# PC Antivirus.....the ins and out.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 23, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448 "2010-07-23T19:49:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448/1 "2010-07-23T19:49:21Z")
Just bought a new laptop for general crap. Want to install some Av software. I’m curious to know what the puter whiz folks on this forum like/prefer…and more importantly…why they like one over the other. I currently have AVG on this POS and it does it’s job “ok” but I’m always down to hear what the real computer guys are using. Post away. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448/2 "2010-07-23T19:52:24Z")
Avast Free for AV. Why? Because it’s less of a resource hog than some of the others and catches everything. I’ve used Microsoft Security Suite which is also good. I used AVG and Symantec for a while and both were kind of resource hogs. Run Spybot Search and Destroy + Piriform CCleaner (I can send you the .ini file that will take care of what you probably need to take care of as there is a bunch of settings you can check/uncheck) = Clean PC. ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448/3 "2010-07-23T20:01:59Z")
> [@what i did this weekend](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-i-did-this-weekend/31457/69): > > Avast Free for AV. Why? Because it’s less of a resource hog than some of the others and catches everything. I’ve used Microsoft Security Suite which is also good. I used AVG and Symantec for a while and both were kind of resource hogs. > > Run Spybot Search and Destroy + Piriform CCleaner ( **I can send you the .ini file that will take care of what you probably need to take care of as there is a bunch of settings you can check/uncheck** ) = Clean PC. That would be good, since I’m far from a computer whiz myself. r247motorsports@gmailDOTcom is the address 🙂 I will try that AVast I agreet hat AVG sucks the computer down when it’s running here. I can’t have it scanning while I’m running solidworks or the PC damn near shuts down(SW almost taxes this PC as is) Run Spybot Search and Destroy + Piriform CCleaner \<---- Freeware? ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448/4 "2010-07-23T20:05:41Z")
+1 for avast. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448/5 "2010-07-23T20:12:34Z")
Piriform is a free-ware company. I use their CCleaner, Defraggler programs on all of my PCs. I’m going to host the .ini file on my server so anyone else reading this thread can grab it. The file goes into the root of the installation directory of CCleaner (typically C:\Program Files\CCleaner). Just right click on the link below and do save as or save link as. Should save as an .ini file. [http://www.ilyakol.com/Other/ccleaner.ini](http://www.ilyakol.com/Other/ccleaner.ini) ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448/6 "2010-07-23T20:14:59Z")
Avast hands down ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448/7 "2010-07-24T00:19:04Z")
We use Avast or ESET on all customers computers. ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448/8 "2010-07-24T16:39:46Z")
avast it is. DL’ed and running on the laptop now. thanks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448/9 "2010-07-24T17:30:23Z")
> [@\*\*\*\*\*Official: Mighty Meet Thread\*\*\*\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-mighty-meet-thread/10918/2371): > > We use Avast or ESET on all customers computers. Who the fuck do you work for? Avast/Microsft security essntials as far as the free ones go… Been staying away from avast lately as its been causing some Internet related issues, and well to be honest as of late its been missing a lot of shit. Microsoft Security Essentials gets my pick in the Free AV department… I’m talking 20+ computers a week I put it on and have had 10x better success as heard from customers than Avast If you don’t mind paying or would like to pay for one (:crazy i know but some people like to have a paid AV) ESET gets my vote ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448/10 "2010-07-24T18:34:16Z")
> [@When digital photos go wrong](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-digital-photos-go-wrong/33746/5): > > Who the fuck do you work for? > > Avast/Microsft security essntials as far as the free ones go… > > Been staying away from avast lately as its been causing some Internet related issues, and well to be honest as of late its been missing a lot of shit. > > Microsoft Security Essentials gets my pick in the Free AV department… I’m talking 20+ computers a week I put it on and have had 10x better success as heard from customers than Avast > > If you don’t mind paying or would like to pay for one (:crazy i know but some people like to have a paid AV) > > ESET gets my vote I don’t pay for shit, for the most part anyway lol. By any chance you still happen to have a lockdown on some chip fo that fried inspiron laptop i have here? $$$ can come your way for sure 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448/11 "2010-07-24T18:42:39Z")
> [@what i did this weekend](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-i-did-this-weekend/31457/69): > > Avast Free for AV. Why? Because it’s less of a resource hog than some of the others and catches everything. I’ve used Microsoft Security Suite which is also good. I used AVG and Symantec for a while and both were kind of resource hogs. > > Run Spybot Search and Destroy + Piriform CCleaner (I can send you the .ini file that will take care of what you probably need to take care of as there is a bunch of settings you can check/uncheck) = Clean PC. Avast 100% i dont use any antivirus on my pc’s tho… but people seem to need AV’s so i just put avast on it for them, the new build of avast is way better and the UI is great… you can register the program within itself without having to go to websites and check your email and bs and copy and past codes etc no A/V FTW ! been doing it for years now, since i stopped using A/V i havent gotten any viruses… ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448/12 "2010-07-24T20:20:06Z")
AVG was good but it turned into a pig. Malwarebytes, MS Defender, CCleaner, and Defrag often. ---
**Author:** ![jdaniels](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdaniels/32/6399_2.png) [@jdaniels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdaniels)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448/13 "2010-07-24T21:31:54Z")
> [@Passport for Canada?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/passport-for-canada/33748/13): > > no A/V FTW ! been doing it for years now, since i stopped using A/V i havent gotten any viruses… +1 Fuck AV. Oh, and if you MUST have it… Kaspersky or NOTHING AT ALL. ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448/14 "2010-07-25T01:51:47Z")
> [@ebay of the day](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ebay-of-the-day/33743/7): > > **AVG was good but it turned into a pig.** > > **Malwarebytes** , MS Defender, CCleaner, and Defrag often. - 1 and +1 i was going to say malwarebytes but i always forget the name ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448/15 "2010-07-25T07:38:30Z")
> [@Boxersix"](#): > > I don’t pay for shit, for the most part anyway lol. > > By any chance you still happen to have a lockdown on some chip fo that fried inspiron laptop i have here? $$$ can come your way for sure 🙂 I may, not 100% PM me with the details of the laptop and Ill look on monday when i get in. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448/16 "2010-07-25T07:39:18Z")
Microsoft Security Essentials /thread ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448/17 "2010-07-25T07:43:31Z")
> [@night in w.palm(v.ms3/slobalt/two hondas/a nissssssan)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/night-in-w-palm-v-ms3-slobalt-two-hondas-a-nissssssan/33747/7): > > Microsoft Security Essentials /thread +1… Wayne I belive your acctualy the person that turned me onto it. I heard of it when it was first out in “beta” but using an AV from microsoft just seemed sketchy as shit :rofl Have had a lot more positives from myself and customers over almost all of the other free AV’s ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448/18 "2010-07-25T09:39:35Z")
> [@Nick Tahoos at the fair](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nick-tahoos-at-the-fair/33771/13): > > +1… Wayne I belive your acctualy the person that turned me on :ninja ---
**Author:** ![Gendy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gendy/32/6456_2.png) [@Gendy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gendy)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448/19 "2010-07-26T18:36:57Z")
Anybody use the CA suite that Time Warner offers? any good? ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448/20 "2010-07-26T21:38:40Z")
> [@Sleeping \> Audi PICS!!! =(](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-audi-pics/33830/6): > > Anybody use the CA suite that Time Warner offers? any good? Its a pile of shit and i recommend staying far away from it [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-antivirus-the-ins-and-out/253448.md?page=2)