So I had this whole roundup written, and the Opera 8.01 beta ate it. So I'll recap.
Norton - still gets everything, still horrifyingly bloated.
McAfee - gets everything, no longer eats your system like 7.x did, but now just as bloated as Norton. Ick.
AVG - 6.0 was amazing. 7.0 less so. Interface is obtuse - like getting RID of a virus after you've scanned for viruses involves going three screens deep and then right-clicking. That's pretty silly. Also 7.0 is more resource-hungry and obtrusive. Not terribly so, but it's now noticeable whereas 6.0 could be doing a full virus-scan in the background and you could still play a game. You can't do ANYTHING while 7.0 is scanning.
Panda - used to be bizarre (Win3.1 installer, Win95 interface) but now is nice and pretty. But I haven't tested it because it requires a separate subscription fee and I'm not gonna pay to TEST a program. There is no trial.
Kaspersky - has been going downhill for a long time. Used to be the "Russian Elite" but now it's just quirky and oddly put together. Doesn't catch everything.
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What do you guys use? AVG is increasingly frustrating to me. I don't own it, so I tend to use 7.0 free, and it's... ok. Not great. Not as great as 6.0 was. I'm tempted to try one of the minimalist AV progs. Some that I know of:
Norton Corporate - much sleeker than regular Norton, but still gets all the nasties.
F-Prot
Sophos
Anyone know anything about these? Weigh in on what you use!
Norton - still gets everything, still horrifyingly bloated.
McAfee - gets everything, no longer eats your system like 7.x did, but now just as bloated as Norton. Ick.
AVG - 6.0 was amazing. 7.0 less so. Interface is obtuse - like getting RID of a virus after you've scanned for viruses involves going three screens deep and then right-clicking. That's pretty silly. Also 7.0 is more resource-hungry and obtrusive. Not terribly so, but it's now noticeable whereas 6.0 could be doing a full virus-scan in the background and you could still play a game. You can't do ANYTHING while 7.0 is scanning.
Panda - used to be bizarre (Win3.1 installer, Win95 interface) but now is nice and pretty. But I haven't tested it because it requires a separate subscription fee and I'm not gonna pay to TEST a program. There is no trial.
Kaspersky - has been going downhill for a long time. Used to be the "Russian Elite" but now it's just quirky and oddly put together. Doesn't catch everything.
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What do you guys use? AVG is increasingly frustrating to me. I don't own it, so I tend to use 7.0 free, and it's... ok. Not great. Not as great as 6.0 was. I'm tempted to try one of the minimalist AV progs. Some that I know of:
Norton Corporate - much sleeker than regular Norton, but still gets all the nasties.
F-Prot
Sophos
Anyone know anything about these? Weigh in on what you use!
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