OT - Computer Upgrade AV Question

[jleves]

So while I'm waiting for Ivy Bridge, I've decided to breath a little extra life into my current 4+ year old computer. I got a quad core processor to replace the dual core I currently have (plus a small bump in core speed). I'm going from 4GB to 8GB and decided I will do the refresh on a new SSD instead of the 4 RAID 10 SATA drives I currently have. I expect it should be snappier.

I currently have a copy of Kaspersky and MalwareBytes for protection. However, I notice a bunch of ads on the boneyard cause my system stress. Sometimes I get a Kaspersky message about blocking bad things, sometimes IE gives a warning about cross scripting and sometimes, the session dies and is restarted automatically.

I'm really a server and storage IT guy - not a desktop person. So here's my question - should I look elsewhere for good protection instead of Kaspersky and MalwareBytes? Thoughts?

 

[uconnfan68]

So while I'm waiting for Ivy Bridge, I've decided to breath a little extra life into my current 4+ year old computer. I got a quad core processor to replace the dual core I currently have (plus a small bump in core speed). I'm going from 4GB to 8GB and decided I will do the refresh on a new SSD instead of the 4 RAID 10 SATA drives I currently have. I expect it should be snappier.

I currently have a copy of Kaspersky and MalwareBytes for protection. However, I notice a bunch of ads on the boneyard cause my system stress. Sometimes I get a Kaspersky message about blocking bad things, sometimes IE gives a warning about cross scripting and sometimes, the session dies and is restarted automatically.

I'm really a server and storage IT guy - not a desktop person. So here's my question - should I look elsewhere for good protection instead of Kaspersky and MalwareBytes? Thoughts?

As a fellow server and storage guy, my advice would be to use a different browser. Chrome or Firefox.

 

[RoderickSpode]

Seconded on the Chrome or Firefox - I use the trio of AVG Free, MalwareBytes(love it) and CCleaner, and the only problems I ever have with my computer/browsers are occasional Flash Player crashes.

 

[dogpause]

Wow, you editing video? That's a lot of power and storage.

I really like Microsoft's Security Essentials. It works great and doesn't slow the system at all. Very unobtrusive too. I also run Malwarebytes occasionally.

 

[CTMike]

Since I wear the tech support hat for my friends and family, what I typically do is :

Set Microsoft Security Essentials to run daily
Set Spyware Search & Destroy to run daily
Set browser to Firefox (or Chrome) with the AdBlock Plus extension

Usually... that's enough.

Most recently, my uncle had a nasty virus that got through Security Essentials, so I gave Malwarebytes a try, and it worked great. I set that to run weekly in addition to above. Might have to include that in future builds...

How's AVG these days? I haven't used it in a couple years.

You going to set up a couple SSDs in a RAID array?

 

[The Funster]

Avast, Malwarebytes and CCleaner for me.

 

[tykurez]

Wow, you editing video? That's a lot of power and storage.

I really like Microsoft's Security Essentials. It works great and doesn't slow the system at all. Very unobtrusive too. I also run Malwarebytes occasionally.

I second Microsoft Security Essentials ... they've made great strides and it's very lightweight.

 

[gibhunter]

Use Chrome with adblock and MS Security Essentials for your AV. It's way lighter on system resources than Kaspersky.

 

[baldinghusky]

I use Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes these days. Used to use AVG but it became horribly bloated, and the update mechanism was really annoying.

 

[RoderickSpode]

How's AVG these days? I haven't used it in a couple years.

Still great. Gets the job done and you don't even notice it running 99% of the time.