Originally Posted by
Bigrig
Don't cry Princess ... I just use a proper program to protect my precious assets!!! lmao
Wouldn't have a clue if real or not mate, but obviously (at the very, very least) the code has the heuristics of a virus ... and that's good enough for me ... I have too much to lose by having my (work) laptop go haywire ...
There is only three products I recommend for virus control and they have nothing to do with personal preference, and/or belief in hype - they are from practical 'enterprise grade' application in the IT market that I have been in since 1990. They are (in order):
1. Nortons Business Edition (360 for home computers), as they do live update of virus definitions every 4 minutes worldwide ... simple as that. It affects performance by consuming huge amounts of memory but essentially just says no to anything that even smells fishy from 100 feet. Painful at times, but super effective.
2. Trend Micro - not sure if you can get this for home computers as the corporate edition is bloody expensive - but if it's good enough the FBI (irrespective of your thoughts after watching Hollywood movies), it's good enough for me.
3. Barracuda Anti-Virus - one of the cheaper ones, but smacks the anus of program's like McAfee and Kaspersky. Small footprint also and doesn't seem to affect application/computer performance anywhere near as much as Nortons - but for good reason, it's not as 'hardened'.
Everyone has an opinion, and there's other good ones out there, but considering those three above have about 60% of the global corporate market, they're reputation is on the line (along with literally billions upon billions in revenue), and they'll protect that by protecting you.