Dadtom65 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Hi anybody use Kapasky for their antivirus, not spelt right but you know the one I mean. Had enough of Norton lately. Even with a load of things in Norton to stop it it interfering with FSX , it still did. Thanks Derek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit_66 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Why not using what's with the Windows System? Spirit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadtom65 Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Hi Spirit. Think I would like a bit better program than the windows one, take it you mean windows defender was it. I mean I do my Banking online so need a good one. Norton was ok, just didn't like FSX. Derek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit_66 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Up to you but I had no problems in the past and by the way I do online banking too. I trust what MS offers. Spirit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadtom65 Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Hi Guys no worries have sorted Norton. It seems there's section in Norton called quiet mode. Turn that on for however long you want to, and it leaves your files alone, no checking no nothing. Wha hoo. Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 For years i ran NOD 32 and my renewal just came up . I finally found some one i can trust to work on my sim rig so i took it to him and he went thorough the whole thing cleaned it, updated everything and so on .I ask him about Anti -virus programs , and he said he tells all his customers never to pay for a anti -virus program ,he said "if you don't open attachments that you don't know where they came from and don't exchange data you don't need one and they update all the time so really your gonna be out of date . " He said just use Avast- free one and it has a gaming mode that don't use a pile of resources which we are concerned with cause we need all the power we can get . So just being retired and this hobby nickel and dimeing me to death i didn't renew and using the free avast and i don't bank or any thing except sim any way . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Well I only use my workhorse machine for connecting to the net I have used Avast the free version for a couple of years with no problems, I download all my orbx or aircraft that I buy to this machine and after checking them I then install onto my flightsim machine which I don't have an antivirus installed on at all, Apart from windows defender as this only connects to these couple of web sites to install the products I have. Ive done it this way for a good few years and so far with no problems at all. I used to use Norton when I first started simming but found it very hungry on the system and expensive every year to renew but its everyone to their own and if Norton works for you that's fine. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Kane Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I just use MS Security Essentials.....Why??? It is free and uses very little resources and extremely effortless to use it. I don't see a need in using anything else. Norton and McAfee are resource hogs so it comes down to picking one that uses minimum resources, but I wouldn't spend too much time or any money on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_auau Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Same here but than again if I were to do any banking on line than I guess I be thinking differently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit_66 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Same here but than again if I were to do any banking on line than I guess I be thinking differently Why? I doubt that any of the payware antivirus/firewall is better then what MS offers for free. But it's your machine and your money. Spirit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_auau Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Than I guess all the big companies out there use free av I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Then why do the professional IT guys on the forum use, and recommend ESET Nod 32 ? Including Batman. LOL Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi stu Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I've used Kapasky for about 5 years with no problems at all Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit_66 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 One shouldn't mix up privat and professional needs. But if somebody thinks to be in need of high security, well - go for the most secure and expensive protection tools. Everybody can spend his money as he think it's worth to do. By the way, does anybody have a bank vault at home because it's more save than a tin box? I use now for some years the MS protection and got never any problem with stolen data or whatever and I use Online Banking too, of course. Before this I also spent money for such needless stuff. Think a bit and be careful when you surf around in the WWW. Spirit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsapair Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I run the free Malwarebytes about once a month. It finds things my Mcafee doesn't find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthin Delahunt Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I certainly back Eset Nod 32.Tiny footprint. Would not change. Anthin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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