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    Exclamation anti-virus made for gaming in mind

    http://www.bitdefender.com/media/html/gamesafe.html This is a new anti virus that isnt expensive at all and you also can download it free and try it, this is made for gaming and low computer usage with maximum securiety in mind!

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    Heh, all this "gaming" hype. I never had any special version of AV or disabled it specially for gaming. It's always there in the background. Have no clue why anyone would need so called gaming mode. Any properly coded AV can work just fine in the background without bothering user or impairing performance.
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    Nod32 Antivirus FTW!

    Never had one issue with it and uses the least amount of resources.

    Bitdefender is a good antivirus though also.
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    Steam doesn't like NOD 32 =[ -cries-

    o wells AVG pro for me
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    Kaspersky is completely invisible...no need for "gaming" AV.
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    I use NOD32 personally and it's been great no Virus/Trojan for over 2 years. I've heard great things about Avast though.
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    NOD32 FTW i agree

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    in my gaming rig , no anti-virus installed just window defender that comes with vista
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jamesrt2004 View Post
    Steam doesn't like NOD 32 =[ -cries-
    Just use nod version 3.x.x. Im playin tf2 w/out any issues (with nod 2.7 i had a lot of bsod's, crashes etc).
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    I play steam games with nod32 and they run very smooth. Infact I have had more trouble with another program than anytime with nod32.

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    I don't even use Windows Defender. Firewall only.

    The cause of infections usually lies behind the keyboard. I use Sandboxie in case I need to open questionable files.
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    Quote Originally Posted by B.E.E.F. View Post
    I don't even use Windows Defender. Firewall only.

    The cause of infections usually lies behind the keyboard. I use Sandboxie in case I need to open questionable files.
    Yep, Sygate Firewall, Spyware Blaster, and Spybot Immunisation ...fastest my pc has ever been..... tried nearly every Anti-Virus, all of them
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    Quote Originally Posted by Soulburner View Post
    Kaspersky is completely invisible...no need for "gaming" AV.
    i switched to kaspersky after nod32 didnt protect me like it should have
    its been working hella good
    my comp is basically a community computer, everyone is on it, so av is a priority. otherwise i wouldnt even bother with one
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    Quote Originally Posted by Soulburner View Post
    Kaspersky is completely invisible...no need for "gaming" AV.

    +1 Free 30 day trial http://usa.kaspersky.com/downloads/trial-versions.php

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    Kaspersky's the best AV I've got ever. I've tried Nod32, McAfee and such, Kaspersky is absolutely amazing compared to the others, never had any lagging problems, even with my old crappy comp!
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    I use Antivir. It's free for personal use only. And I set it to only scan on write.

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    Uhm, I just hit the "disable" tab when gaming. Why do you need AV running while you are gaming?
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    Only reason I would use an AV is to prevent n00bs messing it up while you're away.

    But that's where I would use UAC, a firewall, and a good hosts file.
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    I use Avast. It gets great reviews. It doesn't bog the system down, and I've experienced no issues with it while flying sims online. With one of the sims I fly you cannot use a firewall as it causes connectivity issues. I've ben using it for years now and have not suffered any virii, or other nasty's. I like the piece os mind of seeing those updates regularly...much more regularly than other Av programs I have tried out. Norton is one of the worst! Avoid it like the plague. It will bog yout system down. I am very satisfied with Avast and the best part is it's free.

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    AntiVir and Comodo for me.

    SpywareBlaster, Spybot, and Ad-Aware for internet oriented maintenance. Mind you, with SpywareBlaster blocking almost everything in the first place, Spybot and Ad-Aware only ever detect ~3 issues combined. And that's after a month.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yukon Trooper View Post
    AntiVir and Comodo for me.
    same here
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    Quote Originally Posted by raidflex View Post
    Nod32 Antivirus FTW!

    Never had one issue with it and uses the least amount of resources.

    Bitdefender is a good antivirus though also.
    I used that before. Quite good. Version 3 hogs up resources but 2.7 does not.

    Quote Originally Posted by Soulburner View Post
    Kaspersky is completely invisible...no need for "gaming" AV.
    Agreed. Kaspersky is good.

    Quote Originally Posted by texnofobix View Post
    I use Antivir. It's free for personal use only. And I set it to only scan on write.
    How I hate that! Advertisement every single time I boot up...

    AVG 8 - bloated, more so than nod32 version 3
    Avast! 4.8 home - quite light weight, similar to nod32 v3. Their scanning takes forever...
    Kaspersky - the 2009 is the best IMO. Least bloated and reasonably fast scan rates.

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    Quote Originally Posted by T_Flight View Post
    I use Avast. It gets great reviews. It doesn't bog the system down, and I've experienced no issues with it while flying sims online. With one of the sims I fly you cannot use a firewall as it causes connectivity issues. I've ben using it for years now and have not suffered any virii, or other nasty's. I like the piece os mind of seeing those updates regularly...much more regularly than other Av programs I have tried out. Norton is one of the worst! Avoid it like the plague. It will bog yout system down. I am very satisfied with Avast and the best part is it's free.
    me too, been using it for about 5 years now...
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    my laptops antivirus = dont be an idiot.

    no windows firewall/defender crap

    with only 512mb ram i cant afford the memory overhead of an AV program. I just use google chrome which means i dont pick up tons of crap and i stay away from sketchy sites.

    my router handles sketchy traffic

    AV is so over rated. if u dont take stupid risks you wont get a virus.

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    Kaspersky ftw, never slows my computer down a beat. And I am still using a Pentium 4

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