What's Your Antivirus/Spyware Protection? - Blu-ray Forum

Beta Man · 02-24-2009, 12:06 AM

I have a Mac now..... which seems great, but previously I had a pretty fail-safe system....... I DIDN'T SEARCH FOR PORN ON THE INTERNET......

Never had any problems

Sussudio · 02-24-2009, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by graf1k

.....a Mac.

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Originally Posted by Beta Man

I have a Mac now..... which seems great, but previously I had a pretty fail-safe system....... I DIDN'T SEARCH FOR PORN ON THE INTERNET......

Never had any problems

rub it in, guys...

i want to get a mac for my next computer whenever that is, but for now i have to continue settling for vista

anyways, the problem (which wasn't porn

) seemed to occur when i downloaded a recent spybot update. already tried reinstalling avast and no use.

graf1k · 02-24-2009, 12:17 AM

Mac is definitely the way to go IMO, especially if you are getting a laptop. I lurv my Macbook Pro.

That said, I have a Windows machine still and haven't run any kind of protection on it for over 2 years and with the exception of the ocassional tracking cookies, I have yet to get infected. I run a virus scan on it every 6 months or so as well as Adaware and nothing ever comes up. I use Firefox with NoScript and Adblock Plus and with those two and not downloading from shady looking sites, I manage to stay bug free.

dadkins · 02-24-2009, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Sussudio

rub it in, guys...

i want to get a mac for my next computer whenever that is, but for now i have to continue settling for vista

anyways, the problem (which wasn't porn

) seemed to occur when i downloaded a recent spybot update. already tried reinstalling avast and no use.

SpyBot?
Are you using TeaTimer? Turn it off!

Sussudio · 02-24-2009, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by dadkins

SpyBot?
Are you using TeaTimer? Turn it off!

teatimer is the IE helper, right? or is it the system registry settings protector, because i am using that. i didn't install the IE thing because I never use IE, only firefox.

dadkins · 02-24-2009, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Sussudio

teatimer is the IE helper, right? or is it the system registry settings protector, because i am using that. i didn't install the IE thing because I never use IE, only firefox.

No! SD Helper is different from TeaTimer.
TeaTimer causes problems for many people.

I don't use either myself.

I just use Immunize and the occasional manual scan for kicks.
Never finds anything though.

Sussudio · 02-24-2009, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by dadkins

No! SD Helper is different from TeaTimer.
TeaTimer causes problems for many people.

I don't use either myself.

I just use Immunize and the occasional manual scan for kicks.
Never finds anything though.

aha, well i'll disable that too. just finished reinstalling. will report back.

Elandyll · 02-24-2009, 12:57 AM

Avast for years / Spybot / Ad Aware

JasonR · 02-24-2009, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Sussudio

rub it in, guys...

i want to get a mac for my next computer whenever that is, but for now i have to continue settling for vista

anyways, the problem (which wasn't porn

) seemed to occur when i downloaded a recent spybot update. already tried reinstalling avast and no use.

I could almost go antivirus free. I haven't ran into anything in years, mostly from smart internet browsing. Did you try uninstalling Spybot as well? I would reformat if that didn't fix it, just because I am picky. You could try AVG first though.

Also, if most of the world owned a Mac then who would most of the world's viruses be written for? If you think a Windows platform, you are very wrong.

Sussudio · 02-24-2009, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by JasonR

Also, if most of the world owned a Mac then who would most of the world's viruses be written for? If you think a Windows platform, you are very wrong.

good point. and i cant even remember the last time i got a virus..long long time. i've always tried to be pretty smart about what sites i go to. i am in the process of uninstalling spybot too. i may reformat, i try to do so once a year to keep my laptop from slowing down and this just might be a good time to do so. i've liked using avast.

JasonR · 02-24-2009, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Sussudio

good point. and i cant even remember the last time i got a virus..long long time. i've always tried to be pretty smart about what sites i go to. i am in the process of uninstalling spybot too. i may reformat, i try to do so once a year to keep my laptop from slowing down and this just might be a good time to do so. i've liked using avast.

I do an annual reformat on all of my computers as well. Keeps things fresh!

SHines-IT · 02-24-2009, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by JasonR

I do an annual reformat on all of my computers as well. Keeps things fresh!

Your so post to.

Johnny Vinyl · 02-24-2009, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonR

I could almost go antivirus free. I haven't ran into anything in years, mostly from smart internet browsing. Did you try uninstalling Spybot as well? I would reformat if that didn't fix it, just because I am picky. You could try AVG first though.

Also, if most of the world owned a Mac then who would most of the world's viruses be written for? If you think a Windows platform, you are very wrong.

Same here! I use AVG Free now, but have used McAfee, Norton and Kapersky.

John

Trip · 02-24-2009, 12:11 AM

AVG Free does what the rest of 'em do, at a fraction of the price.

crackinhedz · 02-24-2009, 12:12 AM

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austin126 · 02-24-2009, 09:50 PM

same here and it works great! 2 years and running strong

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02-24-2009, 12:06 AM	#1
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	I have a Mac now..... which seems great, but previously I had a pretty fail-safe system....... I DIDN'T SEARCH FOR PORN ON THE INTERNET...... Never had any problems

02-24-2009, 12:17 AM	#3
graf1k Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2008 Location:🆇🆇🆇🆇 Trading Score:198	Mac is definitely the way to go IMO, especially if you are getting a laptop. I lurv my Macbook Pro. That said, I have a Windows machine still and haven't run any kind of protection on it for over 2 years and with the exception of the ocassional tracking cookies, I have yet to get infected. I run a virus scan on it every 6 months or so as well as Adaware and nothing ever comes up. I use Firefox with NoScript and Adblock Plus and with those two and not downloading from shady looking sites, I manage to stay bug free.

02-24-2009, 12:57 AM	#8
Elandyll Blu-ray Knight Member since:Aug 2007 Location:MD Blu-ray collection:188 Trading Score:1	Avast for years / Spybot / Ad Aware

02-24-2009, 12:11 AM	#14
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02-24-2009, 12:12 AM	#15
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