Antivirus suggestions

[ke6guj]

I'll take my chances in OT. Tech and Internet forum dosnt seem to get much veiws. Mods can move thread if they see fit...

saw fit..

[RedMag30]

Avast and AVG

Avast - https://www.avast.com/en-us/index
AVG - http://www.avg.com/us-en/homepage

Both have free versions which work well. I run Avast on my Mac.

[SkyHawk]

I renew Norton Internet Security (basically 360 without the backup) for $20/3 PCs every July @ Amazon when it goes on sale.

[Chaos47]

People still pay for antivirus?

Another vote for AVAST. I have been using it for years on multiple pc's and never had an issue.
BTW the first line of defense is to use a good browser that will steer you away from potential issues such as Googles CHROME.

[antiseen]

Eset nod 32. They have a 30 day free trial.

I've been using them since 2008. It's minimal, doesn't take up a ton of resources, and it usually updates multiple times a day(virus signatures).

The biggest reason why I like it is because it's unobtrusive and doesn't slow down my pc with crap.

[the86d]

Yeah, macs don't get viruses, that is what Apple says so it must be true. You must be trying to get your post count up, because your post was not anywhere close to the original question.

Same here. I have a Macbook and never have heard of this "antivirus" stuff. Is that an app?

Mac users get infected, but in the past they just didn't know they were infected. Buying most Macs is like buying a notebook, you are upgrade very little, you pay more for old technology, and you have to replace the whole thing when any part of it dies...

https://www.google.com/#q=mac+osx+viruses

I use Avast, the free version, on all the rigs in the house and it works pretty well.

I have seen people hit with viruses and malware that run paid, and expensive versions of AV/Anti-Malware applications the same as I have seen things like AVG clean crap after just a reboot (although I wouldn't recommend AVG, as they were default-search-hijacking and redirecting to yahoo when you were using Google before).

If you care to learn anything, AND be LESS susceptible to ALL types of malware, FREE Linux distros are even is less susceptible than even OSuX devices (or any store-purchased OS with a hardware bundle). Since Linux has so many variants and package managers, the ways you can get infected with anything are generally minimized.

Most OSs (Android's play store, Apple's iTunes, Microsoft has one, *buntu-varients have a store but I can't recall what it's called), these days install apps from a more protected (tested?) store environment that limits chances to get hit with anything, rather than the old way of finding software on web pages (or gopher/FTP/etc.) and then installing it.

The best thing you can do on a Windows box to minimize infection is to not use an Administrator account for all the useless browsing people do (unless you can reinstall Windows yourself, or dig deep and can find references to infections manually), deny the installation of anything that you don't explicitly try to install, and don't use Internet Explorer.

[Satex]

I have seen ESET on many installations. It's very feature rich and you can run it in dumb or advanced modes to your liking. Price seems to be much better than $89/yr but I don't remember what it is.

[Jimi Jah]

I renew Norton Internet Security (basically 360 without the backup) for $20/3 PCs every July @ Amazon when it goes on sale.

Norton 360 gummed up my XP system so bad I couldn't download emails. It shut off my printer too. I thought the entire system was fried. I dumped it and everything works great now.

[DubbleURX]

I've been using Norton 360 for many years (I've 3 licenses, so I install it on the computers the kids use, since they tend to click before they read). No issues with resource utilization, a borked-up system, or malware. I also have two systems that I use for PC gaming, a laptop and desktop. I refuse to buy more Norton licenses, so I've been using Microsoft Security Essentials, Adblock Plus (trust me, this keeps a lot of browser badness away), and the native Windows firewall.

I will say that the last time something slipped through was Cryptolocker and that was when I had Norton installed on my gaming laptop. That wasn't a failure of the anti-malware suite, IMO...I'd clicked something on a website that was using 3rd party feeds...kinda difficult for AV to catch/prevent. Backed out of the infestation by rolling back a system restore point and tried to review how it happened and how to prevent it...that's when I installed Adblock Plus. That was maybe 3 years ago.

Macs are somewhat safer than Windows machines, IMO, as Macs (and *nix in general) have serious safeguards that prevent more serious malware from affecting the kernel itself. A user might pick something up via browsing the web...ANY OS platform is susceptible to those types of vectors, but such things usually only affect the user account in *nix. Cryptolocker won't work on *nix-based operating systems. I use Snort on my home network, sniffing in- and out-bound traffic and I've yet to see any malware hit my Macs (We've 3 functional Macs in the house).

It also helps that I'm an IT security consultant at a very large MSS provider (gotta depend on much more than just one layer of defense...a multi-layered approach is a much better solution). I also avoid free editions of AV solutions on the MS platforms...just my preference. On today's internet, I'd rather not trust free security tools with my financial and/or personal data.

[ExtremeX]

ESET NOD32... switched from Kaspersky, which was also a good product.

Buy it on sale... newegg often has promos where the software comes out cheap... generally like $20 for 3 PCs / 1 year. Single PC often times cheaper.

I stock up on these, valid licenses for older software versions isn't a problem, always download the latest release from the website... good to go.

[ExtremeX]

I have a mac. I don't understand all this gibberish.
What a waste of time. I'm surfing. Weeeeeeeee.

Ahh yes... FUD from the olden days when Apple had such a small market share hackers didn't bother writing malware, exploits, and viruses for them.

In todays world... Mac users are a pretty nice target...

http://www.eset.com/us/home/mac-antivirus/

[stilly]

I have a business that I take care of and they have used Eset NOD32, but it failed to catch Cryptowall 2.0...

They still use ESET NOD32 and for the most part it has done well.

Myself on my master system I use Avast. Funny thing about Avast, it advertises National Talk like a Pirate day on September 19th or whenever it is.

I have heard a good word or two about komodo, but I have not used it.

One thing is for sure, be sure to keep a LIVE rescue AV disk around just in case you need it to boot your system clean one day. They are all over the place.

[BigPimping]

Same here. I have a Macbook and never have heard of this "antivirus" stuff. Is that an app?

I am not drinking Steven Jobs Kool Aid.......

[ocabj]

I am not drinking Steven Jobs Kool Aid.......

I didn't drink the Steve Jobs Kool Aid. I drank the *nix Kool Aid.

[glock_this]

There is only 1 clear choice and what I use on all PC related machine IMHO... Kaspersky.