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Tickyy
07-06-2011, 08:07 PM
Ohai there,

Well guys, i am looking for suggestions. I gave my old celeron to my small cousin, and he plays a lot of CS(counter strike), and i just don't know any good antivirus that won't freeze your PC from lagging, just looking for a non-lagy Antivir that does it job.

Btw, it has to be free :p

Operating System: Windows XP.
Brandon
07-06-2011, 08:10 PM
Avast Antivirus.. I play cs lots too :D
Tickyy
07-06-2011, 08:11 PM
Avast Antivirus.. I play cs lots too :D

But you probably have a fast PC :p, anyways any other opinion :)?
Floor66
07-06-2011, 08:28 PM
You can get AVG and just disable any scheduled scans.
Silent
07-06-2011, 08:58 PM
You can get AVG and just disable any scheduled scans.

This or install Comodo Firewall with anti-virus. Not sure how slow the computer is, the minimum specs for Comodo:

32-bit Windows 7 / Vista / XP SP2
128 MB RAM
250 MB hard disk space

Nothing too intense, so it shouldn't hinder the system much.

Comodo Anti-virus (http://www.comodo.com/home/download/download.php?prod=antivirus)
Comodo Firewall (http://www.comodo.com/home/download/download.php?prod=firewall)

Both are 100% free.
Tickyy
07-06-2011, 09:24 PM
I'll try that Comodo.
Smarter Child
07-06-2011, 10:07 PM
Run Linux. :)
Tickyy
07-07-2011, 12:39 AM
Run Linux. :)

i do, but this isn't for me :p, my cousin doesn't don't what that even his, hes 10 atm.

Edit:

Silent SPY, i really like the Game mode, of this antivirus :), i'll keep it for a few weeks or more, we'll see... :).
YoHoJo
07-07-2011, 12:40 AM
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security_essentials/default.aspx

Free, good, from Microsoft.
Silent
07-07-2011, 01:11 AM
Silent SPY, i really like the Game mode, of this antivirus :), i'll keep it for a few weeks or more, we'll see... :).

Glad you like it! I hope it does what you need. :norris:



Free, good, from Microsoft.

If I was an MS hater I would have lol'd at this, but I use both of those programs, so I agree.:p
Tlachtli
07-07-2011, 01:28 AM
I use a combination of Avira AntiVir and Spybot S&D. Hasn't let me down yet.
anonymity
07-07-2011, 06:56 AM
NO AVG. - after recent updates it makes admin management horrible and slows down the computer too much.

I too suggest avast < http://www.avast.com >, which also has a gaming mode.

The sound and whatnot is annoying when you first install it, but takes 3 seconds to change. Customizeable and has a built in sandbox for opening unknown software up.

E: I use spybot SD on my tower, but NOT my laptop because it slows down the computer soooo much more (especially if you use tea timer ).
Silent
07-07-2011, 07:52 AM
NO AVG. - after recent updates it makes admin management horrible and slows down the computer too much.


What exactly do you mean by admin management?

I agree AVG has started to head downhill... That's why I'm currently testing out MSE and Comodo more extensively.
Huthaifah
07-07-2011, 08:19 AM
Avira. If you got money, Norton.
Heavenzeyez1
07-07-2011, 09:00 AM
I vote for MSE! :)
~Eerik.
Silent
07-07-2011, 06:16 PM
Avira. If you got money, Norton.

Anything but Norton & Mcafee. Waste of money IMHO.


I vote for MSE! :)
~Eerik.

MSE seems nice, but I'm a little unhappy about it removing some stuff without asking me first.
Echo_
07-07-2011, 06:52 PM
Anything but Norton & Mcafee. Waste of money IMHO.

I have Norton 360, it's a great piece of software and has never let me down. Although money wasn't an issue when I bought it, so I guess I'm biased :p
grats
07-07-2011, 06:58 PM
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security_essentials/default.aspx

Free, good, from Microsoft.

yea security essentials is very light weight
anonymity
07-07-2011, 07:23 PM
What I mean is any sort of sudo windows stuff that you do, often AVG will overrule you... I have had this happen when I was working with game mods, in this case oblivion. AVG said "YOU SHALL NOT PASS" and gave me no choice in the matter. Also you can't close it while it's running, which sometimes I want the option of.

DONT DO NORTON. it's a trap.
Silent
07-07-2011, 08:45 PM
What I mean is any sort of sudo windows stuff that you do, often AVG will overrule you... I have had this happen when I was working with game mods, in this case oblivion. AVG said "YOU SHALL NOT PASS" and gave me no choice in the matter. Also you can't close it while it's running, which sometimes I want the option of.

DONT DO NORTON. it's a trap.
Agree on Norton. If AVG was giving you problems with game mods (I know how that goes) just disable the resident shield from the control panel or add an exception to it. Then it won't bother you anymore, but I agree it is a bit of a pain that's it's all like, you can't do this.