virus protection for netbooks

[trakaill]

Well simple question! My Netbook came with McAfee and I was wondering if there was anything else out there that you guys would recommend but that is not a resource hog!

Id appreciate the input

 

-Trak

[RedOctober]

http://download.cnet.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10320142.html?tag=contentBody;mostPopTwoColWrap

 

AVG Free. Its been great for years! i had norton but after it ran out i just have been using AVG.

[Red]

Norton Corp 10

[ReGIONALS]

avast set it as your screen saver and when it goes to the screen saver it does a full scan

[Daze]

Most wouldn't put much of a dent in your performance unless your running a virus scan in which case you can't really do any gaming while it does that.

[Wrathek]

nod32 has pretty much no footprint.

 

but seeing as its a netbook, im going to guess you use it for the same reason i use mine. for school/work whatever (point being it isnt your main computer.)

 

That being said, if it isn't your main computer, there really is no point in having virus protection. If you cannot connect to the internet for a short amount of time without getting a virus, you probably should just separate yourself from technology (like i wish most people i have to help at work would). I don't have anything on my netbook that i only use at school, and haven't for the entire past year that i've owned it.

[trakaill]

well I had mcafee and it was using +60mb constantly

I deleted it and replaced it with antivir which uses 10mb iddled 17-20 when its doing something..Ive used it before and I think ill keep that plus its free. Thanks for the input.

Im online alot and I usually dont get viruses but I like to have protection!

[tinkerbell]

google was an OS commin out pretty soon which they say is unable to be currupted with virus's/trojans and what have. and is specifically designed for netbooks

 

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html

[Neji]

Nod32 + firewall.

 

And scan your computer with malware bytes every month and I bet you won't have viruses.

 

 

Do not use norton. It slows down your computer

 

And I wouldn't recommend AVG either.

 

 

P.S: If your computer has any viruses PM me .

[Tweezy]

I would recommend getting a mix, i have two virus scanners and one virus protector, i use

 

Lavasoft - adaware (Scanner + real time protection - free) scan weekly.

 

and

 

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (Scans for maleware) Scan once a month.

 

Never had any serious viruses,