Alternatives to Norton AV and Mcrappy Antivirus?

Captain Insano · Post by **Captain Insano** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:28 pm

I have made an executive decision today...

No norton or mcafee antivirus products will touch my stock FUSE software loads.

I have tested both programs and they are complete dogshit, including the full retail version. Both SIGNIFICANTLY slow down the computers. The problem is that most people want Norton, so I am going to have to offer it as an upsell item.

My question is can anyone recommend any other retail brands? Performance is really critical here. I just need a standard antivirus product, not the entire suite.

I have been very pleased thus far with Grisoft's products, but the problem is they are relatively unknown.

Does Zone Alarm have any decent AV software that won't bog the system down?

Thanks for the input. Feel free to let me know if you think Norton and Mcrappy AV are great... Maybe I am missing something here.

Post by **Gidan** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:37 pm

Grisoft is really the best of the best. I know a big name sells better, but in the end grisoft makes a better product. Their name is also starting to grow.

Post by **Martrae** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:53 pm

AVG from Grisoft is the best.

Just tell people you only recommend the best and that's Grisoft. If they want something sub-standard they can use Norton.

Post by **Tossica** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:59 pm

McAfee is the best, hands down. The average user can get by with AVG but for anything other than a home user, McAfee is the way to go.

Post by **Gidan** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:10 pm

Really? I find McAfee to be a major drag on my system for much of the time. I will say I have never had a virus on my work box with McAfee, nor have I had one on my home windows box with AVG.

Post by **Tossica** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:16 pm

Depends on which version you buy. I use nothing but the enterprise version. No shitty firewall, personal security suite crapola in it, just a thin AV client that can be pushed out and updated via server. It uses about 30MB of ram and 0% CPU.

dammuzis · Post by **dammuzis** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:41 pm

computer associates etrust is actually pretty good

Post by **Gidan** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:15 pm

Whatever you do, dont sue F-Secure.

Captain Insano · Post by **Captain Insano** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:55 pm

The enterprise norton products are decent... but we are talking home users here.

The home versions of Mcrappy are used by Dell and just ridiculously bloated and slow... norton is a little better but not by much.

Any other companies I should check out besides talking seriously with Grisoft?