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NephyrS
 Post subject: Antivirus?
PostPosted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 8:36 pm 
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So as I'm slowly building myself a gaming computer, I remembered the whole "need antivirus" part of running windows.

So what do you all recommend? Preferably free?

Malwarebytes, SpyBot?

Avast! Still good?

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 Post subject: Re: Antivirus?
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I remembered the whole "need antivirus" part of running windows.


You don't, really. I haven't used anything other than built in Windows Defender since Win8 came out.
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Ok, cool.

I ran without one for years, then had a rootkit issue, then stopped using Windows for a few years, so I wasn't sure what the current standard was.

Of course, I'm still running XP until I snag a cheap upgrade to 7 or 8.

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 Post subject: Re: Antivirus?
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Avast or malwareytes, probably.

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I used to use AVG, but haven't used any in a long time.
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I've used Avast!, AVG, and Avira (current) and found them all acceptable.

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I still use Avast! and Spybot S&D.

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NephyrS wrote:
...I'm still running XP...


I take back what I said, get an antivirus. Microsoft doesn't even support XP anymore.
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Gotcha.

I won't be browsing the web on this at all, other than to DL addons- just going to be a dedicated WoW box.

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Is this box going to be connected to your home network? If so, do not run Windows XP.

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It will. But everything else on my home network is running OSX, if that matters.

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I like eset. Written in assembly, so quite fast and not a resource hog. Not free though.

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