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virus protection question

  • 28-01-2011 8:56pm
    #1
    blahfckingblah
    Registered Users Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭


    hello i have never posted in this section of boards before but i was wondering if there is any reason why i shouldnt have mcafee site adviser working along with avast on my computer.
    i heard that it is bad to have two antivirus's on your computer and i was wondering would site adviser affect the running of avast.


Comments

  • #2
    Naikon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,564 ✭✭✭Naikon


    The "real" security issues will generally slip through the AV software. Make no mistake, the real issues caused mostly by simple buffer overflows/format string attacks WILL NOT be found by AV software. AV software is mostly a manufactured scam in my honest opinion. Bugs potentially exist in every piece of software. AV software gives you a false sense of security at a cost imo. It's better to run under a user account for day to day usage. Also use noscript to disable alot of in browser threats.

    Even if the product "claims" to remove viruses, how can you actually prove this? You can't. This would require source code. You have to take the word of the company as gospel. Not good to "rely" on the broken promises of AV companies. Save your money imo.


  • #3
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,607 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    ^ Way to derail a thread.....

    Not your ornery onager



  • #4
    Naikon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,564 ✭✭✭Naikon


    Esel wrote: »
    ^ Way to derail a thread.....

    Tell me about it :)


  • #5
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,607 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    You admit you are acting like a dick, then?

    Not your ornery onager



  • #6
    Naikon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,564 ✭✭✭Naikon


    Esel wrote: »
    You admit you are acting like a dick, then?

    Yes


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  • #7
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,607 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    Riiight....

    OP: It's never a good idea to have more than one AV package installed/running. They normally don't like each other.

    Not your ornery onager



  • #8
    MASTER...of the bra
    Closed Accounts Posts: 411 ✭✭MASTER...of the bra


    Mcafee site advisor isin't an anti-virus so you can use it with your Avast. I use Web Of Trust (WOT) myself, same sorta program really. It can be set to block site's with bad ratings from even opening in the first place, handy.

    Use Firefox with Adblock Plus (subscribe to easylist) half the bad stuff you catch on the Internet comes from ads, No-script like Naikon said is good, Foxit Reader instead of Adobes Reader, Malwarebytes, SuperAntispyware, comodo firewall, Update everything, a User account and bit of common sense.

    Sounds like alot but once you have it set up your done.

    Or look in to linux, Ubuntu.


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