anti-virus

Are there any risks using the free products versus the purchased products? I have used a variety of the free products and each has produced some false positives. Not sure of they have missed any viruses or not.

It is really, really weird. There are a few server type things that I am unable to connect to... such as WoWInfinity (biggest WoW hack), WoW's News server via the launcher, WoW PTR patch server (hopefully not live server >_<), some download servers off CSS, and probably more than that (I just...

To check out MS's new anti-virus/malware/spyware scanner click on the link: Link Removed due to 404 Error Remember it's still in beta so be carefull.... Also be aware of limited availability: This beta is available only to customers in the United States, Israel (English only), People's...

this is the Anti-virus dubbed morro I believe...if any of you want it..here it is. Please post with results.... Link Removed due to 404 Error if any of you feel like testing this, there is a sythetic research test sample virus called eicar. If you want to see if Morro works then try it...

Hi all! I can happily report that Sophos 7.6.8 works great for me on my 64-bit version of Windows 7 build 7100. Link Removed - Invalid URL UPDATES: My CPU is a intel pentium 4 ht 3.00ghz and the CPU speed is at 6% with sophos and msn running :)

A new virus catcher will be released as a beta soon by MS.. More details here: Link Removed due to 404 Error

Anyone have trouble with AV programs in Win7? I have Trend Micro 64bit version, and it works fine, but Windows keeps reporting that its turned off. When it is not. cheers:confused:

I am running Windows 7 Build 7100 64 bit on an HP A6720F, Quad core AMD with 6 GB RAM. I did an upgrade from Vista SP1 and everything seemed fine. Now after 30 minutes or so, all 4 CPU's start running at 80-90%. Checking Task Manager processes only show about 3-4% usage, mainly from anti-virus...

connection xp to windows 7 times out ??? ----------------------------------------- I've multiple xp machines trying to connect to windows 7 from windows 7 i can connect to vita and xp no problems so far from the XP machines I can now see vista and XP machine I can access vista...

I currently run Vista with Microsoft's Onecare Live for antivirus/spyware protection. I've just installed Windows 7 RC on a separate partition, and of course Onecare Live won't work with Windows 7. Could anyone tell me (a) if I picked up a virus while using Windows 7 am I correct in thinking...

Any suggestions on which free AV software out there won't blow up RC1? I used our new Symantec and that blew the system up twice, so I thought I would just use a free one for now to continue testing with the system. I am looking for input on any that anyone has been able to try successfully...

Tested Win7 beta here at work and it was actually rather smooth. Then came RC1 and it hasn't been quite as smooth. Some issues with RC1: PC used for testing: Dell E4300 laptop, 4GB memory. Beta loaded fine and all the Vista drivers from Dell worked in Win7 Beta without issue. RC1 loaded...

I have to install a new Anti-Virus software and I downloaded AVG and Avira. When I go to run the installation file it doesnt give me the option to open it. It just asks me to search for a program to run with it. I'm not sure what the issue is. Ive looked up the AVG program and it says its...

Please help, I have just re-formatted this computer once again and put Windows 7 on it again. Last time I had the exact same build of windows 7. My Problem is that this time, when I plug in my External HDD (generic driver) It registers, installs the driver, and says it is ready to use, When...

Ok Im running win7 build 7057 x32 for a week now, I started with Norton internet security 09. I had to restart my computer after i ran the liveUpdate thing. The computer boots and shows the Win7 splash screen but then goes blank like it ususally does then comes back up with the mouse only. Does...

Grisoft has released Link Removed - Invalid URL of the AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition. This version contains a range of changes, improvements and fixes. It appears that current AVG Free 8.0 users will need to download the new version from the link above as it isn't applied via AVG's built-in updater.

Looks like I am getting a Windows Vista Laptop from work. I am currently using Windows XP, and I have some paid software that I bought on-line (like Cyberdefender anti-virus, and and a Audio mixing program) - which I assume can work on Vista. It is just that I read some stuff about...

This is from a magazine called PC Utilities. It states Microsoft is announcing plans to replace it's subscription-based Windows Live OneCare anti-virus service.. It will offer protection against viruses, spyware, Trojans and rootkits.. It will not include the extra features such as printer...

Well here it is in a nutshell. I installed AVG and everything went smoothly. For me and I have read other posts that when I rebooted and tried to get online to download updates such as dat files for the virus database....I couldnt. Not sure if this is a known issue. Anyone have any...

Any help,but today some software could not get on to the internet,notibly-Avira anti-virus and Spybot Search and Destroy. I was trying to install both,and both unable to connect,the firewall is seeing them trying to connect,and I am allowing them. Any help greatly appreciated.