On this page I will post my personal reviews of Anti-Virus & Anti Spyware Software that I run across. This is something that every computer should have and surprisingly is usually the most neglected in any computer.
ANTI-VIRUS APPS..
1) NORTON ANTIVIRUS/INTERNET SECURITY SUITE
ONE OF THE MOST COMMONLY FOUND PROGRAMS ON ALL COMPUTERS. A SOLID CHOICE, ESPECIALLY ON A POWERFUL MACHINE THAT SEES ALOT OF INTERNET USAGE EACH DAY AND, UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS ALSO ONE OF THE BIGGEST RESOURCE HOGS AROUND. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN???? QUITE SIMPLY, WHILE PERFORMING UPDATES OR SCANS, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO DO MUCH ELSE. INCLUDING SURF THE NET.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THIS IS A 24/7 APPLICATION, MEANING THAT IT RUNS IN THE BACKGROUND THE ENTIRE TIME YOUR COMPUTER IS TURNED ON, MONITORING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM FOR SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY. AND, SINCE THE 2006 VERSION, HAS INCREASED ANTI-SPYWARE DETECTION CAPABILITY.
THIS PROGRAM IS NOT CHEAP EITHER, WITH A YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION FEE.
i HAVE FOUND MORE COMPUTER RUNNING NORTON TO BE EXTREMELY OUT OF DATE IN REGARDS TO UPDATES. THIS CAN BE AS BAD AS NOT HAVING IT AT ALL.
MCAFFEE
THIS IS THE 2ND MOST COMMONLY FOUND ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAM FOUND ON COMPUTERS TODAY. THIS PROGRAM, TOO, IS A SOLID CHOICE FOR MACHINES THAT SEE A LOT OF DAILY USAGE.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THERE ISN'T A LOT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO PROGRAMS ONCE YOU GET PAST THE COSMETICS. UNFORTUNATELY THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE RESOURCE HOG PART AS WELL.
EVERYTHING THAT I SAID ABOUT THE NORTON A/V WILL ALSO APPLY TO THIS PROGRAM WITH 1 SMALL ADDITION. MCAFFEE DOESN'T LIKE TO COME OFF OF THE COMPUTER EASILY AND SOMETIMES REQUIRES MULTIPLE REMOVALS TO GET IT ALL.
MCAFFEE IS A STANDARD RECCOMENDATION FOR PEOPLE WHO USE AOL.
PANDA
WHILE I DON'T HAVE A HUGE AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE WITH PANDA, WHAT KNOWLEDGE I DO HAVE OF IT IT ALL GOOD. AND YES IT IS A BIT OF A HOG FOR RESOURCES TOO. BUT THAT SEEMS TO BE THE NORM THESE DAYS AS SOFTWARE COMPANIES BUILD BIGGER & BETTER MOUSETRAPS, THE POWER TO RUN THESE MOUSETRAPS INCREASES TOO. USUALLY AT YOUR OWN COMPUTERS EXPENSE.
YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION/LICENSE TO BE RENEWED TO CONTINUE RECEIVING UPDATES.
MID TO HIGH INITIAL INVESTMENT TO PURCHASE PROGRAM.
AVG
AVG IS A DIFFERENT STORY ALL TOGETHER. WITH A FREE TRIAL FOR HOME USE, THIS PROGRAM IS TAPPING INTO A LARGE SEGMENT OF THE MARKET AS PEOPLE DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM AND USE IT FOR UP TO A YEAR OR LONGER (IT IS A BASIC PROGRAM AFTER THE TRIAL EXPIRES, WHICH REQUIRES MANUAL DOWNLOADING OF UPDATES WHICH IS AS DIFFICULT AS CLICKING ON THE 'UPDATE NOW' BUTTON.) BEFORE PURCHASING THE FULL VERSION.
THE PRICE FOR THE FULL INTERNET SECURITY VERSION IS AROUND 80-90 DOLLARS AND JUST THE A/V IS CHEAPER BUT THE REAL DIFFERENCE HERE IS THAT THE PROGRAM ISN'T A HOG, THAT'S RIGHT, AVG HAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT HERE... YOU CAB STILL SURF THE WEB WITHOUT MAJOR LAG FROM THE DEMAND FOR RAM OUTSTRIPPING THE SUPPLY IN YOUR MACHINE.
AND FOR THAT ALL I CAN SAY IS CHA-CHING!! AND IT'S ABOUT TIME TOO !!!!
i HAVE RECOMMENDED THIS PROGRAM TO MOST OF MY CLIENTS AND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE PERSON, WHICH CORRUPTED AND REQUIRED A REINSTALL, NO ONE HAS HAD ANY BAD ISSUES WITH THIS PROGRAM.
RIGHT NOW AVG 8.0, THE LATEST VERSION AS OF THIS WRITING, IS WHAT I RECOMMEND TO ANYONE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO TRY.
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ANTI-SPYWARE APPS