Do you all think that this is good?
And why ?
2006-11-17 08:31:55 · 11 answers · asked by ♫мёģąŋ♫ 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
avg is good but we have better products out there. if u wish to try a free one try avast or bitdefender 8. if u really need a good antivirus, try nod 32. its just 11 mb for down load nd only has 2 processes when active. check the free trial at www.eset.com
2006-11-17 08:40:23 · answer #1 · answered by slim 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would HIGHLY recommend AVG anti virus . These days all people know of an anti virus is either Mcafee or Norton . The virus makers , hackers , malware creators , spy wares etc all target the most popular pieces of software so that they have the best chance of a hit. Everybody knows of Norton and mcafee so there will be many viruses made to hide from them . But if you use a not so popular anti virus then you will have a much less chance of an attack. AVG is indeed very popular but no where near as popular as mcafee or Norton . So stick with AVG for the time being and if it becomes too popular switch to another anti virus .
By the way this not only applies to anitviruses but to Very popular browsers too like IE . I mean who has'nt heard of IE. So all the viruses will target the most popular software . Therefore CHANGE your browser into something like FIREFORX . ITs the same with IM . Take MSN for e.g. Everybody uses MSN right? so the hackers will target that as they know they have a high chance to capture somebody.
IN GENERAL DON'T USE POPULAR PROGRAMS . TRY TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE.
i hope this information helps.
2006-11-17 18:14:29 · answer #2 · answered by Mike 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Simply put I have used alot of them Norton, Mcafee, AVG, Avast, and some I can't remember. I remember AVG being the best to detect. I would test them and see which one was the easiest to get a KNOWN virus by. Norton failed the worst.
Another thing that might make you feel better on how good AVG is. Is by the way I would test the virus scanners. I would take a known trojan like netbus very old and recongized by all virus scanners. I would use a little bit of programming knowledge and decompile the program where I could change the Headers and add bytes trying to see if it would get through. AVG took the longest for me to bypass. Norton was like the first what a joke for software.
2006-11-17 16:33:41 · answer #3 · answered by jack 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is one of the best ones i have ever used and i used Norton,Mcafee,Avast, Bit Defender and out of all of these Avg & Avast is #1 hands down and they are both free,
2006-11-17 18:41:56 · answer #4 · answered by tr2thhrt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here you have some good and free antivirus programs:
http://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download/
If AVG is there then it's OK.
2006-11-18 03:37:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
AVG is excellent. Free, effective and simple to use
2006-11-17 16:41:17 · answer #6 · answered by Mark T 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have used it for about 3 years, and have had no problems at all in that time
2006-11-17 16:34:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Used trial version to uninstall Win32.Zotob trojan horse a few weeks ago. When my current expires, I plan to buy and install. Good product!
Why the thumbs down? Who's the butthead? It's no worse than any other advice.
2006-11-17 16:36:42 · answer #8 · answered by WHY? 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I like it the best.
Also everyone seems to reccomend this on answers consistantly so I would say that it is a hit.
2006-11-17 16:40:36 · answer #9 · answered by ÐIESEŁ ÐUB 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes i do ive been using it for years and reccomend it to everyone no computer leaves my shop without it
2006-11-17 16:34:16 · answer #10 · answered by spankdis 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋