benelli 1 Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Well, having had Norton AV installed on my pc for 2 years, I let my subcription run out yesterday because I didn't fancy paying the forty quid to renew it as I dont think there great anyway. So now I quickly need to get myself sorted with some protection and was wandering if you guys can recommend something which will take care of all my computer protection needs. I do a fair bit of online shopping so I need something that will keep my details safe when doing so. I dont mind paying if I have to, but obviously if theres something out there that I can get for free then all the better cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegeta Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 AVG Its free and uses less system resources as the big name ones and it updates every time you turn on the computer, its class http://www.avg.co.uk/doc/21/uk/crp/0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 To be honest I use Norton mate However read your PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 I'm using Bullguard at the minute and so far no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishybarney Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Another vote for AVG, good stuff seeming as its free and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 I use F-prot. Very reasonable in terms of cost, the standard product allows you to install it on 5 PC's and it's very lightweight. AVG is very well thought of too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1966 Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 i use kaspersky av. got a one year licence of fleabay for about a tenner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 AVG 6 for me too. Recently had a Trojan but it went when i deleted all my emails.I use Zonealarm too.got fed up with pricet subscription renewals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmsy Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 AVAST free and very good, used it for about 3 years now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyfox Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 I added that AVG to my computer and it made it incredibly slow. Does anyone know why this happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciltalgarth Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 AVAST for me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisNicholls Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 I added that AVG to my computer and it made it incredibly slow. Does anyone know why this happened? I ditched it for that very reason although it always worked well enough. I use Nod32 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy111 Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Avast for me, but agv is supposed to be the same, both free with nearly daily updatesof virus definitions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegleg31 Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 avg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Sam Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 I use AVG on three PCs without any change in performance. It updates almost daily, and that is the only time to see it. Never had a virus in 5 years use Norton on the other hand...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 (edited) I added that AVG to my computer and it made it incredibly slow. Does anyone know why this happened? All AV programs will have a performance impact on the PC they run on. Depending on how you configure it, this can be more or less intrusive. Generally speaking the faster the machine in the first place (not just CPU speed but disk subsystem, type speed and amount of RAM) the impact will be perceived to be less. For the same work both a high end and a low end PC will do the same stuff, the slower one will struggle more and appear to be having problems. Most AV programs add themselves to your system at a low level, every disk access and memory access as well as every time you download a new file, copy one from CD or anything like that, they are working to scan the files and spot patterns or signatures which would indicate something nasty. I'd recommend leaving the settings alone unless you know what you are doing, though automatically scanning archives on use on a slow machine will cripple it - let it check the file after you decompress it or as you decompress it otherwise the AV program does it once to look inside the archive then you do it again to extract the files. Edited January 15, 2008 by pin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biffo1262 Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 I've tried both AVG and Avast. Of the two Avast seems for more reliable and doesn't slowdown my computer like AVG did. AVG also have the annoying habit of completely changing their software necessitating uninstalling the old version and installing the new version. Avast can update by as many as four times a day and any updates to the program and the virus database are done automatically.I install Avast on the computers I manitain and I just haven't had any calls for help since I dis over a year ago. With AVG, well that was a completely different matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benelli 1 Posted January 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Thanks for all the replies so far guys. I knew I could rely on you. One more question however as I am about as much use as a chocolate teapot when it comes to this sort of thing. Will I have to wipe off the norton related stuff from my pc before I can introduce a new AV software? and if so, then how do I go about doing this? Thanks very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 (edited) If you want to do that go to: My Computer Control Panel Add / Remove programs Click on Norton and Remove Edited January 15, 2008 by BSA Shaun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Depends on what version of windows, but usually Start->Settings-Control Panel->Add / Remove programs Choose Norton from the list and follow the instructions. Norton is famous for not playing nicely when un-installing. Worth grabbing this and run it after you reboot after the un-install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Norton is famous for not playing nicely when un-installing. Worth grabbing this and run it after you reboot after the un-install. You are so true there!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 I don't work with desktops or Windows for that matter but I have probably un-shagged hundreds of PC's after Norton broke them. I think it's a cheek they are still allowed to use Peter's name, he was a great programmer and made some great stuff, nothing like this overzealous example of how not to do it. It's odd, the corporate AV offering from them isn't half bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyfox Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Well I just downloaded avast and it is the bees nees, computer running as usuall and all trojens and viruses have been remove. recommend 5 star's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy111 Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Well I just downloaded avast and it is the bees nees, computer running as usuall and all trojens and viruses have been remove. Well done, hope eveything keeps clear. As I said, had Avast for a long while and still totally clean, computer that is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Sam Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 To remove norton the best thing is their own tool: http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgen...005033108162039 Using the windows uninstaller does not remove all of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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