What virus protection program do you use?

Nice... sounds like you are all set. Better to be protected then to have something happen in the future.

If you are happy with it and it doesn't bog down your system (McAfee is much better than Norton) then to with that. Remember to use an anti-spyware and Registry cleaner every so often as well. Thanks Zelo

Oh yes, the spyware thing runs on here also. I think I have pretty much all the protection they offer. :)

Kaspersky as mentioned before is #1 in all virus programs and is not THAT expensive considering the cost of other programs. All programs do things better than others and that is why I can use a program like Avira that just does viruses and then use another program (ZoneAlarm is a great one) for a firewall and use yet another one for anti-spyware. And of course like you say make sure you have everything configured properly (and if you are using your own firewall for God sake turn off Windows firewall). Thanks for the great post Zelo

I forgot to mention that I run Lava-Soft's AdAware and Spybot now and then at home to catch any spyware missed by Zone Alarm or Avast.

You're going hard-core... that is a great suite. A little overkill for a home system but does a great job. Thanks for the post. Zelo

(rolling his eyes)... I used to be a manager of the computer department at Best Buy #509. OF COURSE they are going to tell you it is junk. It's FREE. There are some really good programs that are free and there are some other shoddy ones that I wouldn't use either. SAME with pay programs. The TOP virus protection programs you won't even find at Best Buy (Kaspery being #1 on that list), it is what they can make the most profit from. Just on that subject for one second... stores like Best Buy lose up to 50% on computers and hardware (printers, etc...) (and now even TVs). How do they stay in business. That $40 computer cable you bought costs them $15. The Monster Cables you spent $100 for to hook up your surround sound to your TV cost them around $12. And the coup de gras... having them 'look' at your computer. That is 100% profit (not exactly 100%, you have to take out for paying the worker, lights, air, etc, but not pay for any product). Some of their services are GREAT, but they are way over-priced. Getting back to free anti-virus programs. McAfee has a free internet scan service... are they going to say the free one is junk but the one that is $40 is the greatest thing since sliced bread? Aaaanyways. Thanks for sharing. Zelo

I am not familiar with either one of them. If they are both ANTI-VIRUS programs you should only run one at a time. Thanks Zelo

Both fine programs. Thanks for your response. Zelo

Make sure it updates... if you have a free version and it has virus definitions from a year ago (or more) then it is of little to no use. Thanks for the post Zelo

Listen to Mooch

I believe AVG 8.0 is out... you may want to check it out and upgrade if necessary. Thanks for the response. Zelo

He is absolutely right. #1 rule. NEVER have two anti-virus going at the same time -- EVER. I am sure he reformatted that drive too when all he needed to do was use a boot-time scanner to get rid of the trojan.... Some of the things I don't like about 'computer techs' they take the easy way out a lot of times.

If you think Linux is unhackable you are very very wrong. Remember Linux comes from the Unix core operating system which is what many hackers know the best. Run AVG on Linux to keep yourself safe! Thanks for the post. Zelo

If you don't like the constant updates (which is a good thing unless you are on a really slow connection) you can switch to Avira which is much more hands-off and works just as good as if not better. Thanks for your post. Zelo

No matter what virus protection you are using two things are certain. 1. There is going to come a time when you ARE going to get a virus. A brand new virus will come out and hit before your software updates. At a good interval it only updates once daily... that is 23 hours of the day for a virus to hit. Likely, no. POSSIBLE, yes. 2. With that said, anything that is of any value, BACK IT UP. I have seen jump drives (1 GIG) for $6. That is CRAZY! You can use DVD/CD and if it is super large Dual-Layer DVD or Blu-Ray discs. A dual-layer Blu-Ray disc can hold 50GB of data. If you need even more than that (a web server maybe?) then back up to a hard drive. There are 1TB (1000GB / 100000MB appx.) drives that are out now and SATA can be daisy-chained. Just like when you were learning Word Processing way way back... the cardinal rule is to SAVE (backup) SAVE SAVE SAVE... I have important things (wedding photos etc... on three different computers, a DVD and on a jump drive). Great post. Zelo

Just remember to have McAfee uninstalled when you do that. Just because it 'expired' doesn't mean it still is not running on your system. It is very important to have one and only one virus protection program running at the same time. Thanks for the post. Zelo

Just remember once that trial is over you either have to buy or uninstall and find another... again AVG and Avira are the two free ones I advise trying. Thanks for your post. Zelo

That's great... It is good to make sure you are protected at all times. Thanks for the response. Zelo

Zone Alarm is great. It is good you have all your computer equipment protected. And like you say, a great thing about MyLot... share and inform. Thanks Zelo

Great that you found what works for you. Zelo

kaspersky is rated #1 out of all virus scanners so you have a good one on your machine. Thanks for the post. Zelo

Thanks for sharing your experience... Zelo

So it is like an online scan type of program? Zelo