Windows : antivirus, need one that's not guff - Page 2

Aboobie · 06-12-2010, 10:53

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12...immune_update/

Quote:

An update from AVG on Wednesday night rendered 64 bit Windows 7 systems unstable after it was applied.

I'd not go with AVG if I was you.

Davey_Pitch · 06-12-2010, 14:29

Definitely Avast for me, best AV I've ever used and I've tried a lot of them over the years. Does the job with no input bar a yearly registration of the program, with no annoying ads or anything like that. Awesome.

Joe 90 · 06-12-2010, 18:45

its not been mentioned but I'd vote against Sophos.

Its on my work PC & every time I run Ccleaner it seems to have created the worlds biggest temp files in its auto update dir!

Streeteh · 07-12-2010, 10:28

I've had a pretty good time with Microsoft Security Essentials. Has caught plenty of nasties, been using it for over a year now and nothing has ever got past.

Justsomebloke · 07-12-2010, 13:27

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Originally Posted by Davey_Pitch

Definitely Avast for me, best AV I've ever used and I've tried a lot of them over the years. Does the job with no input bar a yearly registration of the program, with no annoying ads or anything like that. Awesome.

^^ Saves me typing.

Robert · 17-12-2010, 12:57

Kaspersky.

kaiowas · 17-12-2010, 16:48

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Originally Posted by Joe 90

its not been mentioned but I'd vote against Sophos.

Seconded, we use it at work and I swear it's half the reason most of the machines run like treacle.

I'm another 'Avast free' user at home.

Glaucus · 17-12-2010, 17:02

Just get MSE
http://www.microsoft.com/security_es...s/default.aspx

Knipples · 19-12-2010, 19:11

Just to say i've just had my "your license is about to expire" reminder from Avast, and when I clicked on it to renew it, I didn't have to copy and paste the code like I have in previous years from the email they sent me, I just filled in the form on the website and that renewed it. Bargain!

06-12-2010, 14:29	#12
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06-12-2010, 18:45	#13
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07-12-2010, 10:28	#14
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17-12-2010, 17:02	#18
Glaucus Absinthe Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,855	Just get MSE http://www.microsoft.com/security_es...s/default.aspx __________________

17-12-2010, 12:57	#16
Robert Chump!!! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North West Posts: 993	Kaspersky.