scans efficiently. Others are just support software to clean junk that accumulates through surfing the net.

Rohit26 · 2nd April 2009, 07:52

I don't use any Anti-virus.Anti-virus really don't help as they are marketed. I have configured my computer firewall through iptables.And I have configured my another old computer where it displays live connections, packets-status, logging status etc..

rajivanoj · 15th April 2009, 21:39

ESET, its cracked, and i feel kaspersky is good, but it takes more resources. ESET almost equal to kaspersky, but light on resources

Nitin · 15th April 2009, 21:44

Norton on my laptop, McAfee on the desktop.
Just got a notification that the anitvirus on my laptop picked up the 'Confiker' virus. Ran 3 scans in succession, and so far so good.

Bass&Trouble · 16th April 2009, 13:00

Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 - Rs. 425/-

25th March 2009, 18:21	#271
dreamdiesel BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 420 Thanked: 63 Times	Its AVG free edition as virus protection and Zone Alarm free edition as firewall on my computer. Does the job well. Have been using this for several years now.
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25th March 2009, 19:04	#272
janitha BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kollam, Kerala Posts: 368 Thanked: 3 Times	Using Avast (Free) + Spybot S&D (Free) + Zonealarm F Wall (Free) for 5+ years. No problems so far. But I think our surfing habits are even more important than the softwares.
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31st March 2009, 14:44	#274
tj123 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: BLR Posts: 1,166 Thanked: 704 Times	AVG will be my current choice as it has a inbuilt firewall , AVAST is my next choice I used it for 3 yrs , works well & light on CPU.
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31st March 2009, 21:23	#275
tortoiseNhare BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Guwahati Posts: 536 Thanked: 90 Times	Avast 4.8 if I am on Windows. I'm usually on Linux (Ubuntu 8.10) which is almost never a target of viruses.
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31st March 2009, 22:37	#276
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 10,109 Thanked: 14,220 Times View My Garage	The best thing i like about Kaspersky is that it does its job very efficiently, and you hardly even know its there. I used to use Norton initially, but it was a pain and used to literally strangle system resources. Between i am running on Kaspersky Version 7, which i had purchased at Rs.525/- for 3 licences. I donated the remaining two licences to my friends for free.
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2nd April 2009, 00:43	#280
whatcanthisbe BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: http://www.wandering-online.com Posts: 499 Thanked: 6 Times	AVG with Comodo works great
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2nd April 2009, 00:50	#281
chevelle Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: sacto Posts: 1,298 Thanked: 554 Times View My Garage	I use ESET Security - Professional Edition + SpyBot + Registry Mechanic + Speed Up My Pc ESET is cracked for 67 years and its already 2 years old. Its good, light on resources and scans efficiently. Others are just support software to clean junk that accumulates through surfing the net.
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2nd April 2009, 07:52	#282
Rohit26 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ghaziabad U.P Posts: 43 Thanked: Once	I don't use any Anti-virus.Anti-virus really don't help as they are marketed. I have configured my computer firewall through iptables.And I have configured my another old computer where it displays live connections, packets-status, logging status etc..
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15th April 2009, 21:39	#283
rajivanoj BANNED Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 398 Thanked: 52 Times View My Garage	ESET, its cracked, and i feel kaspersky is good, but it takes more resources. ESET almost equal to kaspersky, but light on resources
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15th April 2009, 21:44	#284
Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 22 Times View My Garage	Norton on my laptop, McAfee on the desktop. Just got a notification that the anitvirus on my laptop picked up the 'Confiker' virus. Ran 3 scans in succession, and so far so good.
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16th April 2009, 13:00	#285
Bass&Trouble Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,756 Thanked: 137 Times	Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 - Rs. 425/-
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