XP2008 Virus

[Freak]

I ran avg and now run avast,both are free.These seem to run fine leaving them running,I've never had a problem except when I go into the unknown but they give me that nasty reminder to get the hell out of there.lol They certainly don't slow gaming online down. $.02 worth.

[travisHAZE]

That's like saying If I know a girl real well I don't need to use a condom
Number one you could get her pregnant.

story of my life

[HTM~Par]

Even if you are "wary" it doesn't replace protection.

Agreed, there is no replacement for virus SOFTWARE. I never said I didn't have it, I just said I turned off active scanning. I scan every file that comes in and out of my system, with the (exception of maps/content from UT download in game).

In my opinion (using your example), having an active scan on at ALL times is like wearing a condom at ALL times. It just isn't necessary for the smarter population. Active scanning is for the type of people who wish to not have to think about virus scanning (what I call, lazy people).

[HTM~ZenEye]

I disagree about Virus protection being turned off is fine. But coming from a Symantec user I guess I can see what lead you astray. Their are plenty of AV software out there way better than Norton, or Symantec. Hell even free ones. And most of them have a smaller footprint and impact on your system resources.

Even if you are "wary" it doesn't replace protection. That's like saying If I know a girl real well I don't need to use a condom because by knowing her from school I therefore know her entire sexual history.

That's just bad thinking. Number one you could get her pregnant. Number two people lie all the time, and you may think you can judge someone by their character. But people get fooled every day.

The same goes for viruses (except the pregnant part) this thinking that, "oh I'm perfect and I trust my sources where I download" is BS.

At the end of the day you're gonna do what you wanna do but I do NOT recommend running without AV. $0.03

Yes but like real life, the easiest way to avoid trouble is to not put yourself in a situation where you can be exposed to it. I don't download anything illegal anymore, no limewire or any of that BS. Download from trusted sources only and don't goto stupid websites and you eliminate 90% of the danger.

[Freak]

Limewire is no prob,av picks it up every time.

[HTM~Necron99]

personally, I use AVG and turn off active scanning because it often slows my pc down and causes havoc with unrealed. I do however have it auto-scan my pc twice a week during the night. In the last few years I haven't got anything besides minor trojans or the occasional worm, all of them being such a minor threat. I also scan everything I download before opening or running it.

In my opinion, the web media has hyped up the issue of virus and spyware to the point where new pc users are so scared they run out and buy a firewall and anti-virus and spyware software when they could get just as good protection for free. It's a scam.

I used to own Norton SystemWorks 2005 and thought was the best until my subscription ended, I uninstalled it and started using AVG which detected trojans and worms on the first run. I also had a free 6 month trial of Kaspersky which I thought was good but again, after uninstalling and re-installing AVG, same thing. My point is that these anti-virus programs that people pay for are not as elite as these stupid websites advertise.

[HTM|Minion]

Don't forget there are those out there that look for browser vulnerabilities and auto install. I was on a reputable UT site the other day with no other pages open, clicked "next page" and one of these attempted to install , it was actually XP 2009. My "bit defender" rendered it useless, but had I not had it running in active scan mode what would have stopped this? And yes, I was using firefox.

It's a never ending battle, I wish you guys the best that don't run an active scan while surfing. My "bit defender" has a "gaming" mode that puts it in an idle state while I game, but other than that my anti-virus is active on all my computers. I can't even tell it's running in the background.

[Coyote]

It's a scary compromised world out there.

I install and run our department's copy of Symantec Anti-virus on any Windows machine I use even if it's only for a short-term project.

[cUnNiNg_StUnTs]

Yes but like real life, the easiest way to avoid trouble is to not put yourself in a situation where you can be exposed to it. I don't download anything illegal anymore, no limewire or any of that BS. Download from trusted sources only and don't goto stupid websites and you eliminate 90% of the danger.

You and Parlatz both make good points about my lame analogy, yes you wouldn't wear a condom all day and yes I don't want to have to hassle with turning it off and on or remembering to.

But I'm not a big illegal downloader, with the exception of rare music that I can't find in a store I don't download stuff that's not free.

Yes I have gotten maps and stuff that had a virus in them, and it was probably because the maps author runs his PC unprotected. I've seen plenty of legit files from legit sites (fileplanet, filefront) that have virus infections. Not to mention the virus that come along with SPAM.

Hell just the other day I fat fingered a URL and was off by one letter and got a virus warning pop-up. I posted about it here but don't recall the thread it was in.

[HTM~Par]

I do however have it auto-scan my pc twice a week during the night.

3am every morning.

I agree with you Minion, that there is still a risk of getting something, but for me, I only go to 2-3 websites daily, and about 3 more weekly. Also, I have only 2 firefox extensions on, but both increase its security. The best FF extension I have found is called noscript. It keeps all javascript (and embeds) from running in the browser until you let them. It's annoying at first, but it saves loading time of some websites as well. It even has the option to temporarily allow scripts for the rest of the browser session.

[HTM~ZenEye]

oh yeah im not saying its safe out there by any means, i hit a malicious website a while back, some dood from xfire (grrr) all of a sudden my connection goes crazy sending a nice little pattern of packet sizes.... yeah. nuffadat. i still perform various scans as maintenance, but no real time stuff.

[HTM|Sp@ceMonkey]

I just have to say moo is getting funnier with age. Some pretty intelligent jokes you coming up with there man. You always made me laugh, but now its even funnier. You should be a comedian. :O

[HTM|Lunch_Meat]

Guys, I just got a fax from China. They say that the file needs more tests run on it. I think this is just a communist plot. We need to get confirmation from the president to fire the ICBMs, NOW. The virus is spreading more and more everyday. Stop downloading this file. We aren't sure what the virus does yet, but we think that on December 11th, 2012 it will become active and produce a mild EMP from the CPU of every computer it's downloaded onto. This will be like the Ice Age times 2. We cannot let this happen again. Just in case, start making mammoth spears everyone. I'll see if Cuba will assist us.

lol Moo

btw the end is December 21st, 20012 http://www.adishakti.org/mayan_end_t...12-21-2012.htm

[HTM|Minion]

lol Moo

btw the end is December 21st, 20012 http://www.adishakti.org/mayan_end_t...12-21-2012.htm

Damn.. I don't think I can wait 18,004 years

[HTM~ZenEye]

lol Moo

btw the end is December 21st, 20012 http://www.adishakti.org/mayan_end_t...12-21-2012.htm

That's when the next UT comes out too, lol. 2012 that is, not 20,012 hehehe