Best ANTI-VIRUS program that is Vista compatible

Thanks everyone!

"Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
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>> I've been using the free version of Avast! with Windows Vista
>> and it works wonderful without any issues.
>> http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
>
> Same here.
>
> --
> Alexander Suhovey

In article <#Eayp2nQHHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>, VB Programmer
says...
> In your opinion, what is the BEST antivirus program that is out there
> (compatible with Vista.)
>
> I've been using Norton for YEARS, which is unstable at times. I don't like
> McAfee either.
>
NOD32 from Eset.


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Conor

The United States, increasing quality by lowering standards since 1776.

Im using Kaspersky Anti virus 6 with windows vista basic, Kaspersky reports
that all protection components are running yet Widows security reports that
Kaspersky isnt turned on at all, after the prompt to turn Kaspersky back on
it still reports Malware Protection Off. What report Is correct and is my
antivirus even running at all ????

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> I've been using the free version of Avast! with Windows Vista
> and it works wonderful without any issues.
> http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
>
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "VB Programmer" wrote:
>
> In your opinion, what is the BEST antivirus program that is out there
> (compatible with Vista.)
>
> I've been using Norton for YEARS, which is unstable at times. I don't like
> McAfee either.
>
> I'm contimplating either Kaspersky 6 or BitDefender 10, but don't know much
> about these.
>
> Thanks....
>
>

From: "confused..." <confused...@discussions.microsoft.com>

| Im using Kaspersky Anti virus 6 with windows vista basic, Kaspersky reports
| that all protection components are running yet Widows security reports that
| Kaspersky isnt turned on at all, after the prompt to turn Kaspersky back on
| it still reports Malware Protection Off. What report Is correct and is my
| antivirus even running at all ????
|

Trust Kaspersky NOT Microsoft's Security Center. Remeber if it was up to Microsoft they
would have you run OneCare which is the lowest rated anti virus product on the market.


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Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm

I am SURE happy I'm sitting here with XP Pro SP2 and Norton Internet
Security 2007, which works SMOOTHLY and EFFICIENTLY and takes up VERY little
of my time worrying about it. I just update it daily and it does all it's
supposed to do.

Windows Defender does the SAME.

DSH
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"confused..." <confused...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm using Kaspersky Anti virus 6 with windows vista basic, Kaspersky
> reports
> that all protection components are running yet Widows security reports
> that
> Kaspersky isnt turned on at all, after the prompt to turn Kaspersky back
> on
> it still reports Malware Protection Off. What report Is correct and is my
> antivirus even running at all ????

Thanks David, i had been told Kaspersky was One of the best Antiviruses on
the market , im glad i didnt remove it.

"David H. Lipman" wrote:

> From: "confused..." <confused...@discussions.microsoft.com>
>
> | Im using Kaspersky Anti virus 6 with windows vista basic, Kaspersky reports
> | that all protection components are running yet Widows security reports that
> | Kaspersky isnt turned on at all, after the prompt to turn Kaspersky back on
> | it still reports Malware Protection Off. What report Is correct and is my
> | antivirus even running at all ????
> |
>
> Trust Kaspersky NOT Microsoft's Security Center. Remeber if it was up to Microsoft they
> would have you run OneCare which is the lowest rated anti virus product on the market.
>
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
>
>
>

D. Spencer Hines spewed out this bit, and i'll scatter a few bits myself:

> "confused..." <confused...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3399DD3F-D2F8-43D8-887A-E09C123D36DE@microsoft.com...
>
>> I'm using Kaspersky Anti virus 6 with windows vista basic, Kaspersky
>> reports
>> that all protection components are running yet Widows security
>> reports that
>> Kaspersky isnt turned on at all, after the prompt to turn Kaspersky
>> back on
>> it still reports Malware Protection Off. What report Is correct and
>> is my antivirus even running at all ????
>>
> I am SURE happy I'm sitting here with XP Pro SP2 and Norton Internet
> Security 2007, which works SMOOTHLY and EFFICIENTLY and takes up VERY
> little of my time worrying about it. I just update it daily and it
> does all it's supposed to do.

And I'm sure glad you're happy. Just the other day I had to clean up an XP
computer that had Norton internet security on it. It was infected to the
point that the owner couldn't even use it. Norton antivirus said everything
was fine and dandy. Scanned it with Kapsersky and cleaned a crap can full of
infected files. Even the restore partition was loaded with infected .HTML
files.

> Windows Defender does the SAME.

Yeah, that's a spyware killer right there.

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Mhzjunkie

1 PRINT "Windows Vista ERROR"
GOTO 1
END

"Mhzjunkie" <newsabuse@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> D. Spencer Hines spewed out this bit, and i'll scatter a few bits myself:
>
>> "confused..." <confused...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3399DD3F-D2F8-43D8-887A-E09C123D36DE@microsoft.com...
>>
>>> I'm using Kaspersky Anti virus 6 with windows vista basic, Kaspersky
>>> reports
>>> that all protection components are running yet Widows security
>>> reports that
>>> Kaspersky isnt turned on at all, after the prompt to turn Kaspersky
>>> back on
>>> it still reports Malware Protection Off. What report Is correct and
>>> is my antivirus even running at all ????
>>>
>> I am SURE happy I'm sitting here with XP Pro SP2 and Norton Internet
>> Security 2007, which works SMOOTHLY and EFFICIENTLY and takes up VERY
>> little of my time worrying about it. I just update it daily and it
>> does all it's supposed to do.
>
> And I'm sure glad you're happy. Just the other day I had to clean up an XP
> computer that had Norton internet security on it. It was infected to the
> point that the owner couldn't even use it. Norton antivirus said
> everything was fine and dandy. Scanned it with Kapsersky and cleaned a
> crap can full of infected files. Even the restore partition was loaded
> with infected .HTML files.

I can echo this a hundred times over. The record figure that Kaspersky
removed from a Norton supposed Internet Secure machine was 1023 items - some
of which were real dangers!

Isn't there a story going around that malware writers specifically exploit
Norton "protected" computers?

Norton is the biggest POS I ever seen - and as you said - it can get so bad
that the computer becomes inoperable. While Norton happily reporst
everything is hunky dory!

>> Windows Defender does the SAME.
>
> Yeah, that's a spyware killer right there.
>
> --
> Mhzjunkie
>
> 1 PRINT "Windows Vista ERROR"
> GOTO 1
> END
>
>

From: "D. Spencer Hines" <poguemidden@hotmail.com>

| I am SURE happy I'm sitting here with XP Pro SP2 and Norton Internet
| Security 2007, which works SMOOTHLY and EFFICIENTLY and takes up VERY little
| of my time worrying about it. I just update it daily and it does all it's
| supposed to do.
|
| Windows Defender does the SAME.
|
| DSH


Windows Defender is NOT anti virus. WD covers non-viral malware of the class
adware/spyware.

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Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm

"D. Spencer Hines" <poguemidden@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ufDgWxhXHHA.1244@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I am SURE happy I'm sitting here with XP Pro SP2 and Norton Internet
>Security 2007, which works SMOOTHLY and EFFICIENTLY and takes up VERY
>little of my time worrying about it. I just update it daily and it does
>all it's supposed to do.

Very funny. But seriously, Norton products slow down a machine very much,
particularly when starting the computer. The Norton 2007 products are way
worse than previous versions. I switched to NOD32, which runs with very
little overhead and has the best record of any antivirus product. Another
product to consider is AVG free version, since NOD32 is about $30 for the
first copy and $20 for other copies and renewals.