best antivirus software?

[Charley King]

I think just about everyone has their favorite. Mine happens to be Trend Micro PC-Cillin. you can find it at https://www.antivirus.com
tricky web address for an antivirus, don’t you think?

Charlie

[Mark Weaver]

Matthew,
I’ve been running Norton for a couple of years
now and there haven’t been any real problems. Other
than the occasional need to disable the virus protection
when writting a DVD it doesn’t really interfer with
my limited workflow.

What have you heard?

Mark

[Aanarav Sareen]

I use AVG anti-virus. Free and almost daily updates 😀

[Tim Kolb]

I found Norton’s to be really invasive myself…

Panda Antivirus is what I use…same basic price as everyone else and daily updates…and I edit all day long without having to shut it off…actually I install/uninstall software relatively often as well and I never shut it off…

TimK
Kolb Syverson Communications
Creative Cow Host
2004, 2005 NAB Post Production Conference Premiere Pro Technical Chair
Author, “The Easy Guide to Premiere Pro” http://www.focalpress.com
“Premiere Pro Fast Track DVD Series” http://www.classondemand.net

[Redgum]

Abstenance is the best protection. No antivirus protection on my machine. Then again there is no Internet connection, no floppy drive and a big sign on the CD/DVD Rom saying “no insertion without clearance”. Bit tough I suppose but when you knock back two or three worms a week on the Internet machine and you do video for a living it pays dividends.

Redgum Television Productions
Broadcast & Corporate Documentaries
Brisbane, Australia

[Aaron Strader]

I agree with redgum. We ship EVERY system out of our doors with NO antivirus protection, and we DO NOT allow customers to install one. Instead we take the time to educate them on where viruses come from (*cough* Internet Explorer *cough* Outlook *cough*), how to avoid getting them, and how they can live without “protection”

We’ve even had arguements with some client’s IT department over this very issue. Most IT heads opinion is to just block rather than educate. This is BAD and lazy.

Our efforts have resulted in only 3 machines in over 5 years ever getting infected with viruses. 2 of these machines were users who ignored our warnings and used AOL as their ISP. And this is with 75% of our machines going online.

Honestly, your best bets for security and stability:

A good defragger
external Firewall (router)
Ad-aware
Spybot
Mozilla Firefox (or Opera) to replace IE
Mozilla Thunderbird or Forte Agent to replace MS Outlook
NO instant messaging clients

Our best “virus-proof” machines are the ones that rely on using alternative software. Meaning that there’s no BIG applications on there. We use Firefox instead of IE, we use Open Office instead of MS Office 2004, etc.

The less popular a piece of software is, the less likely it is to be targeted against hacks and viruses. Most Windows users fit right into the 90th percentile of attacks. they use Internet Explorer, Outlook, most have some form of software from Claria (formerly GATOR), and use AOL. That’s a lot of holes.

-Aaron

https://www.stopfcc.com/
Knock it off! I like my radio and television the way it is…