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nick088
July 8th, 2002, 06:03 AM
hey guyz, wat antivirus programs are u all using ???
i am very afraid cause, i mainly use kazaa 2 download stuff and furthermore, more and more viruses are entering kazaa:mellow
and i am sooo freakin afraid tat i mite be infected with a virus while i am downloading stuff through kazaa....rite now i am using the grisoft AVG and NAV 2002 antivirus programs.....
but after taking a look at the reviews posted by ppl at cnet.com about NAV 2002, i am sooo confused to which program i should use !!!
after taking look at a website called www.virusbtn.com , which tests alll the antivirus programs available, i decided tat i should try out NOD32 !
but the problem is i couldn't find NOD32 in Kazaa, and after browing around wesbites, i couldn't find any cracks or even keygens around !!!!:cross
pls guyz, HELP ME !!!!!:hole

lion7718
July 8th, 2002, 06:27 AM
I use AVG, works fine for me...AVG & Trojan Remover.

nick088
July 8th, 2002, 07:04 AM
the problem with AVG is, the AVG failed in almost all tests that the www.virusbtn.com did !!:green5

method
July 8th, 2002, 10:29 AM
Do NOT trust Norton or McAffee any more. They have an intentional security hole in them. If I say any more I'll sound like a conspiracy theory nut. But plz.. if you've got shit to hide, especially from big brother, do NOT trust these AV packages.

CandyMann_69
July 8th, 2002, 04:55 PM
I like Norton Anti-Virus, works great for me.

mlv12321
July 9th, 2002, 10:15 AM
I use AntiVir Personal Edition, which is a bit German but excellent nonetheless...mainly because it is free for personal use. Aside from getting an odd looking umbrella in your system tray, I hear it even protects rather well. And they even have a message board where you can ask for help, should the need arise.
If you like bulky programs with fancy buttons, bells and whistles and the occasional warning from a conspiracy theorist ;)...then by all means use one of the other expensive alternatives.
You can download it here "http://www.free-av.de" (this is the German site) or here "http://www.free-av.com" (if you prefer English).

July 9th, 2002, 11:16 AM
Ive been using Zone Alarm for about 9 months now. Seems to work pretty good.

jabba|xtra
July 9th, 2002, 12:01 PM
norton is good, until the update subscription runs out. then you have to pay another $20 or something to keep your av updated for another year. after that i would use avg.

CandyMann_69
July 9th, 2002, 02:02 PM
Originally posted by X§
Ive been using Zone Alarm for about 9 months now. Seems to work pretty good.

Ummm, zone alarm is a firewall. A great firewall at that, but still need a anti-virus program, like norton.

urbantus
July 18th, 2002, 05:22 AM
hi im a newb to file sharing

at the mo i use avg anti virus proggy

I read above that it aint too good

is this true

should i get something else

if so what

can any one also reccommend a good trojan remover

thx

lion7718
July 18th, 2002, 08:19 AM
AVG is fine....everyone has there opinion.

urbantus
July 18th, 2002, 08:27 AM
thx
can you reccommend a good trojan remover

wesr
July 18th, 2002, 09:26 AM
I just use trend micro's PC-cillin. It works fine for me. Does anyone know if it is a good program and whats a good trojan remover??:fire

Tzaddi28thPath
July 18th, 2002, 04:52 PM
I have used Norton and McAfee and am currently running Norton but I do think the better of the two is McAfee for sure, I dunno about the others mentioned. And i dunno about a conspiracy theory, and if there is one SOME1 please enlighten me lol... I feel like a mushroom heh!

wesr
July 18th, 2002, 06:30 PM
Does anyone know of a good free trojan remover? But if PC-cillin is a trojan remover then say so because I have PC-cillin antivirus. So is that a trojan remover, if not could someone please recommend a free one

Sephiroth
July 18th, 2002, 06:55 PM
Yeah its called dont run exes from shady sources.. hehe well try not too.

Seriously though try looking in the software section on Help Net Security (http://www.net-security.org/)

lion7718
July 18th, 2002, 08:35 PM
As far as I know there aren't any free Trojan Removers, but you can always download one and find a crack.

Sephiroth
July 18th, 2002, 09:38 PM
Thats the problem people are always quick to download and get that crack which its files like cracks that do have trojans in them.. So your downloading a crack to let you use a program that may have a trojan which your using the crack to protect your system from..

You know the box network is more than its most famous box there are many other parts too which have alot of info.. I forgot about it but here (http://neworder.box.sk/codebox.links.php?&key=antivir) is a link to some anti-virus programs.

Failing that you could always try google (www.google.com) to look for one.

cheapprick
July 18th, 2002, 09:58 PM
That's true when it comes to protecting your security and that of your computer, spend a few bucks.

Can't believe I said that.