Among McAfee and Norton, which Antivirus software is good and please don't forget to mention the reason?
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I like McAfee Enterprise for corporate use, but Most people seem to like Norton better for home use.  The McAfee corporate version is easier to maintain on a network. The Norton seems to have an interface designed for less technical users.
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Besides McAfee Anti-Virus, you need a good anti-spyware program.  It is nearly impossible to remove trojans, viruses, etc. by yourself.  Several good free anti-spyware programs are Spybot, Spyware Blaster, Ad Aware.  One of the best that you can buy is Webroot's Spysweeper.  You also need a good firewall to put a barrier between your computer and the Internet.\n\nWhen you install the apps, make sure that they are set to load at start up.  They will run in the background to protect your computer at all times.\n\nIt is important to run regular scans with these programs.  They will identify any viruses, trojans, keyloggers, etc.  I had a little machine called a Mail Station for several years before I got my computer.  All Mail Station can do is send and receive e-mail.  During that time, I heard all of the horror stories about what the nasties can do to your computer.  When I got my computer, I immediately got the security programs that I run.\n\nI know this sounds like a lot of work...and it IS a lot of work to keep all these programs running....but know that in the 3-1/2 years that I've had my computer, I haven't had problems with any of the bad stuff.  It is definitely worth it to get the security programs and to run them.
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McAfee is the best. It automaticaly updates itself when ever the update is available on the internet. It means that ur always safe from all new viruses too.
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Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Circuit City... they all carry either Norton or McAfee.  AVG is an excellent product but if you do not know much about these types of products (anti-virus,firewall,spyware)then you should consider getting an all in one internet security suite.  My wife uses Norton Internet Security because it requires minimal input from the user.  You will haters/bashers of every program so take the comments with a grain of salt.
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Personally I think Mcafee works great. \nSpyware using a combination of spyware programs works great.\n\nSuch as Windows Defender 2.0 beta, Adware 6.0, and Spybot.\nAlso when running any spyware programs it's more efficent if you run them in "Windows Safe Mode with networking"
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mcaffee's good but norton is best!
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Smart question. It is tricky business indeed.\nWell, I recomend:\n- Kaspersky AntiVirus Personal Pro (for antiviral purposes)\n- ZoneAlarm Pro (a truly powerfull firewall, trust me!)\n- Ad-Aware Pro (besides the excellent spyware detection rate is has an useful antispyware shield)\n- Mozilla Firefox (as main browser - it is the safest)\nIf all of this seems too complicated, you might want to try the Kaspersky Security Suite. Anyway I do NOT recommend neither Norton nor Trend Micro. McAfee maybe, or BitDefender Internet Security 2006. This is all. Have fun searching for these on Google.\nI mention that I have tested these all...
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if you're using XP don't put McAfee on it anyway. Stick with Symantec products. But here's a hint...new pc's downloading anything without internet protection, ESPECIALLY with bearshare, is just AKSING to get a trojan!
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Commercial package:\nSymantec Norton Antivirus or McAfee AV\n\nFreeware Package:-\nGriSoft AGV \n\nI wouldn't touch MS freeware until its stable or atleast till a major service pack is released for it ;-)
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McAfee is the best... and cheap
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THE VERY BEST ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE OUT THERE IS:\n\nKASPERSKY 6.0 ANTI-VIRUS\n\nBIT DEFENDER ANTI-VIRUS\n\nMACAFEE ANTI-VIRUS 2006\n\nNORTON ANTI-VIRUS 2006\n\nF-SECURE ANTI-VIRUS 2006\n\nPANDA ANTI-VIRUS 2006\n\nANTIVIR PERSONAL EDITION CLASSIC 6.32\n\nAVAST HOME EDITION 4.6\n\nTREND MICRO PC-CILLIN ANTI-VIRUS 2006\n\nGRISOFT AVG FREE EDITION 7.1\n\nPERSONAL I WOULD CHOOSE KASPERSKY, NORTON, OR BIT DEFENDER CUZ ALL THE REST SUCK NUTZ!!!!!!\n\n\nFOR A FIREWALL TRY:\n\nZONEALARM FIREWALL\n\nOUTPOST FIREWALL\n\nBLACK ICE FIREWALL\n\nTINY FIREWALL \n\nKEIRO FIREWALL\n\nVISNETIC FIREWALL\n\nZONEALARM IS THE BEST
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KasperSky Antivirus is the Best But i Prefer that u Purchase a Classic " Norton Anti-Virus "
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I prefer McAfee.  There's little real difference between the virus signatures that they work on -- but I've had performance problems when I've had Norton at work.  I've used McAfee for 10 years and never had a problem or a virus hit me hard.
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norton and mcaffee are both useless in my opinion. my system is pretty good but those programs use way too much memory. i've had less problems with a virus than with those stupid anti virus crap. i now use a free virus scanner ( http://www.grisoft.com ) which doesn't slow down, is easy to use and does the job better than mcaffee.
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If you're takin about Fast, Its McAfee ver. 7-8, Its Pretty Good! but The New Norton 2006, is fast(lil slow than McAfee) but it Much secure than McAfee!!!
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Ditch McAfee - Download AVG Antivirus!! Its free, but much better than McAfee.\nhttp://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10320142.html
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McAfee and Norton are the two most popular AntiVirus software packages. Also, to remove spyware, use both Spybot: Search & Destroy and LavaSoft AdAware.