Windows 7

[the keifer]

Does Macifee work well on 7?

[DaveP]

Does Macifee work well on 7?

McAfee and Norton take up way too many resources.. I haven't had any problem using ZoneAlarm or AVG.. very small and does the job just the same..

[the keifer]

Does Macifee work well on 7?

McAfee and Norton take up way too many resources.. I haven't had any problem using ZoneAlarm or AVG.. very small and does the job just the same..

I get Macifee through Comcast and it really slows my tower down when it updates or scans. I'm running XP Pro with a 3GB P4, and 1GB Ram.

[DaveP]

Does Macifee work well on 7?

McAfee and Norton take up way too many resources.. I haven't had any problem using ZoneAlarm or AVG.. very small and does the job just the same..

I get Macifee through Comcast and it really slows my tower down when it updates or scans. I'm running XP Pro with a 3GB P4, and 1GB Ram.

If the performance drop is that noticeable.. try one of the other ones. Also, set it up to scan when you know you will never be using it, 3-4am or something like that.

[Hondo]

Get yourself a copy of NOD32. I've used it for years and it's the best AV out there for not hogging up resources. Norton sucks balls.

[Joe]

I use Avira on all of my computers. You get a daily popup when it updates, but you can actually disable that in the registry. One thing that is a must have is Malwarebytes. They are hands down the greatest in finding and removing Malware and Spyware.

[DaveP]

I use Avira on all of my computers. You get a daily popup when it updates, but you can actually disable that in the registry. One thing that is a must have is Malwarebytes. They are hands down the greatest in finding and removing Malware and Spyware.

Never heard of that one.. will have to check it out. I have used Adaware for the most part and never really had any problems.

[Joe]

I use Avira on all of my computers. You get a daily popup when it updates, but you can actually disable that in the registry. One thing that is a must have is Malwarebytes. They are hands down the greatest in finding and removing Malware and Spyware.

Never heard of that one.. will have to check it out. I have used Adaware for the most part and never really had any problems.

Since I started using Malwarebytes I have never had to reinstall windows or spend more than 30 mins removing malware. (Not including the time it takes to do a full scan)

[Pete Nice]

I use Avira on all of my computers. You get a daily popup when it updates, but you can actually disable that in the registry. One thing that is a must have is Malwarebytes. They are hands down the greatest in finding and removing Malware and Spyware.

Never heard of that one.. will have to check it out. I have used Adaware for the most part and never really had any problems.

Since I started using Malwarebytes I have never had to reinstall windows or spend more than 30 mins removing malware. (Not including the time it takes to do a full scan)

Best website for an easy free download please.

[DaveP]

I use Avira on all of my computers. You get a daily popup when it updates, but you can actually disable that in the registry. One thing that is a must have is Malwarebytes. They are hands down the greatest in finding and removing Malware and Spyware.

Never heard of that one.. will have to check it out. I have used Adaware for the most part and never really had any problems.

Since I started using Malwarebytes I have never had to reinstall windows or spend more than 30 mins removing malware. (Not including the time it takes to do a full scan)

Best website for an easy free download please.

btjunkie.org if you are familiar with torrents.

[Pete Nice]

Never heard of that one.. will have to check it out. I have used Adaware for the most part and never really had any problems.

Since I started using Malwarebytes I have never had to reinstall windows or spend more than 30 mins removing malware. (Not including the time it takes to do a full scan)

Best website for an easy free download please.

btjunkie.org if you are familiar with torrents.

I am not, I am downloaded utorrents and am going to look into it this weekend. is that the website to get it from?

[DaveP]

I am not, I am downloaded utorrents and am going to look into it this weekend. is that the website to get it from?

grab http://www.bittorrent.com/btusers/download/? instead of utorrent.. much better. then use btjunkie.org to search for whatever you would like.

[Joe]

I use Avira on all of my computers. You get a daily popup when it updates, but you can actually disable that in the registry. One thing that is a must have is Malwarebytes. They are hands down the greatest in finding and removing Malware and Spyware.

Never heard of that one.. will have to check it out. I have used Adaware for the most part and never really had any problems.

Since I started using Malwarebytes I have never had to reinstall windows or spend more than 30 mins removing malware. (Not including the time it takes to do a full scan)

Best website for an easy free download please.

http://www.malwarebytes.org/

[burnt_servo]

i find it funny that windows has to run so many layers of security, while the mac doesnt. Plus mac is so easy to use. I wish I would have made the switch earlier. fuck windows, i'm done with them

the new mac os is a apple gui on a unix base operating system .
in a sense it isn't that much different than linux .

and yes it has many many layers of security , much of which is not readily availble to the average user to save them from themselves .

but which is easier , go after a few hundred mac users and catch a couple percent off guard and rape them , or go after millions of windows users , and catch and rape 1% of them ?