boelie Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Hi, Currently I have AVG. It has a scheduled scan every day at noon but I often don't have my computer running at that time. I estimate it runs a full scan about once or twice a week. It almost never comes up with a virus but usually a bunch of ''warnings''. I always delete them all. I also have Spybot Search and Destroy, which I run about once every two weeks. it usually doesn't come up with anything AVG missed. I also have this nifty little program called Crap Cleaner. If I haven't run it for like a month it'll often get rid of like 4gb worth of junk on my computer. So, what do you guys recommend? Should I keep AVG or switch to another (free) virus scanner? And do you recommend and programs that I don't yet have? Just to remind you, I have AVG, Spybot, and this Crap Cleaner program. (I don't think Crap Cleaner does anything for safety though, or am I wrong here? Looking forward to your replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDaStudd Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 At the moment AVG is getting a bad rap, but I've not had too much trouble with it myself. Spybot S&D is fine, but again is getting a bad rep. CCleaner just gets rid of junk files and doesn't really protect you at all. Malwarebytes AntiMalware and SuperAntiSpyware are currently 2 of the best anti mal/spy/ad ware tools available for free. If you want to replace AVG Avast is currently rated one of the best free AV's. [hide=Drops]Dragon Axe x11Berserker Ring x9Warrior Ring x8SeercullDragon MedDragon Boots x4 - all less then 30 kcGodsword Shard (bandos)Granite Maul x 3Solo only - doesn't include barrows[/hide][hide=Stats][/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boelie Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 Ok I'll get Avast. Just to try something new lol. Those other programs you mentioned, will they slow my computer down a lot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Avast is still pretty good but is falling down. AVG has been a bad antivirus for quite some time now. I would suggest Avira Antivir if you want a good free antivirus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boelie Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 The thing I like about AVG is that they're not really trying to sell their paid version to me too much. If I download Avast or Avira, will I get like annoying pop-ups or reminders to get a subsription or something all the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClareJonsson Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Currently here's what I am using: Avast (Antivirus) Comodo (Firewall) Ad-Aware (Anti-Spyware) Windows Defender (Anti-Spyware) That little lot keeps me pretty darned safe. [Assist-X] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boelie Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 What is Windows Defender? Is that free? Also, what exactly does a firewall do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 The thing I like about AVG is that they're not really trying to sell their paid version to me too much. If I download Avast or Avira, will I get like annoying pop-ups or reminders to get a subsription or something all the time? Yes, but you can deactivate it in Avira. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dracion1 Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 If you aren't lazy a simple Google search will tell you how to deactivate the adverts in Avira. It's much better than AVG, it scans faster (at least I found so) and it picks up more things. "In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boelie Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 Alright so I'm going for Avira. So if I get me a firewall and maybe some more spyware stuff, am I not leaving any big gaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salad Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 The thing I like about AVG is that they're not really trying to sell their paid version to me too much. If I download Avast or Avira, will I get like annoying pop-ups or reminders to get a subsription or something all the time? I'm using Avast! and never got pop-ups for the paid version. So for me it's: Avast (Anti-Virus) ZoneAlarm (FireWall) Spybot S&D (Anti Spyware) Windows Defender (Anti Spyware) NEVER got any virus trojan or anything that could mess my comp up since I've been using that combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noble_aloof Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 zonealarm is a great firewall but seriously, AVG has never been good. if you want to be safe you gotta pay for sym. [size="5"][font="Georgia"][b]Staking:[/b][/font][font="Palatino Linotype"][color="#FF0000"][/color][color="#FFFF00"][/color][color="#00FF00"] 4+ mil[/color][/font] [font="Georgia"][b]Current Status:[/b][/font][font="Palatino Linotype"][color="#FF0000"][/color][color="#0000FF"] Training defense [/color][/font][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 zonealarm is a great firewall but seriously, AVG has never been good. if you want to be safe you gotta pay for sym. AVG was a very good AV until summer 2008. And no, you don't have to pay for AV software to be protected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dracion1 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Just because you have to pay money for something doesn't make it better :roll: Zone Alarm is useful firewall and Ad-Aware is also good as anti-spyware. Tbh I don't think Windows defender is going to help a great deal. "In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I never understood how you could possibly have all of those eat up resources on your computer. Even when I was using Windows, I only had Avira. Which the only thing it ever noticed were cookies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJoe Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I never understood how you could possibly have all of those eat up resources on your computer. Even when I was using Windows, I only had Avira. Which the only thing it ever noticed were cookies. Spybot:S&D, Ad-aware (and Win defender i think too) don't need to be 24/7 active, rather you just do on demand scans. Having Comodo+Avira active, and the above programs in on-demand doesn't slow a machine down. J'adore aussi le sexe et les snuff moviesJe trouve que ce sont des purs moments de vieJe ne me reconnais plus dans les gensJe suis juste un cas désespérantEt comme personne ne viendra me réclamerJe terminerai comme un objet retrouvé Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfergfshktf Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Thanks, bought a laptop just now, it will also help me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boelie Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 Thanks for your replies everyone. I think I know everything I need to know now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jernlov Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 At the moment, I'm using avast! and Windows Firewall. Dedicated software firewalls annoy the hell out of me. Steam | Soup | Last.fm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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