Thanks for the heads up on the smiley.
Using Internet without Antivirus.
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gameranand
Living to Play
Actually I only use its mounting capabilities so I don't need to use cracked or pirated version so I don't use one. Its free version or say evaluation version does that job perfectly. But if you can please send me the link to the the file which won't get detected. I mean After installing.Sam.Shab said:
Yeah that sucks doesn't it??Sam.Shab said:
As far as I know. NO.Sam.Shab said:
Liverpool_fan
Sami Hyypiä, LFC legend
er I meant the malware being executable, not the RAR file. An executable will get privileges according to which user or permission it was launched.
cute.bandar
Cyborg Agent
oh ok . i misunderstood you i guess..
skeletor
Chosen of the Omnissiah
Never bothered to check.
But one thing I know is, Avast 5 slowed down Athlon 64 3000+ with 224MB RAM whereas Avira didn't.
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gameranand
Living to Play
Well its a good news for me because i usually play games so I want a anti virus which consumes least resources but is not a lame in detection.ico said:
Zangetsu
I am the master of my Fate.
No....AFAIK
my PC got infected from a win32 pesin A virus
& as we know win32 type viruses infect .exe files......
so from then i decided to keep all my .exe setups in .rar file.
so virus cudn't infect the .rar files.....
@gameranand: Anti-Virus low on resources...run in gamer-mode u will get
good boost while gaming
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gameranand
Living to Play
Got it. Thanks.KaranTh85 said:
funkysourav
What The.... !!!
get avira antivir and comodo fw as stated earlier
it's always light on resources
lighter than many that i have used
thetechfreak
Legend Never Ends
Frostwire is a virus?
In a friends PC Avast 5 detected limewire as virus and deleted it.
I think these kind of programs create false positives.
In a friends PC Avast 5 detected limewire as virus and deleted it.
I think these kind of programs create false positives.
Symbianlover
Always on net
I think the idea is good.I use kasparsky in my home pc which running with win xp sp3.after installing the AV my pc become slow.so i think the adea w/o AV is best to get full performance of Pc.but some problem must occur w/o aV but if i alert always when i browse on internet then nothing to worry.and alltime keep a think in mind that any thing get from pen drive is harmfull for pc.so the better way is to get software from dvd or cd.so nothing to harm my pc.
thetechfreak
Legend Never Ends
Kaspersky according to me is a big bloat.
Avira, avast! are the lightest according to me.
Avira, avast! are the lightest according to me.
Lord073
Journeyman
Just a small question - Which is the best free Antivirus according to you guys, in terms of detection rates and resource consumption? At present I'm using Kaspersky trial version which has slowed down my system a lot. Before that I was using Norton which was an even bigger resource hog.
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gameranand
Living to Play
Use Avira as suggested by many. I'm also gonna give it a try. About Kaspersky and Norton Man they suck unless you have really fast PC to keep them running.Lord073 said:
I do use Comodo Firewall. Have to use Avira.funkysaurav said:
coderunknown
Retired Forum Mod
don't know about others but my friends PC got infected with Win32:Sality (not the variant. 100% pure one) & then it started corrupting all the executable files, only compressed softwares i gave him were left untouched.
so i keep all my software & game collection as .rar files. it provides protection (according to me) & also keeps the file secure so that no file goes missing.
actually the bundled toolbar is the source of problem. many A/V detect the toolbar as malware. so i always search for some lite version.PC with old parts & less ram will slow down if you install Kaspersky. & about your no A/V theory, once virus or trojan enter your system, your PC will get slow anyway.
valid only for old & slow PCs.
1. avira
2. avast
3. AVG (DON't
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gameranand
Living to Play
Agreed. Once it happened to me also. It deleted all the executables of my game setups then I was left with game setups having all files except the goddamn setup.exe. LOLSam.Shab said:
thetechfreak
Legend Never Ends
yesterday I tried to install something(forgot what)
it had option to install bing toolbar. Like always I unchecked it. Than I got a popup saying 'Please wait 60 seconds' but if I dont uncheck the option theres no such popup.
Promptly clicked cancel setup.
Will post name if I remember.
it had option to install bing toolbar. Like always I unchecked it. Than I got a popup saying 'Please wait 60 seconds' but if I dont uncheck the option theres no such popup.
Promptly clicked cancel setup.
Will post name if I remember.
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gameranand
Living to Play
Installed Avira. Damn its really less resource hungry than Avast. Avast used to use about 5MB Ram Avira uses only 3MB well but I do agree that avast offers a lot more features than Avira thats for sure but if it just protect me from malwares, viruses, and spywares I am good with it.
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thetechfreak
Legend Never Ends
keep it regularly updated. Also use Panda USB vaccine.
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