[RESOLVED] is avg good enough av??

[fahad k]

jus a month back i got a broadband connection.i have been using avg for 2 yrs or so. but back then i was on dial up. i wanna know whether avg is good enough for me now since i m on broadband and i use "limewire" as my p2p.
are both safe??? or do i need norton system works which is quite heavy on the system??

[dglienna]

Liimewire is bad. It infected my sister's box even with Norton Corporate Edition.
I had to format last summer, and decided to ditch Norton. I am using and recommending Avast!. They release updates almost daily. They replaced the engine 3 times since July!

[The Phoenix]

I've have broadband for over a year now, all the while using AVG. It has worked great for me so far. I mean, not that I've never gotten any viruses, but it has always caught them quickly and gotten rid of them. But, I also let if run a full scan each night too, so that probably helps.

[Hack]

But, I also let if run a full scan each night too, so that probably helps.

Regardless of what you use, this, I believe, is the ticket to doing everything possible to ensure you aren't getting anything you shouldn't.

[dglienna]

Avast scans constantly, so that you don't need to do weekly scans. You can set it to scan when the computer is idle, or when the screensaver is on. I have the former, as my laptop doesn't have the screen saver for 20 minutes.

[The Phoenix]

Ah, but the all-important question: Is Avast! free? Some of us geeks can't afoard the other stuff. :P

[fahad k]

i have downloaded avast home edition. will give it a try.

[wiccaan]

Lol just a little comment to ya..

P2P and Safe do not belong in the same sentence together.

[dglienna]

Avast! is free for personal use on all OS's except Servers. For that, it's about $400. They offer it free "to prevent a virus from becoming global" and crippling the WWW. I don't know how long it will be free. Probably until they grab the market share. They're already in the top 4.

[fahad k]

Lol just a little comment to ya..

P2P and Safe do not belong in the same sentence together.

but there have to some that are safer than others??

[dglienna]

Nope. P2P by it's very definition could be abused, and it's nature cause you to leave your system more vulnerable then you would normally.

[The Phoenix]

Of course, some P2P does come with adware and the like. The free version of Kazaa, for one.

If you're going to use P2P stuff, be sure you know what it's installing.

[wiccaan]

If your looking for something safer then P2P Id say go with torrents, they are not the safest in the world either, but its a lot less abused then P2P is. There are millions of legit torrent sites and its easy to spot the b.s. ones too.

[mendhak]

An anti-virus software is only as safe as you, the user, makes it. Theoretically, if you are knowledgeable enough, you can actually live without an anti-virus software.

On the other hand, with an AV software, you only need to make sure you have the right usage habits, know what's harmful (Limewire), and get regular updates. Avoid porn sites. Don't download software you haven't researched first. Don't visit greeting card sites. Avoid porn sites. Avoid cracking sites. Stay legit, and you'll stay safe. Avoid porn sites. Did I mention avoid porn sites enough times?

I DO mean to brag, my previous computer, I had for 9 years, and never got one infection, virus, spyware, trojan, shareware, malware or any other ware for that matter. That had AVG installed on it.

[fahad k]

hey mendhak thanks for your advice. so i think i ll stick with avg.

and yeah AVOID PORN SITES.

[dglienna]

Greeting card sites whould be from reputable names, but I don't think Hallmark, or the Microsoft link would do any damage. I send e-cards to a few people, and have never had a problem.

[fahad k]

.I use 123greetings.com. never had any problems except i keep getting their spams which I dont open at all.

[penagate]

I have broadband, no anti-virus software, no firewall, I use Limewire and BitTorrent pretty much all the time, and I have never suffered any ill effects

When I did have anti-virus software, it did more harm than good.

Edit: I do use a router

[mendhak]

.I use 123greetings.com. never had any problems except i keep getting their spams which I dont open at all.

An even better solution would be to not have any friends.

Occam's Razor.

[ichix_jaxx]

that's ryt.. p2p can be abused.. but, the bottomline is, every internet application can be abused inevitably... users, should be responsible and aware on what things or sites that are malicious... mendhak is ryt.. dont visit crack and porn sites..

for me, wen i use p2p, i scrutinize the size of the file considering its format and not just its title ...

but there are p2p that would advise the user if the download is a possible fake... i use edonkey...