SOT: Antivirus software

In all seriousness, if I had a Windows based workstation, I would set up a Linux dual boot on a second drive, use Linux to download and surf the web, and transfer files from Linux to Windows on a USB stick. I would keep Windows offline.
 
why do I have deja vu on this thread, didn't the same 20 guys talk about this a week ago with the same answers?!

Anyway...I'm using Avast! and Spybot on my new comp. Both have saved my ass already in the past month. I like avast's pre-windows scanning option.
Spybot prevents registry and startup item changes.


At work we hadn't been using anti virus on the pcs, all 3 got infected then the staff's home pcs got it too. Over there we're using the antivirus in google pack.
 
Mac OS X. :cool:


*dodges flying objects*

Damn! Beat me to it! :lol:

Funnily enough, my friend was just telling me how well his reformat went the other night. I told him "oh gosh, I haven't had to do that in...well...since I got my first Apple." He just went :rolleyes::Smug:. Haha

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If you create a clean image of a freshly-formatted system with all drivers ready to go, future reformats take a grand total of 5 minutes. Done it with Acronis TrueImage, loved it.

I use avast at the moment but I'm not sure if I like it. Seems a bit bloated and slow.

I use AdAware Free as the anti-spyware tool, but it seems SpyBot is more popular?