Best anti virus program?

[DruggedBunny]

Any ideas? :P

[crunchyfrog]

There is no "best".

For general user purposes, take your pick:
AVG, Avira, or a host of others.

I would recommend you avoid Norton though - it's known to be perhaps the worst for being disagreeable with Steam.

[PelvisParsley]

Is this the right forum? Anyway, Avast is pretty fast and a less than 200 mb download.

[DruggedBunny]

xD ironic as i use norton but it runs out in 5 days :P I have found it good as i still haven't restarted my pc cuz of some viruses here and there ^^ no game problems either

[DruggedBunny]

And yh this is the right forum as it's called' 'help and tips'' as i nreed some tips for anti-vrius program :P

[crunchyfrog]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από DruggedBunny:

xD ironic as i use norton but it runs out in 5 days :P I have found it good as i still haven't restarted my pc cuz of some viruses here and there ^^ no game problems either

Yes, it can run fine, but that's not how issues manifest. They can just start all of a sudden, and then be a right bugger to sort out.

That's not from my personal experience - it is noted on the Valve FAQs.

[DruggedBunny]

Alright thanks ^^ Need some other tips then as i can choose the most mentioned one

[pbunsie]

AVG Internet Security 2015 is the best antivirus ever. ive been an avg fan since 2009. it is every bit as good as promised and really user friendly. it respects exceptions and deals with all viruses and spyware and malwares very efficently. HIghly Recommended

[crunchyfrog]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από DruggedBunny:

Alright thanks ^^ Need some other tips then as i can choose the most mentioned one

That's not a good method for determining.

Alterntively, why not just Google something like "good antivirus for Steam gaming" and see what PROFESSIONAL reviewers state?

[wuddih]

paranoia.exe and brain.exe

if you want to use something ... microsoft security essentials, free, detects the same old crap as the other ones but has lesser impact on system.

[DruggedBunny]

True but i need a nice antivirus program for everything etc what we boys need and web surfing and stuff ^^
As for AVG i used it a few times and yet there's troajns and stuff coming in and breaking my computer

[crunchyfrog]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από DruggedBunny:

True but i need a nice antivirus program for everything etc what we boys need and web surfing and stuff ^^
As for AVG i used it a few times and yet there's troajns and stuff coming in and breaking my computer

If you're having trojans with AVG, then there's something wrong with your internet habits. It is NOT AVG.

AV suites can sometimes miss the odd one, but NEVER more than that.

I currently use AVG on 3 of my PCs and have not had an issue in the 7 or so years I've used it.

As long as you keep it updated EVERY DAY and browse sensibly, then you won't have an issue.

Perhaps the issue here is that you should be looking at YOUR OWN HABITS?

[DruggedBunny]

WHy are u using caps o.o as for my habits im doings stuff that mots ppl usually do :P Really bad at remembering to scan but who knows, might have been this ruined windows i did have that couldn't be actiavted cuz the code didnt want to work anymore

[sydbarrett]

google it xD

[crunchyfrog]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από DruggedBunny:

WHy are u using caps o.o as for my habits im doings stuff that mots ppl usually do :P Really bad at remembering to scan but who knows, might have been this ruined windows i did have that couldn't be actiavted cuz the code didnt want to work anymore

I use them for emphasis on certain words.

It's part force of habit from the days of old computers (before italics existed), and part experience on here. When I first started on here, people would read advice or rather skim it, missing important information.

I haven't had that problem since I started using that emphasis.


Note also that using caps in this way is perfectly acceptable on these forums - ALL caps is a different matter though ;)

[tomk1]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από pbunsie:

AVG Internet Security 2015 is the best antivirus ever.

imo: F-Secure is in fact best antivirus ever but you do have to pay for it. You wouldn't even know it was there untill it detects something then blam.
One licence covers all devices.
But I use MSE its free n' works