anti virus with vista

Timdog · 24 Jan 2007 at 16:29

can some1 plz point me in the right direction of an antvirus what will work with 64 bit?

the avg free i had b4 doesnt work with 64 bit windows

BloodWolf · 24 Jan 2007 at 16:31

nod32 i believe

Timdog · 24 Jan 2007 at 16:33

ok cheers it supports x64

Solaris · 24 Jan 2007 at 16:36

Avast 4 free home edition all the way

Its the best out there bar none

www.avast.com

bluesouljah · 24 Jan 2007 at 16:40

Yup, avast running on mine too.

REDD555 · 24 Jan 2007 at 16:45

Solaris said:
Avast 4 free home edition all the way

Its the best out there bar none

www.avast.com

100% agreed. Installed it last night and it runs a beaut

bledd · 24 Jan 2007 at 16:48

avast hogs more resources than nod32

Timdog · 24 Jan 2007 at 16:55

cool i will see which i like the best

thnx all for your help

Solaris · 24 Jan 2007 at 16:56

bledd. said:
avast hogs more resources than nod32

Still prefer avast

lordedmond · 24 Jan 2007 at 17:26

NOD 32 works fine

Podfather · 24 Jan 2007 at 19:18

yes 1 min.

Tute · 24 Jan 2007 at 21:26

Should they not call the x64 version NOD64?

Brum Man · 24 Jan 2007 at 23:11

Would most of you recommend running a software firewall as well as Avast if not behind a router?

If so, which free one is the best?

Tute · 25 Jan 2007 at 00:35

I've been through a few firewalls and i've found the Windows one to be at least one of, if not, the best one.

It sits there, discreetly, and does it's job, with minimal user interaction. Yes, it's not great if you're more of a "power user" but i'd say it does more than a fine job for most.

Berserker · 25 Jan 2007 at 02:45

Another vote for NOD32 and Windows firewall.

I tried Avast, but didn't like the interface, so I broke out the wallet and got a 5-machine, 3-year NOD32 license. How's that for commitment?

(I came from Symantec land - which cost 50% more and got in the way 50% more too).

drunkenmonkey · 25 Jan 2007 at 07:01

Berserker said:
Another vote for NOD32 and Windows firewall.

I tried Avast, but didn't like the interface, so I broke out the wallet and got a 5-machine, 3-year NOD32 license. How's that for commitment?

(I came from Symantec land - which cost 50% more and got in the way 50% more too).

well you have certainly given nod the nod then!

avast and windows firewall here! .....seems good enough for now!

z0mbi3 · 26 Jan 2007 at 10:46

bledd. said:
avast hogs more resources than nod32

There's not much in it though.

the-void · 26 Jan 2007 at 10:49

Kapersky is running a free beta for its internet security suite (firewall, anti-virus, spyware) that is valid for 2 months. I am trialling it at the moment. Currently I am dual booting Vista with XP. So I don't mind running Beta software. I figure that I will be reinstalling my Vista anyway in a couple of months due to all the fiddling and playing around with it.

It certainly doesn't consume much memory at all and I haven't noticed much slowdown in the OS. However in saying that, the GUI is far more responsive than XP ever was, probably because its using my 7600gt to draw the screen display instead of software.