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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40877.0&return_msg=40877.1"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.11">11–20</a>…<a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.31">31–40</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=40877.1">anti-virus du jour</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="40877_1_40_10"> <a name="a40877_1"></a><div class="message" id="message_40877_1"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)<span class="message_time">12 Jan 2014 09:36</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">1 of 40</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.1">40877.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Hey up kids! Mr B now has a Windoze pooter* (mercifully upgraded from the steaming turd that is 8.1 to the desktop-friendly v7), and consequently has to deal with the joys of the interwebz Neanderthals.<br /><br /> So what are you hep cats using to protect your pooter's innards from viruses and the like? I'm really looking for effective rather than free, although I think a reasonable AV suite should be available for less than 50 drinking tokens. <br /><br /> This pooter came with Norton Internet Security bundled with it, but it has less-than-top performance reviews. And besides I'm always wary of bundled software, since quality is less of a driver for the manufacturers than the kick-backs.<br /><br /> I installed F-Secure demo, but it kept nagging me to upgrade, which is bad manners when only 1 day into a 30 day trial so I showed it the door.<br /><br /> Currently I have Kaspersky trial installed, but Bitdefender might be a better option. And then there's NOD32, which doesn't seem to get reviewed or compared, so I've no idea how that compares.<br /><br /> Oh, it's all so much easier when using an OS that no one gives a shit about.<br /><br /> * only for work, not enjoyment<br /><br /><div class="edit_text">EDITED: 12 Jan 2014 09:41 by MR_BASTARD</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40877.1&return_msg=40877.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40877.1"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40877_2"></a><div class="message" id="message_40877_2"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">12 Jan 2014 10:59</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 12 Jan 2014 12:46"></span></span> <span class="message_count">2 of 40</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.2">40877.2</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.1#a40877_1" target="_self">40877.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Avast free seems to do the job and it is *free*.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40877.2&return_msg=40877.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40877.2"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40877_3"></a><div class="message" id="message_40877_3"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Monsoir (PILOTDAN)<span class="message_time">12 Jan 2014 11:07</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 12 Jan 2014 12:46"></span></span> <span class="message_count">3 of 40</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.3">40877.3</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.1#a40877_1" target="_self">40877.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Microsoft Security Essentials. Free, lightweight and effective.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40877.3&return_msg=40877.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40877.3"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40877_4"></a><div class="message" id="message_40877_4"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">12 Jan 2014 12:21</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Monsoir (PILOTDAN) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 12 Jan 2014 18:32"></span></span> <span class="message_count">4 of 40</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.4">40877.4</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.1#a40877_3" target="_self">40877.3</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Isn't that like recommending a Ford fire extinguisher for a Pinto, or a Chevy seatbelt for a Corvair?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40877.4&return_msg=40877.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40877.4"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40877_5"></a><div class="message" id="message_40877_5"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)<span class="message_time">12 Jan 2014 12:48</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 12 Jan 2014 13:15"></span></span> <span class="message_count">5 of 40</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.5">40877.5</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.1#a40877_2" target="_self">40877.2</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Thanks. But I read that although Avast is the best of the free AV, it isn't as good as some of the paid-for versions. As I noted in the OP, I'm more interested in effective than free.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40877.5&return_msg=40877.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40877.5"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40877_6"></a><div class="message" id="message_40877_6"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)<span class="message_time">12 Jan 2014 12:58</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Monsoir (PILOTDAN) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 12 Jan 2014 18:32"></span></span> <span class="message_count">6 of 40</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.6">40877.6</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.1#a40877_3" target="_self">40877.3</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Thanks Dan. For some reason I was under the impression that MSE was limited in W7 compared to W8, but I may have got confused with Windows Defender. Or something else.<br /><br /> But MSE doesn't seem to be doing too well in terms of protection: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Security_Essentials">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Security_Essentials</a></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40877.6&return_msg=40877.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40877.6"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40877_7"></a><div class="message" id="message_40877_7"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">12 Jan 2014 13:17</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 13 Jan 2014 10:50"></span></span> <span class="message_count">7 of 40</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.7">40877.7</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.1#a40877_5" target="_self">40877.5</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Ah. Send me your credit card # for a professional consultation.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40877.7&return_msg=40877.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40877.7"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40877_8"></a><div class="message" id="message_40877_8"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">12 Jan 2014 13:18</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 13 Jan 2014 10:50"></span></span> <span class="message_count">8 of 40</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.8">40877.8</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.1#a40877_6" target="_self">40877.6</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Last time I looked into this MSE was best avoided. <br /> <br /> All the free options seem to have annoying pop ups. Bit Defender (I think) always seems to come top in the various tests. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40877.8&return_msg=40877.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40877.8"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40877_9"></a><div class="message" id="message_40877_9"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Matt<span class="message_time">12 Jan 2014 14:15</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 13 Jan 2014 10:50"></span></span> <span class="message_count">9 of 40</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.9">40877.9</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.1#a40877_1" target="_self">40877.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I use NOD32 Antivirus (not their Smart Security), have done for 6 years (or more). I like it because compared to other paid antivirus it sits there quietly, preferring not to bug you endlessly and doesn't stick it's branding everywhere it can (Looking at you McAfee).<br /><br /> Instead it just gets on with the job it's designed to do without trying to get too clever or overwhelm with extra needless functionality. When it needs to tell you about an infection it does so in an easy to understand way, showing a native-looking Windows dialog with easy to pick choices, not some confangled counter-intuitive brand heavy UI like others do.<br /><br /> It seems lately that Antivirus applications are competing to see who can bolt the most shit on to your OS, including browser toolbars and extras like anti-spyware and anti-spam filters and anti-this-that-and-other. Many of them even alter (and sometimes break) the functionality of other applications without telling you, which is fucking annoying to unpick (still looking at you McAfee). NOD32 does none of this, it runs in the system-tray and mines it's own business.<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 12 Jan 2014 14:16 by MATT</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40877.9&return_msg=40877.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40877.9"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40877_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_40877_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time">12 Jan 2014 15:41</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 13 Jan 2014 10:50"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 40</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.10">40877.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40877.1#a40877_1" target="_self">40877.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I agree with HermannD. Microsoft Security Essentials works fine for me. I burrow about in the darker corners of the interweb on a regular basis, and MSE has always picked up on bad shit and rarely identifies a false positive (I intermittently install other ones for their free period to double check)</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40877.10&return_msg=40877.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40877.10"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="40877.11" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>