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Old 14 August 2009, 09:18 AM
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Looking to purchse some for my home laptop running xp pro.

I seem to remember some reccommending kasperski(sp?) would this be best for protection or if not then what?
Old 14 August 2009, 10:52 AM
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we'll start this with NOD32 ESET - Antivirus Software with Spyware and Malware Protection
Old 14 August 2009, 11:05 AM
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+1 for NOD32. Picks up everything and doesnt slow your computer to a grinding halt unlike some.
Old 14 August 2009, 11:39 AM
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Thanks chaps, will have a look at this.

FYI Kasperski 2010 is £ 24.00 in PC World at the moment so a good price and i can get it today off the shelf which appealed

I have AVG freeware and TBH it is OK at best, machine slow but then again it is free. I bank online so want some decent protection. I have to manually scan to pick up a keylogger than had gotten onto my system which worried me into action.

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i have the eset suite - very unintrusive

recommended to me by the SN community too
Old 14 August 2009, 12:40 PM
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I use Avast,its free,updates itself every day,doesn't slow my lappy down at all.Been using it for 5 yrs or so now and never had any probs
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forgot to add earlier, 30 day free trial with the nod32, just download it from the site, if you like it you can then purchase it on line.
Old 14 August 2009, 08:43 PM
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Nod32, without doubt.
Old 14 August 2009, 09:38 PM
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Hey mate

I use Avast on Vista and Win7, AVG on XP - never had an issue
Old 15 August 2009, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by ScoobyJawa
I use Avast on Vista and Win7, AVG on XP - never had an issue
Lucky

Another vote for Nod32 here.
Old 15 August 2009, 10:10 AM
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Plenty of good free ones

AntiVir
AVG Free
Avast

Anti-Virus Downloads - FileHippo.com
Old 15 August 2009, 08:11 PM
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Another vote for ESET here. Picks up everything!

I installed Kaspersky on someone else's computer and thought it was rubbish.
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Originally Posted by Ray T
That gets a vote from me as well, i use Eset smart securiy 4. Its not too intrusive, it doesn`t hog your system and it does what it says on the tin.
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Kaspersky, even better than NOD32

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Old 16 August 2009, 01:08 PM
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I did try Norton 360 but changed it when my comp became infected by trojanhorse sheur and addtracker etc.Did full system scan and norton still didn't remove it.tried Avast,Nod32 but now ive stuck with AVG security,it did a full system scan of comp like most of them do and picked up all the addware and trojan horse that was infecting my files and removed them all.Think the comp got infected by a file i downloaded off a music site which Norton didn't detect,now it's running great with AVG.
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Here are some results of tested av 2009 security suits

Virus Bulletin : News - AV-Test release latest results

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Old 16 August 2009, 01:16 PM
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+1 For Kaspersky.

Free if you bank online with Barclays too.
Old 16 August 2009, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Daz34
+1 For Kaspersky.

Free if you bank online with Barclays too.
Really? Ive got online business banking. Do you have a link? My new netbook has McAfee and i was just about to get NOD32.
Old 16 August 2009, 09:44 PM
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Another vote for avast - never had any problems since it was installed - AVG on the other hand is poo
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Got Kaspersky from Barclays, very good. Thanks for the info
Old 16 August 2009, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Habgood
Hi,

Looking to purchse some for my home laptop running xp pro.

I seem to remember some reccommending kasperski(sp?) would this be best for protection or if not then what?
AVAST is the dogs m8
Old 16 August 2009, 10:06 PM
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follow the gadget show link, there are a few on there. i have malwarebytes. i scan every two or three weeks it takes a while to scan but my computer is as good as the day i bought it.
Old 16 August 2009, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobyverysoon
Another vote for avast - never had any problems since it was installed - AVG on the other hand is poo

Avast picked up my trojan horse but not the adtrackers,AVG did and i done the same scan for both,didn't like Avast menu layout either,Nod32 i could go with,could go with Kapersky too,bitdefender fooked my comp up.
Old 18 August 2009, 10:17 PM
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Avira!
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