How Many Of You Use An AntiVirus App?

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Derango

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I do, in windows anyway..espically at work. There's so many viruses flying around here, its not even funny...
 
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isaacmacdonald

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nope. don't use em. Norton and Mcafee somethin' inevitably screw up my computer. I don't really download many executables and I don't use outlook.
 
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Harvey

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Going online without AV protection is as dangerous for your system as unprotected sex is for your bod. Always practice safe hex! :cool:
 
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Mr N8

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Symantec Corporate Edition 8.0. I also deploy it to 150 other computers. (Yes, its all licensed.)

I made the mistake of setting up a server at home without it. I finished setup at about 10pm, got up in the morning (6ish) and it was running horribly. I ran AVG's free scanner, and I already had nimda.
 
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WarmAndSCSI

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Originally posted by: Aceshigh
I went without an antivirus for 2 years and everything was fine. Then somehow I picked up the WIN.CIH virus and it infected every damn executable on my hard drive. Cleaning it was a mother because it would infect the antivirus program I was using to clean it and then spread to even more files. I had to download a specific program to isolate the virus before cleaning the pc. Formatting wasn't an option because I had some really important programs on there and besides, viruses can infect the bios sometimes too and even a format won't do the trick. Finally got the damn thing cleaned off, been running Norton's Antivirus since and it has saved me many times.
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Well, they won't infect your BIOS probably, but they sure as hell target your boot sector - which sucks.
 
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Originally posted by: isaacmacdonald
nope. don't use em. Norton and Mcafee somethin' inevitably screw up my computer. I don't really download many executables and I don't use outlook.
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You are aware of port scanning as well as getting ActiveX and other virii off from web pages aren't you?
 
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Booster

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Norton AV 2003 here - it's great! Works like a charm, but fails to detect any viruses. I'm not sure there aren't any. It just lets them go through :(
 
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Night201

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Originally posted by: MogulMonster
Symantec Corporate Edition 8.0. I also deploy it to 150 other computers. (Yes, its all licensed.) I made the mistake of setting up a server at home without it. I finished setup at about 10pm, got up in the morning (6ish) and it was running horribly. I ran AVG's free scanner, and I already had nimda.
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Sounds like me, except for the whole server thing. And I deploy it to less people. Great app!
 
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chr6

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nope, i raw dog it. no av. used to, but i stopped. just use your noggin and stop downloading what you think are romance videos.
 
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