Poll: **********The All New Official OcUK Anti-Virus Program Thread - KEEP ALL AV QUESTIONS IN HERE*******
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This was posted at the top of this thread,
Yeah but I'm almost blind so can't see it very well
That's why I asked. Avast doesn't work well with my screen reader either, and has no high contrast theme support.
Soldato
As above, it is very lightweight. Zone Alarm Firewall has been removed already it was causing me jittering on BF4, even though I have allowed all the processes and was using it in 'game mode'.
Gone back to Windows 8 firewall for time being.
Man of Honour
Quite liking the new BitDefender 2014 free edition, so small, so minimal, so good on reviews as well.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2421252,00.asp
Resource allocation peepers will like its 12MB RAM footprint
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2421252,00.asp
Resource allocation peepers will like its 12MB RAM footprint
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I'm trying Bitdefender now. I like it so far, I can see it ,ore clearly than Avast and the screen reader likes it so that's a plus uses around 29mb when idle on my PC. After install it did blag me 'coz I thought IE was buggered but it turned out BD changed the homepage to blank for some reason.
uses around 29mb when idle on my PC. After install it did blag me 'coz I thought IE was buggered but it turned out BD changed the homepage to blank for some reason.
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I have never understood the negativity towards Norton over the last 4 to 5 years. I run Norton 360 on quite a few computers and it is great. It tunes up the computers while users are afk, a great feature. It doesn't slow down any of the computers and is continuously near the top of all the latest av reports. I guess people look at it like some people look at skoda cars, yes they were rubbish once..
I have tried most of the avs paid and free, the two I don't like are Mcafee and AVG. Mcafee is terrible for a paid suite slows the average pc down(how much did intel pay for it?) AVG kept on crashing on a few of the Pc's so probably just a compatability issue but a pain for me to fix. Bitdefender I used a lot and I still like it but it never liked my gaming PC a few years ago as it kept disconnecting my internet (reboot was the only fix) tried it earlier this year and liked it but it never automatically tuned the computers like norton 360 does. The last Norton 360 I bought 5 pc's 1 year $5 off the bay.
I have tried most of the avs paid and free, the two I don't like are Mcafee and AVG. Mcafee is terrible for a paid suite slows the average pc down(how much did intel pay for it?) AVG kept on crashing on a few of the Pc's so probably just a compatability issue but a pain for me to fix. Bitdefender I used a lot and I still like it but it never liked my gaming PC a few years ago as it kept disconnecting my internet (reboot was the only fix) tried it earlier this year and liked it but it never automatically tuned the computers like norton 360 does. The last Norton 360 I bought 5 pc's 1 year $5 off the bay.
Norton is overpriced bloatware. I'd rather use superior freeware to keep my system ticking over.
Soldato
For w 8.1 I think Windows Defender should be fine. Just install Malwarebytes free version and run that once in a while. If you are a bit paranoid then just install the noscript addon for browser. You should be fine. No way would I pay for a antivirus now days.
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BitDefender free updates about every 2 hours and no ads
McAfee will soon be known as Intel Security. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/07/intel_ditches_mcafee_brand/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25653664
Proof that well known sites can be infected through adverts easily. Wise to have an ad-block on and white list sites you want to 'support' to minimise risk & decent AV of course too.
Proof that well known sites can be infected through adverts easily. Wise to have an ad-block on and white list sites you want to 'support' to minimise risk & decent AV of course too.
Soldato
Just Updated my Avast the other day! (2014.9.0.2011)... Didn't notice it until this morning...
The (slightly annoying) American Lady "Avast Database has been updated!" has been replaced by a very bored sounding British Lady!!
The (slightly annoying) American Lady "Avast Database has been updated!" has been replaced by a very bored sounding British Lady!!
My Kaspersky licence is coming up for renewal and I am not tempted to pay £40+ for it.
I've gone through this thread and have come to the conclusion that the following is OK:
1 - Avast or Bitdefender? Any comments on which or other options? I prefer safety as opposed to speed/memory but within reason (in comparison to Kaspersky as that's my current baseline)
2 - Malwarebytes - run it now and then
3 - Common Sense
I'm using Windows 7 64-bit.
I've gone through this thread and have come to the conclusion that the following is OK:
1 - Avast or Bitdefender? Any comments on which or other options? I prefer safety as opposed to speed/memory but within reason (in comparison to Kaspersky as that's my current baseline)
2 - Malwarebytes - run it now and then
3 - Common Sense
I'm using Windows 7 64-bit.
I use Avast free version and Malwarebytes free version,Bitdefender free is ok but a bit basic on UI,Avast has more features and allows you to adjust more in the UI etc...
Open a Barclays current account and get Kaspersky internet security for 3 pc's for free, you get a new activation code every year.
Thanks for the feedback. Avast seems to be the choice of AV.
I'm interested in the following comment:
2: Software patching - I try to keep everything up to date, is there anything I should be concentrating on?
3: Harden your browser. I currently use IE11 which I appreciate is not the best (but I like its ease of use). I've tried Chrome and hated it (and I do not trust Google). I do like Firefox and am slowly migrating to that. But, how do I 'harden' my browser - be it IE11 or FireFox?
I'm interested in the following comment:
2: Software patching - I try to keep everything up to date, is there anything I should be concentrating on?
3: Harden your browser. I currently use IE11 which I appreciate is not the best (but I like its ease of use). I've tried Chrome and hated it (and I do not trust Google). I do like Firefox and am slowly migrating to that. But, how do I 'harden' my browser - be it IE11 or FireFox?
I just paid £20 for a 3 PC / 1 Year licence of KIS 2014. There are good deals to be had by shopping around.
The (slightly annoying) American Lady "Avast Database has been updated!" has been replaced by a very bored sounding British Lady!!
voice notifications for such a meaningless task? you've got to be ****ing kidding. why not run silently and have notifications for when something goes wrong. that would make more sense. :/
i'm still running commando here as i have done for the last 10 years. **** AV software.
Just Updated my Avast the other day! (2014.9.0.2011)... Didn't notice it until this morning...
The (slightly annoying) American Lady "Avast Database has been updated!" has been replaced by a very bored sounding British Lady!!
You can disable sounds or just have it set to run in silent mode while gaming ,Avast is quite customisable if you look in settings
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