anti virus software im using mcafee security centre atm, but its draining too much memory... i just want a basic low level virus scanner... all i use my pc for is to play mp3s and dvds so having the av equivelant of fort knox on my pc isnt really a necessity... anyone suggest an alternative? thanks
Trend is canny : http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp and lots of people bang on about this one, AVG : http://www.grisoft.com/doc/40/lng/ww
all this said, do i NEED a av suite? i went 6 months with just windows firewall and didn't get a single virus... would you reccomend simply having a firewall and using housecall say, once a week?
depends if you download much/have much downloaded copied onto your PC. If there's lots of file copying on and off yer machine - i'd have a permanent virus scanner - if not - a decent firewall and occasional Trend scan will do the trick
also keep your PC Uptodate with the windows updates, as these will prevent alot of virus's which target holes in windows
You dont need a memory resident AV in my opinion. Use a firewall and a one that checks your incoming SMTP mail. Also run a full check once a month or so.
SMTP is outgoing mail btw mr also - install avg free - its top notch and has a tiny footprint...u wont even notice it
I just use AVG and it seems fine. All its ever detected is the odd dodgy trojan from random sites. Dont use firewall software either, not lucky enough to have had a proper virus or anyone tryin to hack my computer!!! I feel left out!\
u tried 64bit xp yet mate? or 64bit server 2003?? im in a bit of a pickle atm...cant decide if I wanna stick 64bit xp on or wait few weeks for 64bit suse 9.3 wich promises the earth!!!! decisions decisions!
I've had a blast on XP64, not noticed too much difference tbh, everything seems a wee bit quicker is all - maybe because there's not much software that utilises it. I'm waiting for Longhorn before I go 64-bit meself. The 64-bit suse is supposed to be mint tho
yeah you do need a virus scanner you firewall will let things through, if you download an mp3 with a virus attached when you play it, it will infect your computer. I say stay with the one you've got, iespecially if your stuff using your computer for tunes and stuff it's not like you need the memory the program is taking up.
