all of them seem to have poor reviews on Amazon.com

2/19/2007 5:50:48 PM

don't be an idiot on the internet + http://free.grisoft.com (optional) = no viruses

2/19/2007 5:53:14 PM

norton is free for NCSU fac/students/staff.

i use mcafee, because it's free for faculty/staff/students at Univ of Washington.

the cheapest is the bestest.


(no sane person should consider AV software optional. Any of the major brands (free or paid) are sufficient. so all things being equal, go for cheap.)




[Edited on February 19, 2007 at 5:55 PM. Reason : ]

2/19/2007 5:53:22 PM

ok well I am no longer a student or faculty

the cheapest I've seen so far is McAfee 2007 for $33.99

I just don't want to renew my Norton subscription for $39.99

fuck all that

2/19/2007 5:58:40 PM

http://free.grisoft.com/

2/19/2007 6:00:51 PM

Quote :

"no sane person should consider AV software optional"

what are you kidding? i haven't used antivirus in about 3 years. viruses have fallen far out of favor. spyware is where all the money is today.

[Edited on February 19, 2007 at 6:11 PM. Reason : and if you're not reckless on teh intarwebs, you'll be just fine]

2/19/2007 6:11:13 PM

^^^ ok, fine, get the free stuff. any of the popular ones are good. just as long as they keep the signatures updated relatively often.

^ yeah, and one false click then you're fucked. do you ever have anyone else use your computer? wife/girlfriend/relative/friend?

i just had a virus quarantined last night. admittedly i was off in blog land, and got into something i wouldnt normally be.

2/19/2007 6:22:29 PM

Kaspersky...

I put Kaspersky on all my client's PCs. I really like the centralized management tool. Personally I run linux (Suse 10.2).

[Edited on February 19, 2007 at 6:50 PM. Reason : more info]

2/19/2007 6:49:24 PM

Quote :

"don't be an idiot on the internet + http://free.grisoft.com (optional) = no viruses"

Haha, you are correct sir.

2/19/2007 7:07:15 PM