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Title: Computer viruses!
Post by: keavin on September 29, 2008, 07:46:27 AM

anybody got any good advice on some good virus protection???

Title: Computer viruses!
Post by: olieoliver on September 29, 2008, 07:49:23 AM

I use McAfee and I haven't had a virus or spyware, EVER.  
 
OO

Title: Computer viruses!
Post by: 811952 on September 29, 2008, 08:34:45 AM

Tally another vote for McAfee.  
 
I also use Malwarebytes these days to find and clean bad things.  You can do a search for it at www.majorgeeks.com (http://www.majorgeeks.com) to download the latest version.
 
John

Title: Computer viruses!
Post by: adriaan on September 29, 2008, 08:39:22 AM

Don't download stuff off the internet that you wouldn't want your mother to know about - lots of viruses lurking in the dark.

Title: Computer viruses!
Post by: Bradley Young on September 29, 2008, 09:46:41 AM

I've got some advice:
 
Use Firefox with Adblock and Noscript.
 
Most of the threat vectors these days are email and web based, and FF + the extensions I listed should protect from the vast majority of web based ones.
 
If you run windows, you need to have at least Windows XP SP2, and turn the windows firewall on.  I don't see any need for an add-on firewall, the one included is quite serviceable.
 
As far as antivirus goes:
 
Trend Micro: use only if you have been recently thinking, man, my computer is just waay too fast, and I need to slow it down.  Waaaaaay down.
 
Symantec: okay, and I've heard that the latest version (9?) is much less obtrusive (good thing!)
 
McAfee: okay
 
AVG: seems to not be too performance draining, plus it is free for non-commercial use.

Title: Computer viruses!
Post by: olieoliver on September 29, 2008, 10:01:42 AM

I have another question. I have a MAC in my studio and although I don't use it very often for the internet and email it does have access and I have NO virus protection  on it. I am fairly new to MAc OS so my question is, DO I NEED A THIRD PARTY VIRUS PROTECTION?
 
OO

Title: Computer viruses!
Post by: flaxattack on September 29, 2008, 10:04:51 AM

i use firefox and norton security

Title: Computer viruses!
Post by: jas on September 29, 2008, 01:21:58 PM

I use Macs exclusively. I have ClamXAV (free) on both machines as well as the built-in firewalls. But Macs are a lower risk ... at present. Look at versiontracker.com for Mac software, you can find plenty freeware.
 
Jas

Title: Computer viruses!
Post by: mike1762 on September 29, 2008, 03:42:49 PM

I use condoms

Title: Computer viruses!
Post by: lbpesq on September 29, 2008, 05:23:54 PM

I tried that once, but it made the screen really blurry.
 
Bill, tgo

Title: Computer viruses!
Post by: artswork99 on September 29, 2008, 07:07:37 PM

LOL

Title: Computer viruses!
Post by: rogueman on September 30, 2008, 08:19:11 AM

Linux. Any body know the best version for music?

Title: Computer viruses!
Post by: olieoliver on September 30, 2008, 08:23:55 AM

Maybe Lenux Kravitz. (rim-shot)  
 
OO

Title: Computer viruses!
Post by: 811952 on September 30, 2008, 10:07:56 AM

I used Ubuntu for awhile and found good codec availability, but it's been awhile..

Title: Computer viruses!
Post by: hankster on September 30, 2008, 06:17:40 PM

You don't really need any 3p protection on a mac, unless you are concerned about receiving contaminants via email and passing them on to others via email unknowingly, by forwarding mail for example.  And of course if you are using a Mac with an Intel chip and running Windows on it, you will be just as vulnerable in that mode as on any PC.
 
Rick

Title: Computer viruses!
Post by: keavin on October 01, 2008, 03:19:01 AM

thanks crew!!!

Title: Computer viruses!
Post by: jazzyvee on October 01, 2008, 11:22:15 AM

When I first had my mac laptop, the store advised me to get norton/symantec anti-virus and firewall software. It slowed the computer down so much that in the end after searching the net I realised I didn't really need it. So i un-installed it and have not had any viral attacks even after getting the same emails that my windows friends have had catastrophe's with.
 
Accepting macs are less vulnerable to virus attack, is that still the same situation for being hacked into?
Are macs just as vulnerable as pc's in that respect?

Title: Computer viruses!
Post by: hankster on October 01, 2008, 02:03:52 PM

They are vulnerable, to a hacker with good knowledge of Linux and Mac OS.  The highest vulnerability arises if you login as root and then access the internet, since it is in that file that the greatest hacker vulnerability of the system resides.  But generally they are vulnerable.  The biggest thing they have going for them in that regard is the relatively low number of hackers with much interest or knowledge of the Mac world.