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Old June 13th, 2008, 09:24 AM
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Antivirus program within Windows?

I'm planning on upgrading to an MBP soon, and might be running Windows at some point. What's the best way to defend against Windows-based viruses on an Intel Mac? (I've heard Norton stuff is crap in general, so no "Dual Action".)

(I guess what I'm asking is do you install a Windows antivirus program into the Windows partition, and if so, which one? I've seen some recommendations for AVG, which is free, but also read some reviews which rated BitDefender as the best PC anti-virus software [not free].)
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Old June 13th, 2008, 10:31 AM
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I too recommend AVG Free ... other recommendations include Lavasoft's Ad Aware 2008 Free, Zone Alarm and Spybot Search & Destroy.

Each and everyone of the above has a free version for home users.
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Ok thanks.
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Eset NOD32 would be my choice over BitDefender. Both of these update the virus definitions when available as opposed to a pre-set schedule, but NOD32 is lighter resource-wise.
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There's also ClamWin which has a nice and easy to use interface. It lacks an on-access realtime scanner on Windows though.
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It lacks an on-access realtime scanner on Windows though.
You've got to be joking. You might as well not have an anti-virus if it doesn't do on access scanning.
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According to a report I recently read (unfortunately I cannot recall the URL) ClamWin will at best detect just under half of all Windows viruses.

I use Bitdefender, a programme that enjoys high praise in the industry (one example here). It's not that expensive.
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