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So I'm using Norton Security Suite on both my laptop and desktop, but I don't like it and am going to start looking into alternatives. Someone at Microcenter mentioned a software that was less resource intensive than norton but I cant remember the name.

 

What do you guys use as your antivirus software?

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I use Avast.

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I'm using AVG Internet Security, but it's really annoying. Not bothered to change it, to be honest.

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Avast for me, used to use MSE but found it a bit lacking in in its performance compared to other anti-viruses in some tests i saw online so i switched and i'm quite happy with Avast so far :)

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McAfee

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Shamefully, I use avast... but now after doing work experience in a computer shop i know Quick Heal is pretty fricken awesome, and now can get it for $20 instead of $60. I hope to be using this on my next refurb of OS.

export PS1='\[\033[1;30m\]┌╼ \[\033[1;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[1;30m\] ╾╼ \[\033[0;34m\]\w\[\033[0;36m\]\n\[\033[1;30m\]└╼ \[\033[1;37m\]'


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Shamefully, I use avast... but now after doing work experience in a computer shop i know Quick Heal is pretty fricken awesome, and now can get it for $20 instead of $60. I hope to be using this on my next refurb of OS.

Shamefully?

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I've been using MSE since Windows 7, and now that it comes integrated with Windows 8 made my life even easier :)

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Shamefully?

 

Avast is really bad... I installed it before I knew that. Trust, this guy i did work experience with has been in the computer service industry for years and avast, norton, trent micro, kasperski, avg, they're all crud. 

 

Quick Heal also has free 24/7 world wide support, they're actually supportive too, not just guys employed to tell you everything is going to be ok, and that they can't do anything (because that's cheaper).

export PS1='\[\033[1;30m\]┌╼ \[\033[1;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[1;30m\] ╾╼ \[\033[0;34m\]\w\[\033[0;36m\]\n\[\033[1;30m\]└╼ \[\033[1;37m\]'


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Avast is really bad... I installed it before I knew that. Trust, this guy i did work experience with has been in the computer service industry for years and avast, norton, trent micro, kasperski, avg, they're all crud. 

You'll need to provide some evidence that Avast is bad. I've used it for years. Not one issue except for that one virus signature update.

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Looks like I'll be looking into avast, I believe that's the program recommended to me by the microcenter guys. Thanks for all the replies.

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Avast is really bad... I installed it before I knew that. Trust, this guy i did work experience with has been in the computer service industry for years and avast, norton, trent micro, kasperski, avg, they're all crud. 

 

Quick Heal also has free 24/7 world wide support, they're actually supportive too, not just guys employed to tell you everything is going to be ok, and that they can't do anything (because that's cheaper).

 

You sound like an advert. Avast is one of the few AVs that ranks high in real-world protection and performance (along with Bitdefender, Kaspersky, F-Secure, ESET NOD32 and Sophos...None of which are free). Quickheal doesn't even seem to be on there, but on sites it does show up on (VirusBulletin's top 100), it's ranked lower than many AVs, including Avast.

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Norton. Thankfully it is not a complete system hog anymore

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You sound like an advert. Avast is one of the few AVs that ranks high in real-world protection and performance (along with Bitdefender, Kaspersky, F-Secure, ESET NOD32 and Sophos...None of which are free). Quickheal doesn't even seem to be on there, but on sites it does show up on (VirusBulletin's top 100), it's ranked lower than many AVs, including Avast.

It's just a case of IGN giving a triple A title a good review, how did they pay to get it?

export PS1='\[\033[1;30m\]┌╼ \[\033[1;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[1;30m\] ╾╼ \[\033[0;34m\]\w\[\033[0;36m\]\n\[\033[1;30m\]└╼ \[\033[1;37m\]'


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Lol. Do you get what I mean though? Internet security companies aren't run by nice friendly guys, they're run by old business men who couldn't give a shit about your security. Just like ISP's, they just want your money, and they'll use dark alleyway tactics to get it.

export PS1='\[\033[1;30m\]┌╼ \[\033[1;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[1;30m\] ╾╼ \[\033[0;34m\]\w\[\033[0;36m\]\n\[\033[1;30m\]└╼ \[\033[1;37m\]'


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I use ESET NOD32 on my computer and laptop. It does what it has to do and I can't complain about it.

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avg free here. no problems so far

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Never used an av. Never clicked on "free ipad" links :P If you careful on where u go and what you download you dont need an antivirus.

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