As long as you keep UAC enabled on Windows 7 and put the users onto a standard account (i.e. not admin) it will help a lot. Also using Firefox with noscript plugin is a good idea.
Poll: **********The All New Official OcUK Anti-Virus Program Thread - KEEP ALL AV QUESTIONS IN HERE*******
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Avast Free antivirus (Avast 5.0 ) I've been using it since around version 4.6 and it's saved my behind several times unlike AVG which decided to falsely class one of my games as a virus (well it is just a bloated placebo after all).
Also the poll needs to be updated to include avast internet security (although it should've been added when the thread was started since avast 5 was well out of beta by the time it was started)
Also the poll needs to be updated to include avast internet security (although it should've been added when the thread was started since avast 5 was well out of beta by the time it was started)
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im currently use NOD 32 on my desktop,i have today bought a laptop that i also want to install Nod 32 on,can you buy a 2 users licence?
Edit : all sorted yes you can.
Edit : all sorted yes you can.
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nod for life 
!! the best of the best!
!! the best of the best!Av comparatives have issued a February 2010 on-demand result.
http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/ondret/avc_report25.pdf
This result stating NOD isn't the best with regard to on-demand scanning : }
http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/ondret/avc_report25.pdf
This result stating NOD isn't the best with regard to on-demand scanning : }
Soldato
Kaspersky appears to be losing ground, I recall it being in the first two places for pretty much everything last I checked. Interesting.
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well nod is no angel it let through a trojan on my htpc but malwarebytes got rid of it,might try this MSE and see what it is like
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nod32 on all my systems too
MSE is not very good.
Slow scan speed and not very good detection = fail.
Avast free antivirus version 5 performed better than MSE in the on-demand test.
Obviously there are other factors to include, but overall avast 5 might be better than MSE. ☺
Soldato
Yeah I'm seriously considering dropping NOD32 for MSE. Been hearing lots of great things about it.
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Currently using Avast.
Won't use MSE since it enjoys making all the icons in folders load REALLY slowly
Won't use MSE since it enjoys making all the icons in folders load REALLY slowly
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Time for me to renew Kaspersky AV 2010 or choose something different. Looking at the AVC test results posted above, AVIRA seems to have the best combination of detection rate and scan speed (although it does pick out more false positives). Anyone tried it. I wouldn't say I'm particularly high risk, my browsing is fairly standard and I've downloaded I think one torrent in the last 6 months. Something low on memory usage would be grand.
Of course staying put would be less hassle.
Of course staying put would be less hassle.
.I've just gone & bought Kaspersky again. I know it hogs my system resorces as badly as Norton used to & I hate how it makes me wait ages before I can do anything on start up, but between Kaspersky & Eset, it's still a no brainer really.
Kaspersky £25 3 user license. (Esets equivalent £120)
Eset £40 (1 user license)
Kaspersky £25 3 user license. (Esets equivalent £120)
Eset £40 (1 user license)
That is for the security suite? The standard AV is £30 / £45 / £60 for 1/2/3 year licence.
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guys
my kerpersky 2010 is going to run out soon, should I renew kerperksy
or get webroot internet security, apparently its the best this year
my kerpersky 2010 is going to run out soon, should I renew kerperksy
or get webroot internet security, apparently its the best this year
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Just uninstalled MSE i am going to give avast ago! see wot happens