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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Hawklore on December 29, 2005, 09:25:37 AM

Title: Shield Pro 2006
Post by: Hawklore on December 29, 2005, 09:25:37 AM: I'm concerned about customizability and taking 'control' of the computer as McAffee and Windows virus protections do.

How it will affect gameplay.

My dad is looking again for something to protect the computer from viruses and hacking.

And I don't want it to be another one of those 5 pop ups every min. talking about finding stuff on the computer.

Whats a good Anti-Virus/Hacking program thats cheap in cost and has free Tech Support that isn't gonna take control of my computer?

I want to have the ability to deny it from doing things etc.

Any of you share my concerns about downloading some of these anti-virus/hacking software...

I just don't want anything like McAffe or Windows etc.

It's hard to describe, I just don't like controling software..
Title: Shield Pro 2006
Post by: Vulcan on December 29, 2005, 01:24:37 PM: Nothing that works well is really free.

I actually like McAfee. However for gaming my setup at home is a server with McAfee, a lean gaming rig with no AV/Antispyware. Anything that gets installed on the gaming rig gets passed through the server first. And I run a Sonicwall firewall with gateway AV and antispyware, with content filtering blocking ad sites.
Title: Shield Pro 2006
Post by: RedDg on December 29, 2005, 02:06:18 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Vulcan
Nothing that works well is really free.

I actually like McAfee. However for gaming my setup at home is a server with McAfee, a lean gaming rig with no AV/Antispyware. Anything that gets installed on the gaming rig gets passed through the server first. And I run a Sonicwall firewall with gateway AV and antispyware, with content filtering blocking ad sites.

Pretty standard, really.
Title: Shield Pro 2006
Post by: Tarmac on December 29, 2005, 02:13:27 PM: I've been impressed with AVG's free virus scanner. It's unobtrusive and free for personal use. I run a norton scan on that computer occasionally, and it has never come back with anything that AVG missed. AVG does well in the reviews from PC magazines, too.

AVG Free (http://www.grisoft.com/doc/289/lng/us/tpl/tpl01)
Title: Shield Pro 2006
Post by: Vulcan on December 29, 2005, 02:18:11 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Tarmac
I've been impressed with AVG's free virus scanner. It's unobtrusive and free for personal use. I run a norton scan on that computer occasionally, and it has never come back with anything that AVG missed. AVG does well in the reviews from PC magazines, too.

AVG Free (http://www.grisoft.com/doc/289/lng/us/tpl/tpl01)

Yet nearly every site I come across with infection problems has been using AVG (CA's comes 2nd, Nortons 3rd). I know it gets good write ups, but its real world performance seems to "vary".
Title: Shield Pro 2006
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on December 29, 2005, 02:52:25 PM: All Norton based products have been hackable for quite a long time now. If you run a Norton AV or something using their licensed code, shut it down.