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Slyder
10-03-05, 03:22 AM
the later versions of norton uses alot of resources (2004+). Im using internet security 2003 and its great. Fast, stable, secure, and uses hardly any resources.

Ive tried both 04 & 05, and they were very good too but just used too much system resources.

So true. I ran NIS 2003 for ages, then tried 04 & 05 but had to much baggage on the ol' resources which simply aint needed - so I always ended up going back to 03. The only reason I went with Avast now is because I was worried about using an virus engine 2 years out of date. Theres only so many updates 2003 will have I reckon.
j0j081
10-03-05, 07:15 AM
aside from the bloat (nonissue in the corporate edition), a finely tuned norton is rather hard to beat.

the only way i stopped the later versions of norton from hogging my system when i tried them was to disable everything possible and kill a few of the services from automatically starting up on boot. oh well, i agree symantec corp is good...my parents have that on the home computer now lol. i bought myself a nod32 license though.
ViN86
10-05-05, 12:41 AM
im using symantec antivirus corporate edition. got it for free through my campus licensing program. i like the symantec versions as they are simple and easy to upkeep, however their norton line i dont like. seems to cause more problems than solutions for me.

thats my two cents on AV software :p
netviper13
10-05-05, 01:03 AM
I agree that the latest Norton products have been worthless, but I love the Symantec corporate stuff. Currently using Symantec Corporate 10, and it's a great low-resource AV app.

Our University provides Sophos on all computers (requires it to activate a residence hall internet connection, actually), but I hate hate hate it. Uses up resources and is all around a terrible program. I understand why they do it though, since a virus completely shut down the residence hall network during finals week two years ago.
Rakeesh
10-05-05, 04:27 AM
I use common sense. It has kept me 100% virus free for the last 8 (9?) years.
j0j081
10-05-05, 08:55 AM
It's pretty funny how everyone who uses SAV provides an excuse as to how they got it.
ViN86
10-05-05, 03:06 PM
It's pretty funny how everyone who uses SAV provides an excuse as to how they got it.
lol hey id be the first to tell you if it "fell off a truck", but my campus provides it for free. :D
rewt
10-05-05, 03:18 PM
I use nod32 because virus or spyware never get through, and also because it operates in silent mode so I basically can't tell its running except for the tray icon. But if you want an excellent free antivirus that is Microsoft certified check out Avast! It even works in Windows Vista beta 1.
AstroCat
10-05-05, 06:33 PM
I just as in the same situation. Ended up with Trend Micro PC-Cillin Internet Security. So far on 3 systems it is running fine and much smoother than NAV2004 that I had before. I haven't noticed any system problems on any of the computers. Good luck ... :)
SLippe
10-06-05, 12:40 AM
i like the norton internet security, im pelased with it sicne i switched from mcafee. i enjoyed mcafee, but their customer suppt was crap and it was such a hassle to get another subscription...
That's why you don't pay for it. :cool:
Banko
10-07-05, 10:05 PM
I always just stick with AVG Free Edition.
-=Gib-McFragger=-
10-07-05, 10:46 PM
NOD32 pwns all. That is all I have to say on the matter. :)
einstein_314
10-08-05, 10:36 PM
I've been using AVG Free Edition for about 5 years now and I've never had a virus. And it's low on resources and oh yeah, it's free.
AthlonXP1800
10-09-05, 06:49 PM
I use nod32 because virus or spyware never get through, and also because it operates in silent mode so I basically can't tell its running except for the tray icon. But if you want an excellent free antivirus that is Microsoft certified check out Avast! It even works in Windows Vista beta 1.

Hmmm well I been ran NOD32 in silent mode and it never detected the office.exe virus came through it, NOD32 is not great anti-virus that cant blocked viruses. it let viruses go through instead.
wnd
10-09-05, 07:08 PM
I have a copy of F-Secure Antivirus with University campus licence installed under Windos. The next time Windos wants me to reinstall, I'm going to try ClamAV (http://www.clamav.net/) (or ClamWin (http://www.clamwin.com/) as I'm talking about Windos here), the choice of the free world. Had it installed, setup and running under Linux once, but figured it's a waste of resources -- at least for now.

More propaganda: http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=466160
hectorsm
10-09-05, 07:17 PM
I use AVG. It's free and has worked very well for me.
seeker010
10-09-05, 09:26 PM
Hmmm well I been ran NOD32 in silent mode and it never detected the office.exe virus came through it, NOD32 is not great anti-virus that cant blocked viruses. it let viruses go through instead.
and you grammar no good too. :p
rewt
10-10-05, 12:36 AM
Hmmm well I been ran NOD32 in silent mode and it never detected the office.exe virus came through it, NOD32 is not great anti-virus that cant blocked viruses. it let viruses go through instead.

Well I've never got Virus using AVG, Norton, Nod32, or Avast! I've used them all and I still prefer Nod32 the most. Mainly because it's the fastest, but also because of silent mode.
AthlonXP1800
10-10-05, 08:01 PM
Well I've never got Virus using AVG, Norton, Nod32, or Avast! I've used them all and I still prefer Nod32 the most. Mainly because it's the fastest, but also because of silent mode.

I found NOD32 are not the fastest to scan under silent mode, it took longer to scan files every 5 secs than NIS2005 did.