Kaspersky v Norton

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sharkfin wrote: »

What about McAfee. Any thoughts

Absolute rubbish. As bad as AVG.

From looking around as reviews, most seem to rate Norton and Kaspersky as 2 of the best paid for and Avast/Avira as the best free ones.

But stay away from McAfee please!!!

It is important to bear in mind though that not any 1 particular antivirus will keep everything out. (Although it should keep most stuff out!) Therefore it might be worthwhile having an on demand scanner or 2 present on your computer. (Such as Malwarebytes or Superantispyware) Just as long as you don't have 2 real time scanning products present at any 1 time.

robredz

Kaspersky beta I am testing on Windows 7 64 bit seems to be ok so far, I would not touch Norton, If you go to PC World or Currys or other DSG group stores, they will try to sell you Norton with everything.

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robredz wrote: »

Kaspersky beta I am testing on Windows 7 64 bit seems to be ok so far, I would not touch Norton, If you go to PC World or Currys or other DSG group stores, they will try to sell you Norton with everything.

So because some stores try to sell it, that means it's rubbish?

Just because they get commission on the sales or the fact it is sold by PC World doesn't make it any worse. Have you actually tried it in the last 2 years?

HTML200

Personally I prefer my security in different packages - spyware/malware, firewall and virus killers.

McAfee: Haven't used it much, not sure, solid reputation, version I used years back was a bit bloated, but that was a very long time ago.

NOD32: Never used it, can't comment, but it has an excellent reputation and is well-rated for detection rates.

Norton: Maybe they've cleaned up their act, but every version I've encountered in the past was awful and slowed PC's down horribly. It also got poor (for a non-free offering) detection rates in reviews/comparisons and from personal experience I can tell you it was difficult to uninstall. I haven't had any experience of it for a few years though, so maybe everything's fine now.

Kaspersky: Very good online reputation, seems quick from experience, supposedly advanced heuristic detection methods, don't have much personal experience to go on.

Sophos: No frills, no messing, serious stuff. Good reviews and detection rates.

AVG (free): This is what I use. Pretty quick, non-intrusive, reasonable detection rates - and it's free. Scans google results automatically and alerts you to links you shouldn't follow.

Avast!: Good reputation, free, probably better than AVG but no personal experience - can't comment.

For firewalls I recommend Zonealarm (there's a free version), and for spyware/malware I recommend Ad-aware and Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (both free).

Trend Micro Housecall is a good online virus/malware scanner that you can use to supplement any other scanner (free).

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HTML200 wrote: »

Norton: Maybe they've cleaned up their act, but every version I've encountered in the past was awful and slowed PC's down horribly. It also got poor (for a non-free offering) detection rates in reviews/comparisons and from personal experience I can tell you it was difficult to uninstall. I haven't had any experience of it for a few years though, so maybe everything's fine now.

That would be every version up to the 2009 version. From 2009, and now 2010, it's much faster, with many improved features. Still not saying it'll catch everything, but I find it's really user friendly, with frequent updates, and doesn't perform it's tasks while you're using the computer. It'll only scan when the computer is left idle for around 10 mins (can be changed) and then stops again when you come back to it.

robredz

Money_Grabber13579 wrote: »

So because some stores try to sell it, that means it's rubbish?

Just because they get commission on the sales or the fact it is sold by PC World doesn't make it any worse. Have you actually tried it in the last 2 years?

Horses for courses, and as my main OS is Linux unless I try to install and use it in Wine or on XP in a VM, it's no use to me. My point is that PC world seem to push Norton with PC's to the exclusion of other possible solutions; and yes they are entitled to their commission, there is no problem with that. If I was to go to a windows solution as a main OS I would consider it, but most feedback I have had from Norton users I know is fairly negative.

HTML200

Horses for courses, and as my main OS is Linux unless I try to install and use it in Wine or on XP in a VM, it's no use to me. My point is that PC world seem to push Norton with PC's to the exclusion of other possible solutions; and yes they are entitled to their commission, there is no problem with that. If I was to go to a windows solution as a main OS I would consider it, but most feedback I have had from Norton users I know is fairly negative.

Ah yes, forgot...

ClamAV for Linux: free (of course), horribly slow in a full scan but who cares? Linux is wonderfully free of viri, partly because it's an inherently more secure OS and partly because it's less popular (at least as a desktop OS) and less of a target. Also, rkhunter and chkrootkit to mop up the rest. And tripwire if you want to be really careful.

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robredz wrote: »

Horses for courses, and as my main OS is Linux unless I try to install and use it in Wine or on XP in a VM, it's no use to me. My point is that PC world seem to push Norton with PC's to the exclusion of other possible solutions; and yes they are entitled to their commission, there is no problem with that. If I was to go to a windows solution as a main OS I would consider it, but most feedback I have had from Norton users I know is fairly negative.

Ah. Well now you've heard from one where it's positive!;)

Restecpa

hi,

i work for DSG (Currys.Digital) as a sales advisor. I can honestly say the new version of Norton (Norton 360 Version 3.0) is not bad! it isnt so much of a resource hog as alot of previous versions were and it is simple for people to use.

I personally use ESET Smart Security 4.

And just for the record we dont get commission for selling norton, we have a target of how many we shoud aim to sell but there is no finacial insentive for it.

Restecpa

robredz

HTML200 wrote: »

Ah yes, forgot...

ClamAV for Linux: free (of course), horribly slow in a full scan but who cares? Linux is wonderfully free of viri, partly because it's an inherently more secure OS and partly because it's less popular (at least as a desktop OS) and less of a target. Also, rkhunter and chkrootkit to mop up the rest. And tripwire if you want to be really careful.

:T

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