OK. so whats the top Antivirus now days for windows?
 

I guess its time for something new. My net stat is loaded up with connections and should not be.

My Anti is not catching what ever it is so I need something new.

Whats the best today?

That doesn't bug you? Microsoft security essentials.

Personally, I like malwarebytes






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I have both. Ran them yesterday. Then ran them in safe mode. Nothing

When you have two antiviruses installed at the same time, they often conflict and leave holes in the coverage. uninstall one of them. You should only have one installed at the same time.


:2 cents:



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Comodo firewall and AV

I go unprotected

As viruses (computer programs) are just a conspiracy to make money with anti-virus programs, right? I have heard this before.

I use F-Secure.

this is what i use, its free and seem to work well but lots of people seem to like bitdefender. it got all kinds of awards and such.

Norton still the best hands down but nothing beats common sense

Too many conflicts of interest out there really, used to work in IT myself, there are some people who you need to protect, for sure. :2 cents:

Norton is one of the worst viruses, it will keep trying to extract money from you :2 cents:

That's fairly subjective and depending on the reviews one reads/trusts. I've tried a lot of them, and I think many of them have their pros and cons.

That said, having a good hardware firewall along with your router is a positive thing.

And then disable all internet connections when you are away from your computer, sleeping, etc. is a good idea as well.

Agreed.

The second is because the first did not catch it anyway. The adaware anti was not installed until after the first had run multiple times.

I buy it off Ebay for half the price.been using Norton 360 and so far so good.I also use Hitman pro for malware protection

All of the PC's in the house are shut down at night except my sons. He usually leaves his on. But his came up clean.

pornguy, assuming you are using a command line prompt with Windows, the first thing I think I would look at is to determine just what is making all of the connections you notice. Typing "netstat -b" at the command prompt, for example, will show you the executable being used.

Additionally, you can use netstat to determine the port used as well other pertinent information that you can use to search for clues/answers on Google if it's not apparent on the terminal display output.

Not sure what else to suggest, but to me, the very first thing you need to do is determine, and isolate, exactly what is causing the connections.

Here's a decent site for NetStat command line switches and what each one does.
Netstat Command and its Application in Windows

Norton Internet Security + common sense is not a bad combination.

In IT the first thing we'd do to any computer is remove Norton :2 cents:

I thought the DOS version of Norton Utilities, even up to version 8.0, was pretty decent. Personally, I think Symantec/Norton jumped the shark with Norton Navigator (I think that was the name) -- it was their attempt to control the GUI/Desktop of Windows and replace the default Windows Explorer.

Everything they've produced since then has been really bloated (my opinion).

Frankly, for basic maintenance for most people, I like the "Manager" series of software from Yamicsoft. I use Windows 8 Manager pretty regularly these days as part of my maintenance routines.

Eset...........

Best buy recommended WebRoot to me, it came with my new Lenova yoga laptop, so far so good

Thanks. Taking a look at this now.

robwood. that was the solution. going through that way helped me figure out the issue.

Thanks

Honestly, I think everyone who works in the online environment should know what is OK and what is not OK to click on or visit. As well as know when you shouldn't have clicked on something and immediately go into survival mode with scans and removals and whatnot.

There you go.

if your a cheap ass avira is best free one.

if your willing to spend a few $$ NOD Smart Security

anyone telling you to use the free Microsoft shit is a idiot

Free (any combination of these will do just fine)
Avast / AVG / Avira / Baidu / Panda + Anti-Malware

Paid
Nod32 + Anti-Malware

Kapersky AV is the best.