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This is a discussion on What Kind of virus protection do you have? within the Everything Windows forums, part of the General PC Forums category; I'm just wondering, since I just dl'ed AVG free edition, and it detected 4 viruses. Stupid McAfee, didnt detect anything. ...

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McAfee 8 17.78%
Norton 7 15.56%
AVG 12 26.67%
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Old 05-31-2006, 04:56 PM   #1
 

 
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I'm just wondering, since I just dl'ed AVG free edition, and it detected 4 viruses.
Stupid McAfee, didnt detect anything. At least I got rid of them!
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Old 05-31-2006, 05:01 PM   #2
 
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I don't have one, but I haven't gotten any virii in the last 2 years.
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I use Linux, so I'm pretty safe, so I don't bother with a virus protection program.
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I don't have one, but I haven't gotten any virii in the last 2 years.
same.
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same.
Exactly..Don't go opening every email you get or visit stupid websites..and you will be fine.
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the kind that protects me from viruses...
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I have AVG
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Norton Client Security. (No expiry, ever )
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I have firefox...
I dont do stupid shtit that gives me any viruses

EDIT: i technically have avg, but ive never used it
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I have AVG
How do you scan with it? Also, if you delete the viruses from the Virus Vault does that mean they are PERMANETLY delteted or just restored to their orginial places??

And everybody should remember that viruses dont neccisarilly mean that it screws with your computer. It might be dormant, and wait to be activated. I didn't even know about the 4 viruses I had, they didnt slow down my computer or anything.
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Old 05-31-2006, 05:33 PM   #11
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I use McAfee, along with spybot S&D and Adaware. Works pretty well.
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i have computer skills and linux so if my windows gets hit i will remove it manually or fdisk
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none i dont get virus any virus but i do have lot of spyware scaners
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Norton does the job.
did you pay for it
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did you pay for it
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Pay? lol...
Naw j/k, my cousin got it for free from his school.
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Pay? lol...
What is this....PAY...You speak of?
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What is this....PAY...You speak of?
Points used in these forums, what else would it mean?
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Yes sir, piracy sucks.
:sad: :sad: piracy rocks


waste money on crapy software sucks
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waste money on crapy software sucks
if the software is crappy way would you want it at all
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I use AVG Free for my anti-virus and Zonealarm Pro for my firewall and I haven't had a virus...ever...
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I have McAfee!
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"Other". I'm running Mac OS X. No need for AV software. Only poor people running XP need that.
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I knew you'd have to say something about how great your MAC is and how crap XP's are! LOL
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